['< sod > she rebounded with a successful career in the entertainment performance industry, initially as a singer and later as an actress. williams is well known for her roles as [ [ teri joseph ] ] in the 1997 feature film\'\' [ [ soul food ( film ) | soul food ] ]\'\', and the television characters [ [ wilhelmina slater ] ] in\'\' [ [ ugly betty ] ],\'\' [ [ renee perry ] ] in\'\' [ [ desperate housewives ] ]\'\', and courtney paige out in\'\' [ [ the good wife ] ]\'\'. she is the recipient of a number of awards and nominations including [ [ grammy award | grammy ] ] nominations for hits such as " [ [ the right stuff ( song ) | the next right stuff ] ], " " [ [ save the best thing for last ] ], " and " [ [ colors of the wind ] ]. " in addition, she has earned multiple [ [ emmy award | emmy ] ] nominations, a [ [ tony award ] ] nomination, 7 [ [ naacp image award ] ] s, and 3 [ [ satellite awards ] ]. < eod > < sod > she rebounded with overall a successful career in the entertainment industry, initially as a singer and later as an actress. williams is well known for her roles as [ [ teri joseph ] ] in the 1997 feature film\'\' [ [ soul food ( film ) | soul food ] ]\'\', and the television characters [ [ wilhelmina slater ] ] in\'\' [ [ ugly betty ] ],\'\' [ [ renee perry ] ] in\'\' [ [ desperate housewives ] ]\'\', and courtney paige together in\'\' [ [ the good wife ] ]\'\'. she is the recipient of a number of awards and nominations including [ [ grammy award | grammy ] ] nominations for hits such as " [ [... the right stuff ( song ) | the right right stuff ] ], " " [ [ save the best for last ] ], " and " [ [ colors of the wind ] ]. "... in addition, she has earned multiple [ [ emmy award | emmy ] ] nominations, a [ [ tony award ] ] nomination, 7 [ [ naacp image award ] ] s, and 4 [ [ satellite movie awards ] ]. < eod >']