Nafessa Williams
American actress
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| 2024 | Nafessa Williams is set to star as Cameron Cook in the upcoming series 'Rivals'. |
| 2024 | Williams had a lead role in the Disney+ Hulu television adaptation of Jilly Cooper's 'Rutshire Chronicles', portraying Cameron Cook. |
| December 2024 | The 'Rutshire Chronicles' was renewed for a second season, with Williams set to return. |
| 2022 | 26 Magazine named Nafessa Williams their Woman of the Year in 2022. |
| 2022 | Nafessa Williams portrayed Robyn Crawford in the Whitney Houston biopic titled Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody. |
| 2021 | Nafessa starred as Noel Chance in 'A Holiday Chance'. |
| February 2021 | Nafessa Williams launched her own unisex apparel brand called Y-FEAR, inspired by her love for fashion and personal wellness. |
| July 2020 | In July 2020, Nafessa Williams wrote an open letter to Hollywood, urging the industry to address issues of inequality and to increase representation of Black voices, including the need for more Black writers and hairstylists who understand Black hair. |
| 2019 | She played the role of Missy in the film 'Black and Blue'. |
| May 2019 | Williams, along with DC Comics Co-Publisher Jim Lee and other CW actresses, toured five U.S. military bases in Kuwait with the USO, visiting approximately 12,000 U.S. military personnel. |
| 2018 | Nafessa Williams was nominated for the Teen Choice Awards in the category of Choice TV: Breakout Star for her role in 'Black Lightning'. |
| 2018 | Nafessa Williams became widely recognized for her role as Anissa Pierce in the CW television series Black Lightning. |
| 2017 | Nafessa Williams played Jenny in the episode titled 'F*ck the Police' in the series 'Tales'. |
| 2017 | Nafessa Williams appeared as Jade in the recurring cast of season 3 of 'Twin Peaks'. |
| 2017 | Nafessa Williams starred as Toya in 'Burning Sands' and as Sahirah in 'True to the Game'. |
| 2017 | Williams was cast as Anissa Pierce in the series 'Black Lightning', making her character the first black lesbian superhero on network television. |
| 2016 | Nafessa Williams voiced the character Tiffany Raspberry in the video game NBA 2K17. |
| 2016 | She appeared as Monica Berry in the film 'Restored Me' and played Angela in the short film 'Asterisk'. |
| 2016 | Later in 2016, Williams was cast in the recurring role of Charlotte on the CBS drama 'Code Black'. |
| April 2016 | Williams was cast as Jade in the Showtime continuation of the 1990s drama 'Twin Peaks'. |
| 2015 | Nafessa Williams appeared as Eboni in the series 'Real Husbands of Hollywood' in the episode titled 'Hart Medication'. |
| 2015 | Nafessa played the character Krystal in 'The Man in 3B'. |
| 2015 | She had a supporting role in Angela Basset's Lifetime film 'Whitney', a biopic about Whitney Houston. |
| 2015 | Williams appeared in the feature film 'Brotherly Love', produced by Queen Latifah, opposite Keke Palmer. |
| 2014 | Nafessa Williams played the role of Adina Parker in the series 'Survivor's Remorse' in the episode titled 'Six'. |
| 2014 | Nafessa Williams starred as Samantha Kimm in 'The Dirty 30'. |
| 2013 | She appeared as Female Co-Ed #1 in the TV movie 'Dumb Girls'. |
| May 8 2012 | Williams made her debut on CBS's soap opera 'The Bold and the Beautiful', where she guest-starred in two episodes. |
| 2011 | Nafessa Williams played the role of Nicole Gordon in the film 'Streets'. |
| May 2011 | Nafessa Williams made her debut on 'One Life to Live' after signing a four-year contract, although she was released early when the show was cancelled. |
| March 2011 | Williams was announced as a cast member of ABC's 'One Life to Live' in the contract role of Deanna. |
| 2010 | Nafessa Williams gained her first film role, being cast opposite Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill in the film 'Streets', which was released in 2011. |
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