|
Queen of the Universe
|
Self - Judge |
2021 |
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Girls5eva
|
Nance Trace |
2021 |
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Kenan
|
Tasha |
2021 |
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One Night Only: The Best of Broadway
|
Self |
2020 |
|
Bad Hair
|
Zora |
2020 |
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There She Is
|
Self |
2020 |
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The Drew Barrymore Show
|
Self - Guest |
2020 |
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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 |
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T.O.T.S.
|
Captain Beakman, Captain Beakman / Bianca's Mother |
2019 |
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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 |
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Tony Bennett: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
|
Self - Performer |
2018 |
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The Man from Earth: Holocene
|
Carolyn |
2017 |
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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 |
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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 |
