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Queen of the Universe

as Self - Judge

2021
Bad Hair

as Zora

2021
Singleholic

as Jackie Chisolm

2020
T.O.T.S.

as Captain Beakman (voice)

2019
Batman: Hush

as

2019
Miss Virginia

as Sally Rae

2019
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay

as Amanda Waller (voice)

2018
The Legend of Hallowaiian

as Fire Goddess (voice)

2018
The Trip to Bountiful

as Jessie Mae Watts

2014
666 Park Avenue

as Olivia Doran

2012
And Then Came Love

as Julie

2007
South Beach

as Elizabeth Bauer

2006
Ugly Betty

as Willhelmina Slater

2006
My Brother

as L'Tisha Morton

2006
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

as Witch (segment "Into the Woods")

2005
Johnson Family Vacation

as Dorothy Johnson

2004
Shaft

as Carmen Vasquez

2000
A Diva's Christmas Carol

as Ebony Scrooge

2000
The Courage to Love

as Mother Henriette Delille

2000
Light It Up

as Audrey McDonald

1999
L.A. Doctors

as

1998
Futuresport

as Alexandra 'Alex' Torres

1999
Dance with Me

as Ruby Sinclair

1998
The Odyssey

as Calypso

1997
The Odyssey

as

1997
Hoodlum

as Francine Hughes

1997
Vanessa Williams Vanessa Williams

Birthday

1963-03-18

Place of Birth

Tarrytown, New York, USA

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.
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