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词条 Vanessa Williams
释义

  1. Early life and education

  2. Name

  3. Miss America

  4. Career

     Music  Television and film  Theatre   Additional roles  Fashion 

  5. Personal life

  6. Honors and awards

  7. Discography

  8. Filmography

     Film  Television 

  9. Books

  10. See also

  11. References

  12. External links

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| birth_name = Vanessa Lynn Williams
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| birth_place = The Bronx, New York, U.S.
| residence = Chappaqua, New York, U.S.
| nationality = American
| education = Syracuse University
| occupation = {{flatlist|
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  • singer
  • fashion designer

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| years_active = 1982–present
| title = {{ubl|Miss America 1984|Miss New York 1983|Miss Syracuse 1983}}
| term = September 17, 1983 – July 22, 1984 (resigned)
| predecessor = Debra Maffett
| successor = Suzette Charles
| spouse = {{plainlist|
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  • {{marriage|Jim Skrip
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| children = 4; including Jillian Hervey
| relatives = Chris Williams (brother)
| website = {{URL|vanessawilliams.com}}
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Vanessa Lynn Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American singer, actress, and fashion designer. She initially gained recognition as the first woman of African-American descent to receive the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984 in 1983. However, a scandal arose the following year when, a few weeks prior to the end of her reign, Williams learned that Penthouse magazine would be publishing unauthorized nude photographs of her in an upcoming issue. Amid growing media controversy and scrutiny, Williams resigned as Miss America in July 1984 (under pressure from the Miss America Organization), and was replaced by first runner-up Miss New Jersey Suzette Charles. Thirty-two years later, Miss America CEO Sam Haskell offered her a public apology (during the Miss America 2016 pageant) for the events of 1984.

Williams rebounded from the scandal with a successful career as a singer and actress. In 1988, she released her debut studio album The Right Stuff whose title single saw moderate success before "Dreamin'" peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. Her second and third studio albums, The Comfort Zone (1991) and The Sweetest Days (1994), saw continued commercial success and for which she received multiple Grammy Award nominations, including for her number-one hit and signature song, "Save the Best for Last". Her recent studio albums include Everlasting Love (2005) and The Real Thing (2009).

As an actress, Williams enjoyed success on both stage and screen, receiving an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for her portrayal of Teri Joseph in the film Soul Food (1997). Her best known television roles are that of Wilhelmina Slater on Ugly Betty (2006–10), for which she was nominated three times for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, and Renee Perry on Desperate Housewives (2010–12).

Early life and education

Vanessa Lynn Williams was born in The Bronx, New York,[1] with a birth announcement that read: "Here she is: Miss America."[2][1] Later in life, she participated in a DNA test with the following results: 23% from Ghana, 17% from the British Isles, 15% from Cameroon, 12% Finnish, 11% Southern European, 7% from Togo, 6% from Benin, 5% from Senegal, and 4% Portuguese.[2]

Her maternal great-great grandfather was William A. Feilds, an African-American legislator in the Tennessee House of Representatives.[3][4] Her mother Helen Tinch met her father Milton Augustine Williams Jr. (1935–2006) while both were music education students at Fredonia State Teachers College in the late 1950s.[5] They both became elementary school music teachers after marriage, though their teaching positions were in separate districts.[5] Milton also served as the assistant principal of his school for an extended period of time.[6]

Williams was raised Roman Catholic, the religion of her father. Her mother, who had been raised Baptist, converted to Catholicism when she got married. Williams was baptized at Our Lady of Grace Church in the Bronx. Her mother played the organ at St. Theresa's Church in Briarcliff Manor for weddings and at mass, and Williams used to assist her mother by turning the pages of sheet music.[2]

Williams and her younger brother Chris (who would later become an actor) grew up in a predominantly white middle-class suburb of New York City.[1] Williams believes she may have been the first African-American student to go from the first grade to the 12th grade in the Chappaqua Central School District.[4]

A child of music teachers, Williams grew up in a musical household, studying classical and jazz dance, French horn, piano, and violin.[7][2] She was offered the Presidential Scholarship for Drama to attend Carnegie Mellon University during the college application period, (one of 12 students to receive it) but decided instead to attend Syracuse University[7] on a different scholarship.[8] Thus, in 1981, Williams joined Syracuse's College of Visual and Performing Arts, Department of Drama as a musical theater major.[8][18] She stayed at Syracuse through her second year until she was crowned Miss America 1984 in September 1983.[9]

Twenty-five years later in May 2008, Syracuse granted Williams a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.[10] According to Syracuse News, "Williams earned the remaining credits for her degree through industry experience and her substantial performances on stage and screen."[9] Williams also delivered the 2008 convocation address, telling Syracuse seniors to "treasure this moment. These days are irreplaceable and are the beginning of the rest of your life."[11]

Name

Williams is most often referenced and publicly recognized simply as "Vanessa Williams". There is, however, occasional confusion with the similarly named actress Vanessa A. Williams. It has been reported that Williams first became aware of Vanessa A. in the 1980s when her New York University registrar told her that another, similarly aged student with the same name and from the same state had applied.[12][13] When Williams appeared as Miss America in a Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Vanessa A. accidentally received her check for the appearance, which she returned.[12]

In the area of acting, the two ran into name conflict when Screen Actors Guild rules prohibited duplicate stage naming. Vanessa A. had registered the name "Vanessa Williams" first,[12] so as a compromise, Williams was occasionally credited as "Vanessa L. Williams" in acting credits. To compound the confusion, both actresses starred in versions of the drama Soul Food (Williams in the film version, and Vanessa A. in its TV series adaptation). The Screen Actors Guild eventually took the issue to arbitration and decided both actresses could use the professional name "Vanessa Williams".[13]

Miss America

{{Main|Vanessa Williams and Miss America}}

Williams was the first African American recipient of the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984 in September 1983. Several weeks before the end of her reign, however, a scandal arose when Penthouse magazine bought and published unauthorized nude photographs of her. Williams was pressured to relinquish her title, and was succeeded by the first runner-up, Miss New Jersey 1983, Suzette Charles. Thirty-two years later, in September 2015, when Williams served as head judge for the Miss America 2016 pageant, former Miss America CEO Sam Haskell made a public apology to her for the events of 1984.[14][15][16][17][18]

Career

Music

Williams first received public recognition for her musical abilities when she won the preliminary talent portion of the Miss America pageant with her rendition of "Happy Days Are Here Again" (Williams would later be crowned Miss America 1984).[19] Four years later in 1988, Williams released her debut album, The Right Stuff.[7] The first single, "The Right Stuff", found success on the R&B chart, while the second single, "He's Got the Look", found similar success on the same chart. The third single, "Dreamin'", was a pop hit, becoming Williams' first top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 8, and her first number one single on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The album reached platinum status in the U.S. and earned her a NAACP Image Award and three Grammy Award nominations, including one for Best New Artist.[20]

Her second album The Comfort Zone became the biggest success in her music career.[7] The lead single "Running Back to You" reached top twenty on the Hot 100, and the top position of Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on October 5, 1991. Other singles included "The Comfort Zone" (#2 R&B), "Just for Tonight" (#26 Pop), a cover of The Isley Brothers' "Work to Do" (#3 R&B), and the club-only hit "Freedom Dance (Get Free!)." The most successful single from the album, as well as her biggest hit to date, is "Save the Best for Last". It reached No. 1 in the United States, where it remained for five weeks, as well as No. 1 in Australia, the Netherlands, and Canada, and was in the top 5 in Japan, Ireland and the United Kingdom. The album sold 2.2 million copies in the U.S. at its time of release and has since been certified triple platinum in the United States by the RIAA, gold in Canada by the CRIA, and platinum in the United Kingdom by the BPI. The Comfort Zone earned Williams five Grammy Award nominations.[7]

The Sweetest Days, her third album, was released in 1994 to highly-favorable reviews.[7] The album saw Williams branch out and sample other styles of music that included jazz, hip hop, rock, and Latin-themed recordings such as "Betcha Never" and "You Can't Run", both written and produced by Babyface. Other singles from the album included the adult-contemporary and dance hit "The Way That You Love" and the title track. The album was certified platinum in the U.S. by the RIAA and earned her two Grammy Award nominations.[7]

Other releases include two Christmas albums, Star Bright in 1996, and Silver & Gold in 2004; Next in 1997, Everlasting Love in 2005, and The Real Thing in 2009, along with a greatest-hits compilation released in 1998, and a host of other compilations released over the years.[7]

Notable chart performances from subsequent albums, motion picture and television soundtracks have included the songs "Love Is", which was a duet with Brian McKnight, the Golden Globe- and Academy Award-winning "Colors of the Wind", "Where Do We Go from Here?", and "Oh How the Years Go By".[7]

In April 2018, she announced she was working on a new studio album due in the Fall which would incorporate her R&B, pop & Broadway influences.[21]

Television and film

Williams has had a successful career in television. Her first television appearance was on a 1984 episode of The Love Boat[22] followed by guest appearances in a number of popular shows. In 1995, Williams starred as Rose Alvarez in a television adaptation of the 1960 Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie and portrayed the nymph Calypso in the 1997 Hallmark Entertainment miniseries The Odyssey. In 2001, Williams starred in the Lifetime cable movie about the life of Henriette DeLille, The Courage to Love and in 2003, Williams read the narrative of Tempie Herndon Durham from the WPA slave narratives in the HBO documentary Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives. In 2006, Williams received considerable media attention for her comic/villainess role as former model/magazine creative director turned editor-in-chief Wilhelmina Slater in the ABC comedy series Ugly Betty.[7] Her performance on the series resulted in a nomination for outstanding supporting actress at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards[23] and in 2008 and 2009, she was nominated in the outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series category for Ugly Betty.[7] Williams next joined the cast of Desperate Housewives for its seventh season, where she portrayed Renee Perry, an old college "frenemy" of Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman).[24] In 2016, she joined the cast of The Librarians, as recurring villainess General Rockwell.[25] She is scheduled to star as Maxine on the VH1 television series Daytime Divas in June 2017.[26][50]

Williams has also appeared in a number of feature films. She received a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture for her portrayal of Teri Joseph for the 1997 feature film Soul Food. In 2007, she starred in the independent film My Brother,[27] for which she won Best Actress honors at the Harlem International Film Festival, the African-American Women in Cinema Film Festival, and at the Santa Barbara African Heritage Film Festival. She also notably co-starred with Arnold Schwarzenegger in Eraser,[28] Samuel L. Jackson in the 2000 remake of Shaft, the characters from Sesame Street in The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (as the Queen of Trash), and with Miley Cyrus in The Movie.[29]

Theatre

Williams began her career on stage in the 1985 production, One Man Band, as one of "the women."[30] She followed it in 1989 as "Laura" in Checkmates.[31]

In 1994, she broadened her ascendant music career into a theatrical role when she was cast as the understudy for Aurora in the Broadway production of Kiss of the Spider Woman.[32] In 1998, she portrayed Della Green in the revival of St. Louis Woman,[33] and Carmen Jones in the 2002 Kennedy Center Special Performance of Carmen Jones.[34] In the same year, she was also featured in the Tony/Drama Desk Award winning revival production of Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods, for which she was nominated a Tony and Drama Desk Award for her performance as the Witch. This production included songs revised for her.[35] In 2010, Vanessa starred in a new Broadway musical revue entitled Sondheim on Sondheim, a look at Stephen Sondheim through his music, film and videotaped interviews. Sondheim ran from March 19 to June 13 at Studio 54 in New York City.[36] In 2013, she starred as Jessie Mae Watts in the Horton Foote play The Trip to Bountiful, which was later turned into a 2014 television film.[37] In 2014, she starred in the Broadway musical, After Midnight[38] and in 2015 she appeared in a PBS production of Show Boat as Julie La Verne.[39]

Additional roles

Williams served as the host of the 1994 Essence Awards,[40] co-host of Carnegie Hall Salutes the Jazz Masters: Verve Records at 50,[41] host of the 1998 NAACP Image Awards,[42] host of the 2002 documentary, It's Black Entertainment, host of The 6th Annual TV Land Awards in 2007,[43] host of the 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in 2009,[44] and finally host of the documentary Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation (2009).

Williams is a spokesmodel for Proactiv Solution,[45] and was the first African-American spokesmodel for L'Oréal cosmetics in the 1990s.[46] In 2018, Williams returned as a spokesmodel for L'Oréal as part of their 'Age perfect' campaign alongside fellow ambassadors Helen Mirren, Julianne Moore and Jane Fonda.[47]

She appeared on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in 2000 as a contestant, and once again on August 10, 2009, as a celebrity guest during the show's 10th anniversary prime-time special editions, winning $50,000 for her charity.[48][49]

In a commercial that began running during Super Bowl XLVI in 2012, Williams voiced the new character Ms. Brown, a brown M&M.[50]

Fashion

In March 2016, Williams launched her own clothing line, V. by Vanessa Williams, for EVINE Live.[51]

Personal life

Williams and her mother Helen co-authored a memoir entitled You Have No Idea, published in April 2012. In the book, Williams discusses her childhood, rise to fame, and personal struggles (including life with type 1 diabetes), including the fact that she was sexually molested by a woman when she was 10 years old.[52][53] She also spoke candidly about having an abortion while she was in high school.[54]

Williams is a practicing Roman Catholic, something she spoke about on the ABC News program, Focus on Faith with Fr. Edward L. Beck.[55]

Williams is also involved with a number of humanitarian causes. She is a supporter of LGBT rights and same sex marriage, and in 2011 she participated in a Human Rights Campaign entitled "New Yorkers for Marriage Equality".[56] She is also partnered with Dress For Success, an organization that provides professional attire for low-income women, to help support their job-search and interview process.[57][58] In addition, Williams is involved with The San Miquel Academy of Newburgh, a school for boys at risk.[59]

Williams has been married three times. She married her first husband, Ramon Hervey II,[60][61] at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church[62] in 1987[87][63] just a few years after giving up her crown, and gave birth to her first child at this time. Hervey was a public relations specialist who had been hired to resuscitate her career after her resignation as Miss America in July 1984.[64][65][66] They have three children (Melanie, Jillian Hervey, and Devin)[67] and divorced in 1997.[68][69] She then married NBA basketball player Rick Fox in 1999. They have one daughter, Sasha Gabriella Fox,[67][70] and divorced in 2004.[7][71][72] In 2015, Williams married Jim Skrip, a businessman from Buffalo, New York at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church.[73][74][75]

Her daughter Jillian Hervey is an American singer, dancer and member of the group Lion Babe.

Honors and awards

{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Vanessa Williams}}

Williams is the recipient of many awards and nominations including Grammy nominations for hits such as "The Right Stuff", "Save the Best for Last", and "Colors of the Wind". In addition, she has earned multiple Emmy nominations, a Tony Award nomination, seven NAACP Image Awards, and four Satellite Awards.

She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 19, 2007.[76]

In December 2017 Vanessa Williams participated at COAF Gala fundraising event, delivering a special performance of her Golden Globe and Academy Award-winning song “Colors of the Wind” and paid tribute to Patricia Field, with whom she worked with on the set of the TV series Ugly Betty.[77]

Discography

{{Main|Vanessa Williams discography}}
Studio albums
  • The Right Stuff (1988)
  • The Comfort Zone (1991)
  • The Sweetest Days (1994)
  • Star Bright (1996)
  • Next (1997)
  • Silver & Gold (2004)
  • Everlasting Love (2005)
  • The Real Thing (2009)

Filmography

Source (unless otherwise specified): {{AllMovie name|name=Vanessa Williams}}

Film

Year Title RoleNotes
1987{{sortname>The|Pick-up Artist|dab=film}} Rae, girl with dog
1988 Under the Gun Samantha Richards
1991 Another You Gloria
1991 Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man Lulu Daniels
1996 Eraser Dr. Lee Cullen
1997 Soul Food Teri Joseph
1997 Hoodlum Francine Hughes
1998 Dance with Me Ruby Sinclair
1999{{sortname>The|Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland}} Queen of Trash
1999 Light It Up Detective Audrey McDonald
2000{{sortname>A|Diva's Christmas Carol}} Ebony Scrooge
2000 Shaft Carmen Vasquez
2004 Johnson Family Vacation Dorothy Johnson
2006 My Brother L'Tisha Morton
2007 And Then Came Love Julie Davidson
2009 The Movie Vita
2011 Delhi Safari Beggum (voice) English version
2012 He's Way More Famous Than You Herself
2013 Confessions of a Marriage Counselor Janice
2014 When Marnie Was There Hisako (voice) English version
2017 Holocene Carolyn
2018 Hell to Pay Amanda Waller (voice) Video
2018The Legend of HallowaiianFire Goddess (voice)[78][79][80]
2019Batman: HushAmanda Waller (voice)[81]Video

Television

Year Title RoleNotes
1984{{sortname>The|Love Boat}} Herself Episode: "Ace's Valet; Mother Comes First; Hit or Miss America"
1984 Partners in Crime Roselle Robins Episode: "Celebrity"[82]
1986{{sortname>The|Redd Foxx Show}} Jessica Episode: "The Prodigal Son"[83]
1986 T.J. Hooker Officer Pat Williamson Episode: "Partners in Death"[84]
1986{{sortname>The|Love Boat}} Pearl Episode: "My Stepmother, Myself/Almost Roommates/Cornerback Sneak"[85]
1989 Full Exposure: The Sex Tapes Scandal Valentine Hayward Movie
1990 Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer Terri Knight Movie
1990{{sortname>The|Kid Who Loved Christmas|}} Lynette Movie
1992 Stompin' at the Savoy Pauline Movie
1992{{sortname>The|Jacksons: An American Dream}} Suzanne de Passe Miniseries; 2 episodes
1992{{sortname>The|Fresh Prince of Bel-Air}} Danny Mitchell Episode: "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way Home from the Forum"
1995 Fairy Tales for Every Child Beauty (voice) Episode: "Beauty and the Beast"
1995 Nothing Lasts Forever Dr. Kathy "Kat" Hunter Movie[86]
1995 Bye Bye Birdie Rose Alvarez Movie
1996 Deep Space Nine Arandis Episode: "Let He Who Is Without Sin..."[87]
1997{{sortname>The|Odyssey|dab=miniseries}} Calypso Miniseries; 2nd episode
1998 Futuresport Alex Torres Movie
1999 L.A. Doctors Dr. Leanne Barrows 3 episodes[84]
2000{{sortname>The|Courage to Love}} Henriette DeLille Movie
2000 Don Quixote Dulcinea/Aldonza Movie
2000{{sortname>A|Diva's Christmas Carol}} Ebony Scrooge Movie
2001 WW3 M.J. Blake Movie[88]
2001 Santa, Baby! Alicia (voice) Movie[89]
2002 Keep the Faith, Baby Hazel Scott Movie[90]
2002 Ally McBeal Sheila Hunt Episode: "Another One Bites the Dust"[84]
2002{{sortname>The|Proud Family}} Debra (voice) Episode: "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thingy, Baby"[91]
2003 Boomtown Detective Katherine Pierce 6 episodes[84]
2006 South Beach Elizabeth Bauer Main role (8 episodes)
2006–2010 Ugly Betty Wilhelmina Slater Main role (85 episodes)
2007–2008 Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies Mama Mirabelle (voice) Main role (23 episodes)
2010–2012 Desperate Housewives Renee Perry Main role (45 episodes in seasons 7–8)
2011 RuPaul's Drag Race Herself Season 3, episode 2[92]
2011 Who Do You Think You Are? Herself Season 2, episode 1[93]
2012 Phineas and Ferb Flight attendant (voice) Episode: "Where's Perry (Part One)"[94]
2012–2013 666 Park Avenue Olivia Doran Main role (13 episodes)[95]
2014{{sortname>The|Trip to Bountiful|The Trip to Bountiful (play)#2014 television film}} Jessie Mae Watts Movie
2014 Oprah's Master Class Herself Season 4, episode 7[96]
2015{{sortname>The|Mindy Project}} Dr. Suzanne Phillips Episode: "Danny Castellano Is My Nutritionist"[97]
2015 Royal Pains Olympia Houston 2 episodes[98]
2015{{sortname>The|Good Wife}} Courtney Paige 4 episodes[99]
2016 Broad City Elizabeth Carlton Episode: "Game Over"[100]
2016 Milo Murphy's Law Eileen Underwood (voice)[101]
2016–2017{{sortname>The|Librarians|dab=2014 TV series}} Gen. Cynthia Rockwell 4 episodes[102][103][104][105]
2017 Daytime Divas Maxine Robinson Main role (10 episodes)[106]
2017 Modern Family Rhonda Episode: "The Long Goodbye"[107]
2018 RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Herself Season 3, episode 2[108]
2018 Me, Myself and I Kelly Frasier 3 episodes
2018 False Profits Suzanne Movie

Books

  • {{cite book |last1=Wiliams |first1=Vanessa |last2=Wiliams |first2=Helen |date=April 17, 2012 |title=You Have No Idea: A Famous Daughter, Her No-Nonsense Mother, and How They Survived Pageants, Hollywood, Love, Loss (and Each Other) |location=New York |publisher=Gotham Books |isbn=978-1-5924-0759-0}}

See also

{{Wikipedia books|Vanessa Williams}}{{Portal|Biography|Vanessa Williams}}
  • List of artists who reached number one in the United States
  • List of artists who reached number one on the U.S. dance chart
  • Children of Armenia Fund
{{-}}

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108. ^{{Cite magazine |date=January 31, 2018 |title=First Look: Vanessa Williams Returns As A Judge On 'RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars'! |url=https://okmagazine.com/photos/vanessa-williams-returns-judge-rupauls-drag-race-all-stars/ |magazine=OK! Magazine |language=en-US |access-date=March 17, 2018}}

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