Vanessa Williams on Why ‘A Diva’s Christmas Carol’ Is a Cult Classic

The singer-actress reflects on its fandom for the 20th anniversary

L'Oreal Thompson Payton
ZORA
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5 min readDec 17, 2020

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“A Diva’s Christmas Carol.” Photo: VH1/Paramount

Vanessa Williams knows how to play a diva. Before she starred as the formidable Wilhelmina Slater in Ugly Betty, the award-winning singer and actress brought international pop sensation Ebony Scrooge to life in the made-for-TV movie, A

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L'Oreal Thompson Payton
ZORA
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