Vanessa Williams
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Vanessa Lynn Williams is an American singer, actress, model, producer and dancer. She gained recognition as the first black woman to win the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984. She would later resign her title amid a media controversy surrounding nude photographs published in Penthouse magazine.
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In their own words 3
The wiser you get, the more experience you have, and the more you see people for who they are as human beings, as opposed to figures you have to fight against.
Vanessa Williams reflects on motherhood, struggle and stardom (May 9, 2012)
I am lucky to have three daughters who are completely different.
Vanessa Williams reflects on motherhood, struggle and stardom (May 9, 2012)
I think there's a time to work, and everyone has to kind of adjust. And then there's a time to relax, and be the mom or take the kids on vacation when you need to wind down.
Vanessa Williams: 'Vacation (April 6, 2004)
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SpotifyFilmography 40
Eraser
Shaft
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Batman: Hush
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Hoodlum
The Man from Earth: Holocene
Dance with Me
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
Johnson Family Vacation
The Pick-up Artist
Bad Hair
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland
Another You
Soul Food
Futuresport
Don Quixote
Light It Up
A Diva's Christmas Carol
Bye Bye Birdie
He's Way More Famous Than You
Tripped Up
WW3
The Trip to Bountiful
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
The Legend of Hallowaiian
And Then Came Love
Miss Virginia
The Courage to Love
Keep the Faith, Baby
Under the Gun
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
The Secret She Kept
My Brother
Santa, Baby!
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
Not Black Enough157 credits on file
Television 24
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Modern Family
Desperate Housewives
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Graham Norton Show
The Good Wife
Saturday Night Live
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The View
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
RuPaul's Drag Race
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
American Experience
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Sherri
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Tamron Hall
T. J. Hooker
Elsbeth
Ugly Betty
The Mindy Project
The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirAwards 3
In their orbit 6
Connected to Vanessa 6
Mandy PatinkinAlso in The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
Noah SchnappAlso in The Legend of Hallowaiian (2018)
Debbie AllenAlso in Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005)
Ray Parker Jr.Also in The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990)
Tyler PerryAlso in Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)
Tatum O'NealAlso in My Brother (2006)About this person
Vanessa Lynn Williams is an American singer, actress, model, producer and dancer. She gained recognition as the first black woman to win the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984. She would later resign her title amid a media controversy surrounding nude photographs published in Penthouse magazine. 32 years later, Williams was offered a public apology during the Miss America 2016 pageant for the events.
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