Vanessa Williams: movies and TV shows
Vanessa Williams has 61 credits in the archive: 34 films and 27 TV series, from 1984 to 2026. Highest rated: 9-1-1 (8.2/10).
Career timeline
1984 – 2026 · busiest year: 1996 (5 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wild Rose | Joyce | TV | 10.0 | 63 |
| 2025 | Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies | Self - (archive footage) | Film | — | 62 |
| 2023 | Black Girl, Erupted | Cassandra Cole | Film | 2.0 | 60 |
| 2023 | Cruel Encounters | Corynne | Film | 1.0 | 60 |
| 2022 | Mid-Century | Beverly Gordon | Film | 4.5 | 59 |
| 2022 | Remember Me: The Mahalia Jackson Story | Lucille | Film | 3.7 | 59 |
| 2022 | Angie's Cure | Carla | Film | 10.0 | 59 |
| 2021 | American Horror Stories | Dr. Eleanor Berger | TV | 7.8 | 58 |
| 2021 | Candyman | Anne-Marie McCoy | Film | 6.0 | 58 |
| 2021 | A Rich Christmas | Aggie Maggy / Madison | Film | 5.8 | 58 |
| 2021 | A Luv Tale | Candice | TV | 6.1 | 58 |
| 2021 | Welcome to the Christmas Family Reunion | Eve Christmas | Film | 4.7 | 58 |
| 2020 | Love on a Two Way Street | Gloria | Film | — | 57 |
| 2019 | One Fine Christmas | Susan | Film | 5.2 | 56 |
| 2019 | I Left My Girlfriend for Regina Jones | Rebecca | Film | 2.0 | 56 |
| 2018 | 9-1-1 | Claudette Collins | TV | 8.2 | 55 |
| 2018 | 40 and Single | Bertha Brown | TV | 9.0 | 55 |
| 2018 | Thriller | Mrs. Walker | Film | 4.3 | 55 |
| 2014 | The Flash | Francine West | TV | 7.8 | 51 |
| 2014 | Men, Money & Gold Diggers | Sandra Winslow | Film | — | 51 |
| 2014 | Crossed the Line | Juice | Film | 6.2 | 51 |
| 2012 | Sugar Mommas | Lynn | Film | — | 49 |
| 2012 | Raising Izzie | Tonya | Film | 8.1 | 49 |
| 2009 | Imagine That | Lori Strother | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 2009 | Contradictions of the Heart | Lea | Film | 6.5 | 46 |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show | TV | 5.5 | 45 | |
| 2008 | Flirting with Forty | Kristine | Film | 5.3 | 45 |
| 2007 | Phineas and Ferb | Flight Attendant (voice) | TV | 7.9 | 44 |
| 2007 | Ice Spiders | Dr. April Sommers | Film | 4.1 | 44 |
| 2004 | Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me | Self (voice) | Film | 8.0 | 41 |
| 2003 | Cold Case | Crystal Stacy (2007) | TV | 7.8 | 40 |
| 2003 | Black Listed | J.W. | Film | 4.0 | 40 |
| 2003 | Allergic to Nuts | Film | — | 40 | |
| 2002 | Like Mike | Pharmacist | Film | 6.1 | 39 |
| 2002 | Our America | Sandra Williams | Film | 8.0 | 39 |
| 2001 | Good Day Live | Self | TV | 3.8 | 38 |
| 2000 | Soul Food | Maxine Chadway | TV | 7.2 | 37 |
| 2000 | Punks | Jennifer | Film | 5.1 | 37 |
| 2000 | Playing with Fire | Riana Roberts | Film | 8.0 | 37 |
| 1999 | Total Recall 2070 | TV | 6.3 | 36 | |
| 1999 | Incognito | Wilhelmina Hunter | Film | 7.0 | 36 |
| 1997 | Between Brothers | Rebecca | TV | 9.0 | 34 |
| 1996 | The Pretender | Denise Clements | TV | 7.4 | 33 |
| 1996 | The Steve Harvey Show | Nina | TV | 7.0 | 33 |
| 1996 | Malcolm & Eddie | TV | 7.7 | 33 | |
| 1996 | Buddies | TV | 5.5 | 33 | |
| 1996 | Mother | Donna | Film | 6.8 | 33 |
| 1995 | Murder One | TV | 7.7 | 32 | |
| 1995 | Murder One | Lila Marquette | TV | 7.7 | 32 |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope | Grace Carr | TV | 7.2 | 31 |
| 1994 | Drop Squad | Mali | Film | 3.5 | 31 |
| 1993 | Living Single | TV | 8.1 | 30 | |
| 1992 | Melrose Place | Rhonda | TV | 5.8 | 29 |
| 1992 | Candyman | Anne-Marie McCoy | Film | 6.7 | 29 |
| 1992 | The Jaleel White Special | Film | — | 29 | |
| 1991 | New Jack City | Keisha | Film | 6.7 | 28 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Vera | TV | 7.3 | 27 |
| 1990 | The Word | TV | 6.0 | 27 | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | TV | 5.6 | 25 | |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show | Jade | TV | 7.0 | 21 |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show | Cheryl | TV | 7.0 | 21 |