Vanessa Williams

Q: Has Vanessa Williams won any awards?

Yes, Vanessa Williams has received multiple awards, including an Emmy Award for her guest appearance on 'The Good Wife' and several NAACP Image Awards for her performances.

Q: What was Vanessa Williams' first film?

Her first film was 'The Pick-up Artist' (1987), where she starred alongside Robert Downey Jr., marking the beginning of her film career.

Q: What are Vanessa Williams' most successful films?

Some of Vanessa Williams' most successful films include 'Soul Food' (2000), 'Hoodlum' (1997), and 'Candyman' (2021), which received critical acclaim.

Q: What can you tell me about Vanessa Williams' personal life?

Vanessa Williams has three children and has been married twice, currently to Jim Skrip since 2015. She is known for her positive outlook and philanthropic efforts.

Q: What is Vanessa Williams' estimated net worth?

Vanessa Williams' estimated net worth is around $25 million, accumulated through her successful career in acting, singing, and other ventures.

Q: What are some milestones in Vanessa Williams' filmography?

Milestones in Vanessa Williams' filmography include her breakout role in 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' (1991), her acclaimed performance in 'Soul Food' (2000), and her recent role in 'Candyman' (2021).

Q: Is Vanessa Williams involved in music?

Yes, Vanessa Williams is also an accomplished singer. She has released several albums and is known for hits like 'Save the Best for Last' and 'Dreamin'.

Known for

Eraser (1996)

IMDb 6.2 / 10

1996 / Action, Drama / 115 min

U.S. Marshall John Kruger erases the identities of people enrolled in the Witness Protection Program. His current assignment is to protect Lee Cullen, who's...

Shaft (1971)

IMDb 6.6 / 10

1971 / Action, Adventure / 100mins

Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.

Dance with Me (1998)

IMDb 5.9 / 10

1998 / Drama, Music / 126mins

Young Cuban Rafael just buried his mother, and comes to Houston to meet his father John for the first time. The difficult part is...

Name

Vanessa Williams

Height

5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)

Born

18 March 1963, Bronx, New York, USA

Spouses

Jim Skrip (2015–present)

Children

3 (Melanie, Jillian, and Devin)

Parents

Helen Williams, Milton Williams

Estimated Net Worth

$25 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2026	TV The Claudia Winkleman Show Good vibes, great guests, glorious fringe. Your weekly dose of Claudia‑powered joy, as she has a chat with Hollywood stars,...	Self	TMDB 3.5 / 10
2024	Movie Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field Enter the colorful world of Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated Patricia Field, the costume designer behind Sex and the City, Emily in Paris,...	Self	Not rated
2024	Movie The Little Pageant That Could A documentary that chronicles the journey of L.A.’s “Best in Drag Show” to support the Alliance for Housing and Healing....	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2024	TV Elsbeth After her successful career in Chicago, Elsbeth Tascioni, an astute but unconventional attorney, utilizes her singular point of view to...	Roslyn Bridwell	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2023	Movie Tripped Up Aspiring chef Lizzy sets off with her three best friends in tow to compete in the prestigious Saucy Food Festival....	Patricia Chamberlain	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2023	Movie Celebrating 50 Years of Broadway's Best Enjoy a revue of milestone Broadway shows and songs from 1973 to 2023 hosted by two-time Tony Award winner Sutton...	Self	TMDB 2.0 / 10
2023	Movie Zora Neale Hurston: Claiming a Space Raised in the small all-Black Florida town of Eatonville, Zora Neale Hurston studied at Howard University before arriving in New...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2023	TV Velma Jinkies! This raucous reimagining of the Scooby-Doo franchise unravels the mysterious origins of Mystery, Inc. – as seen through the...	Dr. Perdue (voice)	TMDB 3.5 / 10
2022	Movie Los lunes a las 9 Hybrid documentary about one of the most successful shows in Puerto Rican television history: ‘No te duermas’	Self (Archive Footage)	Not rated
2022	TV The Jennifer Hudson Show Talented entertainer and newly-minted EGOT Jennifer Hudson takes on the daytime talk show landscape.	Unknown character	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2022	TV Sherri Sherri Shepherd, actress, comic, and Emmy Award-winning longtime co-host of "The View", appears before a live audience with a daily...	Self - Guest	TMDB 2.6 / 10
2021	TV Queen of the Universe Eurovision-like singing competition featuring drag queens from around the world who compete to be crowned the Ultimate Queen of the...	Self - Judge	TMDB 4.2 / 10
2021	TV Blankety Blank Bradley Walsh presents the triumphant return of Britain's blank-iest game show. Can he control his celebrity panel and help contestants...	Self - Panellist	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2021	Movie Show of Titles An evening of celebrated stars performing the titles songs from Broadway’s best.	"Dear World" Performer	Not rated
2021	TV Girls5eva When a one-hit-wonder girl group from the '90s gets sampled by a young rapper, its members reunite to give their...	Nance Trace	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2021	Movie Bad Hair In 1989, an ambitious young woman gets a weave in order to succeed in the image-obsessed world of music television....	Zora	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2021	TV Name That Tune A revival of the American television game show that put two contestants against each other to test their knowledge of...	Self - Contestant	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2020	TV Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas with Vanessa Williams In collaboration with the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation, the American Pops Orchestra presents an evening celebrating the entire iconic album...	Self - Host	Not rated
2020	Movie Vanessa Williams: Live From the West Side Join us for a livestream concert series featuring singer and actress Vanessa Williams. Streamed live from New York’s Shubert Virtual...	Unknown character	Not rated
2020	Movie There She Is The film examines the "who" and "why" of women and girls in beauty pageants, emphasizing the #MeToo era. It examines...	Unknown character	Not rated
2020	TV Secret Celebrity RuPaul's Drag Race Secret celebrities - from all walks of life - compete in full drag as they try to impress Emmy Award...	Vanquisha Da House - Contestant	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2020	TV Calling All T.O.T.S. T.O.T.S. Junior Fliers, Pip and Freddy love nothing more than delivering cute baby animals to their forever families – but...	Captain Beakman (voice)	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2020	Movie Singleholic Story of a woman who wakes up on the morning of her 35th birthday and decides she wants to settle...	Jackie Chisolm	TMDB 2.0 / 10
2020	TV Stars in the House In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and theatres across the world closing their curtains indefinitely, SiriusXM host Seth Rudetsky...	Self	Not rated
2020	TV Stars in the House In the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic and theatres across the world closing their curtains indefinitely, SiriusXM host Seth Rudetsky...	Self - Special Guest	Not rated
2019	Movie Miss Virginia A struggling inner-city mother sacrifices everything to give her son a good education. Unwilling to allow her son to stay...	Sally Rae	TMDB 8.1 / 10
2019	TV First Wives Club Three women band together after their first marriages fall apart, and find strength in their sisterhood - and of course...	Nancy	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2019	TV The Kelly Clarkson Show Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and...	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2019	TV Tamron Hall Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she interviews in thorough meaningful and...	Self - Guest	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2019	TV A Black Lady Sketch Show A narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests presenting sketches performed...	Delilah	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2019	Movie Batman: Hush A mysterious new villain known only as Hush uses a gallery of villains to destroy Batman's crime-fighting career as well...	Amanda Waller (voice)	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2019	TV T.O.T.S. A heartfelt animated comedy series for preschoolers exploring the hilarious adventures of best friends Pip and Freddy, a tenacious penguin...	Captain Beakman (voice)	TMDB 7.4 / 10
2019	TV American Style An examination of how America’s changing style through the decades has mirrored the political, social, and economic climate of the...	Self	TMDB 1.0 / 10
2018	Movie The Legend of Hallowaiian After releasing a mythical monster upon the islands, a group of three young friends must use local legends to restore...	Fire Goddess (voice)	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2018	TV Celebrity Catchphrase In this entertaining series packed with laughs, celebrity contestants attempt to work out catchphrases based on fun animations. Animations include...	Self - Contestant	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2018	Movie Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay Amanda Waller's top-secret "Task Force X" — consisting of Deadshot, Bronze Tiger, Killer Frost, Captain Boomerang, Harley Quinn, and Copperhead...	Amanda Waller (voice)	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2017	Movie The Man from Earth: Holocene 14,000-year-old "Man from Earth" John Oldman, now teaching in northern California, realizes that not only is he finally starting to...	Carolyn	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2017	TV Daytime Divas Every weekday at noon, Maxine, Mo, Heather, Kibby, and Nina—hosts of The Lunch Hour, the long-running women’s talk show—gather around...	Maxine Robinson	TMDB 3.7 / 10
2017	Movie Not Black Enough A deep look at the class warfare and the contradictions that African-Americans face within their own community when many of...	Self	TMDB 7.8 / 10
2016	Movie VH1 Divas Holiday: Unsilent Night VH1’s beloved Divas franchise made its return after a four-year hiatus with a holiday spin. The Unsilent Night special, airing...	Self	Not rated
2016	Movie The Secret She Kept Based on ReShonda Tate Billingsley's novel of the same name, The Secret She Kept, a successful magazine executive marries a...	Beverly	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2016	TV The $100,000 Pyramid In $100,000 Pyramid, contestants are in teams of two. The goal of the game is to help your partner guess...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2016	TV Match Game A modern reboot of the classic 70s game show that features two contestants attempting to match the answers of six...	Self - Panelist	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2015	Movie Show Boat The landmark musical brought vividly to life by the New York Philharmonic, with an all-star cast led by Vanessa Williams,...	Julie LaVerne	Not rated
2015	TV Difficult People Life is really tough for Julie Kessler and Billy Epstein, two thirty-something aspiring comics living and working in New York...	Trish	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2014	TV The Librarians A group of librarians set off on adventures in an effort to save mysterious, ancient artifacts. Based on the series...	Cynthia Rockwell	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2014	Movie The Trip to Bountiful Carrie Watts begrudgingly lives with her busy, overprotective son, Ludie and pretentious daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae. No longer able to drive...	Jessie Mae Watts	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2014	TV Broad City Broad City follows two women throughout their daily lives in New York City, making the smallest and mundane events hysterical...	Elizabeth Carlton	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2013	Movie He's Way More Famous Than You When once-up-and-coming indie film starlet Halley Feiffer loses her boyfriend, her agent and her career in one fell swoop she...	Vanessa Williams	TMDB 4.2 / 10
2013	Movie Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor Judith has known her husband Brice since they were children, but now their marriage is growing stale. Having just completed...	Janice	TMDB 6.7 / 10
2012	TV RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars The most celebrated competitors from RuPaul's Drag Race vie for a second chance to enter Drag Race herstory. This drag...	Self - Guest Judge	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2012	TV 666 Park Avenue What would you do to have everything you desire? Step inside 666 Park Avenue, New York's most seductive address. We...	Olivia Doran	TMDB 6.1 / 10
2012	TV The Mindy Project Obstetrician/gynecologist Mindy Lahiri tries to balance her personal and professional life, surrounded by quirky co-workers in a small medical practice...	Dr. Phillips	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2012	TV Bethenny Bethenny is a syndicated American celebrity/lifestyle talk show that is hosted by reality television personality, author, entrepreneur, and natural foods...	Self - Guest	Not rated
2012	TV Doc McStuffins A young African-American girl aspires to be a doctor like her mom.	Delilah the Nesting Doll (voice)	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2011	TV The Jonathan Ross Show The Jonathan Ross Show is a British chat show presented by Jonathan Ross. It was first broadcast on ITV on...	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2011	Movie A Mother's Love Regina Reynolds is a strong black woman in the truest sense -- but her taste for the good life doesn't...	Rochelle Richardson	Not rated
2010	TV The Talk A panel of well-known news and entertainment personalities discussing current events, pop culture, contemporary issues, family, celebrity and the trending...	Self	TMDB 3.0 / 10
2010	TV Who Do You Think You Are? From roots in the Deep South to the slums of New Jersey, "Who Do You Think You Are?" follows the...	Self	TMDB 6.9 / 10
2009	Movie Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation A look back at 75 years of Disney magic on the silver screen and a look ahead to the all-new...	Unknown character	Not rated
2009	TV Modern Family The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into...	Rhonda	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2009	TV The Good Wife Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce after her husband's very public sex and...	Courtney Paige	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2009	TV Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2009	Movie Hannah Montana: The Movie When Miley Stewart (aka pop-star Hannah Montana) gets too caught up in the superstar celebrity lifestyle, her dad decides it's...	Vita	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2009	TV RuPaul's Drag Race Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate in drag queen...	Self - Special Guest	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2009	TV RuPaul's Drag Race Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate in drag queen...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2009	TV RuPaul's Drag Race Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate in drag queen...	Self - Guest Judge	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2009	TV RuPaul's Drag Race Join RuPaul, the world's most famous drag queen, as the host, mentor and judge for the ultimate in drag queen...	Self - Judge (archive footage)	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2008	Movie Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade is a live television special.	Self	Not rated
2008	TV The Wendy Williams Show Radio personality Wendy Williams is the host to her own live syndicated talk show. Wendy injects her television series with...	Unknown character	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2007	TV Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies Using live-action wildlife films from the National Geographic and the BBC archives, this animated PBS series tells the warmhearted story...	Mama Mirabelle (voice)	TMDB 8.0 / 10
2007	TV Shear Genius Shear Genius is an American reality television series on the Bravo network that focuses on hair styling. The show first...	Unknown character	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2007	TV The Graham Norton Show Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2007	Movie And Then Came Love Successful New York journalist and single mom Julie Davidson's six-year old son Jake is acting up, so she finds his...	Julie	TMDB 5.9 / 10
2006	TV Ugly Betty Wannabe writer Betty Suarez is a plain girl from Queens, who is smart, hardworking and savvy but lacks a fashionable...	Wilhelmina Slater	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2006	Movie Rehearsing a Dream Support for the arts in America may be dwindling, but talent in our high schools isn't. Every year a group...	Self	Not rated
2006	TV South Beach Leaving their troubles in Brooklyn behind, best friends Matt and Vincent head to Miami for adventure, hoping to find Matt's...	Elizabeth Bauer	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2006	Movie My Brother "My Brother" is an inner city story of two impoverished boys, Isaiah and James. James is developmentally disabled. Their mother,...	L'Tisha Morton	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2005	Movie Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2005	TV The Reichen Show A list of celebrity interviews and sensational topics.	Self	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2005	Movie Gift for the Living Inspired by the O. Henry short story "Gift of the Magi", Gift for the Living is a story about a...	Narrator	TMDB 9.0 / 10
2005	Movie Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards Broadway royalty and Tony-winners Tommy Tune, Carol Channing, Robert Goulet, and Harvey Fierstein are your hosts for this third compilation...	Witch (segment "Into the Woods") (archive footage)	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2005	TV The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish American comedian Craig Ferguson,...	Self	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2004	Movie Christmas in Washington Directed by Michael Stevens. With Michael McDonald, Phil McGraw, LeAnn Rimes, Ruben Studdard.	Unknown character	TMDB 3.7 / 10
2004	Movie The 7th Annual Soul Train Christmas Starfest An extremely unique celebration of Christmas for the young and hip and the young at heart.	Self	Not rated
2004	TV Desperate Housewives Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of...	Renee Perry	TMDB 7.9 / 10
2004	TV The Tony Danza Show The Tony Danza Show was a daytime variety talk show that premiered on September 13, 2004 in syndication and was...	Self - Guest	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2004	Movie Johnson Family Vacation Nate Johnson, a Los Angeles man estranged from his wife and three children, decides to reconnect with his family by...	Dorothy Johnson	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2004	Movie Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? Come one, come all for Sesame Street's 35th anniversary musical gathering! Is there one song the whole world can sing...	Self (archive footage)	Not rated
2004	TV On Air with Ryan Seacrest On Air with Ryan Seacrest is an American syndicated television talk show, which ran from January 12, 2004 through September...	Self	TMDB 9.5 / 10
2003	TV The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.	Self	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2003	Movie Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives When the Civil War ended in 1865, more than four million slaves were set free. Over 70 years later, the...	Unknown character	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2003	TV Jimmy Kimmel Live! Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.	Self	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2003	TV The Bachelorette A single bachelorette dates multiple men over several weeks, narrowing them down to hopefully find her true love.	Self	TMDB 4.2 / 10
2002	TV Boomtown Each episode of this series, set in contemporary Los Angeles, examines one crime from many different viewpoints - uniformed cops,...	Detective Katherine Pierce	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2002	Movie Keep the Faith, Baby Harry J. Lennix stars as trailblazing and controversial African-American congressman and Civil Rights activist Adam Clayton Powell Jr., who started...	Hazel Scott	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2002	Movie It's Black Entertainment A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century....	Self - Host	TMDB 8.7 / 10
2002	Movie Miss America Tracking the country’s oldest beauty contest—from its inception in 1921 as a local seaside pageant to its heyday as one...	Self (archival footage)	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2001	Movie Santa, Baby! Songwriter Noel is struggling to write a hit song, and so he takes his frustrations out on his family. His...	Alicia (voice)	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2001	TV Good Day Live Good Day Live was a nationwide talk show seen weekdays on FOX affiliates throughout the US. Each FOX owned and...	Self	TMDB 3.8 / 10
2001	TV The Proud Family Follow the adventures and misadventures of Penny, a 14-year-old African American girl who's doing her best to navigate through the...	Debra (voice)	TMDB 7.7 / 10
2001	Movie WW3 Terrorists release a deadly biological-warfare virus in the United States.	M.J. Blake (as Vanessa L. Williams)	TMDB 5.4 / 10
2000	Movie A Diva's Christmas Carol In this remake of Charles Dickens' classic "A Christmas Carol", a cold-hearted superstar singer gets a reality check when she...	Ebony Scrooge	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2000	Movie Christmas is Coming: Rob Mathes & Very Special Friends An extraordinary program of holiday music featuring special guest appearances and musical contributions by Vanessa Williams, Michael McDonald, David Sanborn,...	Herself	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2000	Movie Afrocentricity On the surface, this collection of shorts by up-and-coming African American filmmakers arrived at a perfect time. The cutting-edge products...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2000	Movie Shaft New York police detective John Shaft arrests Walter Wade Jr. for a racially motivated slaying. But the only eyewitness disappears,...	Carmen Vasquez	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2000	Movie Don Quixote Adapted from the work of Miguel de Cervantes, this is the story of a hidalgo, fanatic for chivalry novels, who...	Dulcinea / Aldonza	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2000	Movie The Courage to Love In 19th century New Orleans, creole Henriette must choose between love and devotion to the church. Neither choice is going...	Mother Henriette Delille	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2000	Movie Shaft: Still the Man	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1999	Movie Light It Up On a winter day in a southside Queens high school, events collide and six students are suddenly in an armed...	Audrey McDonald	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1999	Movie The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland Elmo loves his fuzzy, well-worn blue blanket more than anything in the whole world. However, when Elmo's blanket gets sucked...	Queen of Trash	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1999	Movie Futuresport In the not too distant future, a new deadly sport is the only way to stop a war that will...	Alexandra 'Alex' Torres	TMDB 4.3 / 10
1998	TV L.A. Doctors Four Los Angeles doctors run a practice in this drama that focuses as much on the problems in the American...	Leanne Barrows	TMDB 8.5 / 10
1998	Movie Dance with Me Young Cuban Rafael just buried his mother, and comes to Houston to meet his father John for the first time....	Ruby Sinclair	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1998	Movie Pavarotti & Friends - For the Children of Liberia The Pavarotti & Friends for the Children of Liberia was held on June 9, 1998, in support of the War...	Self	Not rated
1998	TV VH1 Divas In 1998, VH1 debuted the first annual VH1 Divas concert. VH1 Divas Live was created to support the channel's Save...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1997	Movie Soul Food Traditional Sunday dinners at Mama Joe's turn sour when sisters Teri, Bird and Maxine start bringing their problems to the...	Teri	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1997	TV Ally McBeal Ally McBeal is a young lawyer working at the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Ally's lives and loves are...	Sheila Hunt	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1997	Movie Hoodlum In 1934, the second most lucrative business in New York City was running 'the numbers'. When Madam Queen—the powerful woman...	Francine Hughes	TMDB 6.4 / 10
1997	TV The View ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...	Self	TMDB 4.4 / 10
1997	TV The View ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...	Self - Guest	TMDB 4.4 / 10
1997	TV The Odyssey Warrior Odysseus leaves his idyllic life in the kingdom of Ithaca to fight in the Trojan War. Following victory, he...	Calypso	TMDB 7.2 / 10
1996	TV Jungle Cubs Join cubs Baloo, Bagheera, Louie and the rest of the animals from Disney’s The Jungle Book as they live and...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1996	Movie Eraser A Witness Protection specialist becomes suspicious of his co-workers when dealing with a case involving high-tech weapons.	Lee Cullen	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1996	TV The Rosie O'Donnell Show The Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell....	Self - Guest	TMDB 4.1 / 10
1995	Movie Bye Bye Birdie In 1995, ABC presented a telemovie version of the Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie produced by RHI Entertainment. It starred...	Rose Alvarez	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1995	TV Nothing Lasts Forever The personal lives and careers of three female doctors, from different backgrounds and walks of life, who work at a...	Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter	Not rated
1995	Movie Nothing Lasts Forever Story of the personal lives and careers of three female doctors, from different backgrounds and walks of life, who work...	Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1995	TV MADtv MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The one-hour show aired Saturday nights on...	Self	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1995	TV Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.	Beauty (voice)	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1995	Movie Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II In commemoration of the 100th birthday of lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II, performers present classic Hammerstein songs.	Self	Not rated
1994	Movie Score with Chicks 47 minute comedic parody with Professor N. Likeflynn (Martin Keegan) offers dating advice on how to score with hot chicks...	Unknown character	TMDB 7.0 / 10
1993	TV Intimate Portrait Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes interviews...	Self (archive footage)	TMDB 4.5 / 10
1993	TV Star Trek: Deep Space Nine At Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated planet of...	Arandis	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1992	TV The Jacksons: An American Dream The history of the Jackson family and the early and successful years of the Motown group The Jackson 5.	Suzanne de Passe	TMDB 6.7 / 10
1992	Movie Stompin' at the Savoy As the Harlem Renaissance flourishes in jazzy New York City, Pauline, Esther and Alice struggle to survive. By day, they...	Pauline	Not rated
1991	Movie Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man It's the lawless future, and renegade biker Harley Davidson and his surly cowboy buddy, Marlboro, learn that a corrupt bank...	Lulu Daniels	TMDB 6.3 / 10
1991	Movie Another You George has been in a mental hospital for 3 years and is finally ready to go out into the real...	Gloria	TMDB 5.5 / 10
1990	Movie The Kid Who Loved Christmas In this sentimental holiday tale, a young boy is taken away from his loving, adoptive household when his new mom...	Lynette Parks	TMDB 6.6 / 10
1990	TV The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle...	Danny Mitchell	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1990	Movie Seriously... Phil Collins 4 TV Executives attempt to make a television special to promote ...But Seriously. Mostly made of sketches this film includes...	Rachel - TV Executive	TMDB 8.0 / 10
1990	Movie Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer Perry Mason defends the husband of a famous rock singer who was found being killed after having had a tremendous...	Terri Knight	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1989	Movie Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal A high-priced call girl who has been secretly videotaping her rich clients is shot to death. An investigation of her...	Valentine Hayward	TMDB 4.8 / 10
1988	TV American Experience TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world...	Narrator (voice)	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1988	TV LIVE with Kelly and Mark A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus...	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1988	Movie Under the Gun A St. Louis cop, Mike Braxton (Sam Jones), receives an urgent call for help from his brother Tony (Nick Cassavetes),...	Samantha Richards	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1987	Movie The Pick-up Artist A womanizer meets his match when he falls for the daughter of a gambling addict who is in debt to...	Rae, Girl with Dog	TMDB 5.7 / 10
1984	TV Partners in Crime When their ex-husband Raymond winds up murdered, Carole and Sydney set out to find his killer and eventually decide to...	Unknown character	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1982	TV T. J. Hooker Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Hooker is a tough-as-nails veteran police officer with the LCPD who turns his back on a gold...	Officer Pat Williamson	TMDB 6.5 / 10
1980	TV A Capitol Fourth The nation's 245th birthday celebration will be feature new performances from sea to shining sea, all-new pre-taped performances from locations...	Self	Not rated
1975	TV Saturday Night Live A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary...	Self - Musical Guest	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1965	TV Days of Our Lives The Horton and Brady broods endure the romantic trials of life in Salem, a Midwestern hamlet filled with evil geniuses,...	Valerie Grant	TMDB 6.1 / 10
1962	TV The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from...	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
1956	TV Tony Awards The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway...	Self - Performer	Not rated
1954	TV Miss America	Miss New York 1983	Not rated
1953	TV The Oscars An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2000	Movie The Courage to Love In 19th century New Orleans, creole Henriette must choose between love and devotion to the church. Neither choice is going...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 6.8 / 10

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Eraser (1996)

Shaft (1971)

Dance with Me (1998)

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