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Vanessa Williams

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Claim to fame

A Grammy, Emmy and Tony nominee, Williams was a recording artist before starring in Kiss of the Spider Woman, Sondheim on Sondheim, Into the Woods and The Trip to Bountiful on Broadway. Her film and TV credits include Ugly Betty, Shaft and Soul Food.

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Film and TV favorite Kimberly Elise hangs out backstage with The Trip to Bountiful stars Vanessa Williams and Cuba Gooding Jr. Catch the show on Broadway through September 1!

Vanessa Williams welcomes TV personality Star Jones behind the scenes of The Trip to Bountiful.

Three generations of Into the Woods witches! Vanessa Williams, Bernadette Peters and Donna Murphy have all tackled one of Sondheim’s most famous roles.

Ugly Betty reunion! Vanessa Williams (The Trip to Bountiful) and Michael Urie (Buyer & Cellar) are both starring on the New York stage in the same season!

Vanessa Williams and model Jeff Tomsik strike a pose at the party.

Margo McNabb Nederlander and Vanessa Williams bask in the opening night excitement.

Broadway sister-brother duo Aisha and Darius de Haas flank Vanessa Williams—Darius appeared alongside Williams in Kiss of the Spider Woman in 1994.

Vanessa Williams is surrounded by her proud (and gorgeous!) family: Daughter Jillian Hervey, mom Helen Williams and daughter Melanie Hervey.

Jekyll & Hyde star Deborah Cox welcomes Bountiful’s Vanessa Williams back to Broadway.

What a Bountiful bunch! Vanessa Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr., Condola Rashad and Tam Wopat are looking fabulous on their big opening night.

Ugly Betty reunion! Vanessa Williams and Michael Urie catch up at Copacabana.

Vanessa Williams comes in close with her boyfriend, Jim Skrip, at the party.

Cicely Tyson and Vanessa Williams play a feuding mother and daughter-in-law in The Trip to Bountiful, but offstage, they couldn’t be closer.

Bountiful stars Condola Rashad and Vanessa Williams hang out at the party.

Picture perfect! Cuba Gooding Jr., Cicely Tyson, Vanessa Williams and Condola Rashad make a gorgeous foursome on the red carpet.

As Vanessa Williams looks on, The Trip to Bountiful star Cicely Tyson is visibly moved by her standing ovation.

Bravo! Bountiful stars Tom Wopat, Vanessa Williams, Cicely Tyson, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Condola Rashad take a company bow.

The Trip to Bountiful stars Vanessa Williams, Cicely Tyson and Cuba Gooding Jr. beam at the cheering crowd.

Vanessa Williams as Jessie Mae Watts and Cuba Gooding Jr. as Ludie Watts in The Trip to Bountiful.

Vanessa Williams as Jessie Mae Watts, Cicely Tyson as Carrie Watts and Cuba Gooding Jr. as Ludie Watts in The Trip to Bountiful.

Aww! Stage and screen stars Vanessa Williams and Blair Underwood snap an adorable behind-the-scenes photo. See The Trip to Bountiful on Broadway, opening April 23!

New York Knicks superstar Tyson Chandler strikes a pose with Vanessa Williams, who plays high-maintenance housewife Jessie Mae in the revival of The Trip to Bountiful.

Oscar winner Gooding introduces Tom Cruise to Tony nominee Vanessa Williams, who plays Gooding's wife Jessie Mae Watts in The Trip to Bountiful.

After starring together in Broadway's Sondheim on Sondheim, Tom Wopat (cast as a sheriff) and Vanessa Williams are excited to be reunited in Bountiful!

In The Trip to Bountiful, Vanessa Williams and Cuba Gooding Jr. star as Jessie Mae and Ludie Watts, a married couple who refuse to let their mother Carrie (Cicely Tyson, r.) return to her hometown one last time.

The always-stunning Vanessa Williams strikes a pose at Sardi’s.

Picture perfect! Tom Wopat, Vanessa Williams, Cicely Tyson, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Condola Rashad take a family photo.

The gorgeous women of The Trip to Bountiful, Vanessa Williams, Cicely Tyson and Condola Rashad, line up for a photo.

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It’s a Family Affair for Cicely Tyson, Cuba Gooding Jr. & Vanessa Williams on Opening Night of The Trip to Bountiful

Stars of stage and screen came out in droves on April 23 to catch the opening night of The Trip to Bountiful, starring Cicely Tyson, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Vanessa Williams. Get a front row seat to the festivities!

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