Cast: Vanessa Williams

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Vanessa Williams. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


Desperate Housewives (TV Series)

2004 · Series · 40 min. · United States

Direction Marc Cherry · Larry Shaw · David Grossman · David Warren

Cast Teri Hatcher · Felicity Huffman · Marcia Cross · Eva Longoria

Synopsis Desperate Housewives (TV Series) (2004) follows the lives of four women living on Wisteria Lane, a seemingly perfect suburban neighborhood. Through the eyes of their late friend, Mary Alice Young, the series unravels the secrets, lies, and scandals hidden behind...

6.7

29K votes

6.7

29K votes

Murder One (TV Series)

1995 · Series · 40 min. · United States

Direction Steven Bochco · Charles H. Eglee · Channing Gibson · Michael Fresco

Cast Daniel Benzali · Mary McCormack · Stanley Tucci · Anthony LaPaglia

Synopsis TV Series (1995-1997). 2 seasons. 41 episodes. Courtroom drama set in Los Angeles. The main character is Ted Hoffman -played by Daniel Benzali- who begins by successfully representing a young actor called Neil Avedon -played by Jason Gedrick-, an actor...

6.4

816 votes

6.4

816 votes

Boomtown (TV Series)

2002 · Series · 45 min. · United States

Direction Graham Yost · Jon Avnet · Frederick King Keller · Peter Werner

Cast Donnie Wahlberg · Neal McDonough · Mykelti Williamson · Gary Basaraba

Synopsis Each episode of this series, set in present day Los Angeles, examines one crime from many different viewpoints - uniformed cops, detectives, witnesses, the media, the fire department and rescue squad, even the criminals themselves.

6.3

44 votes

6.3

44 votes

The Flash (TV Series)

2014 · Series · 46 min. · United States

Direction Greg Berlanti · Geoff Johns · Andrew Kreisberg · Dermott Downs

Cast Grant Gustin · Rick Cosnett · Candice Patton · Tom Cavanagh

Synopsis Barry Allen was just 11 years old when his mother was killed in a bizarre and terrifying incident and his father was falsely convicted of the murder. With his life changed forever by the tragedy, Barry was taken in and...

6.3

5K votes

6.3

5K votes

Mother

1996 · Movie · 104 min. · United States

Direction Albert Brooks

Cast Albert Brooks · Debbie Reynolds · Lisa Kudrow · Rob Morrow

Synopsis A neurotic, twice divorced sci-fi writer (Albert Brooks) moves back in with his mother (Debbie Reynolds) to solve his personal problems.

6.2

167 votes

6.2

167 votes

The Odyssey (TV Miniseries)

1997 · Series · 173 min. · United States

Direction Andrei Konchalovsky

Cast Armand Assante · Greta Scacchi · Isabella Rossellini · Bernadette Peters

Synopsis The movie follows the ancient Greek names, thus it is irrelevant to use the Roman name Ulysses. Generally, it was poorly written. Homer's classic epic poem about the hero, Odysseus, and his travels home after the infamous ten year battle...

6.1

3K votes

6.1

3K votes

Direction Michael Wilson

Cast Cicely Tyson · Vanessa Williams · Blair Underwood · Keke Palmer

Synopsis Based on Oscar®, Pulitzer Prize, and Emmy Award winning author Horton Foote’s Tony Award nominated play, "The Trip to Bountiful" is a courageous and moving story of liberation, as well as a humor-filled celebration of the human spirit. In "The...

6.0

21 votes

6.0

21 votes

Hoodlum

1997 · Movie · 130 min. · United States

Direction Bill Duke

Cast Tim Roth · Laurence Fishburne · Vanessa Williams · Andy García

Synopsis The film focuses on the war of two gangs in 1930s Harlem for the control of illegal gaming - one headed by black strategic godfather Bumpy Johnson and another by white ruthless hothead Dutch Schultz. Negotiations proposed by white syndicate...

5.8

2K votes

5.8

2K votes

New Jack City

1991 · Movie · 97 min. · United States

Direction Mario Van Peebles

Cast Wesley Snipes · Ice-T · Chris Rock · Mario Van Peebles

Synopsis A crime lord ascends to power and becomes megamanical while a maverick police detective vows to stop him.

5.6

2K votes

5.6

2K votes

Direction Karen Arthur

Cast Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs · Angela Bassett · Holly Robinson Peete · Margaret Avery

Synopsis The Jacksons are your average working-class family in Gary, Indiana; but when their father discovers the kids have an extraordinary musical talent they form a band. Winning talent show after talent show they soon hit it big when Motown calls....

5.5

743 votes

5.5

743 votes

Candyman

1992 · Movie · 101 min. · United States

Direction Bernard Rose

Cast Virginia Madsen · Tony Todd · Kasi Lemmons · Xander Berkeley

Synopsis The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.

5.4

7K votes

5.4

7K votes

Light It Up

1999 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction Craig Bolotin

Cast Usher · Forest Whitaker · Rosario Dawson · Vanessa Williams

Synopsis On a winter day in a southside Queens high school, events collide and six students are suddenly in an armed standoff with the NYPD. At the school, classrooms freeze, teachers come and go, resources are scant. When a popular teacher...

5.3

203 votes

5.3

203 votes

Bad Hair

2020 · Movie · 115 min. · United States

Direction Justin Simien

Cast Elle Lorraine · Vanessa Williams · Lena Waithe · Blair Underwood

Synopsis In 1989 an ambitious young woman gets a weave in order to succeed in the image-obsessed world of music television. However, her flourishing career may come at a great cost when she realizes that her new hair may have a...

5.3

98 votes

5.3

98 votes

666 Park Avenue (TV Series)

2012 · Series · 42 min. · United States

Direction David Wilcox · Robert Duncan McNeill · John Behring · Stephen Cragg

Cast Terry O'Quinn · Rachael Taylor · Vanessa Williams · Dave Annable

Synopsis TV Series (2012-2013). 1 Season. 13 Episodes. If you could make one wish, what would it be? And what would you do to get it? At 666 Park Avenue, all of your dreams and burning desires can come true.

5.3

905 votes

5.3

905 votes

Soul Food

1997 · Movie · 114 min. · United States

Direction George Tillman Jr.

Cast Brandon Hammond · Vanessa Williams · Vivica A. Fox · Nia Long

Synopsis SOUL FOOD is a warmly atmospheric ensemble drama set around the abundant table of Chicago family matriarch Mother Joe, whose extended brood orbits around the stabilising force of her sumptuous Sunday dinners. However, when dissent brews between the competitive sisters...

5.2

59 votes

5.2

59 votes

Candyman

2021 · Movie · 91 min. · United States

Direction Nia DaCosta

Cast Yahya Abdul-Mateen II · Teyonah Parris · Nathan Stewart-Jarrett · Brian King

Synopsis For as long as residents can remember, the housing projects of Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood were terrorized by a word-of-mouth ghost story about a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand, easily summoned by those daring to repeat his...

5.0

4K votes

5.0

4K votes

Don Quixote (TV)

2000 · Movie · 120 min. · United States

Direction Peter Yates

Cast John Lithgow · Bob Hoskins · Isabella Rossellini · Vanessa Williams

Synopsis John Lithgow stars as Don Quixote in the timeless story of an idealistic man who, along with an acquisitive squire, embarks on an adventurous journey in pursuit of his dreams. Alonso Quixana (Lithgow) has spent his life reading chivalric tales...

4.9

261 votes

4.9

261 votes

Shaft

2000 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction John Singleton

Cast Samuel L. Jackson · Vanessa Williams · Jeffrey Wright · Christian Bale

Synopsis In Shaft (2000), John Shaft II, a tough and charismatic NYPD detective, takes on a racially charged case involving the murder of a Black college student by a wealthy white suspect. As Shaft digs deeper, he uncovers a web of...

4.8

8K votes

4.8

8K votes

Famous in Love (TV Series)

2017 · Series · 40 min. · United States

Direction I. Marlene King · Rebecca Serle · Miguel Arteta · Mary Lou Belli

Cast Bella Thorne · Charlie DePew · Georgie Flores · Carter Jenkins

Synopsis TV Series (2017-2018). 2 Seasons. 20 Episodes. A college student's big break in a Hollywood blockbuster leaves her navigating through an undeniable chemistry, and uncovering the truth about a missing popstar.

4.7

176 votes

4.7

176 votes