Vanessa Williams in The Devil Wears Prada

Vanessa Williams is starring as Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada, at the West End’s Dominion Theatre in London.

Vanessa Williams is a multi-talented stage and screen actor, model and author, best known for her award-winning role as Wilhelmina Slater in hit TV series Ugly Betty.

Vanessa Williams made her West End theatre debut in 2019 in the Donmar Warehouse production of musical City of Angels, at the Garrick Theatre.

Vanessa recently returned to Broadway in the World Premiere of Selina Fillinger’s comedy, POTUS: or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying To Keep Him Alive, directed by Tony Award-winner Susan Stroman and featuring an all-female cast.

Her other Broadway and theatre credits include Kiss of the Spider-woman, St Louis Women, Sondheim on Sondheim, Hey Look Me Over, After Midnight, and with Cicely Tyson in The Trip to Bountiful. Vanessa also received a Tony Award Nomination for her portrayal of “The Witch” in the James Lapine-directed Broadway revival of Into The Woods.

Vanessa is one of the most respected and multi-faceted performers in the entertainment industry today. Having sold millions of records worldwide, Vanessa has also achieved numerous #1 and Top 10 hits on various Billboard Album and Singles charts: Pop, Dance, R&B, Adult Contemporary, Holiday, Latin, Gospel and Jazz. Her discography includes her debut album, The Right Stuff, and The Comfort Zone, The Sweetest Days, Next, Greatest Hits: The First Ten Years, Everlasting Love and The Real Thing. Her holiday albums include Star Bright and Silver & Gold; and her numerous hit singles include “Save the Best For Last,” “Dreamin’,” “The Right Stuff,” “Work to Do” “Oh How the Years Go By” and “Love Is,” among many others.

On screen, Vanessa is best known for her Emmy- and SAG Award-Nominated role of Wilhelmina Slater in ABC’s hit series Ugly Betty, She also starred in ABC’s long-running, hit series Desperate Housewives, as well as VH1’s Daytime Divas, and ABC’s 666 Park Avenue.

Vanessa’s other screen credits include starring in ABC’s television movie Bye Bye Birdie opposite Jason Alexander, and NBC’s miniseries The Odyssey, among others. She also received critical acclaim starring in iconic studio films such as Eraser, Soul Food, Shaft, Dance With Me, Hoodlum, Light It Up and Johnson Family Vacation.

Her critically acclaimed work in film, television, recordings and the Broadway stage has been recognized by every major industry award affiliate including 4 Emmy nominations, 11 Grammy nominations, a Tony nomination, 3 SAG award nominations, 7 NAACP Image Awards and 3 Satellite Awards. Her platinum single “Colors of the Wind,” from the Disney’s Pocahontas, won the Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe for Best Original Song.

In 2021, Vanessa joined the star-studded panel of judges for RuPaul’s Paramount+ competition series, “Queen of the Universe,” along with Michelle Visage, Trixie Mattel and Leona Lewis. Hosted by Graham Norton and produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and World of Wonder, the series returned for a second season in June 2023 with Melanie Brown (Spice Girls’ Mel B) joining the celebrity judging panel.

A graduate of Syracuse University, Vanessa is a strong advocate for equal rights, especially concerning the gay community and minorities. She was honored with the Human Rights Campaign “Ally for Equality” Award for her humanitarian contributions. Vanessa also achieved a career pinnacle with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2007.

Vanessa’s autobiography, “You Have No Idea,” co-written with her mother Helen Williams, was a New York Times Best Seller in 2012.

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