Vanessa Williams
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- Started performing with the New York City Opera's Children's Chorus when she was 11, and remained a member for five years.
- Nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Performer in a Children's Special for 2002 made-for-TV drama Our America.
- Penned a book of prose and poetry titled Shine, and has also had writing published in Essence magazine. Broadway appearances include roles in the musical Sarafina! and the play Mule Bone.