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Ugly Betty ACTOR - Vanessa Williams
Full detailed profile on Vanessa Williams playing Wilhelmina Slater on Ugly Betty Daytime Soap Opera.
Vanessa Williams
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Vanessa Williams
Birthday: 1963-03-18 |
BIOGRAPHY
Vanessa Williams portrays Wilhelmina Slater (the clever and experienced Creative Director) on the ABC television drama series Ugly Betty. Williams is probably most famous for her music career, however she does have credits in movies and TV shows as well. All of this is in addition to winning the crown of Miss America in 1984 (but was later revoked due to photos without her permission being published in an adult magazine). Some of her most popular songs include Love Is, Colors of the Wind and the smash hit Save the Best for Last. Her musical abilities have earned her numerous Grammy Nominations.
Throughout her acting career, she has had guest roles in several TV television shows including The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Star Trek: Deep Space, Ally McBeal and the classic The Love Boat. Her movie credits Erasure and Soul Food.
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AWARDS & ACCLAIM:
ALMA Award Nomination, Outstanding Performance of a Song in a Feature Film (1998)Black Film Award Nomination, Best Actress (1998)
BET Comedy Central Award Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Box Office Movie (2004)
Black Reel Award Nomination, Network/Cable Best Actress (2002)
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards Nomination, Favorite Actress - Action (2001)
Image Award Nomination, Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special (2003)
Image Award Nomination, Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture (2000)
Image Award Nomination, Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (1999)
Image Award Nomination, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Television Movie or Mini-Series (1997)
Image Award Nomination, Outstanding Performance in a Variety Series/Special (1996)
Image Award Nomination, Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series (1995)
Grammy Award Nomination 15 times
Image Award Winner, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Motion Picture (1997)
Satellite Award Winner, Best Performance by an Actress in a Min-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (2002)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Ugly Betty - Wilhelmina (2006)
South Beach - Elizabeth Bauer (2006)
Boomtown - Detective Katherine Pierce (2003)
Ally McBeal - Sheila Hunt (2002)
Shaft - Carmen Vasquez (2000)
Style World - Host (2000)
Saturday Night Live - Musical Guest (1992; 1998)
Soul Food - Teri (1997)
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air - Danny Mitchell (1992)
