Vanessa L. Williams

Did You Know?

• Vanessa has three children from a previous marriage, Melanie, Jillian, and Devin.
• She married basketball star Rick Fox in 1999. The couple had a daughter in 2000. They have since divorced.
• Vanessa was the first African-American to be crowned Ms. USA.

Actor Credits

1. Imagine That (2009)
2. Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009)
3. Flirting with Forty (2009)
4. Ugly Betty: The Complete Third Season (2009)
5. Phenom (2009)
6. Ugly Betty: The Complete Second Season (2008)
7. Soul Food: The Third Season (2008)
8. Ugly Betty: The Complete First Season (2007)
9. Soul Food: The Complete Second Season (2007)
10. Ice Spiders (2007)
11. My Brother (2007)
12. And Then Came Love (2007)
13. Murder One: Season One (2005)
14. Johnson Family Vacation (2004)
15. Courage to Love (2004)
16. Sesame Street: What's The Name Of That Song? (2004)
17. Vanessa Williams: 20th Century Masters (2004)
18. Soul Food: The Complete First Season (2003)
19. Keep The Faith, Baby (2003)
20. Santa, Baby! (2003)
21. Diva's Christmas Carol (2002)
22. It's Black Entertainment (2001)
23. Shaft (2000)
24. Light It Up (1999)
25. The Adventures Of Elmo In Grouchland (1999)
26. Dance With Me (1998)
27. Futuresport (1998)
28. Soul Food (1997)
29. The Odyssey (1997)
30. Hoodlum (1997)
31. Eraser (1996)
32. Nothing Lasts Forever (1995)
33. Bye Bye Birdie (1995)
34. Drop Squad (1994)
35. Candyman (1992)
36. Stompin' At The Savoy (1992)
37. The Jacksons: An American Dream (1992)
38. Another You (1991)
39. Harley Davidson And The Marlboro Man (1991)
40. Perry Mason: Case Of Silenced Singer (1990)
41. The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990)
42. Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal (1989)
43. The Pick-Up Artist (1987)
44. Under The Gun (1987)
45. Soul Food: The Fourth Season
46. Boomtown: Season Two
47. Soul Food: The Fifth Season
48. South Beach: The Complete Series

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