
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.
Acting
- 2026TFI Unplugged1 ep.
- 2026Wild RoseJoyce8 ep.
- 2021American Horror StoriesDr. Eleanor Berger1 ep.
- 2021A Luv TaleCandice6 ep.
- 201840 and SingleBertha Brown6 ep.
- 20189-1-1Claudette Collins4 ep.
- 2014The FlashFrancine West6 ep.
- 2008The Wendy Williams Show1 ep.
- 2007Phineas and FerbFlight Attendant (voice)1 ep.
- 2001Good Day LiveSelf1 ep.
- 2000Soul FoodMaxine Chadway74 ep.
- 1999Total Recall 20701 ep.
- 1997Between BrothersRebecca1 ep.
- 1996Malcolm & Eddie1 ep.
- 1996The Steve Harvey ShowNina1 ep.
- 1996Buddies1 ep.
- 1995Murder OneLila Marquette23 ep.
- 1994Chicago HopeGrace Carr6 ep.
- 1993Living Single1 ep.
- 1992Melrose PlaceRhonda32 ep.
- 1990The Word1 ep.
- 1984The Cosby ShowCheryl4 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2026TFI Unplugged1 ep.
- 2015The FlashFrancine West6 ep.
- 20219-1-1Claudette Collins4 ep.
- 2021LIVE with Kelly and Mark1 ep.
- 2021American Horror StoriesDr. Eleanor Berger1 ep.
- 2012Phineas and FerbFlight Attendant (voice)1 ep.
- 2009The Wendy Williams Show1 ep.
- 2007Cold CaseCrystal Stacy (2007)1 ep.
- 2004Good Day LiveSelf1 ep.
- 1999Total Recall 20701 ep.
- 1998The Steve Harvey ShowNina1 ep.
- 1998The PretenderDenise Clements1 ep.
- 1997Between BrothersRebecca1 ep.
- 1996Chicago HopeGrace Carr6 ep.
- 1996Malcolm & Eddie1 ep.
- 1996Buddies1 ep.
- 1995Living Single1 ep.
- 1992The Word1 ep.
- 1989The Cosby ShowCheryl, Jade4 ep.
- 1990Law & OrderVera1 ep.
Also known as: Vanessa A. Williams