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Vanessa A. Williams (born May 12, 1963) is an Emmy Award-nominated and NAACP Image Award-winning American actress who has appeared in several television series such as Melrose Place and the Showtime cable television series Soul Food. In 1996, she was featured in the television series Murder One.
Williams was born in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City. While not related, she is sometimes confused with singer/actress Vanessa L. Williams, who starred in the original film version of Soul Food.
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Vanessa A. Williams (born May 12, 1963) is an Emmy Award-nominated and NAACP Image Award-winning American actress who has appeared in several television series such as Melrose Place and the Showtime cable television series Soul Food. In 1996, she was featured in the television series Murder One.
Williams was born in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City. While not related, she is sometimes confused with singer/actress Vanessa L. Williams, who starred in the original film version of Soul Food. She had her DNA tested and discovered that she descended from the Tikar and Bamileke ethnic groups from Cameroon.
Filmography
Producer
Dense (2004) executive producer & producer Allergic to Nuts (2003) executive producer Driving Fish (2004) co-executive producer
Actor
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 Santa Baby! (2001) as Alicia (voice) 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: (3 episodes, 2009) as Ambassador Olara Kumali Imagine That (2009) as Lori Struthers
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