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Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams

Actor · Born 1963-05-12 · New York City, New York, USA

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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). 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.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Flash (2014) — Francine West
  2. 9-1-1 (2018) — Claudette Collins
  3. Candyman (1992) — Anne-Marie McCoy
  4. Candyman (2021) — Anne-Marie McCoy
  5. Phineas and Ferb (2007) — Flight Attendant (voice)
  6. American Horror Stories (2021) — Dr. Eleanor Berger
  7. Law & Order (1990) — Vera
  8. New Jack City (1991) — Keisha
  9. Imagine That (2009) — Lori Strother
  10. Like Mike (2002) — Pharmacist
  11. The Cosby Show (1984) — Jade
  12. Cold Case (2003) — Crystal Stacy (2007)
  13. The Pretender (1996) — Denise Clements
  14. Melrose Place (1992) — Rhonda
  15. Mother (1996) — Donna
  16. Ice Spiders (2007) — Dr. April Sommers
  17. Chicago Hope (1994) — Grace Carr
  18. Flirting with Forty (2008) — Kristine
  19. Living Single (1993)
  20. LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
  21. Mid-Century (2022) — Beverly Gordon
  22. Thriller (2018) — Mrs. Walker
  23. Murder One (1995)
  24. Total Recall 2070 (1999)
  25. The Steve Harvey Show (1996) — Nina
  26. Malcolm & Eddie (1996)
  27. Soul Food (2000) — Maxine Chadway
  28. Drop Squad (1994) — Mali
  29. Raising Izzie (2012) — Tonya
  30. The Wendy Williams Show (2008)
  31. Welcome to the Christmas Family Reunion (2021) — Eve Christmas
  32. Punks (2000) — Jennifer
  33. A Luv Tale (2021) — Candice
  34. One Fine Christmas (2019) — Susan
  35. Good Day Live (2001) — Self
  36. The Word (1990)
  37. A Rich Christmas (2021) — Aggie Maggy / Madison
  38. Crossed the Line (2014) — Juice
  39. Buddies (1996)
  40. Black Listed (2003) — J.W.