Vanessa Williams
Acting
Biography
Vanessa Lynn Williams is an American singer, actress, producer, dancer, and model. She was the first Black woman to win Miss America in 1984, but resigned after nude photos of her were published in Penthouse magazine. Williams has since had a successful career in music and acting, selling millions of albums and earning critical acclaim.
Born: March 18, 1963
Place of Birth: Tarrytown, New York, USA
Known For
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
On Air with Ryan Seacrest is an American syndicated television talk show, which ran from January 12, 2004 through September 17, 2004. It was distributed in the United States and Canada by Twentieth Television.
Miss Virginia
A struggling inner-city mother sacrifices everything to give her son a good education. Unwilling to allow her son to stay in a dangerous school, she launches a movement that could save his future - and that of thousands like him.
Seriously... Phil Collins
4 TV Executives attempt to make a television special to promote ...But Seriously. Mostly made of sketches this film includes a rap version of Don't Lose My Number and a country take on Separate Lives. Phil even attempts to be Elvis Presley while singing One More Night.
It's Black Entertainment
A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa Williams traces the struggles and triumphs of the superstars of music and film. Among the many artists featured are: Whitney Houston, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Cab Calloway, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Ella Fitzgerald, and Little Richard, Also included are today's contemporary superstars: Snoop Dogg, Ice T, Quincy Jones, Spike Lee, Russell Simmons, and many, more! 80 minutes plus DVD bonus features.
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
Using live-action wildlife films from the National Geographic and the BBC archives, this animated PBS series tells the warmhearted story of an elephant named Mama Mirabelle, who travels the world filming wildlife movies that she shares with her family and friends back home in the African savanna, including her son Max, Bo the cheetah, a zebra named Karla and three monkey brothers -- Kip, Flip, and Chip.
First Wives Club
Three women band together after their first marriages fall apart, and find strength in their sisterhood - and of course a little revenge. Based on the 1996 film.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle Philip, Aunt Vivian, his cousins — spoiled Hilary, preppy Carlton and young Ashley — and their sophisticated British butler, Geoffrey. Though Will’s antics and upbringing contrast greatly with the upper-class lifestyle of his extended relatives, he soon finds himself right at home as a loved part of the family.
Desperate Housewives
Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of death. One day, in her perfect house, in the loveliest of suburbs, Mary Alice ended it all. Now she's taking us into the lives of her family, friends and neighbors, commenting from her elevated P.O.V.
Modern Family
The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, Commander Sisko and crew welcome alien visitors, root out evildoers and solve all types of unexpected problems that come their way.
Filmography
as Self (archive footage)
as Roslyn Bridwell
as Patricia Chamberlain
as Narrator (voice)
as Dr. Perdue (voice)
as Self - Guest
as Self - Judge
as "Dear World" Performer
as Nance Trace
as Zora
as Self - Contestant
as Vanquisha Da House - Contestant
as Captain Beakman (voice)
as Jackie Chisolm
as Self
as Self - Special Guest
as Sally Rae
as Nancy
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Delilah
as Amanda Waller (voice)
as Captain Beakman (voice)
as Self
as Fire Goddess (voice)
as Self - Contestant
as Amanda Waller (voice)
as Carolyn
as Maxine Robinson
as Self
as Beverly
as Self
as Self - Panelist
as Julie LaVerne
as Trish
as Cynthia Rockwell
as Jessie Mae Watts
as Elizabeth Carlton
as Vanessa Williams
as Self - Guest Judge
as Olivia Doran
as Dr. Phillips
as Self - Guest
as Delilah the Nesting Doll (voice)
as Self - Guest
as Rochelle Richardson
as Self
as Rhonda
as Courtney Paige
as Self - Guest
as Vita
as Self - Special Guest
as Self - Guest Judge
as Self - Judge (archive footage)
as Mama Mirabelle (voice)
as Self
as Julie
as Wilhelmina Slater
as Elizabeth Bauer
as L'Tisha Morton
as Self
as Narrator
as Witch (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
as Renee Perry
as Dorothy Johnson
as Self (archive footage)
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Self
as Detective Katherine Pierce
as Hazel Scott
as Self - Host
as Alicia (voice)
as Debra (voice)
as M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams)
as Ebony Scrooge
as Carmen Vasquez
as Dulcinea / Aldonza
as Mother Henriette Delille
as Audrey McDonald
as Queen of Trash
as Alexandra 'Alex' Torres
as Leanne Barrows
as Ruby Sinclair
as Teri
as Sheila Hunt
as Francine Hughes
as Self
as Self - Guest
as Calypso
as Calypso
as Lee Cullen
as Self - Guest
as Rose Alvarez
as Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
as Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
as Self
as Beauty (voice)
as Self (archive footage)
as Arandis
as Suzanne de Passe
as Pauline
as Lulu Daniels
as Gloria
as Lynette Parks
as Danny Mitchell
as Rachel - TV Executive
as Terri Knight
as Valentine Hayward
as Narrator (voice)
as Self - Guest
as Samantha Richards
as Rae, Girl with Dog
as Officer Pat Williamson
as Self
as Self - Musical Guest
as Valerie Grant
as Self