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Vanessa Williams - R&B singer, actress

Occupation: R&B singer, actress Birth Name: Vanessa Lynn Williams Birth Date: 03/18/1963 Birth Place: Bronx, New York, USA Height: 5' 6" Sex: F Nationality: American Father: Milton Williams Mother: Helen Williams Spouse: Ramon Hervey (2-Jan-87 - 1997), Rick Fox (NBA basketball player, Claim Fame: The 1983 Miss America

Vanessa Lynn Williams (born March 18, 1963) is a pop and R&B singer who began her career as the first black Miss America. She resigned early in her reign on July 23, 1984, however, when it was discovered that she had posed nude for sadomasochistically/lesbierotically themed photographs that were later published in the magazine Penthouse. She managed to rise above that scandal and become a popular singer with her 1988 debut album, "The Right Stuff", which went gold and earned Vanessa three Grammy Nominations, including one for "Best New Artist". Vanessa also made a splash into Hollywood and became an acclaimed actress, with appearances in films like Eraser, co-starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and starring in movies such as 1997's "Soul Food" for which she won the Best Actress award from the NAACP, and "Dance With Me" in 1998. Other movies include 1997's "Hoodlum" opposite Laurance Fishburne, 2000's "Shaft" opposite Samuel L. Jackson and her most recent, "Johnson Family Vacation" alongside Cedric "The Entertainer". In music, she has sold over 6 million records with eight R&B/Pop, Holiday, and Greatest Hits albums. Her most notable songs include "Dreamin", "Running Back To You", "Save The Best For Last", "Love Is", "The Sweetest Days", "Colors of the Wind", and "Oh How The Years Go By". In addition to 15 Grammy nominations, Ms. Williams also has three NAACP Image Awards, A Billboard Music Award, 7 New York Music Awards, An MTV Video Music Award, A Theater World Award, and most recently was nominated for Best Actress in a Musical for 2002's "Into The Woods" by the Tony Awards. In 1996, she recieved the Soul Train: Lady of Soul Lena Horne Lifetime Career Achievement Award for Outstanding work in the field of entertainment. In addition to her music, theater, and work on the silver screen, she has made numerous made-for-TV movies and miniseries and has appeared on hit shows including, "The Love Boat", "TJ Hooker", "The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air", "Saturday Night Live", "Star Trek: DSN", "Lateline","Ally McBeal", and "Boomtown."
In her personal life, she is the mother of four children. Three from her first marriage, in 1987, to her then-manager Ramon Hervey. The marriage ended in 1997. She again married in 1999 to NBA basketball star Rick Fox. They have one daughter, Sasha. Rick Fox filed for divorce recently on August 11, 2004. Although Ms. Williams maintains that the two of them are still married, they are believed to be seperated. The divorce is not final as yet.
For 2005, Vanessa is releasing her eighth studio album "Everlasting Love", a collection of her favorite 70's songs.

Filmography:

Year	Name	Star	Genre	Other
2007	The Beautiful World of Ugly Betty	Narrator / Wilhelmina Slater	TM
2007	And Then Came Love	Juile	MV
2007	The Beautiful World of Ugly Betty	Narrator / Wilhelmina Slater	TM
2006	Contradictions of the Heart	Lea	MV
2006	South Beach	Elizabeth Bauer	TV
2006	My Brother	L'Tisha Morton	MV
2006	Jimmie	Denise	MV
2005	Gift for the Living	Voiceover	MV
2004	Beck and Call	Zoe	TM
2004	Johnson Family Vacation	Dorothy Johnson	MV
2003	Allergic to Nuts	Jennie	MV
2003	Black Listed	J.W.	MV
2002	Keep the Faith, Baby	Hazel Scott	TM
2002	Our America	Sandra Williams	TV
2002	Baby of the Family	Gloria	MV
2002	Like Mike	Pharmacist	MV
2001	Heavy Gear: The Animated Series	Sonja Briggs	TV
2001	WW3	M.J. Blake	MV	aka Winds of Terror
2000	The Courage to Love	Mother Henriette Delille	TM
2000	Don Quixote	Dulcinea/Aldonza	TM
2000	Shaft	Carmen Vasquez	MV	aka Shaft - Noch Fragen? (Germany)
2000	A Diva's Christmas Carol	Ebony Scrooge	TM
2000	Punks	Jennifer	MV
2000	Playing with Fire	Riana Roberts	TV
1999	Incognito	Wilhelmina Hunter	TV
1999	Light It Up	Audrey McDonald	MV
1999	The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland	Queen of Trash	MV
1998	Futuresport	Alexandra 'Alex' Torres	TM
1997	Hoodlum	Francine Hughes	MV
1996	Mother	Donna	MV
1995	Bye Bye Birdie	Rose Alvarez	TM
1994	Score with Chicks		VI
1994	Drop Squad	Mali	MV
1992	Melrose Place	Rhonda Blair (1992-1993)	TV
1992	Melrose Place	Rhonda Blair	TV
1992	Fatal Bond	Waitress	MV
1992	Stompin' at the Savoy	Pauline	TM
1992	Candyman	Anne-Marie McCoy	MV	aka Clive Barker's Candyman
1991	Another You	Gloria	MV
1991	Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man	Lulu Daniels	MV
1991	New Jack City	Keisha	MV
1990	Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer	Terri Knight	TM
1990	The Kid Who Loved Christmas	Lynette Parks	TM
1989	Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal	Valentine Hayward	TM	aka The Sex Tapes Scandal
1988	Under the Gun	Samantha Richards	MV
1987	The Pick-up Artist	Rae, Girl with Dog	MV

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