Vanessa Williams
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
12 May 1963
Age
63 Years
Born In
New York City, New York, USA
Total Projects
59
Years Active
42 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.3 ★
Overview
Vanessa Estelle Williams (sometimes professionally credited as Vanessa A. Williams) is an American actress and producer. She is best known for her roles as Maxine Joseph–Chadway in the Showtime drama series, Soul Food (2000–04), for which she received NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series, and as Rhonda Blair in the first season of the Fox prime time soap opera, Melrose Place (1992–93). She is also known as Nino Brown's...
Known For
Filmography
tv
Wild Rose
Wild Rose
as Joyce
movie
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
movie
Cruel Encounters
Cruel Encounters
as Corynne
movie
Black Girl, Erupted
Black Girl, Erupted
as Cassandra Cole
movie
Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story
Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story
as Lucille
movie
Angie's Cure
Angie's Cure
as Carla
movie
Mid-Century
Mid-Century
as Beverly Gordon
movie
Welcome to the Christmas Family Reunion
Welcome to the Christmas Family Reunion
as Eve Christmas
movie
A Rich Christmas
A Rich Christmas
as Aggie Maggy / Madison
movie
Candyman
Candyman
as Anne-Marie McCoy
tv
American Horror Stories
American Horror Stories
as Dr. Eleanor Berger
tv
A Luv Tale
A Luv Tale
as Candice
movie
Love on a Two Way Street
Love on a Two Way Street
as Gloria
movie
I Left My Girlfriend for Regina Jones
I Left My Girlfriend for Regina Jones
as Rebecca
movie
One Fine Christmas
One Fine Christmas
as Susan
tv
40 and Single
40 and Single
as Bertha Brown
movie
Thriller
Thriller
as Mrs. Walker
tv
9-1-1
9-1-1
as Claudette Collins
tv
The Flash
The Flash
as Francine West
movie
Men, Money & Gold Diggers
Men, Money & Gold Diggers
as Sandra Winslow
movie
Crossed the Line
Crossed the Line
as Juice
movie
Raising Izzie
Raising Izzie
as Tonya
movie
Sugar Mommas
Sugar Mommas
as Lynn
movie
Imagine That
Imagine That
as Lori Strother
movie
Contradictions of the Heart
Contradictions of the Heart
as Lea
movie
Flirting with Forty
Flirting with Forty
as Kristine
tv
The Wendy Williams Show
The Wendy Williams Show
tv
Phineas and Ferb
Phineas and Ferb
as Flight Attendant (voice)
movie
Ice Spiders
Ice Spiders
as Dr. April Sommers
movie
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
as Self (voice)
tv
Cold Case
Cold Case
as Crystal Stacy (2007)
movie
Black Listed
Black Listed
as J.W.
movie
Our America
Our America
as Sandra Williams
movie
Like Mike
Like Mike
as Pharmacist
tv
Good Day Live
Good Day Live
as Self
tv
Soul Food
Soul Food
as Maxine Chadway
movie
Punks
Punks
as Jennifer
movie
Playing with Fire
Playing with Fire
as Riana Roberts
movie
Incognito
Incognito
as Wilhelmina Hunter
tv
Total Recall 2070
Total Recall 2070
tv
Between Brothers
Between Brothers
as Rebecca
movie
Mother
Mother
as Donna
tv
The Pretender
The Pretender
as Denise Clements
tv
Malcolm & Eddie
Malcolm & Eddie
tv
The Steve Harvey Show
The Steve Harvey Show
as Nina
tv
Buddies
Buddies
tv
Murder One
Murder One
tv
Murder One
Murder One
as Lila Marquette
movie
Drop Squad
Drop Squad
as Mali
tv
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope
as Grace Carr
tv
Living Single
Living Single
movie
Candyman
Candyman
as Anne-Marie McCoy
tv
Melrose Place
Melrose Place
as Rhonda
movie
The Jaleel White Special
The Jaleel White Special
movie
New Jack City
New Jack City
as Keisha
tv
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Vera
tv
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
tv
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show
as Jade
tv
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show
as Cheryl