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Vanessa Williams
Actor
Born May 12, 1963 (59 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.
Filmography
| 2022 | Singleholic · as Jackie Chisolm |
| 2022 | Mid-Century · as Beverly Gordon |
| 2021 | Candyman · as Anne-Marie McCoy |
| 2021 | A Rich Christmas · as Aggie Maggy / Madison |
| 2021 | American Horror Stories (TV Series) · as Dr. Eleanor Berger |
| 2021 | A Luv Tale: The Series (TV Series) · as Candice |
| 2021 | Welcome to the Christmas Family Reunion · as Eve Christmas |
| 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 | One Fine Christmas · as Susan |
| 2018 | Thriller · as Mrs. Walker |
| 2018 | 9-1-1 (TV Series) · as Claudette Collins |
| 2018 | 40 & Single (TV Series) · as Bertha Brown |
| 2017 | Famous in Love (TV Series) · as Ida Turner |
| 2014 | Men, Money & Gold Diggers · as Sandra WInslow |
| 2014 | Crossed the Line · as Juice |
| 2014 | The Flash (2014) (TV Series) · as Francine West |
| 2012 | Raising Izzie · as Tonya |
| 2012 | Major Crimes (TV Series) · as Zora Sax |
| 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 | The Wendy Williams Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 2008 | Knight Rider (2008) (TV Series) · as Ambassador Olara Kumali |
| 2008 | Flirting with Forty · as Kristine |
| 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 | Black Listed · as J.W. |
| 2003 | Cold Case (TV Series) · as Crystal Stacy (2007) |
| 2002 | Our America · as Sandra Williams |
| 2002 | Like Mike · as Pharmacist |
| 2001 | Heavy Gear (TV Series) · as Sonja Briggs |
| 2000 | Punks · as Jennifer |
| 2000 | Soul Food (TV Series) · as Maxine Chadway |
| 1999 | Total Recall 2070 (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1997 | Between Brothers (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1996 | Mother · as Donna |
| 1996 | Malcolm & Eddie (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1996 | The Steve Harvey Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1996 | Jungle Cubs (TV Series) · as Trech |
| 1996 | The Pretender (TV Series) · as Denise Clements |
| 1995 | Murder One (TV Series) · as Lila Marquette |
| 1994 | Drop Squad · as Mali |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Kira |
| 1993 | Living Single (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 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 Ryan (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1965 | Days of Our Lives (TV Series) · as Dr. Valerie Grant |