Biography
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, ...
Known For
Complete Filmography
Cruel Encounters
2023
as Corynne
After the founder of a huge holding company dies in a mysterious helicopter crash, his wife, son and daughter jockey for the reins of his company in a...
Black Girl, Erupted
2023
as Cassandra Cole
After a series of setbacks, high-achieving lawyer Reina must learn how to handle her mental health before her emotional outbursts destroy her career a...
Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story
2022
as Lucille
Follows the successful career of Jackson as well as her unique friendship and devotion to Martin Luther King Jr. and her unsung contribution to the Ci...
Angie's Cure
2022
as Carla
A traumatized rape victim finds therapy in a most disturbing way.
Mid-Century
2022
as Beverly Gordon
A husband and wife's weekend in a mid-century modern vacation rental turns deadly when the husband discovers the owner is a psychopath with a backyard...
Welcome to the Christmas Family Reunion
2021
as Eve Christmas
Event planner Amy helps rising singer Tiffanie Christmas plan her holiday family reunion. Along the way Amy must navigate some challenging family dyna...
A Rich Christmas
2021
as Aggie Maggy / Madison
Spoiled socialite will learn a lesson after her father asks her to work in a family homeless center.
Candyman
2021
as Anne-Marie McCoy
A Chicago artist's sanity starts to unravel, unleashing a terrifying wave of violence when he begins to explore the macabre history of the Candyman.
Love on a Two Way Street
2020
as Gloria
Regina McKenzie struggles with still living at home with her parents, juggling questionable career choices, and dating the wrong men. Love on a Two Wa...
I Left My Girlfriend for Regina Jones
2019
as Rebecca
A man in a committed relationship turns his love life upside-down when he accepts a $50,000 bet about getting a date with his celebrity crush.
One Fine Christmas
2019
as Susan
The families on Christmas Street have been so busy with their day-to-day lives that they lose sight of the importance of family during the holiday sea...
Thriller
2018
as Mrs. Walker
Years after a childhood prank goes horribly wrong, a clique of South Central LA teens find themselves terrorized during Homecoming weekend by a killer...
Men, Money & Gold Diggers
2014
as Sandra Winslow
Caleb Peterson has it all - a great job, plenty of money, and a fine fiancée in former model Paisley Terrell. They're all set to get married just as s...
Crossed the Line
2014
as Juice
A young woman refuses to bow down to the local criminal kingpin who wants to take control of her late mother's flower shop in order to run drugs. Howe...
Raising Izzie
2013
as Tonya
A caring teacher helps an orphaned girl in taking care of her younger sister after their mother's death.
Sugar Mommas
2012
as Lynn
Sisters Sheila and Lynn have little in common except their love for sweets. In need of a change, they partner with their close friend Tommi to open a ...
Imagine That
2009
as Lori Strother
A financial executive who can't stop his career downspiral is invited into his daughter's imaginary world, where solutions to his problems await.
Contradictions of the Heart
2009
as Lea
A party chasing chick pounds on a restaurant door after closing. The closing manager opens it and the journey this encounter creates, places contradic...
Flirting with Forty
2008
as Kristine
A divorcee has a passionate affair with a much younger surfing instructor in Hawaii.
Ice Spiders
2007
as Dr. April Sommers
When a young ski team training for the Olympics arrives at the remote and isolated Lost Mountain Ski Resort to focus on training, they're thrilled to ...
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
2004
as Self (voice)
Today there are more reasons than ever for families to explore and celebrate diversity. Our ever-expanding world is full of differences in abilities, ...
Black Listed
2003
as J.W.
Alan Chambers (Townsend) is a lawyer and sick of his job. He corrals his friends into forming a vigilante group. Everyone goes along with it at first,...
Our America
2002
as Sandra Williams
The true story of two African-American teen radio reporters and their documentary investigation of a notorious child murder.
Like Mike
2002
as Pharmacist
Calvin and his friends, who all live in an orphanage, find old shoes with the faded letters MJ connected to a powerline. One stormy night, they go to ...
Punks
2000
as Jennifer
The life and times of a group of twentysomething black gay men living in West Hollywood.
Playing with Fire
2000
as Riana Roberts
A woman tries to save her sister, who stole a priceless African statue with her lover.
Incognito
1999
as Wilhelmina Hunter
A young socialite hires a bodyguard to protect her when an ex-convict begins stalking her.
Mother
1996
as Donna
A neurotic, twice-divorced sci-fi writer moves back in with his mother to solve his personal problems.
Drop Squad
1994
as Mali
Controversial film about an underground organization that kidnaps and 'deprograms' African Americans who sell out or deny their cultural heritage. Spi...
Candyman
1992
as Anne-Marie McCoy
The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.
The Jaleel White Special
1992
A special starring teenage actor Jaleel White, who fantasizes about writing, directing and acting in his own movie.
New Jack City
1991
as Keisha
A gangster, Nino, is in the Cash Money Brothers, making a million dollars every week selling crack. A cop, Scotty, discovers that the only way to infi...