Vanessa Estelle Williams | |
|---|---|
 Williams in 2011 | |
| Born | May 12, 1963 |
| Education | Marymount Manhattan College |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse |
Andre Wiseman
(m. 1992; sep. 2018) |
| Children | 2 |
Vanessa Estelle Williams, sometimes professionally credited as Vanessa E. Williams[1] (born May 12, 1963),[2] is an American actress and producer. She is best known for her roles as Maxine Joseph–Chadway in the Showtime drama series, Soul Food (2000–2004), for which she received NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series and as Nino Brown's feisty gun moll, Keisha in the 1991 crime drama film, New Jack City. Williams is also known for her role as Anne-Marie McCoy in the first and fourth of the Candyman films, and as Rhonda Blair in the first season of the Fox prime time soap opera, Melrose Place (1992–93).
- ^ Vanessa Williams [@NessaWilliams] (February 28, 2020). "[...] my middle name is ESTELLE! [...]" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television