About

Known credits:
34
Birthday:
1963-05-12
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
Website:
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Vanessa Williams

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2023 Cruel Encounters Actor Corynne N/A
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2023 Black Girl, Erupted Actor Cassandra Cole 59
Average
2022 Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story Actor Lucille 58
Average
2022 Angie's Cure Actor Carla N/A
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2022 Mid-Century Actor Beverly Gordon 58
Average
2021 Welcome to the Christmas Family Reunion Actor Eve Christmas 58
Average
2021 A Rich Christmas Actor Aggie Maggy / Madison 59
Average
2021 Candyman Actor Anne-Marie McCoy 59
Average
2021 A Luv Tale Actor Candice 69
Fair
2020 Love on a Two Way Street Actor Gloria N/A
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2019 I Left My Girlfriend for Regina Jones Actor Rebecca N/A
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2019 One Fine Christmas Actor Susan 59
Average
2018 40 and Single Actor Bertha Brown 70
Good
2018 Thriller Actor Mrs. Walker 57
Average
2014 Men, Money & Gold Diggers Actor Sandra Winslow N/A
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2014 Crossed the Line Actor Juice 59
Average
2013 Raising Izzie Actor Tonya 59
Average
2012 Sugar Mommas Actor Lynn N/A
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2009 Imagine That Actor Lori Strother 59
Average
2009 Contradictions of the Heart Actor Lea 59
Average
2008 Flirting with Forty Actor Kristine 58
Average
2007 Ice Spiders Actor Dr. April Sommers 56
Average
2004 Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me Actor Self (voice) N/A
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2003 Black Listed Actor J.W. 58
Average
2002 Our America Actor Sandra Williams 58
Average
2002 Like Mike Actor Pharmacist 60
Fair
2000 Soul Food Actor Maxine Chadway 69
Fair
2000 Punks Actor Jennifer 58
Average
2000 Playing with Fire Actor Riana Roberts N/A
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1999 Incognito Actor Wilhelmina Hunter N/A
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1996 Mother Actor Donna 59
Average
1994 Drop Squad Actor Mali 58
Average
1992 Candyman Actor Anne-Marie McCoy 64
Fair
1991 New Jack City Actor Keisha 62
Fair