Queen of the Universe
|
Self - Judge |
2021 |
Girls5eva
|
Nance Trace |
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 |
A Capitol Fourth
|
Self - Host |
2020 |
RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race
|
Self - Special Guest |
2020 |
Twenties
|
Angela |
2020 |
Miss Virginia
|
Sally Rae |
2019 |
First Wives Club
|
Nancy |
2019 |
Tamron Hall
|
Self |
2019 |
Batman: Hush
|
Amanda Waller (voice) / Amanda Waller |
2019 |
T.O.T.S.
|
Captain Beakman, 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 |
Daytime Divas
|
Maxine Robinson |
2017 |
Not Black Enough
|
Self |
2017 |
Famous in Love
|
Ida Turner |
2017 |
Milo Murphy's Law
|
Dr. Eileen Underwood, Eileen Underwood, Doctor Underwood |
2016 |
Match Game
|
Self - Celebrity Panelist |
2016 |
The $100,000 Pyramid
|
Self - Celebrity Player |
2016 |
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
|
Herself - 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 |
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, Herself, Self |
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 |
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 |
Lincoln Heights
|
Naomi Bradshaw, Aunt Naomie |
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
|
Herself |
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 |
Cold Case
|
Crystal Stacy - 2007 |
2003 |
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
|
Self |
2003 |
A Century of Black Cinema
|
Self |
2003 |
Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives
|
Reader |
2003 |
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
|
Herself - Guest |
2003 |
Boomtown
|
Detective Katherine Pierce |
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 |
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
|
Self - Celebrity Question Presenter |
2002 |
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 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
|
Herself |
1995 |
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
|
Beauty |
1995 |
Chicago Hope
|
Dr. Grace Carr |
1994 |
Extra with Billy Bush
|
Self (archive footage), 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 |
NYPD Blue
|
Kira |
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 |
The Jacksons: An American Dream
|
Suzanne de Passe |
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 |
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, Herself - 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
|
Graduates / Off Stage Voices, Julie LaVerne |
1976 |
Saturday Night Live
|
Herself - 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 |