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Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Lynn Williams is an American singer, actress, and fashion designer.

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Desperate Housewives

2004
as Renee Perry

Ugly Betty

2006
as Wilhelmina Slater

666 Park Avenue

2012
as Olivia Doran

Candyman

2021
as Anne-Marie McCoy

Queen of the Universe

2021
as Vanessa Wiliiams

Batman: Hush

2019
as Amanda Waller

RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race

2020
as Vanqueisha De House

Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay

2018
as Amanda Waller (voice)

Eraser

1996
as Lee Cullen

My Brother

2006
as L'Tisha Morton

Nothing Lasts Forever

1995
as Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter

Delhi Safari

2012
as Begum (voice: English version)

Afrocentricity

2000
as Vanessa Williams

My Wife and My Dead Wife

2007
as Prospective Client's Wife

The Pick-up Artist

1987
as Rae, Girl with Dog

Futuresport

1998
as Alexandra 'Alex' Torres

Under the Gun

1988
as Samantha Richards

The Trip to Bountiful

2014
as Jessie Mae Watts

Hoodlum

1997
as Francine Hughes

Johnson Family Vacation

2004
as Dorothy Johnson

Keep the Faith, Baby

2002
as Hazel Scott

T.O.T.S.

2019
as Captain Beakman

Dance with Me

1998
as Ruby Sinclair

A Diva's Christmas Carol

2000
as Ebony Scrooge

Another You

1991
as Gloria

Shaft

2000
as Carmen Vasquez

Miss Virginia

2019
as Sally Rae

Bad Hair

2020
as Zora

Gift for the Living

2005
as Voiceover

Santa, Baby!

2001
as Alicia (voice)

He's Way More Famous Than You

2013
as Vanessa Williams

Daytime Divas

2017
as Maxine Robinson

Soul Food

1997
as Teri

Swim Little Fish Swim

2014
as Naked Artist Throwing Ping Pong Balls on Mouse Traps

Legend of Hallowaiian

2018
as Fire Goddess

South Beach

2006
as Elizabeth Bauer

WW 3

2001
as M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams)

Light It Up

1999
as Audrey McDonald

Singleholic

as Jackie Chisolm

Don Quixote

2000
as Dulcinea / Aldonza

Bye Bye Birdie

1995
as Rose Alvarez

Director

Episode South Beach
Pilot
2006
Episode South Beach
I'm Not Your Baby
2006
Episode South Beach
I Want What's Coming to Me
2006
Episode South Beach
Who Do You Trust
2006
Episode South Beach
I'll Do What I Wanna Do
2006
Episode South Beach
It Looked LIke Somebody's Nightmare
2006

Host

Episode Robin Williams: Comic Genius
6th Annual TV Land Awards
2008

Guest Star

Episode The Bachelorette
Week 3
2005
Episode Modern Family
The Long Goodbye
2017
Episode Charmed
Power Outage
2000
Episode Robin Williams: Comic Genius
The 33rd Annual People's Choice Awards: Favorite Funny Male Star
2007
Episode Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Beauty and the Beast
1995
Episode Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Kathy Wakile & Vanessa Williams
2012
Episode The Librarians (2014)
And the Fatal Separation
2017
Episode Broad City
Game Over
2016
Episode Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Let He Who is Without Sin...
1996
Episode Bethenny
Premiere Show with Vanessa Williams
2012
Episode The Librarians (2014)
And the Wrath of Chaos
2017
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Vanessa Williams; Jonny Lee Miller; Andrew Bird
2012
Episode The Librarians (2014)
And the Rise of Chaos
2016
Episode The Good Wife
KSR
2015
Episode Partners in Crime
Celebrity
1984
Episode The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Vanessa Williams/Rogue Wave
2006
Episode Me, MYSELF & I
Field Trip
2018
Episode A Black Lady Sketch Show
It’s a New Day, Africa America!
2022
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Jay Leno (guest host), Brian Dennehy, Jeff Altman, Vanessa Williams
1992
Episode The Proud Family
Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thingy, Baby
2002
Episode RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Divas Lip Sync Live
2018
Episode E! True Hollywood Story
Vanessa Williams
2007
Episode RuPaul's Drag Race
The Queen Who Mopped Xmas
2011
Episode Girls5eva
A.I.R.P.I.G.
2021
Episode The Librarians (2014)
And the Trial of the Triangle
2016
Episode T.J. Hooker
Partners in Death
1986
Episode MADtv
Episode #920
2004
Episode Saturday Night Live
Woody Harrelson/Vanessa Williams
1992
Episode Kenan
Hair Show
2021
Episode Girls5eva
Separ8 Ways
2021
Episode The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1992