Vanessa A. Williams (born May 12, 1963) is an American actress who has appeared in numerous television series. She is best known for her roles as Anne-Marie McCoy in the 1992 horror film Candyman and Rhonda Blair in the first season of the television soap opera, Melrose Place. In 1995, she was also a series regular in the television series Murder One. 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 (TV series), while Vanessa L. Williams starred in the original film Soul Food (film).
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Movie | Hannah Montana: The Movie | Vita | 2009-04-10 |
Movie | Contradictions of the Heart | Lea | 2009-06-01 |
Movie | Imagine That | Lori Strother | 2009-06-19 |
Series | The Wendy Williams Show | Unknown | 2008-07-14 |
Movie | Flirting with Forty | Kristine | 2008-12-06 |
Movie | And Then Came Love | Julie | 2007-01-01 |
Movie | Ice Spiders | Dr. April Sommers | 2007-06-09 |
Series | South Beach | Elizabeth Bauer | 2006-01-11 |
Movie | My Brother | L'Tisha Morton | 2006-01-01 |
Movie | Rehearsing a Dream | Self | 2006-08-25 |
Series | Ugly Betty | Willhelmina Slater | 2006-09-28 |
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Movie | Black Listed | J.W. | 2003-01-21 |
Movie | It's Black Entertainment | Self - Host | 2002-02-08 |
Movie | Our America | Sandra Williams | 2002-07-28 |
Movie | Like Mike | Pharmacist | 2002-07-03 |
Movie | WW 3 | M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams) | 2001-07-12 |
Movie | The Courage to Love | Mother Henriette Delille | 2000-01-24 |
Movie | Punks | Jennifer | 2000-01-24 |
Movie | Shaft | Carmen Vasquez | 2000-06-15 |
Movie | Don Quixote | Dulcinea / Aldonza | 2000-04-09 |
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Series | L.A. Doctors | Dr. Leanne Barrows | 1998-09-21 |
Movie | Soul Food | Teri | 1997-09-26 |
Movie | Eraser | Lee Cullen | 1996-06-21 |
Series | Malcolm & Eddie | Unknown | 1996-08-26 |
Movie | Mother | Donna | 1996-12-25 |
Series | The Pretender | Unknown | 1996-09-19 |
Series | Murder One | Unknown | 1995-09-20 |
Movie | Bye Bye Birdie | Rose Alvarez | 1995-12-03 |
Movie | Nothing Lasts Forever | Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter | 1995-11-04 |
Movie | Drop Squad | Mali | 1994-10-28 |
Series | Chicago Hope | Unknown | 1994-09-18 |
Movie | Lamineros y ficheras | Dancer | 1994-12-31 |
Series | Living Single | Unknown | 1993-08-29 |
Movie | Candyman | Anne-Marie McCoy | 1992-10-16 |
Movie | Another You | Gloria | 1991-01-01 |
Movie | Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | Lulu Daniels | 1991-08-23 |
Movie | Fatal Bond | Waitress | 1991-10-25 |
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Movie | Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer | Terri Knight | 1990-05-20 |
Movie | The Kid Who Loved Christmas | Lynette Parks | 1990-12-14 |
Movie | Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal | Valentine Hayward | 1989-02-05 |
Movie | Under the Gun | Samantha Richards | 1988-04-25 |
Movie | The Pick-up Artist | Rae, Girl with Dog | 1987-09-18 |
Series | The Cosby Show | Unknown | 1984-09-20 |
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