Vanessa Williams
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Vanessa Lynn Williams was born on March 18, 1963 in Millwood, New York, USA. She is a Grammy Award-nominated, Emmy Award-nominated, and Tony Award-nominated American R&B/pop/theatrical singer and actress.
She was the first African-American to win the Miss America crown (1983). The 1990s saw Williams branch out into Broadway and make a respectable go at the movies, playing semi-tough babes opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in Eraser (1996) and Samuel L. Jackson in Shaft (2000).
In 1999 she married NBA player Rick Fox. Her albums include The Comfort Zone (1991) and Everlasting Love (2005).
She also starred in television episodes "Ally McBeal", "South Beach" and "Ugly Betty".
Filmography
- "Ugly Betty" (31 episodes, 2006-2007)
- And Then Came Love (2007)
- The Beautiful World of Ugly Betty (2007)
- My Brother (2006)
- "South Beach" (8 episodes, 2006)
- Johnson Family Vacation (2004)
- Beck and Call (2004)
- "Boomtown" (6 episodes, 2003)
- "Ally McBeal" (1 episode, 2002)
- Keep the Faith, Baby (2002)
- WW3 (2001)
- A Diva's Christmas Carol (2000)
- Shaft (2000)
- Don Quixote (2000)
- The Courage to Love (2000)
- "Style World" (2000)
- Light It Up (1999)
- The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
- "L.A. Doctors" (3 episodes, 1999)
- Futuresport (1998)
- Dance with Me (1998)
- "Between Brothers" (1 episode, 1997)
- Soul Food (1997)
- Hoodlum (1997)
- The Odyssey (1997)
- "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" (1 episode, 1996)
- Eraser (1996)
- Bye Bye Birdie (1995)
- Nothing Lasts Forever (1995)
- Score with Chicks (1994)
- "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1 episode, 1992)
- The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992)
- Stompin' at the Savoy (1992)
- Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
- Another You (1991)
- Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990)
- The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990)
- Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal (1989)
- Under the Gun (1988)
- The Pick-up Artist (1987)
- "The Love Boat" (1 episode, 1986)
- "T.J. Hooker" (1 episode, 1986)
- "Partners in Crime" (1 episode, 1984)
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