05/12/1963
New York City, New York, USA:
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.
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Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025) as Self - (archive footage) |
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Cruel Encounters (2023) as Corynne |
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Black Girl, Erupted (2023) as Cassandra Cole |
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Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story (2022) as Lucille |
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Angie's Cure (2022) as Carla |
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Mid-Century (2022) as Beverly Gordon |
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Welcome to the Christmas Family Reunion (2021) as Eve Christmas |
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A Rich Christmas (2021) as Aggie Maggy / Madison |
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Candyman (2021) as Anne-Marie McCoy |
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Love on a Two Way Street (2020) as Gloria |
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I Left My Girlfriend for Regina Jones (2019) as Rebecca |
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One Fine Christmas (2019) as Susan |
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Thriller (2018) as Mrs. Walker |
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Men, Money & Gold Diggers (2014) as Sandra Winslow |
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Crossed the Line (2014) as Juice |
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Raising Izzie (2012) as Tonya |
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Sugar Mommas (2012) as Lynn |
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Imagine That (2009) as Lori Strother |
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Contradictions of the Heart (2009) as Lea |
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Flirting with Forty (2008) as Kristine |
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Ice Spiders (2007) as Dr. April Sommers |
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Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me (2004) as Self (voice) |
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Black Listed (2003) as J.W. |
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Our America (2002) as Sandra Williams |
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Like Mike (2002) as Pharmacist |
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Punks (2000) as Jennifer |
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Playing with Fire (2000) as Riana Roberts |
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Incognito (1999) as Wilhelmina Hunter |
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Mother (1996) as Donna |
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Drop Squad (1994) as Mali |
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Candyman (1992) as Anne-Marie McCoy |
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The Jaleel White Special (1992) as |
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New Jack City (1991) as Keisha |