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.

Cast

A Rich Christmas

(Aggie Maggy / Madison)

New Jack City

(Keisha)

Flirting with Forty

(Kristine)

Welcome to the Christmas Family Reunion

(Eve Christmas)

Candyman

(Anne-Marie McCoy)

Punks

(Jennifer)

Mid-Century

(Beverly Gordon)

Ice Spiders

(Dr. April Sommers)

Imagine That

(Lori Strother)

Men, Money & Gold Diggers

(Sandra Winslow)

Contradictions of the Heart

(Lea)

Drop Squad

(Mali)

Black Listed

(J.W.)

Love on a Two Way Street

(Gloria)

Cruel Encounters

(Corynne)

Black Girl, Erupted

(Cassandra Cole)

Raising Izzie

(Tonya)

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

(Self (voice))

Angie's Cure

(Carla)

Our America

(Sandra Williams)

I Left My Girlfriend for Regina Jones

(Rebecca)

Incognito

(Wilhelmina Hunter)

Mother

(Donna)

Thriller

(Mrs. Walker)

Playing with Fire

(Riana Roberts)

One Fine Christmas

(Susan)

Candyman

(Anne-Marie McCoy)

Crossed the Line

(Juice)

Sugar Mommas

(Lynn)

Like Mike

(Pharmacist)

Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story

(Lucille)

Malcolm & Eddie

Law & Order

(Vera)

The Pretender

(Denise Clements)

The Cosby Show

(Jade)

Cold Case

(Crystal Stacy (2007))

Murder One

Between Brothers

The Steve Harvey Show

(Nina)

Living Single

Melrose Place

(Rhonda)

Total Recall 2070

Chicago Hope

Buddies

The Wendy Williams Show

Good Day Live

(Self)

American Horror Stories

(Dr. Eleanor Berger)

The Flash

(Francine West)

A Luv Tale

(Candice)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Soul Food

(Maxine Chadway)

9-1-1

(Claudette Collins)

Phineas and Ferb

(Flight Attendant (voice))

Murder One

(Lila Marquette)

The Cosby Show

(Cheryl)

40 and Single

(Bertha Brown)