- Born
- Died
- Birth nameMary Vesta Williams
- Height5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
- Vesta Williams was born on December 1, 1957 in Coshocton, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for Mississippi Burning (1988), Posse (1993) and Soul Man (1986). She was married to Herman White. She died on September 22, 2011 in El Segundo, California, USA.
- SpouseHerman White (divorced, 1 child)
- Her father was a radio disc jockey, and she became an R&B singer, as well as an actress, who had some major hits in the 1980s, such as "Don't Blow a Good Thing" and "Congratulations". Previously, she had sung back up for Chaka Khan, Anita Baker and Sting.
- She struggled with obesity in the 1990s, and at one time lost 100 lbs. She became an advocate for programs preventing both obesity and juvenile diabetes.
- Had a daughter and granddaughter.
- R&B singer.
- When I lost my record deal, and my phone wasn't ringing, I realized that I had to reassess who Vesta was and figure out what was going wrong. I knew it wasn't my singing ability. So it had to be that I was expendable because I didn't have the right look. (1996)
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