Vanessa Williams
Vanessa Williams (Vanessa Williams), born in New York, USA on March 18, 1963, is an American singer, composer and actor. He has been nominated for Grammy Awards , Emmy Award, Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre .
In 1983, Williams became the first Miss USA of African descent in the United States . She was selected as the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" and "The Ten Most Beautiful Women in America".
Representative work " Desperate Housewives ".
Early Experience
Vanessa Williams was born on March 18, 1963 in Tarrytown, New York, USA. Since childhood(Broadway) The influence of musical performance.
In 1981, Vanessa received a scholarship from Syracuse University (Syracuse University) and enrolled as a major in Musical Theatre. At the same time, Vanessa also started the beauty pageant. After being elected as Miss University, she successfully became Miss State of New York .
Performing Experience
In 1984, two-year-old Vanessa virtue of youthful beauty, the beauty pageant crowned champion, became the first black elected Miss USA , the spotlight is healthy, because the rear was exposed once for Adult magazine nude canceled crown, and Accused by the media and pressure from public opinion. Vanessa has not been devastated because of this. Vanessa once got everything, but now she has nothing. The public thinks that she has lost not only two million dollars in income but alsoThe invitation to the musical is almost time to be discouraged. The huge setbacks did not depress Vanessa's will. She was never willing to waste her talent, beauty and talent. With the support of family and friends, she walked out of the trough in her life and stood up again from the setbacks. Vanessa is determined to raise the flag in music and acting together.
In 1985 she entered Syracuse (Syracuse) University to study music and drama. With a beautiful face, a wonderful figure, and a very powerful voice, she began to enter the music scene. She has made great achievements in film and singing careers. But her success was hard-won, since she became the first black to win " Miss USA " (Miss America), rumors about her have continued. Later, she started her career in music. Became a signed singer with Flying Records (a subsidiary of Mercury Records). Her husband, Ramon Harvey, personally acted as her agent.
Success has allowed Vanessa Williams to regain her confidence in singing, and it has also brought music fans a new voice and expectations, and her music career has truly opened up.
However, during this period, her musical genius has not been well played. The real beginning of her music career was after the release of her album The Right Stuff in 1989. This album contains a total of 8 songs including He's Got the Look, Daring I, etc., and it won the NAACP Image Award.
The single "Save the Best for Last" on the second album The Comfort Zone released in 1991 made her win the award again. And the album picked up two platinum sales. It has sold more than two million copies in the United States and picked up two platinum sales. The five singles released by the album "Running Back To You", "The Comfort Zone", "Just For Tonight", and "Work To Do" have been outstanding on the pop chart, lyric chart, dance chart, and R&B chart. score. The most mesmerizing music fans is "Saved the best for last" co-written by Phil Galdston, Wendy Waldman and Jon Lind. That year, the song not only won the Grammy Award (Grammy Award) "Record of the Year" and " "Best Female Artist" was nominated for "Female Artist of the Year Music Video" at the MTV Music Video Awards, and ASCAP (American Association of Composers, Writers and Publishers) was selected as the best work of the year, NAACP Image Award. Won the US Billboard Pop Singles Chart for five weeks, the R&B Singles Chart and the Year-end Singles Chart Top 4 (500,000 certifications) in March 1992. In addition, it also won the top spot in Canada, the Netherlands, and Commonwealth of Australia. , The third place in the British gold list, and the top 5 in Japan. "Saved the best for last" not only cherishes the memory of Vanessa Williams' lost love affair, but also expresses the suffering she has experienced over the years, and now she is finally able to keep the "best for last" and create the first peak of her career. . Because of the literal motivational meaning of "Saved the best for last", it is still a popular song for special occasions such as graduation and sports competitions . Vanessa Williams' status as a top pop singer with sexy and tender affection has since been established.
In 1993, Vanessa and the R&B love song prince Brian McKnight sang the touching lyrical work "Love is" for the American Idol drama "Beverly Hills 90210", which not only added the champion single, but also made fellow student Brian gain the love and attention of music fans.
In 1994, Vanessa Williams starred in the theme of exploring the inner world of homosexuals.The musical "Kiss Of The Spider Woman" () She played the role of Spider-Woman in the New York concert and won unanimous praise from critics and fans. The performance lasted nine months. The musical's album was once again nominated for the Grammy Award's "Best Show Album" ( Best Live Album).
Her third album The Sweetest Days was delayed for three years until 1995 due to the birth of her third child. In this album, higher creativity and fighting spirit are shown. This album can be said to be Vanessa's most musically rich album. The album incorporates music styles such as R&B, Ballad, Folk, Jazz, Latin, and has Babyface and Sting composed for her. Vanessa's flawless singing has won the music critics. Great praise, showing her higher creativity and ambition. She won her second platinum album, and she sang the theme song "Colors of the Wind" for the Disney cartoon " The Sound of Desert " ( Pocahontas ) in the same year. The reaction was particularly hot. Let the fans' hearts rippling. The words, music, and singing of this song are all rare masterpieces, not only on Top.4, but also to make Vanessa's momentum scale new heights . And everyone can see that the heroine in " The Sound of Desert " was created based on Vanessa as the prototype, so it's perfect for her to sing.
At the beginning of 1996, she was invited to sing The Star-Spangled Banner , the opening sing of the 30th Super Cup football match , and won the Grammy Award for best pop and R&B female singer nomination for double glory, and the single "Colors Of" "The Wind" also received an Oscar nomination for best movie theme song.
In 1997, Vanessa starred in the touching drama "Soul Food" ( spiritual food ), won the NAACP Image Award (impression Award) for Best Actress. The fourth album [Next] (Brilliant Tomorrow) was also released at the same time, followed by the first tour since his debut.
1998 launched a collection of Greatest Hits--the First Ten Years, a collection of his debut ten years. The shadow of Vanessa Williams also frequently appeared on the screen and screen. During the summer vacation, Vanessa and Arnold Schwarzenegger (Arnold) co-star "Eraser" (Devil Destroyer) was released. This film broke the 100 million yuan box office in Daguan County in the United States and achieved good results in various countries around the world. It is also Vanessa's first blockbuster since filming. Late last year, with the Christmas season, Vanessa recorded his first Christmas album] [Star Bright ( starry ), the most warm voice to sing the most beautiful Carol . In 1998, Vanessa and Latin singer Elmer Figueroa Arce co-starred in the musical "Dance With Me" (Dance With Me). In this movie, you can see Vanessa's most exciting dance performance.
Vanessa Williams is constantly in movies, TV,She has appeared in "The Pickup Artist" (1987), "Another You" (1991), "Harley Davidson And The Marlboro Man" (1991), "Light it Up" (1999), "Shaft" (2000) and other movies. Vanessa has also acted in many TV series, such as "Motown Returns to the Apollo" (1985), "Kid Who Loved Christmas" (1990), "Stompin'at the Savoy" (1992), etc., among which "Motown Returns to the Apollo" has Won the Emmy Award.
In 2000, Vanessa hosted the special show "It's Black Entertainment", which included the VH-1 Christmas special and TLC's Chilli to perform a new version of "A Christmas Carol" called "A Diva's Christmas Carol", which is the best singer to her In a movie that combines her identity and performance, she vividly interprets a mean actress.
Vanessa won the title of the most talented successful artist in the 90s.
She returned in the spring of 2002Performed as a witch in the musical "Into The Woods" created by Stephen Sondheim in 1987. The recorded album was nominated for "Best Musical Show Album" at the 2003 Grammy Awards ( Grammy Awards ).
Vanessa Williams divorced Ramon Harvey in 1996, and reconnected with Rick Fox in 1999. Now he has three children. Vanessa has four children. She and Ramon Harvey have one and two children: daughter Melanie Lynne was born in 1987, daughter Jillian Kristin was born in 1989, son Devin was born in 1993; she and Rick Fox had a daughter: Sasha Gabriella Fox was born in 2000. In 2004, he and Fox got married and divorced.
In November 2006 Vanessa Williams on " Ugly Betty plays" in the villain Wilhelmina Slater, a woman bent on when the fashion magazine "MODE" edited by its excellent performances, fashion modeling the spotlight again focused on the " Miss USA " body.
In 2010, Vanessa joined another hot American drama "Desperate Housewives", playing the role of the new housewife Renee Perry, injecting new blood into the crew.
Vanessa Williams proves with her success: I am not a mere appearance!
The mystery of Vanessa's eye color
As an actress of black descent, vanessa Aquamarine 's eyes have become a topic of endless discussion. Whether her eyes are blue or green, or wearing DEFINE , there is constant suspicion.
Her eyes are naturally blue. It is clearly stated on the official website that 80% blue and 20% green can be called water green or Caribbean Blue . Of course, the color of her eyes depends on her makeup. Costumes, lights, etc., and other factors, so people can see her in her music, movies, costumes, and eyes.
