8.27.10 - Check out the new cast photo for Desperate Housewives in the gallery!

8.24.10 - After years in the making, I've unveiled my new line of handbags! Read about it here!

8.19.10 - Check out the brief article about me in Toronto Sun!

8.17.10 - Ugly Betty Season 4 is available today on DVD! Get your copy now!

8.12.10 - Bid to win lunch with me and support a great cause!

7.25.10 - Read the brief People.com article about my role on Desperate Housewives!

7.21.10 - Check out my brief interview with OnTheRedCarpet.com about my Desperate Housewives experience!

6.24.10 - Watch my Biography special on the Biography channel Wednesday, June 30th, at 10pm (EST)!

6.23.10 - Check out my photo from the Broadway Bares fundraiser in the gallery and read about the $1,000,000+ we raised to fight AIDS!

6.18.10 - Details on my Desperate Housewives character have been revealed! Read more here!

6.14.10 - I'm participating in this year's Broadway Bares XX with Kristin Chenoweth, Alan Cumming, Jane Krakowski, Lucy Liu, and many other special guests on June 20! Broadway Bares benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. For more information, visit BroadwayCares.org.

6.8.10 - I am proud to be honored by The Trevor Project. Read more about it here.

6.7.10 - Are you interested in what I do to be kind? Read my Kindness profile, then fill out one of your own to earn a $25 donation to one of three participating charities.

6.2.10 - Pre-order your copy of the Sondheim on Sondheim 2-disc Cast Recording now!

5.18.10 - Exclusive: It's official! I'm moving to Wisteria Lane to join the cast of "Desperate Housewives" for its seventh season!

5.10.10 - Watch me on The View this Thursday, May 13th, on ABC!

5.9.10 - Wishes to everyone for a Happy Mother's Day!

5.7.10 - Watch me on a special Mother's Day episode of Oprah today on ABC!

5.6.10 - Sondheim On Sondheim has been extended through June 27th!

5.5.10 - Check out Barbara Cook's interview with USA Today!

5.4.10 - Dress for Success has served over 500,000 women around the globe! Let’s help the organization serve thousands more women through the My Expressions of Kindness campaign. Fill out your profile now!

5.1.10 - Bid now on a chance to see "Sondheim and Sondheim" and meet me in New York! Auction ends tomorrow!

4.23.10 - Your votes have been counted and the results for Vanessa's Race to The Emmys are in:

All the World's a Stage: 13.18%
Chica and the Man: 43.24%
Blackout: 11.82%
Back In Her Place: 31.76%

Check back soon to find out which Ugly Betty episode Vanessa will submit to The Academy to be considered for an Emmy nomination!

4.19.10 - My episode of The View has been changed to May 13th! Tune in as I guest host!

4.17.10 - Check me out on the April 2010 cover of Prevention magazine!

4.15.10 - I'll be on Good Morning America next Monday, April 19, and Regis & Kelly next Wednesday, April 21! Tune in!

4.14.10 - Say goodbye to Ugly Betty tonight as the series finale airs at 10pm on ABC.

4.13.10 - Read my exclusive interview with PopEater!

4.11.10 - Mark your calendars and tune in to The View on May 11th as I sit in as Guest Host!

4.10.10 - Check out my interview with the New York Times!

4.8.10 - Fans, we need your help! Vanessa wants you to help her choose which Ugly Betty episode to submit to the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for the 2010 Emmy race! Click here to vote now!

4.7.10 - Watch an all new Ugly Betty tonight at 10pm on ABC!

3.31.10 - Watch an all new Ugly Betty tonight at 10pm on ABC!

3.24.10 - Watch an all new Ugly Betty tonight at 10pm on ABC!

3.23.10 - I'm excited to announce the launch of My Expressions of Kindness campaign! Share your kindness by filling out a Kindness Profile. When you do, you'll earn a $25 donation to one of three participating charities! Fill out your profile today!

3.20.10 - Check back on March 23rd for information on my newest project that will help make women look their best for job interviews. All you have to do is express your kindness!

3.19.10 - Sondheim On Sondheim previews start today and opens on April 22! Barbara Cook, Euan Morton and yours truly star in a revue and portrait of this Broadway legend at Studio 54, 254 West 54th Street in New York (212) 719-3800.

3.15.10 - One simple act of kindness can change the world. I am thrilled to be part of a program, starting March 23rd, that takes your kindness and pays it forward. Stay tuned...

3.14.10 - Check out my interview with New York Daily News!

3.11.10 - Check out my interview with Prevention magazine!

3.10.10 - Watch an all new Ugly Betty tonight at 10pm on ABC!

3.08.10 - Don't forget to watch ABC's The View today as I sit in for Whoopi as co-host!

3.05.10 - Get your copies of this month's Rite Health (Rite Aid's free magazine) and the 2010 Spa Finder directory featuring yours truly on both covers!

3.04.10 - Tune in to ABC's The View on Monday, March 8th, as I sit in for Whoopi as co-host!

3.03.10 - Spread the word to end the word! As a long time board member of Special Olympics International, young people around the world will raise their voices today and call upon everyone to end the hateful language (the r-word "retard") directed at intellectually disabled people. Please help eliminate the demeaning word from today's popular youth vernacular and replace it with respect! Let's make 100,000 pledges today at r-word.org! We can do it! Thank you!

3.03.10 - Stay up to date on the latest Sondheim On Sondheim news by reading Roundabout Theatre's blog and following them on Facebook and Twitter!

2.27.10 - Thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Chile as they try to recover from the massive earthquake.

2.26.10 - Check out MSNBC's interview with America Ferrera about Ugly Betty's series finale!

2.19.10 - Be sure to check out the new photo of the week in gallery!

2.14.10 - Wishing everyone a Happy Valentine's Day and a Happy Chinese New Year!

2.12.10 - Here's an inside scoop on what's to come as the final season of Ugly Betty unfolds.

2.10.10 - Watch an all new Ugly Betty tonight at 10pm/9c on ABC!

2.08.10 - Be sure to get your copy of O Magazine's February 2010 issue (available now) for my special three-page feature!

2.05.10 - Check out the preview for next week's Ugly Betty!

2.04.10 - Don't forget to cast your vote for Vanessa for the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards International Vocalist of the Year! Winners are determined primarily by the results of voting, so be sure to cast your vote for Vanessa at CanadianSmoothJazzAwards.com!
There are only two weeks left to vote!
The 6th annual Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards takes place Friday April 23rd, 2010 in Mississauga, Ontario where many outstanding artists, both Canadian and International, will be honored for contributing to the success of the Smooth Jazz format in Canada.

2.03.10 - Watch an all new episode of Ugly Betty tonight at 10pm/9c on ABC!

1.30.10 - Tune in to an all new Ugly Betty on Wednesday, February 3rd @ 10pm/9c on ABC! Check out the preview below:

1.22.10 - Join me in supporting the Red Cross' campaign for Haiti relief. Watch the PSA below:

1.20.10 - I am proud to help spread the word about EmmyTVLegends.org, an incredible resource for TV fans worldwide! Check out my PSA below:

EmmyTVLegends.org, the online home of the Archive of American Television, features revealing conversations with more than 600 influential figures that have shaped the television industry from its inception to present day, and includes little-known anecdotes, unique perspectives, and eyewitness accounts from top names in TV. The interviews can be watched in their entirety, or browsed by person, show, topic or profession. Check it out today!

1.15.10 - Thoughts and sympathy go out to the victims of the devastation in Haiti.

1.13.10 - Tune in to an all new Ugly Betty tonight at 10pm on ABC!

1.11.10 - Cast your vote! The Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards has nominated Vanessa for International Vocalist of the Year! Winners will be determined primarily by the results of voting, so be sure to cast your vote for Vanessa at CanadianSmoothJazzAwards.com! Secure on-line voting begins today - Monday, January 11th and ends Friday, February 19th, 2010!
The 6th annual Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards takes place Friday April 23rd, 2010 in Mississauga, Ontario where many outstanding artists, both Canadian and International, will be honored for contributing to the success of the Smooth Jazz format in Canada.

1.8.10 - Tickets go on sale Sunday, January 10th to the general public for Roundabout Theatre Company's new Broadway production of Sondheim on Sondheim, with yours truly, Barbara Cook, Tom Wopat, Leslie Kritzer, Norm Lewis, Euan Morton, Erin Mackey & Matthew Scott.
Tickets are available by calling Roundabout Ticket Services at (212) 719-1300, online at roundabouttheatre.org or at the Studio 54 Box Office (254 West 54th Street). Ticket prices range from $36.50-$126.50. Previews begin March 19th, 2010 and open officially April 22nd, 2010 at Studio 54. This will be a limited engagement through Sunday, June 13th, 2010.
Sondheim on Sondheim will play Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8:00PM with a Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinee at 2:00PM.

1.6.10 - The 41st NAACP Image Awards nominees were announced today and The Real Thing has been nominated for Outstanding Jazz Album! Additionally, Ugly Betty received 3 nominations in the categories of Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series (America Ferrera) and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series (yours truly)! The Image Awards will air live on Fox @ 8pm/7c Friday, February 26th.

1.4.10 - Be sure to watch Ugly Betty in its new timeslot: Wednesday @ 10:00pm on ABC!

1.2.10 - I and my web team wish you a prosperous new year! We look forward to bringing you all the latest information in 2010 as Ugly Betty moves to a new timeslot and I return to the Broadway stage in March with Sondheim on Sondheim. VanessaWilliams.com is your official source for the most up-to-date news! Thank you for coming back!

1.1.10 - Check out the 2009 News Archive here.