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Birthplace
Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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Birthday
May 12, 1963Deathday
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Vanessa Williams
Vanessa A. Williams (born May 12, 1963) is an American actress who has appeared in numerous television series. She is best known for her roles as Anne-Marie McCoy in the 1992 horror film Candyman and Rhonda Blair in the first season of the television soap opera, Melrose Place. In 1995, she was also a series regular in the television series Murder One. Though not related, she is sometimes confused with American actress, singer, and former Miss America 1984 Vanessa L. Williams. Both women were also coincidentally born in New York in the same year. In addition, Vanessa A. Williams starred in the television soap opera, Soul Food (TV series), while Vanessa L. Williams starred in the original film Soul Food (film).
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
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| 2018 | Montreal International Wreath Awards Film Festival | Nominee Wreath Award | Best Actress (Vanessa Williams) | The Man from Earth: Holocene |
| 2014 | Image Awards (NAACP) | Nominee Image Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Vanessa Williams) | 666 Park Avenue |
| 1998 | Image Awards (NAACP) | Nominee Image Award | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Television Movie or Mini-Series (Vanessa Williams) | The Odyssey |
| 1997 | Online Film & Television Association | Nominee OFTA Television Award | Best Guest Actress in a Syndicated Series (Vanessa Williams) | Star Trek: Deep Space Nine |
