Tripped Up |
Patty / Alpaca Lady |
2023 |
The Jennifer Hudson Show |
Self |
2022 |
Queen of the Universe |
Self - Judge |
2021 |
Girls5eva |
Nance Trace |
2021 |
Gutfeld! |
Self |
2021 |
Kenan |
Tasha |
2021 |
One Night Only: The Best of Broadway |
Self |
2020 |
Bad Hair |
Zora |
2020 |
There She Is |
Self |
2020 |
The Drew Barrymore Show |
Self - Guest |
2020 |
Difficult People |
Trish |
2020 |
Face to Face with David |
Self |
2020 |
A Capitol Fourth |
Self - Host |
2020 |
GMA3: What You Need to Know |
Self |
2020 |
RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race |
Self / Vanqueisha De House - Special Guest |
2020 |
Twenties |
Angela |
2020 |
Miss Virginia |
Sally Rae |
2019 |
First Wives Club |
Nancy |
2019 |
Tamron Hall |
Self |
2019 |
A Black Lady Sketch Show |
Delilah |
2019 |
Batman: Hush |
Amanda Waller (voice) / Amanda Waller |
2019 |
T.O.T.S. |
Captain Beakman (voice), Captain Beakman, Captain Beakman / Captain Beakman (voice), Captain Beakman / Bianca's Mother |
2019 |
American Style |
Self |
2019 |
The Legend of Hallowaiian |
Fire Goddess / Fire Goddess (voice) |
2018 |
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay |
Amanda Waller (voice) / Amanda Waller |
2018 |
Tony Bennett: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song |
Self - Performer |
2018 |
The Man from Earth: Holocene |
Carolyn |
2017 |
Me, Myself and I |
Kelly Frasier |
2017 |
Daily Blast Live |
Self |
2017 |
Carpool Karaoke |
Self |
2017 |
Daytime Divas |
Maxine Robinson |
2017 |
Not Black Enough |
Self |
2017 |
Milo Murphy's Law |
Dr. Eileen Underwood, Doctor Underwood |
2016 |
Match Game |
Self - Celebrity Panelist |
2016 |
The $100,000 Pyramid |
Self - Celebrity Player |
2016 |
Someone You Love: The HPV Epidemic |
Self - Narrator |
2014 |
Abandoned |
(archive footage) |
2014 |
When Marnie Was There |
Hisako |
2014 |
The Trip to Bountiful |
Jessie Mae Watts |
2014 |
Broad City |
Elizabeth Carlton |
2014 |
The Librarians |
General Cynthia Rockwell |
2013 |
The Queen Latifah Show |
Self - Guest |
2013 |
Celebrity Page |
Self |
2013 |
The Real |
Self |
2013 |
He's Way More Famous Than You |
Vanessa Williams |
2013 |
Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor |
Janice |
2013 |
The Broadway.com Show |
Self |
2013 |
The Haunting Of |
Self |
2012 |
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars |
Self - Guest Judge |
2012 |
Delhi Safari |
Begum |
2012 |
666 Park Avenue |
Olivia Doran |
2012 |
The Mindy Project |
Dr. Phillips |
2012 |
Larry King Now |
Self - Guest |
2012 |
Bethenny |
Self |
2012 |
CBS This Morning |
Self - Guest |
2012 |
Project Runway All Stars |
Self - Guest Judge |
2012 |
Kitchen Cousins |
Self |
2011 |
The Chew |
Herself - Guest |
2011 |
Tim Alexander's A Mother's Love |
Rochelle Richardson |
2011 |
Oprah's Master Class |
Self |
2011 |
The Talk |
Self - Guest Co-Host, Self - Guest, Self |
2010 |
The A-List: New York |
Self |
2010 |
Who Do You Think You Are? |
Self |
2010 |
Talk Stoop |
Self - Guest |
2009 |
Let's Make a Deal |
Self |
2009 |
Modern Family |
Rhonda |
2009 |
The Good Wife |
Courtney Paige |
2009 |
The Dr. Oz Show |
Self - Guest, Self, Herself |
2009 |
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen |
Self - Guest |
2009 |
Royal Pains |
Olympia Houston |
2009 |
Hannah Montana: The Movie |
Vita |
2009 |
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon |
Herself - Guest (as Vanessa L. Williams) |
2009 |
RuPaul's Drag Race |
Self - Guest Judge, Self - Special Guest, Self |
2009 |
The Wendy Williams Show |
Self - Guest |
2008 |
Baisden After Dark |
Herself |
2007 |
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies |
Mama Mirabelle |
2007 |
Phineas and Ferb |
Flight Attendant |
2007 |
The 61st Annual Tony Awards |
Self - Presenter |
2007 |
Shear Genius |
Self - Celebrity Judge |
2007 |
The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards |
Self - Presenter |
2007 |
And Then Came Love |
Julie |
2007 |
Ugly Betty |
Willhelmina Slater, Wilhelmina Slater |
2006 |
Rachael Ray |
Self - Guest |
2006 |
Rehearsing a Dream |
Self |
2006 |
South Beach |
Elizabeth Bauer |
2006 |
My Brother |
L'Tisha Morton |
2006 |
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts |
Self - Performer |
2005 |
The Tyra Banks Show |
Self - Guest |
2005 |
Black in the 80s |
Self |
2005 |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson |
Herself - Guest (as Vanessa L. Williams) |
2005 |
Christmas in Washington |
|
2004 |
Fashion News Live |
Self |
2004 |
Desperate Housewives |
Renee Perry |
2004 |
The Tony Danza Show |
Self - Guest |
2004 |
The Insider |
Herself, Herself (archive footage) |
2004 |
Johnson Family Vacation |
Dorothy Johnson |
2004 |
Fashion in Focus |
Self |
2003 |
A Century of Black Cinema |
Self |
2003 |
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty |
Self |
2003 |
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives |
Reader |
2003 |
Jimmy Kimmel Live! |
Herself - Guest |
2003 |
Boomtown |
Detective Katherine Pierce |
2002 |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire |
Self - Celebrity Question Presenter |
2002 |
The 56th Annual Tony Awards |
Self - Nominee & Performer |
2002 |
Cool Women |
Herself |
2002 |
Fashion Police |
Self - Guest |
2002 |
Keep the Faith, Baby |
Hazel Scott |
2002 |
It's Black Entertainment |
Host / Self - Host |
2002 |
Santa, Baby! |
Alicia / Alicia (voice) |
2001 |
The Proud Family |
Debra |
2001 |
WW 3 |
M.J. Blake |
2001 |
A Diva's Christmas Carol |
Ebony Scrooge |
2000 |
Shaft |
Carmen Vasquez |
2000 |
Don Quixote |
Dulcinea / Aldonza |
2000 |
The 72nd Annual Academy Awards |
Self - Presenter |
2000 |
The Courage to Love |
Mother Henriette Delille |
2000 |
Light It Up |
Audrey McDonald |
1999 |
The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland |
Queen of Trash |
1999 |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire |
Self - Celebrity Contestant |
1999 |
I'll Make Me a World |
Self - Narrator |
1999 |
Futuresport |
Alexandra 'Alex' Torres / Alex Torres |
1998 |
L.A. Doctors |
Dr. Leanne Barrows |
1998 |
Dance with Me |
Ruby Sinclair |
1998 |
The 40th Annual Grammy Awards |
Self |
1998 |
Soul Food |
Teri |
1997 |
Ally McBeal |
Sheila Hunt |
1997 |
Hoodlum |
Francine Hughes / Francine Hughes (as Vanessa L. Williams) |
1997 |
The View |
Herself - Guest, Self - Guest |
1997 |
The Odyssey |
Calypso |
1997 |
Eraser |
Lee Cullen / Lee |
1996 |
The Rosie O'Donnell Show |
Self - Guest |
1996 |
The 68th Annual Academy Awards |
Self - Performer |
1996 |
The 38th Annual Grammy Awards |
Self |
1996 |
Bye Bye Birdie |
Rose Alvarez |
1995 |
Nothing Lasts Forever |
Dr. Kathy 'Kat' Hunter |
1995 |
MADtv |
Self |
1995 |
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child |
Beauty |
1995 |
Chicago Hope |
Dr. Grace Carr |
1994 |
Extra with Billy Bush |
Self |
1994 |
The 48th Annual Tony Awards |
Self - Presenter |
1994 |
The 36th Annual Grammy Awards |
Self - Presenter |
1994 |
David Foster's Christmas Album |
Self |
1993 |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien |
Herself - Guest |
1993 |
The 35th Annual Grammy Awards |
Self - Performer |
1993 |
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine |
Arandis |
1993 |
Christmas in Vienna |
Self - Performer |
1992 |
The Jacksons: An American Dream |
Suzanne de Passe |
1992 |
The Whoopi Goldberg Show |
Self - Guest |
1992 |
Stompin' at the Savoy |
Pauline |
1992 |
The 6th Annual Soul Train Music Awards |
Self - Co-Host |
1992 |
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man |
Lulu Daniels |
1991 |
Another You |
Gloria |
1991 |
The 33rd Annual Grammy Awards |
Self |
1991 |
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air |
Danny Mitchell |
1990 |
Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer |
Terri Knight |
1990 |
The Kid Who Loved Christmas |
Lynette Parks |
1990 |
The 31st Annual Grammy Awards |
Self |
1989 |
Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal |
Valentine Hayward |
1989 |
The Arsenio Hall Show |
Herself - Guest |
1989 |
Inside Edition |
Self - Former Miss America |
1988 |
American Experience |
Self |
1988 |
Sidewalks Entertainment |
Self - Guest |
1988 |
Family Feud |
Self - Celebrity Contestant, Self - Contestant |
1988 |
Under the Gun |
Samantha Richards |
1988 |
The Pick-up Artist |
Rae, Girl with Dog / Rae |
1987 |
Showtime at the Apollo |
Herself - Musical Guest |
1987 |
Biography |
Self |
1987 |
The Redd Foxx Show |
Jessica |
1986 |
He's the Mayor |
Self |
1986 |
Motown Returns to the Apollo |
Self |
1985 |
Super Password |
Self - Celebrity Contestant |
1984 |
Partners in Crime |
Roselle Robins |
1984 |
Salute to Lady Liberty |
Self |
1984 |
T.J. Hooker |
Officer Pat Williamson |
1982 |
Entertainment Tonight |
Self |
1981 |
The Love Boat |
Herself, Miss America 1984, Pearl |
1977 |
Live from Lincoln Center |
Julie LaVerne, Graduates / Off Stage Voices |
1976 |
Saturday Night Live |
Self - Musical Guest, Self - Musical Guest / The Kwanzettes |
1975 |
Soul Train |
Self |
1971 |
Great Performances |
Self, Self - Host |
1971 |
Evening at Pops |
Self |
1970 |
Sesame Street |
Self |
1969 |
Top of the Pops |
Herself - Musical Guest |
1964 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson |
Herself - Guest |
1962 |