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Vanessa Williams
Actor

Vanessa Williams

12 May 1963Born
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New York City, New York, USABirthplace

Biography

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).

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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.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2026Wild RoseSeries: Joyce (8 episodes)
  2. 2023Cruel EncountersFilm: Corynne
  3. 2023Black Girl, EruptedFilm: Cassandra Cole
  4. 2022Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson StoryFilm: Lucille
  5. 2022Angie's CureFilm: Carla
  6. 2022Mid-CenturyFilm: Beverly Gordon
  7. 2021Welcome to the Christmas Family ReunionFilm: Eve Christmas
  8. 2021A Rich ChristmasFilm: Aggie Maggy / Madison
  9. 2021CandymanFilm: Anne-Marie McCoy
  10. 2021American Horror StoriesSeries: Dr. Eleanor Berger (1 episode)
  11. 2021A Luv TaleSeries: Candice (6 episodes)
  12. 2020Love on a Two Way StreetFilm: Gloria
  13. 2019I Left My Girlfriend for Regina JonesFilm: Rebecca
  14. 2019One Fine ChristmasFilm: Susan
  15. 201840 and SingleSeries: Bertha Brown (6 episodes)
  16. 2018ThrillerFilm: Mrs. Walker
  17. 20189-1-1Series: Claudette Collins (4 episodes)
  18. 2014The FlashSeries: Francine West (6 episodes)
  19. 2014Men, Money & Gold DiggersFilm: Sandra Winslow
  20. 2014Crossed the LineFilm: Juice
  21. 2012Raising IzzieFilm: Tonya
  22. 2012Sugar MommasFilm: Lynn
  23. 2009Imagine ThatFilm: Lori Strother
  24. 2009Contradictions of the HeartFilm: Lea
  25. 2008Flirting with FortyFilm: Kristine
  26. 2007Phineas and FerbSeries: Flight Attendant (voice) (1 episode)
  27. 2007Ice SpidersFilm: Dr. April Sommers
  28. 2003Cold CaseSeries: Crystal Stacy (2007) (1 episode)
  29. 2003Allergic to NutsFilm
  30. 2003Black ListedFilm: J.W.
  31. 2002Our AmericaFilm: Sandra Williams
  32. 2002Like MikeFilm: Pharmacist
  33. 2000Soul FoodSeries: Maxine Chadway (74 episodes)
  34. 2000PunksFilm: Jennifer
  35. 2000Playing with FireFilm: Riana Roberts
  36. 1999IncognitoFilm: Wilhelmina Hunter
  37. 1999Total Recall 2070Series (1 episode)
  38. 1997Between BrothersSeries: Rebecca (1 episode)
  39. 1996MotherFilm: Donna
  40. 1996The PretenderSeries: Denise Clements (1 episode)
  41. 1996Malcolm & EddieSeries (1 episode)
  42. 1996The Steve Harvey ShowSeries: Nina (1 episode)
  43. 1996BuddiesSeries (1 episode)
  44. 1995Murder OneSeries: Lila Marquette
  45. 1994Drop SquadFilm: Mali
  46. 1994Chicago HopeSeries: Grace Carr (6 episodes)
  47. 1993Living SingleSeries (1 episode)
  48. 1992CandymanFilm: Anne-Marie McCoy
  49. 1992Melrose PlaceSeries: Rhonda (32 episodes)
  50. 1991New Jack CityFilm: Keisha
  51. 1990Law & OrderSeries: Vera (1 episode)
  52. 1984The Cosby ShowSeries: Jade, Cheryl (2 episodes)

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