Vanessa Williams
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.
Candyman
as Anne-Marie McCoyThe Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a...
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Anthony and his partner move into a loft in the now gentrified Cabrini-Green. After a chance...
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Imagine That
as Lori StrotherA financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's...
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A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling...
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Like Mike
as PharmacistCalvin and his friends, who all live in an orphanage, find old shoes with the faded letters MJ...
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Ice Spiders
as Dr. April SommersWhen a young ski team training for the Olympics arrives at the remote and isolated Lost Mountain...
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Mother
as DonnaA neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal...
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Flirting with Forty
as KristineA divorcee has a passionate affair with a much younger surfing instructor in Hawaii.
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Mid-Century
as Beverly GordonA husband and wife's weekend in a mid-century modern vacation rental turns deadly when the...
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Thriller
as Mrs. WalkerYears after a childhood prank goes horribly wrong, a clique of South Central LA teens find...
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Drop Squad
as MaliControversial film about an underground organization that kidnaps and 'deprograms' African...
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Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story
as LucilleFollows the successful career of Jackson as well as her unique friendship and devotion to Martin...
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Our America
as Sandra WilliamsThe true story of two African-American teen radio reporters and their documentary investigation...
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I Left My Girlfriend for Regina Jones
as RebeccaA man in a committed relationship turns his love life upside-down when he accepts a $50,000 bet...
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A Rich Christmas
as Aggie Maggy / MadisonSpoiled socialite will learn a lesson after her father asks her to work in a family homeless center.
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Incognito
as Wilhelmina HunterA young socialite hires a bodyguard to protect her when an ex-convict begins stalking her.
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Raising Izzie
as TonyaGertie and Izzie are two young girls on their own. Abandoned by their father and orphaned by...
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Punks
as JenniferThe life and times of a group of twentysomething black gay men living in West Hollywood.
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One Fine Christmas
as SusanThe families on Christmas Street have been so busy with their day-to-day lives that they lose...
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Cruel Encounters
as CorynneAfter the founder of a huge holding company dies in a mysterious helicopter crash, his wife, son...
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Crossed the Line
as JuiceA young woman refuses to bow down to the local criminal kingpin who wants to take control of her...
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Love on a Two Way Street
as GloriaRegina McKenzie struggles with still living at home with her parents, juggling questionable...
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Black Girl, Erupted
as Cassandra ColeAfter a series of setbacks, high-achieving lawyer Reina must learn how to handle her mental...
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Welcome to the Christmas Family Reunion
as Eve ChristmasEvent planner Amy helps rising singer Tiffanie Christmas plan her holiday family reunion. Along...
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Black Listed
as J.W.Alan Chambers (Townsend) is a lawyer and sick of his job. He corrals his friends into forming a...
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Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
as Self (voice)Today there are more reasons than ever for families to explore and celebrate diversity. Our...
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Sugar Mommas
as LynnSisters Sheila and Lynn have little in common except their love for sweets. In need of a change,...
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Men, Money & Gold Diggers
as Sandra WinslowCaleb Peterson (Je'Caryous Johnson) has it all - a great job, plenty of money, and a fine...
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Playing with Fire
as Riana RobertsA woman (Vanessa Williams) tries to save her sister (Tangi Miller), who stole a priceless...
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Angie's Cure
as CarlaA traumatized rape victim finds therapy in a most disturbing way.
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9-1-1
as Claudette CollinsExplore the high-pressure experiences of police officers, paramedics and firefighters who are...
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Law & Order
as VeraIn cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...
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The Flash
as Francine WestAfter being struck by lightning, CSI investigator Barry Allen awakens from a nine-month coma to...
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Phineas and Ferb
as Flight Attendant (voice)Each day, two kindhearted suburban stepbrothers on summer vacation embark on some grand new...
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as uncreditedA morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind...
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Living Single
as uncreditedLiving Single is an American television sitcom that aired for five seasons on the Fox network...
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Cold Case
as Crystal Stacy (2007)The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned...
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The Cosby Show
as JadeThe Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for...
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The Cosby Show
as CherylThe Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for...
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Melrose Place
as RhondaFollow the lives of a group of young adults living in a brownstone apartment complex on Melrose...
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Chicago Hope
as uncreditedChicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran...
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The Wendy Williams Show
as uncreditedRadio personality Wendy Williams is the host to her own live syndicated talk show. Wendy injects...
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American Horror Stories
as Dr. Eleanor BergerAn anthology series of stand alone episodes delving into horror myths, legends and lore.
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The Steve Harvey Show
as NinaDown on his luck and out of money, former R&B star Steve Hightower lands a music teacher gig at...
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The Pretender
as Denise ClementsRaised in a secret facility built for experimenting on children, Jarod is a genius who can...
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Murder One
as uncreditedTheodore 'Teddy' Hoffman is a highly-regarded defense attorney in a prestigious Los Angeles law...
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Murder One
as Lila MarquetteTheodore 'Teddy' Hoffman is a highly-regarded defense attorney in a prestigious Los Angeles law...
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Malcolm & Eddie
as uncreditedMalcolm and Eddie are as different as one can imagine. Nevertheless, they're best friends who...
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Total Recall 2070
as uncreditedTotal Recall 2070 is a science fiction television series first broadcast in 1999 on the Canadian...
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Soul Food
as Maxine ChadwaySoul Food: The Series is a television drama that aired Wednesday nights on Showtime from June...
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Between Brothers
as uncreditedBetween Brothers is an American television situation comedy centered around four middle-class...
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Buddies
as uncreditedTwo pals---one black, one white---go into business over the protests of their elders, who worry...
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A Luv Tale
as CandiceTaylor, Candice, Aklia, and Tammy's journeys as queer women may look different, but as they...
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40 and Single
as Bertha BrownA bisexual, mixed race, single bridal fashion designer maneuvers life and business in post...
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