Vanessa L. Williams

Vanessa L. Williams
Birth name	Vanessa Lynn Williams
Born	March 18, 1963 in Tarrytown, New York, USA
Sometimes credited as	Vanessa Williams, Miss America 1984, Vanessa Williams
Notable Roles	Wilhelmina Slater in Ugly Betty
Notable Episodes
Awards

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Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
South Beach	Elizabeth Bauer	2006	1
Ugly Betty	Wilhelmina Slater	2006–2010	1	2	3	4
Desperate Housewives	Renee Perry	2010–2012					7	8
666 Park Avenue	Olivia Doran	2012–2013	1

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
Partners in Crime	Roselle Robins	1x01 - Celebrity	September 22, 1984
T.J. Hooker	Pat Williamson	5x14 - Partners in Death	May 7, 1986
The Love Boat	Pearl	9x24 - My Stepmother, Myself / Almost Roommates / Cornerback Sneak	May 17, 1986
Saturday Night Live	Herself/Musical Guest	17x20 - Woody Harrelson/Vanessa Williams	May 16, 1992
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Danny Mitchell	3x11 - A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum	November 23, 1992
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine	Arandis	5x07 - Let He Who Is Without Sin...	November 11, 1996
Between Brothers	Rebecca	1x11 - The Interview	December 18, 1997
Saturday Night Live	Herself/Musical Guest	24x09 - Alec Baldwin/Luciano Pavarotti	December 12, 1998
L.A. Doctors	Dr. Leanne Barrows	1x21 - O Captain, My Captain	April 19, 1999
L.A. Doctors	Dr. Leanne Barrows	1x22 - Que Sera, Sarah	April 26, 1999
L.A. Doctors	Dr. Leanne Barrows	1x23 - Every Picture Tells a Story	May 3, 1999
Ally McBeal	Sheila Hunt	5x19 - Another One Bites the Dust	April 29, 2002
Boomtown	Katherine Pierce	2x01 - The Love of Money	September 26, 2003
Boomtown	Katherine Pierce	2x02 - Inadmissible	October 3, 2003
Boomtown	Katherine Pierce	2x03 - Wannabe	December 27, 2003
Boomtown	Katherine Pierce	2x04 - Haystack	December 27, 2003
Boomtown	Katherine Pierce	2x05 - The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang	December 27, 2003
Boomtown	Katherine Pierce	2x06 - The Big Picture	December 28, 2003
The Good Wife	Courtney Paige	7x07 - Driven	November 15, 2015
The Good Wife	Courtney Paige	7x08 - Restraint	November 22, 2015
The Good Wife	Courtney Paige	7x09 - Discovery	November 29, 2015
The Good Wife	Courtney Paige	7x10 - KSR	December 13, 2015

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
A Diva's Christmas Carol	Ebony Scrooge	December 13, 2000	VH1 Original Movie
Keep the Faith, Baby	Hazel Scott	February 11, 2002	Showtime Original Movie

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
Super Password		April 13-17, 1987

Album History

Album Name	Release Date
The Right Stuff	1988
The Comfort Zone	1991
The Sweetest Days	1994

Awards and Accolades

• Miss America 1984 until July 23, 1984, when nude photos of her surfaced in Penthouse magazine
• Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Trivia

• Was married to Ramon Hervey II from 1987 to 1997; three children
• Was married to Rick Fox from 1999 to 2004; one daughter