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Vanessa Williams, born on March 18th of 1963, grew up in a small town in upstate New York called Millwood. Her parents, Milton and Helen Williams, were music teachers who encouraged Vanessa in her musical studies. She ... has a younger brother, Christopher, but it was said of Vanessa, she was born to be on the stage.
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Synopsis: Vanessa L. Williams stars in this made-for-TV drama as Henriette Delille, a woman born in New Orleans before the abolition of slavery. Delille refused to accept the narrow boundaries society attempted to impose upon her as a mixed-race woman (who are routinely married off to wealthy EuropeanRead More
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Vanessa starred opposite John Lithgow in TNT’s “Don Quixote” and she executive produced and starred in “The Courage To Love” for Lifetime Television. She starred in the VH1 Original Movie, “A Diva’s Christmas Carol,” which was the highest rated movie ever for VH1, their second highest rated telecast overall of in 2000 and their fourth highest rated telecast of all time. She hosted “Style World” on WE Women’s Entertainment and joined Eartha Kitt as one of the voices for Fox Television’s animated holiday special, “Santa Baby.” She co-starred in the Showtime movie about the life of Adam Clayton Powell, entitled “Keep the Faith, Baby.” She was seen most recently on the critically-acclaimed NBC drama, “Boomtown,” and will be seen next in the new UPN mid-season series, “ South Beach.”
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Singer/actress VANESSA WILLIAMS donned a wedding gown for a late night ceremony on Wednesday (26Sep07) - but she isn't tying the knot again. The twice-wed Ugly Betty star stepped out with ex-husband Rick Fox to film a top secret wedding scene for the show. Set insiders were tight-lipped about the plot of the wedding scene and refused to disclose if Williams actually weds her ex, who plays her love interest in the new season of Ugly Betty.
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In June 1988, Vanessa released her debut album The Right Stuff. The public was quick to forgive Vanessa for her shady past and fully embraced the new playful, funky and sexy singer. In fact, the public loved her so much that her single "Dreamin'" shot up the U.S. R&B charts and hit No. 1.
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More Celeb Photos Vanessa was born to music teacher parents in New York City. She danced and sang in school performances and signed high school yearbooks with a promise that she'd one day be on Broadway. After she won her perforating scholarship to Syracuse University she tried to make it into the New York entertainment business.
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