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Date of Birth:
March 18, 1963
Height:
5' 6"
Hometown:
Millwood

Bio:
Vanessa Williams (born Vanessa Lynn Williams on March 18, 1963 in Millwood, New York) is an American singer, actress, producer and former 1984 Miss America. As a singer, Williams has released seven albums, the latest being 2009’s The Real Thing. As an actress, she has starred in the films Eraser, Shaft and Soul Food, as well as on the television series Ugly Betty. She also has a role on the upcoming Fox comedy titled Fantasy Life.

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Vanessa Williams is best known for being an American actress and performer.

Personal Life:

Williams first married public relations consultant Ramon Hervey II in 1987, though they divorced in 1997. They have two daughters together, Melanie and Jillian, and a son, Devin. Williams then married NBA basketball player Rick Fox in 1999. They have a daughter, Sasha. They divorced in 2004 after Fox was caught cheating with another woman. In September 2014, Williams announced that she was engaged to former accountant Jim Skrip, and they were married on July 4, 2015.

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It was Zach (Cody Kasch), okay? Zach Young shot his daddy (Mark Moses) point blank after last winter’s big riot. I’m sorry to come to right out and say it without a big “spoiler alert,” but wasn’t it obvious at this point? It was even obvious to Paul, who asked Mike (James Denton) to track down his biological drug-addict son personally. But maybe Mike should have been paying less attention to Zach and more attention to his wife…

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