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Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater on "Ugly Betty"
Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater on "Ugly Betty" - © ABC
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Vanessa Williams stars as Wilhelmina Slater on ABC's "Ugly Betty."

Vanessa Williams is one of the most respected and multi-faceted performers in entertainment today, having conquered the music charts, Broadway, music videos, television and motion pictures. Vanessa Williams has sold millions of albums worldwide and has achieved critical acclaim as an actress on stage, in film and on television.

Vanessa Williams' albums "The Right Stuff," "The Comfort Zone" and "The Sweetest Days" earned multiple Grammy nominations and yielded such classics as "Save the Best for Last," "Dreamin'," "Work to Do" and "Love Is," among others. Vanessa Williams was also nominated for a Grammy for her single "Colors of the Wind," from Disney's "Pocahontas," which went on to win an Academy Award, a Golden Globe and the Grammy for Best Song in a Motion Picture. Other recordings include two holiday albums, "Star Bright" and "Silver & Gold," plus "Vanessa Williams' Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years" and "Everlasting Love," love songs from the 1970s.

In 1994 Vanessa Williams took Broadway by storm when she replaced Chita Rivera in "Kiss of the Spider Woman," winning the hearts of critics and becoming a box-office sensation. Vanessa Williams garnered rave reviews and was nominated for a Tony Award for the 2002 revival of "Into the Woods," headlined a limited special engagement of the classic "Carmen Jones" at the Kennedy Center, and starred in the Encore! Series staged concert production of "St. Louis Woman."

Vanessa Williams made her film debut in 1986 in "Under the Gun," then appeared in "The Pick-Up Artist," "Another You" and "Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man." Vanessa Williams starred opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in "Eraser," followed by a leading role opposite Laurence Fishburne and Andy Garcia in "Hoodlum" and in the box office hit, "Soul Food." Vanessa Williams also starred in "Dance with Me," "Light It Up," "Shaft," opposite Samuel L. Jackson, and in "Johnson Family Vacation," with Cedric the Entertainer and Steve Harvey. Vanessa Williams will be seen next in the independent feature "My Brother" and "Somebody Like You."

On television Vanessa Williams starred in "Stompin' at the Savoy," "The Boy Who Loved Christmas" and "The Jacksons: An American Dream," for which she won an NAACP Image Award. Vanessa Williams won rave reviews in ABC's revival of "Bye, Bye Birdie" and starred in the miniseries "Nothing Lasts Forever" and the Emmy-nominated "The Odyssey." She appeared opposite John Lithgow in TNT's "Don Quixote," and executive-produced and starred in "The Courage to Love" for Lifetime. Vanessa Williams was also seen in the VH1 original movie, "A Diva's Christmas Carol," as well as the Showtime movie "Keep the Faith, Baby."

Vanessa Williams' charitable contributions are many and varied, embracing and supporting such issues as education, homelessness, abuse, women's issues and health concerns, AIDS and anything having to do with children.







VANESSA WILLIAMS: FACTS

How tall is Vanessa Williams? How old is Vanessa Williams? Where was Vanessa Williams born? Find out here.

Age: 46 years old
Birthday: March 18, 1963
Height: 5' 6"

Nicknames:
Van
Ness
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Full Name / Real Name: Vanessa Lynn Williams
Birthplace: Tarrytown, NY

Husbands:
Rick Fox
Ramon Hervey




VANESSA WILLIAMS: NEWS (7)


Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina Slater on "Ugly Betty"Stars Come Out to Celebrate 10th Anniversary of 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'Lauren Conrad, Snoop Dogg, Patricia Heaton, Shawn Johnson, Steve Nash, Katy Perry, Rachael Ray, Sherri Shepherd, Vanessa Williams and Wynonna are among the celebrities who will be playing for charity when the game show makes a special return engagement in primetime on Sunday, August 9. Read more...
"Mad Men" Cast2009 Emmy Award Nominations Announced"30 Rock" and "Mad Men" come out on top again this year for comedy and drama series with 22 and 16 nominations respectively, while "Grey Gardens" cultivates 17, "Into the West" rides into the sunset with 14, "Saturday Night Live" yucks it up for 13, and "Dancing with the Stars" waltzes away with 10. Read more...
Poster for "Twilight" (2008)Grab Your Surfboards and Catch the First Wave of 'Teen Choice 2009' Nominees"Twilight," Miley Cyrus, "High School Musical 3: Senior Year," "Gossip Girl," Jonas Brothers and "American Idol" top the list with the most nominations for the awards show airing on August 10. Read more...
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VANESSA WILLIAMS: TWEETS

Listening to Christmas music.. No one does Christmas music like Vanessa Williams
1 hour ago
going retroooo. Vanessa Williams - Save the Best for Last sooooo reminds me of childhood <3 And, er, Bisto.
2 hours ago
They're playing Vanessa Williams at Red Lobster! Awesomeness!
3 hours ago
@HairWeave diahann carroll is actually in a movie with vanessa williams. It's called 'The Courage to Love'. It's really gud, one of my favs!
5 hours ago
@remy_lebeau i forget vanessa williams was a one time singer
8 hours ago
@UrbanRokkstar its never too early. I heard Vanessa Williams's "what child is this" in the mall Wed and almost lost my mind
8 hours ago
I wanna watch Vanessa Williams nude
9 hours ago
@samanthaurban like my favorite singer - Vanessa Williams - once said, "They Save The Best For Laaaaast." :P
9 hours ago
I have another follower. Yay! My popularity is rising like Vanessa Williams hair line on her forehead
9 hours ago
@EWMichaelSlezak How can you put the hills kristen cavalerri in same catagory as Jane Lynch, Vanessa Williams, Ian Somehandler etc in Nov 20
10 hours ago
I mean they actually had the nerve to put her in the class of Jane Lynch, Ian Somerhandler, Vanessa Williams Annalynne McCord etc.
10 hours ago
Vanessa Williams > Calista Flockhart #BeatRutgers
11 hours ago
Rebecca Romijn is so beautiful. And so is America Ferrera. Vanessa Williams is beautiful, too, but in Ugly Betty she frightens me, haha!
19 hours ago
#nowlisteningto Vanessa Williams-Save the best for last
19 hours ago
@shiningwhileLTL ha yea vanessa Williams. Love her tunes the comfort zone cd is one of my all time faves
21 hours ago
@jazzt vanessa williams? i don't have the physical CD but i got her christmas songs on my itunes :) i love them all. haha.
21 hours ago