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Vanessa Williams
ActorBorn May 12, 1963 (61 years)
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 feisty gun moll, Keisha in the 1991 crime drama film, New Jack City and as Anne-Marie McCoy in the first and fourth of the Candyman films.
Though not related, she is sometimes confused with American actress, singer, and former Miss America 1984, Vanessa L. Williams. Both women were also, coincidentally, born in New York in the same year. In addition, Vanessa A. Williams starred in the television soap opera, Soul Food, while Vanessa L. Williams starred in the original film.
Though not related, she is sometimes confused with American actress, singer, and former Miss America 1984, Vanessa L. Williams. Both women were also, coincidentally, born in New York in the same year. In addition, Vanessa A. Williams starred in the television soap opera, Soul Food, while Vanessa L. Williams starred in the original film.
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| 2025 | Angie's Cure · as Carla |
| 2023 | The Couch: Black Girl Erupted · as Cassandra Cole |
| 2023 | Cruel Encounters · as Corynne |
| 2022 | Mid-Century · as Beverly Gordon |
| 2022 | Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story · as Lucille |
| 2022 | Singleholic · as Jackie Chisolm |
| 2021 | Welcome to the Christmas Family Reunion · as Eve Christmas |
| 2021 | A Rich Christmas · as Aggie Maggy / Madison |
| 2021 | Candyman · as Anne-Marie Mccoy |
| 2021 | American Horror Stories (TV Series) · as Dr. Eleanor Berger |
| 2021 | A Luv Tale: The Series (TV Series) · as Candice |
| 2020 | Love on A Two Way Street · as Gloria |
| 2020 | Two Degress (TV Series) · as Vanessa |
| 2019 | The L Word: Generation Q (TV Series) · as Pippa Pascal |
| 2019 | I Left My Girlfriend for Regina Jones · as Rebecca |
| 2019 | One Fine Christmas · as Susan |
| 2018 | 40 & Single (TV Series) · as Bertha Brown |
| 2018 | Thriller · as Mrs. Walker |
| 2018 | 9-1-1 (TV Series) · as Claudette Collins |
| 2017 | Famous in Love (TV Series) · as Ida Turner |
| 2016 | The Secret She Kept · as Beverly |
| 2014 | The Flash (2014) (TV Series) · as Francine West |
| 2014 | Crossed the Line · as Juice |
| 2014 | Men, Money & Gold Diggers · as Sandra Winslow |
| 2012 | Major Crimes (TV Series) · as Zora Sax |
| 2012 | Raising Izzie · as Tonya |
| 2012 | Sugar Mommas · as Lynn |
| 2011 | Tim Alexander's A Mother's Love · as Rochelle Richardson |
| 2010 | The Bay (TV Series) · as Cleo Harris |
| 2009 | Imagine That · as Lori Strother |
| 2008 | Flirting with Forty · as Kristine |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series) |
| 2008 | Knight Rider (2008) (TV Series) · as Ambassador Olara Kumali |
| 2007 | Phineas and Ferb (TV Series) · as Flight Attendant (voice) |
| 2007 | Ice Spiders · as Dr. April Sommers |
| 2006 | Lincoln Heights (TV Series) · as Aunt Naomie |
| 2005 | Everybody Hates Chris (TV Series) · as Tallulah Lafitte |
| 2003 | Cold Case (TV Series) · as Crystal Stacy (2007) |
| 2003 | Black Listed · as J.w. |
| 2002 | Our America · as Sandra Williams |
| 2002 | Like Mike · as Pharmacist |
| 2001 | Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation · as Anne-Marie Mccoy (candyman) |
| 2001 | Heavy Gear (TV Series) · as Sonja Briggs |
| 2000 | Soul Food (TV Series) · as Maxine Chadway |
| 2000 | Punks · as Jennifer |
| 1999 | Incognito · as Wilhelmina Hunter |
| 1999 | Total Recall 2070 (TV Series) |
| 1997 | Between Brothers (TV Series) |
| 1996 | Mother · as Donna |
| 1996 | Jungle Cubs (TV Series) · as Trech |
| 1996 | The Pretender (US) (TV Series) · as Denise Clements |
| 1996 | Malcolm & Eddie (TV Series) |
| 1996 | The Steve Harvey Show (TV Series) · as Nina |
| 1996 | Buddies (TV Series) |
| 1995 | Murder One (TV Series) · as Lila Marquette |
| 1994 | Drop Squad · as Mali |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope (TV Series) |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Kira |
| 1993 | Living Single (TV Series) |
| 1992 | Candyman · as Anne-Marie Mccoy |
| 1992 | Melrose Place (TV Series) · as Rhonda |
| 1991 | New Jack City · as Keisha |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Vera |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show (TV Series) · as Cheryl |
| 1965 | Days of our Lives (TV Series) · as Dr. Valerie Grant |