Williams has also starred in a number of made for television movies, including Emmy Award-nominated performance in Our America (2002). Victoria Pedretti says Dani's fate isn't as bleak as you might think, The showrunner answers all of TV Guide's burning questions about next season, We break down all the twists and turns in the, The BB20 favorite explains why he wasn't in 'game mode' early on. Nafessa Williams is an American actress known for her 2011 role as Nicole Gordon in the Meek Mill film Streets, her 2011 role as Deanna Forbes on the ABC soap opera One Life to Live, and her 2016 role as Dr. Charlotte Piel on the CBS drama Code Black. The Best TV Shows and Movies To Watch While in Quarantine; ... 00:44 — Nafessa Williams shares her thoughts on what it is like to be the first black lesbian superhero on television. Since 2018, Williams plays Anissa Pierce in … [7], In 2000, Williams was cast as Maxine Chadway in the Showtime drama series Soul Food, a continuation of his successful 1997 film of the same name. Williams also is known for her role as Anne-Marie McCoy in the first and fourth films in the Candyman film series, and as Rhonda Blair in the first season of the Fox prime time soap opera, Melrose Place (1992–93). Movies & TV New Releases Best Sellers Deals Blu-ray 4K Ultra HD TV Shows Kids & Family Anime All Genres Prime Video Your Video Library 10 results for Movies & TV : "Nafessa Williams… Black Lightning - Season 1 [Blu-ray] [2018], Black Lightning: The Complete Third Season [Blu-ray], Black Lightning - The Complete First Season [Blu-ray]. Nafessa Williams movies and TV shows. Photo Credits: Netflix; Pop TV; Robert Viglasky, Hartswood Films; Fred Hayes/Disney+, Fox, PopTV; Bettina Strauss/Netflix; Nicole Rivelli/Amazon, Netflix, Frank Masi/Apple, Disney, Jasper Savage/Hulu; Diyah Pera/CW, The Women Behind TV's Black Female Superheroes Join Forces for an Important Conversation at NYCC. Watch Nafessa Williams exclusive videos, interviews, video clips and more at TVGuide.com. Nafessa Williams full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Screen Actors Guild rules prohibited duplicate stage naming. [15], Williams married Andre Wiseman in November 1992 when the couple eloped. IMDb's advanced search allows you to run extremely powerful queries over all people and titles in the database. She is an actress, known for Black Lightning (2017), Black and Blue (2019) and Twin Peaks (2017). Nafessa Williams was born on December 4, 1989 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. [2] Williams has three brothers. Williams commented: "I love the Beatrice Foundation. Sign up and add shows to get the latest updates about your favorite shows - Start Now. In 2015, she was cast in a recurring role of Iris West's mother in The CW drama series, The Flash. Join for a free month. [7] Two other lead played by Nicole Ari Parker and Malinda Williams. [14], In film, Williams is best known for playing Keisha in the 1991 crime thriller New Jack City opposite Wesley Snipes and Ice T. She is also known for playing Anne-Marie McCoy in the 1992 horror Candyman opposite Tony Todd and Virginia Madsen. Anissa Pierce Keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. On The CW's drama Black Lightning, she's made history as television's first Black, lesbian superhero. © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. [3] Her mother Verdell passed away when she was 10 years old leaving Williams to be raised by her grandmother, Johnnie Mae Mungen. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Download the TV Guide app for iPhone, iPad and Android! Movie/Cable, "No, She's Not That Vanessa Williams 'Melrose' Star's Making A Name For Herself", "Vanessa Williams devastated when written off The Place", "The Flash casts Iris West's missing mum", "Candyman 2020: Every Returning Character Confirmed & Rumored", "Vanessa A. Williams Files to Divorce Husband Again", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Vanessa_Estelle_Williams&oldid=977951794, Wikipedia articles with SNAC-ID identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Episodes: "Don't Stop the Knight" and "Day Turns Into Knight", Episodes: "Ode to Joy" and "Bully for You", This page was last edited on 12 September 2020, at 00:02.
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