Vanessa Williams

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Mar 18, 1963 (62 years old)

Vanessa Williams

Known For

Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
1h 40m
Movie 2024

Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field

Enter the colorful world of Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated Patricia Field, the costume designer behind Sex and the City, Emily in Paris, Ugly Betty, and The Devil Wears Prada. A queer, first-generation Greek-American, this fiery redhead defied the odds to become a fashion icon. Features interviews with Kim Cattrall, Lily Collins, Sarah Jessica Parker, Michael Urie, and more.

Tripped Up
1h 36m
Movie 2023

Tripped Up

Aspiring chef Lizzy sets off with her three best friends in tow to compete in the prestigious Saucy Food Festival. What begins as a calculated career move quickly turns into a madcap misadventure full of food, fun and female bonding, where the girls learn that struggle can be the secret ingredient to success.

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
1h 30m
Movie 2023

Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best

Enjoy a revue of milestone Broadway shows and songs from 1973 to 2023 hosted by two-time Tony Award winner Sutton Foster. Features performances by André De Shields, Chita Rivera, Vanessa Williams and more from Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theater.

Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
1h 52m
Movie 2023

Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space

Raised in the small all-Black Florida town of Eatonville, Zora Neale Hurston studied at Howard University before arriving in New York in 1925. She would soon become a key figure of the Harlem Renaissance, best remembered for her novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God. But even as she gained renown in the Harlem literary circles, Hurston was also discovering anthropology at Barnard College with the renowned Franz Boas. She would make several trips to the American South and the Caribbean, documenting the lives of rural Black people and collecting their stories. She studied her own people, an unusual practice at the time, and during her lifetime became known as the foremost authority on Black folklore.

Queen of the Universe
TV Show 2021

Queen of the Universe

Eurovision-like singing competition featuring drag queens from around the world who compete to be crowned the Ultimate Queen of the Universe

Show of Titles
1h 24m
Movie 2021

Show of Titles

An evening of celebrated stars performing the titles songs from Broadway’s best.

Bad Hair
1h 42m
Movie 2021

Bad Hair

In 1989, an ambitious young woman gets a weave in order to succeed in the image-obsessed world of music television. However, her flourishing career may come at a great cost when she realizes that her new hair may have a mind of its own.

Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams
TV Show 2020

Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams

In collaboration with the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, the American Pops Orchestra presents an evening celebrating the entire iconic album of holiday classics. This 60-minute performance stars host and vocalist Vanessa Williams with appearances by Dee Dee Bridgewater, Norm Lewis, Carmen Ruby Floyd, Nova Payton, Dave Detwiler and Morgan James.

Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side
1h 30m
Movie 2020

Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side

Join us for a livestream concert series featuring singer and actress Vanessa Williams. Streamed live from New York’s Shubert Virtual Studios, the show will feature a mix of Broadway show tunes, pop songs, and personal stories from the Williams' life.

There She Is
1h 10m
Movie 2020

There She Is

The film examines the "who" and "why" of women and girls in beauty pageants, emphasizing the #MeToo era. It examines the good (pageants for the disabled), the bad (exploitive pageants), and the really ugly (child pageants).

Biography

An American pop-R&B recording artist, producer, dancer, model, and actress. In 1983, she became the first woman of African-American descent to be crowned Miss America, but a scandal involving nude photographs caused her to relinquish her title early. Williams rebounded by launching a career as an entertainer, earning Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award nominations. Williams released her debut album The Right Stuff in 1988, which spawned the hits "The Right Stuff," a #1 on Hot Dance Songs, and "Dreamin'," a #1 on R&B and #8 on Billboard Hot 100. Her second studio album, The Comfort Zone, in 1991 topped the Billboard R&B Album Chart, and spawned the number-one hit, "Save the Best for Last." In 1994 she debuted on Broadway in the musical Kiss of the Spider Woman. In 1995 she recorded the Oscar-winner for Best Original Song, "Colors of the Wind," from the Disney animated feature film Pocahontas. It went on to reach #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Williams's first major movie role was as the star of the feature film Eraser in 1996. She also starred in the movies Soul Food, Dance with Me, The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland, Shaft and Johnson Family Vacation. From 2006 to 2010 she played the role of self-absorbed diva and former supermodel Wilhelmina Slater in the ABC comedy series Ugly Betty. In 2009, Williams released her eighth studio album, The Real Thing. In 2010 she joined the ensemble cast of the series Desperate Housewives as spoiled rich woman Renee Perry.

Acting

2024
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
2023
Tripped Up
2023
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
2023
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
2021
Queen of the Universe
2021
Show of Titles
2021
Bad Hair
2020
Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams
2020
Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side
2020
There She Is
2020
Singleholic
2019
Miss Virginia
2019
Batman: Hush
2019
T.O.T.S.
2019
American Style
2018
The Legend of Hallowaiian
2018
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
2017
The Man from Earth: Holocene
2017
Daytime Divas
2017
Not Black Enough
2016
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
2016
The Secret She Kept
2015
Show Boat
2013
He's Way More Famous Than You
2013
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
2012
666 Park Avenue
2009
Hannah Montana: The Movie
2007
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
2007
And Then Came Love
2006
Ugly Betty
2006
South Beach
2006
My Brother
2004
Christmas in Washington
2004
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest
2004
Desperate Housewives
2003
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
2001
Santa, Baby!
2000
Shaft
1999
Light It Up
1999
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
1997
The Odyssey
1996
Eraser
1995
Bye Bye Birdie
1995
Nothing Lasts Forever
1995
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
1994
Score with Chicks
1992
The Jacksons: An American Dream
1992
Stompin' at the Savoy
1991
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
1991
Another You
1990
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990
Seriously... Phil Collins
1987
The Pick-up Artist

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