Vanessa WilliamsFilmography

Ugly Betty: Season 03

Actors: America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Tony Plana, Ana Ortiz, Vanessa Williams

Flirting with Forty

Actors: Heather Locklear, Robert Buckley, Vanessa Williams, Chelah Horsdal, Stefanie von Pfetten

Synopsis: A recently divorced mother of two attempts to regain her footing in life after falling for a hunky young surf instructor while vacationing alone in Hawaii. Her marriage dissolved on the eve of her fortieth birthday, Jackie (Heather Locklear) heads to Hawaii to celebrate the landmark solo. There Read More

And Then Came Love

Crew: Executive Producer

Actors: Vanessa Williams, Kevin Daniels, Michael Boatman, Jeremy Gumbs, Eartha Kitt

Synopsis: By conceiving a child via artificial insemination, hip, modern and thoroughly independent magazine writer Julie Davidson (Vanessa Williams) managed to trim the messy nuptial relationship strings so often attached to starting a family. Imagine her shock, then, when her now-six-year-old son, Jason Read More

My Brother

Actors: Vanessa Williams, Nashawn Kearse, Rodney Henry Jr., Fredro Starr, Tatum O'Neal

Synopsis: An aspiring stand-up comic realizes precisely how precious the developmentally disabled brother he so frequently took for granted truly is in writer/director Anthony Lover's sensitive family drama. Poetically told by his terminally ill mother L'Tisha Morton (Vanessa Williams) that he and his Read More

Ugly Betty: Season 02

Actors: America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Tony Plana, Ana Ortiz, Vanessa Williams

A Very Special Christmas: The 20th Anniversary Video Collection

Actors: Run-D.M.C., U2, No Doubt, John Mellencamp, Sting

Synopsis: The 'Very Special Christmas' albums began appearing in the late 1980s. A series of yuletide-themed compilations that featured contemporary rock stars performing beloved Christmas songs (some secular, some not) the albums were recorded and issued to raise money for the Special Olympics. Volume One Read More

Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies [TV Series]

Actors: Vanessa Williams

Synopsis: National Geographic and the BBC join forces for this children's series celebrating the comedy, drama, and gentle wisdom of the animal kingdom. Classic nature clips combine with animated footage to follow a variety of young animals on a series of exciting adventures. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Read More

South Beach [TV Series]

Actors: Vanessa Williams, Marcus Coloma, Chris J. Johnson, Lee Thompson Young, Odette Yustman

Synopsis: Characterized by many observers as a somewhat down-and-dirtier The O.C., the weekly, hour-long drama series South Beach starred Marcus Coloma as Matt and Chris Johnson as Vincent, two Brooklyn buddies who relocated to South Beach, Miami in hopes of bettering their prospects. Matt was running away Read More

Ugly Betty: Season 01

Actors: America Ferrera, Eric Mabius, Alan Dale, Tony Plana, Ana Ortiz, Vanessa Williams

Broadway's Lost Treasures, Vol. 3

Synopsis: Experience the performances that made Broadway history in this release that compiles twenty-three unforgettable musical performances from the Tony Award broadcast archives. Featuring such stars as Harvey Fierstein, Robert Goulet, and Carol Channing in performances from Show Boat, Kiss of the Read More

Johnson Family Vacation

Crew: Choreography

Actors: Cedric the Entertainer, Vanessa Williams, Solange Knowles, Bow Wow, Gabby Soleil

Synopsis: Comedian Cedric the Entertainer serves as both producer and star of this comedy about a family who discovers just how much can go wrong en route to a family get-together. When Nate Johnson (Cedric the Entertainer) is invited to a big family reunion in Missouri, he sees it as an opportunity to Read More

20th Century Masters: The Best of Ladies of the '80s

Synopsis: Universal Music Group serves up another helping of classic music videos for this entry in their long-running 20th Century Masters series. 20th Century Masters: The Best of Ladies of the '80s includes hit songs by five of the biggest pop divas of the decade of Pac-Man and glasnost. The tunes are "I Read More

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

Synopsis: Among the tasks undertaken by the WPA's Federal Writers' Project in the 1930s was to transcribe the memories of those former African-American slaves who were still living. The result was a massive collection of notes, documents, and recordings, all of which found their way into the Library of Read More

Winds of Terror

Actors: Timothy Hutton, Vanessa Williams, Terry O'Quinn

Synopsis: Timothy Hutton stars as a government agent dealing with the aftermath of a biological attack in this thriller from director Robert Mandel (School Ties). In the wake of a deadly outbreak on a cruise ship, it becomes clear that the U.S. has been hit by a terrorist attack. As the virus spreads, it's Read More

Shaft

Actors: Samuel L. Jackson, Vanessa Williams, Jeffrey Wright, Christian Bale, Busta Rhymes, Dan Hedaya

Synopsis: This action drama puts a new spin on Shaft, one of the key "blaxploitation" films of the 1970s. John Shaft (Samuel L. Jackson), the namesake nephew of the legendary private eye (Richard Roundtree), is a street-smart police detective who with his partner Carmen Velez (Vanessa L. Williams) has been Read More

A Diva's Christmas Carol

Synopsis: "Christmas Can Be Such a Bitch" was the tasteful advertising tag line for this updated and revised TV-movie adaptation of Dickens' oft-filmed fable A Christmas Carol. This time around, Victorian penny-pincher Ebenezer Scrooge as been transformed into a beautiful, imperious, foul-mouthed pop singer Read More

Don Quixote

Actors: John Lithgow, Bob Hoskins, Isabella Rossellini, Vanessa Williams, James Purefoy

Synopsis: A crusade for decency and truth is mounted by a man gone mad (or has he?) in this made-for-TV adaptation of the classic novel by Miguel de Cervantes. Alonso Quijano decides that it is time to devote his life to battling evil in all its forms; he dubs himself Don Quixote (John Lithgow), obtains a Read More

The Courage to Love

Actors: Vanessa Williams, Gil Bellows, Diahann Carroll

Synopsis: Vanessa L. Williams stars in this made-for-TV drama as Henriette Delille, a woman born in New Orleans before the abolition of slavery. Delille refused to accept the narrow boundaries society attempted to impose upon her as a mixed-race woman (who are routinely married off to wealthy European Read More

Light It Up

Actors: Usher Raymond, Forest Whitaker, Rosario Dawson, Robert Ri'chard, Judd Nelson, Fredro Starr

Synopsis: Noted R&B artist and producer Kenneth (Babyface) Edmonds served as executive producer for this tough urban drama. After a shooting incident in a neglected inner-city school leaves a police officer wounded, a group of students holds the cop hostage, in a desperate effort to force improvements to Read More

The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland

Actors: Harland Williams, Kevin Clash, Fran Brill, Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Dave Goelz, Joseph Mazzarino, Martin P. Robinson, David Rudman, Steve Whitmire, Frank Oz, Mandy Patinkin, Vanessa Williams, Sonia Manzano, Roscoe Orman, Carmen Osbahr, Alison Bartlett O'Reilly, Ruth Buzzi, Emilio Delgado, Loretta Long, Bob McGrath

Synopsis: One of the most popular characters on Sesame Street gets his own movie in this family comedy. Playful Elmo (voice of Kevin Clash) loves his blue blanket and would never want to lose it. So when it gets spirited off to parts unknown in the midst of a tug-of-war with one of his friends, Elmo sets Read More

It's Black Entertainment!

Synopsis: Host Vanessa Williams takes audiences on a tour through decades of African-American music and dance -- and explores their influences on the film industry. This made-for-TV special, which includes a historical retrospective of a number of American movies, features interviews with such luminaries as Quincy Jones Read More

Dance with Me

Actors: Vanessa Williams, Chayanne, Kris Kristofferson, Joan Plowright, Jane Krakowski, William Marquez, Harry Groener

Synopsis: Randa Haines directed this dance drama, focusing on young Cuban Rafael Infante (Latino singer Chayanne) after the death of his mother. Rafael leaves Cuba for Houston, where he meets his father John Burnett (Kris Kristofferson) for the first time. Burnette is unaware that the young man is his son Read More

Futuresport

Actors: Dean Cain, Wesley Snipes, Vanessa Williams, Valerie Chow

Synopsis: This future-set action thriller originally aired on the ABC television network. It takes place in a time when the hottest sport around is a high-tech combination of in-line skating and skateboarding that is so challenging that only the toughest, most dexterous athletes can thrive. Tremaine Ramsey Read More

Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends

Synopsis: Featuring adult contemporary music composer Rob Mathes, this holiday production puts a new spin on Christmas classics. Those joining Mathes in his performances include Vanessa Williams, David Sanbborn; veteran actor Ossie Davis is also featured reading the poetry of Langston Hughes. ~ Tracie Read More

Hoodlum

Actors: Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Vanessa Williams, Andy Garcia, Cicely Tyson

Synopsis: The white-run Mafia and the black-run numbers game meet head on with explosive impact in this period crime thriller. Ellsworth "Bumpy" Johnson (Laurence Fishburne) is an African-American ex-con who, after a stay in prison, returns to Harlem at the height of its renaissance before World War II. Read More

Soul Food

Actors: Vanessa Williams, Vivica A. Fox, Nia Long, Michael Beach, Mekhi Phifer

Synopsis: This hit domestic comedy-drama concerned the fortunes of an extended African-American family recalled through the eyes of young narrator Ahmad (Brandon Hammond). Ahmad's world revolves around his grandmother, Big Mama Joseph (Irma P. Hall) and her three daughters: workaholic attorney Teri (Vanessa Williams Read More

The Odyssey

Actors: Armand Assante, Greta Scacchi, Isabella Rossellini, Vanessa Williams, Eric Roberts

Synopsis: Utilizing an exceptional international all-star cast and excellent special effects, Hallmark entertainment and American Zoetrope productions created this fun-filled adaptation of Homer's most-famous epic poem. It was originally broadcast as a four-hour miniseries on the NBC network. The story Read More

Eraser

Actors: Arnold Schwarzenegger, James Caan, Vanessa Williams, James Coburn, Robert Pastorelli

Synopsis: Top-notch action sequences and exciting stunt work highlight this fast-moving thriller. John Kruger (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is a top agent in the U.S. Marshalls' Witness Protection Program; it's his job to "erase" the pasts of Federal witnesses under his watch and deal with anyone who tries to Read More

NYPD Blue: Don We Now Our Gay Apparel

Synopsis: The owner of a gay bar is killed and a suspect is hauled in. The pregnant wife of Lt. Fancy (James McDaniel) goes into a very difficult labor. Medavoy (Gordon Clapp) investigates when a neighbor breaks out in a rash, ostensibly the result of a curse invoked by a crooked fortuneteller. And Dan Read More

Bye Bye Birdie

Actors: Jason Alexander

Synopsis: Seinfeld's Jason Alexander stars in this made-for-television remake of the 1963 classic musical. Alexander stars as Albert J. Peterson, a man hoping to make his fortune and get the girl by promoting the big send-off for a newly drafted pop star named Conrad Birdie (Marc Kudish). A song-and-dance Read More

Happily Ever After Fairy Tales: Beauty and the Beast

Synopsis: Happily Ever After always presents a non-traditional look at classic fairy tales. Children learn to look beneath the surface in the African-American version of Beauty and the Beast. An all-star cast populates this story, with Vanessa Williams playing Beauty, Gregory Hines as the Beast, and Paul Read More

Vanessa Williams: The Comfort Zone Collection

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

Synopsis: While attending Aunt Viv's lamaze class, Will (Will Smith) befriends Dani Mitchell (played by former Miss America Vanessa Williams), a very attractive--and very pregnant--TV sportswriter. Subsequently, Will is invited to attend a sold-out Lakers game as Dani's special guest. But there's more Read More

The Jacksons: An American Dream

Actors: Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Angela Bassett, Alex Burrall, Wylie Draper, Damon Morris

Synopsis: A two-part made for TV effort, this special depicts the dysfunctional Jackson family, which has somehow managed to raise its children in such a way that they have managed to rise above their steel town backgrounds to the tops of the charts in the music field. Though obviously not delving into the Read More

Stompin' at the Savoy

Actors: Lynn Whitfield, Vanessa Williams, Jasmine Guy

Synopsis: Originally aired on CBS in 1992, Stompin' at the Savoy was produced and directed by Broadway choreographer and actress Debbie Allen. Set in New York City during the late '30s, the story concerns the economic survival of four young women trying to achieve their dreams at the end of the Harlem Read More

Saturday Night Live: Woody Harrelson [2]

Actors: Woody Harrelson, Vanessa Williams

Synopsis: This 1992 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Woody Harrelson and features musical guest Vanessa Williams. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man

Actors: Mickey Rourke, Don Johnson, Chelsea Field, Daniel Baldwin, Tom Sizemore

Synopsis: Mickey Rourke and Don Johnson star in this buddy-buddy futuristic action movie. Rourke is Harley Davidson, a biker with the Halloween-costume garb of a leather jacket, short haircut, earring, and a scar. Johnson joins Rourke in the trick-or-treating as Marlboro, an ex-rodeo rider wearing a cowboy Read More

Another You

Actors: Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder, Mercedes Ruehl, Stephen Lang

Synopsis: When con man Eddie Dash (Richard Pryor) is released from prison he's told to fulfill the required 100 hours of community service as the bodyguard/escort of a recently released mental patient (Gene Wilder). It's not too long before Wilder figures out a way to make a little dough at the expense of Read More

The Kid Who Loved Christmas

Actors: Trent Cameron

Synopsis: This made-for-TV drama--Sammy Davis, Jr.'s last--stars Trent Cameron as a young orphan who must fight against social workers in order to remain with his adoptive father, a widowed jazzman. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide Read More

Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer

Synopsis: In this entry in the long-running mystery series, Perry Mason represents a former student who is accused of murdering a singing star. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Law & Order: Happily Ever After

Synopsis: When a millionaire is murdered and his wife is wounded in a parking garage, it appears as though both were victims of a random armed robbery. But after detectives Greevey (George Dzundza) and Logan (Chris Noth) arrest a suspect, assistant D.A.'s Stone (Michael Moriarty) and Robinette (Richard Brooks Read More

Full Exposure: The Sex Tape Scandal

Actors: Lisa Hartman

Synopsis: Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal was advertised as being inspired by "today's headlines", though most of those headlines were generated by TV tabloid shows. In her first TV movie, dethroned Miss America Vanessa Williams plays a hooker who specializes in S & M. She videotapes her kinky sexual Read More

Vanessa Williams: De Right Stuff Collection

Synopsis: This musical performance comes from the smash album and includes "The Right Stuff," "Dreamin'," "He's Got The Look" and many others. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Under the Gun

Actors: Sam Jones, John Russell, Michael Halsey, Nick Cassavetes

Synopsis: Singer and former Miss America Vanessa L. Williams makes her screen debut in this crime-action film. Mike Braxton (Sam Jones) is a policeman in St. Louis, Missouri. He responds to an urgent summons from his brother Tony (Nick Cassavetes), a cop in Los Angeles. Mike gets to L.A. and finds that his Read More

The Pick-Up Artist

Actors: Molly Ringwald, Robert Downey, Jr., Dennis Hopper, Danny Aiello, Mildred Dunnock

Synopsis: With this rote but well-cast romantic comedy, writer-director James Toback began his long association with actor Robert Downey, Jr. The latter stars as Jack Jericho, a grade school teacher and smooth operator who zealously polishes his cliched pick-up lines in front of a mirror. Jack's come-ons Read More