(written from a Production point of view)
...as Arandis
Vanessa Lynn Williams (born 18 March 1963; age 61) is a singer and actress from the Bronx, New York. She became the first African-American woman to become Miss America in 1984, but resigned later that year.
She portrayed Arandis in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Let He Who Is Without Sin...".
In 1998, Williams played Ruby Sinclair in the dance drama Dance with Me, opposite Chayanne. The film also featured Trek alumni Harry Groener, Mike Gomez, and Michael McAdam.
Between 2006 and 2010, Williams has been starring in the show Ugly Betty with fellow DS9 guest star Tony Plana and Star Trek Nemesis actor Alan Dale. She has been nominated for an 2007 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series for her role as Wilhelmina Slater. From 2010 to 2012 she appeared in Desperate Housewives as Renee Perry, during which she played alongside Teri Hatcher, Brenda Strong, Scott Bakula, Miguel Ferrer, and Ellen Geer. In the 2012-2013 season, she starred alongside Terry O'Quinn in the short-lived series 666 Park Avenue.
External links
- VanessaWilliamsMusic.com - official web site
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- Vanessa Lynn Williams at Wikipedia