- Films
- 18
- Avg rating
- 5.64
- Peak run
- 1991’98
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Vanessa by the numbers
Average
5.64
15 rated films
Vote weighted
5.66
bigger films count more
Median
5.9
half are better
Consistency
±0.94
rating spread
Career
37y
1987 to 2023
Total votes
374K
across every film
Best
7.0
Soul Food
Worst
4.6
Johnson Family Vacation
Newest first
Filmography
| 2023 | Tripped Up | Patty | · | 261 |
| 2019 | Miss Virginia | Sally Ray | 7.2 | 1,893 |
| 2018 | The Legend of Hallowaiian | Fire Goddess | 3.6 | 1,595 |
| 2017 |  The Man from Earth: Holocene | Carolyn | 5.2 | 11,908 |
| 2013 |  Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor | Janice | 5.0 | 12,785 |
| 2009 |  Hannah Montana: The Movie | Vita | 4.8 | 49,808 |
| 2007 | And Then Came Love | Julie | · | 599 |
| 2006 | My Brother | L'Tisha Morton | · | 368 |
| 2004 | Johnson Family Vacation | Dorothy Johnson | 4.6 | 9,098 |
| 2000 |  Shaft | Carmen Vasquez | 6.0 | 86,228 |
| 1999 | The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland | Queen of Trash | 5.9 | 4,057 |
| 1998 | Dance with Me | Ruby | 6.0 | 7,248 |
| 1997 |  Hoodlum | Francine Hughes | 6.3 | 14,385 |
| 1997 | Soul Food | Teri | 7.0 | 9,921 |
| 1996 |  Eraser | Lee | 6.2 | 125K |
| 1991 | Another You | Gloria | 5.3 | 4,787 |
| 1991 |  Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | Lulu Daniels | 6.1 | 25,597 |
| 1987 | The Pick-up Artist | Rae | 5.4 | 8,383 |
Better together?
Vanessa Williams's regulars
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Vanessa Williams
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