Vanessa A. Williams
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| Vanessa A. Williams | |
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| Born | May 12, 1963 New York City |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Vanessa A. Williams (born May 12, 1963) is an American actress[1] who has appeared in numerous television series. She is best known for her roles as Rhonda Blair in Melrose Place and as Maxine Chadway on the Showtime cable television series Soul Food. In 1996, she was also a series regular in the television series Murder One.
Williams was born in New York City. In 1993, Williams met Andre Wiseman. The couple began dating and then got married in Stuyvesant, New York. Vanessa has two children; sons Omar Tafari Wiseman and Haile Zion Ali Wiseman with Andre. In an ABC News interview, Williams has stated that her background from Georgia and Virginia came from a family of slaves. While not related, she is sometimes confused with singer-actress Vanessa L. Williams, who starred in the original film version of Soul Food.
Filmography [edit]
- The Cosby Show as Jade Marsh & recurring role as Cheryl Lovejoy
- 227: "A Funny thing happened on the way to the Pageant" (1988)
- Law & Order: "Happily Ever After" (1990) as Vera
- New Jack City (1991) as Keisha
- The Cosby Show (2 episodes, 1989) as Jade and (2 episodes, 1991) as Cheryl
- Fatal Bond (1992) as Waitress
- Candyman (1992) as Anne-Marie McCoy
- Melrose Place (1992–1993) as Rhonda Blair
- Drop Squad (1994) as Mali
- NYPD Blue: "Don We Now Our Gay Apparel" (1995) as Kira
- Living Single: "Another Saturday Night" (1995) as Hellura
- Buddies: Marry Me... Sort Of" (1996) as Janice Rollins
- Murder One (1995–1996) as Lila
- Mother (1996) as Donna
- Malcolm & Eddie: "Big Brother Is Watching" (1996) as Stephanie
- Chicago Hope (4 episodes, 1996) as Dr. Grace Carr
- A Woman of Color (1997)
- Breakdown (1997)
- Between Brothers: "The Interview" (1997) as Rebecca
- The Pretender: "Collateral Damage" (1998) as Denise Clements
- The Steve Harvey Show: "Rent" (1998) as Nina
- Total Recall 2070: "Self-Inflicted" (1999) as Violet Whims
- Incognito (1999) as Wilhelmina Hunter
- Playing with Fire (2000) as Riana Roberts
- Punks (2000) as Jennifer
- Soul Food (2000–2004) as Maxine Chadway
- Afrocentricity (2000)
- Heavy Gear: The Animated Series (5 episodes, 2001) as Sonja Briggs
- Baby of the Family (2002) as Gloria
- Our America (2002) as Sandra Williams
- Like Mike (2002) as Pharmacist
- Black Listed (2003) as J.W.
- Allergic to Nuts (2003) as Jennie
- Gift for the Living (2005) as Voiceover
- Cold Case: "Shuffle, Ball Change" (2007) as Crystal Stacy
- Drawing Angel (2007) as Thulani
- Ice Spiders (2007) as Dr. April Sommers
- Hummingbird (2008) as Donya
- Lincoln Heights: "Ode to Joy" (2008) as Naomi Bradshaw
- Flirting with Forty (2008) as Kristine
- Contradictions of the Heart (2009) as Lea
- Knight Rider: (2 episodes, 2009) as Ambassador Olara Kumali
- Imagine That (2009) as Lori Strother
- Everybody Hates Chris: "Everybody Hates Bomb Threats" (2009)
- Sugar Mommas: (2012) as Lynn Moore
- Raising Izzie:: (2012) as Tonya Freeman
- ; Producer
- Dense (2004) executive producer & producer
- Allergic to Nuts (2003) executive producer
- Driving Fish (2004) co-executive producer
References [edit]
- ^ McCann, Bob (2010). Encyclopedia of African American actresses in film and television. McFarland. pp. 362–. ISBN 978-0-7864-3790-0. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
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