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| '''Vanessa Estelle Williams''', sometimes professionally credited as '''Vanessa A. Williams'''<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Vanessa Williams|user=NessaWilliams|number=1233258784451022848|date=February 28, 2020|title=[...] my middle name is ESTELLE! [...]}}</ref> (born May 12, 1963),<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=X7ZYsnTPIhwC&pg=PA362 Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television]</ref> is an American actress and producer. She is best known for her roles as [[Maxine Chadway|Maxine Joseph–Chadway]] in the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] drama series, ''[[Soul Food (TV series)|Soul Food]]'' (2000–04), 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 [[Candyman (1992 film)|first]] and [[Candyman (2021 film)|fourth]] of the [[Candyman (film series)|''Candyman'' films]], and as Rhonda Blair in the first season of the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] prime time [[soap opera]], ''[[Melrose Place]]'' (1992–93). | '''Vanessa Estelle Williams''', sometimes professionally credited as '''Vanessa A. Williams''' (Not to be confused with former Miss America Vanessa Williams)<ref>{{cite tweet|author=Vanessa Williams|user=NessaWilliams|number=1233258784451022848|date=February 28, 2020|title=[...] my middle name is ESTELLE! [...]}}</ref> (born May 12, 1963),<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=X7ZYsnTPIhwC&pg=PA362 Encyclopedia of African American Actresses in Film and Television]</ref> is an American actress and producer. She is best known for her roles as [[Maxine Chadway|Maxine Joseph–Chadway]] in the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] drama series, ''[[Soul Food (TV series)|Soul Food]]'' (2000–04), 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 [[Candyman (1992 film)|first]] and [[Candyman (2021 film)|fourth]] of the [[Candyman (film series)|''Candyman'' films]], and as Rhonda Blair in the first season of the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] prime time [[soap opera]], ''[[Melrose Place]]'' (1992–93). |
| == Early life and education == | == Early life and education == |
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| ==Career== | ==Career== |
| Williams later went to acting in films and television, becoming known simply as "Vanessa Williams".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.philly.com/1992-11-...-scandal-vanessa-williams-cosby-show|title=No, She's Not That Vanessa Williams 'Melrose' Star's Making A Name For Herself|work=philly-archives|access-date=January 17, 2016}}</ref> In the area of acting, she ran into name conflict with singer/actress and former Miss America [[Vanessa Williams]] (also born 1963). [[Screen Actors Guild]] rules prohibited duplicate stage naming. Vanessa Estelle had registered the name "Vanessa Williams" first,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/1992/05/29/there-are-two-vanessa-williams|title=There are two Vanessa Williams|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=January 17, 2016}}</ref> so as a compromise, the former Miss America was occasionally credited as "Vanessa L. Williams" in acting credits. To compound the confusion, both actresses starred in versions of the drama ''[[Soul Food (film)|Soul Food]]'' (Vanessa L. Williams in the film version, and Vanessa E. Williams in its [[Soul Food (TV series)|TV series adaptation]]). The Screen Actors Guild eventually took the issue to [[arbitration]] and decided both actresses could use the professional name "Vanessa Williams".<ref name="tvguide">{{cite web |url=http://www1.myway.com/home/entertainment/celeb/tvguide_inthenews/0,13970,09_02_2003_1_-2,00.html |title=Vanessa Williams: Boomtown's New Bombshell! |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2007121...ide_inthenews/0,13970,09_02_2003_1_-2,00.html |archive-date=December 11, 2007 |work=[[TV Guide]] |date=September 2, 2003}}</ref> | Williams later went to acting in films and television,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.philly.com/1992-11-...-scandal-vanessa-williams-cosby-show|title=No, She's Not That Vanessa Williams 'Melrose' Star's Making A Name For Herself|work=philly-archives|access-date=January 17, 2016}}</ref> In the area of acting, she ran into name conflict with singer/actress and former Miss America [[Vanessa Williams]] (also born 1963). [[Screen Actors Guild]] rules prohibited duplicate stage naming. Vanessa Estelle had registered the name "Vanessa Williams" first,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/article/1992/05/29/there-are-two-vanessa-williams|title=There are two Vanessa Williams|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=January 17, 2016}}</ref> so as a compromise, the former Miss America was occasionally credited as "Vanessa L. Williams" in acting credits. To compound the confusion, both actresses starred in versions of the drama ''[[Soul Food (film)|Soul Food]]'' (Vanessa L. Williams in the film version, and Vanessa E. Williams in its [[Soul Food (TV series)|TV series adaptation]]). The Screen Actors Guild eventually took the issue to [[arbitration]] and decided both actresses could use the professional name "Vanessa Williams".<ref name="tvguide">{{cite web |url=http://www1.myway.com/home/entertainment/celeb/tvguide_inthenews/0,13970,09_02_2003_1_-2,00.html |title=Vanessa Williams: Boomtown's New Bombshell! |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2007121...ide_inthenews/0,13970,09_02_2003_1_-2,00.html |archive-date=December 11, 2007 |work=[[TV Guide]] |date=September 2, 2003}}</ref> |
| === Television === | === Television === |
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