Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams

Filmography

As Cast

The Claudia Winkleman Show (2026)
as Self
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field (2024)
as Self
The Little Pageant That Could (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
Elsbeth (2024)
as Roslyn Bridwell
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space (2023)
as Narrator (voice)
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best (2023)
as Self
Tripped Up (2023)
as Patricia Chamberlain
Velma (2023)
as Dr. Perdue (voice)
Los lunes a las 9 (2022)
as Self (Archive Footage)
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
Sherri (2022)
as Self - Guest
Bad Hair (2021)
as Zora
Show of Titles (2021)
as "Dear World" Performer
Queen of the Universe (2021)
as Self - Judge
Girls5eva (2021)
as Nance Trace
Name That Tune (2021)
as Self - Contestant
Blankety Blank (2021)
as Self - Panellist
Singleholic (2020)
as Jackie Chisolm
Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side (2020)
There She Is (2020)
Stars in the House (2020)
as Self
Stars in the House (2020)
as Self - Special Guest
Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race (2020)
as Vanquisha Da House - Contestant
Calling All T.O.T.S. (2020)
as Captain Beakman (voice)
Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams (2020)
as Self - Host
Miss Virginia (2019)
as Sally Rae
Batman: Hush (2019)
as Amanda Waller (voice)
Tamron Hall (2019)
as Self - Guest
A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019)
as Delilah
American Style (2019)
as Self
T.O.T.S. (2019)
as Captain Beakman (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
as Self
First Wives Club (2019)
as Nancy
The Legend of Hallowaiian (2018)
as Fire Goddess (voice)
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (2018)
as Amanda Waller (voice)
Celebrity Catchphrase (2018)
as Self - Contestant
The Man from Earth: Holocene (2017)
as Carolyn
Not Black Enough (2017)
as Self
Daytime Divas (2017)
as Maxine Robinson
The Secret She Kept (2016)
as Beverly
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night (2016)
as Self
The $100,000 Pyramid (2016)
as Self
Match Game (2016)
as Self - Panelist
Show Boat (2015)
as Julie LaVerne
Difficult People (2015)
as Trish
The Trip to Bountiful (2014)
as Jessie Mae Watts
Broad City (2014)
as Elizabeth Carlton
The Librarians (2014)
as Cynthia Rockwell
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (2013)
as Janice
He's Way More Famous Than You (2013)
as Vanessa Williams
666 Park Avenue (2012)
as Olivia Doran
The Mindy Project (2012)
as Dr. Phillips
Bethenny (2012)
as Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2012)
as Self - Guest Judge
Doc McStuffins (2012)
as Delilah the Nesting Doll (voice)
A Mother's Love (2011)
as Rochelle Richardson
The Jonathan Ross Show (2011)
as Self - Guest
Who Do You Think You Are? (2010)
as Self
The Talk (2010)
as Self
Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009)
as Vita
RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
as Self - Special Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
as Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
as Self - Guest Judge
RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
as Self - Judge (archive footage)
Modern Family (2009)
as Rhonda
The Good Wife (2009)
as Courtney Paige
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade (2008)
as Self
The Wendy Williams Show (2008)
And Then Came Love (2007)
as Julie
Shear Genius (2007)
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies (2007)
as Mama Mirabelle (voice)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
as Self
My Brother (2006)
as L'Tisha Morton
Rehearsing a Dream (2006)
as Self
South Beach (2006)
as Elizabeth Bauer
Ugly Betty (2006)
as Wilhelmina Slater
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005)
as Witch (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)
Gift for the Living (2005)
as Narrator
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade (2005)
as Self
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
as Self
The Reichen Show (2005)
as Self
Johnson Family Vacation (2004)
as Dorothy Johnson
The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest (2004)
as Self
Christmas in Washington (2004)
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
The Tony Danza Show (2004)
as Self - Guest
Desperate Housewives (2004)
as Renee Perry
On Air with Ryan Seacrest (2004)
as Self
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives (2003)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
as Self
The Bachelorette (2003)
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
as Self
Keep the Faith, Baby (2002)
as Hazel Scott
It's Black Entertainment (2002)
as Self - Host
Miss America (2002)
as Self (archival footage)
Boomtown (2002)
as Detective Katherine Pierce
WW3 (2001)
as M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams)
Santa, Baby! (2001)
as Alicia (voice)
Good Day Live (2001)
as Self
The Proud Family (2001)
as Debra (voice)
Shaft (2000)
as Carmen Vasquez
A Diva's Christmas Carol (2000)
as Ebony Scrooge
The Courage to Love (2000)
as Mother Henriette Delille
Shaft: Still the Man (2000)
as Self
Don Quixote (2000)
as Dulcinea / Aldonza
Afrocentricity (2000)
as Self
Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends (2000)
as Herself
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
as Queen of Trash
Futuresport (1999)
as Alexandra 'Alex' Torres
Light It Up (1999)
as Audrey McDonald
Dance with Me (1998)
as Ruby Sinclair
Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia (1998)
as Self
L.A. Doctors (1998)
as Leanne Barrows
VH1 Divas (1998)
Hoodlum (1997)
as Francine Hughes
Soul Food (1997)
as Teri
The View (1997)
as Self
The Odyssey (1997)
as Calypso
The View (1997)
as Self - Guest
Ally McBeal (1997)
as Sheila Hunt
Eraser (1996)
as Dr. Lee Cullen
Jungle Cubs (1996)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996)
as Self - Guest
Bye Bye Birdie (1995)
as Rose Alvarez
Nothing Lasts Forever (1995)
as Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II (1995)
as Self
MADtv (1995)
as Self
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
as Beauty (voice)
Nothing Lasts Forever (1995)
as Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter
Score with Chicks (1994)
David Foster's Christmas Album (1993)
as Self
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
as Arandis
Intimate Portrait (1993)
as Self (archive footage)
Stompin' at the Savoy (1992)
as Pauline
The Jaleel White Special (1992)
as Self
The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992)
as Suzanne de Passe
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
as Lulu Daniels
Another You (1991)
as Gloria
Seriously... Phil Collins (1990)
as Rachel - TV Executive
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990)
as Terri Knight
The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990)
as Lynette Parks
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
as Danny Mitchell
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal (1989)
as Valentine Hayward
Under the Gun (1988)
as Samantha Richards
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
as Self - Guest
American Experience (1988)
as Narrator (voice)
The Pick-up Artist (1987)
as Rae, Girl with Dog
Motown Returns to the Apollo (1985)
Partners in Crime (1984)
T. J. Hooker (1982)
as Officer Pat Williamson
A Capitol Fourth (1980)
as Self
Saturday Night Live (1975)
as Self - Musical Guest
Days of Our Lives (1965)
as Valerie Grant
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
as Self
Tony Awards (1956)
as Self - Performer
Miss America (1954)
as Miss New York 1983
The Oscars (1953)
as Self
Women Like Us

As Crew

The Courage to Love (2000)
Executive Producer