<sod>She rebounded with 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 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 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 3 [[Satellite Awards]].<eod>
<sod>She rebounded with 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 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 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 Awards]].<eod>