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Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Lynn Williams is an American singer, actress, producer, dancer, and model. She was the first Black woman to win Miss America in 1984, but resigned after nude photos of her were published in Penthouse magazine. Williams has since had a successful career in music and acting, selling millions of albums and earning critical acclaim.
As actor
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
The Little Pageant That Could
Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space
Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best
Tripped Up
Los lunes a las 9
Bad Hair
Show of Titles
Singleholic
Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side
There She Is
Miss Virginia
Batman: Hush
The Legend of Hallowaiian
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay
The Man from Earth: Holocene
Not Black Enough
The Secret She Kept
VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night
Show Boat
The Trip to Bountiful
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor
He's Way More Famous Than You
A Mother's Love
Hannah Montana: The Movie
Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation
Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
And Then Came Love
My Brother
Rehearsing a Dream