Vanessa Lengies
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Vanessa Lynne-Marie Lengies (born July 21, 1985 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian actress best known for starring in the drama American Dreams as Roxanne Bojarski.
Lengies got her start in Canadian television on such shows as Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Radio Active, and Popular Mechanics for Kids.
In 2005, she co-starred with Hilary Duff and Heather Locklear in the comedy The Perfect Man. She also plays a supporting role as the underaged hostess in Waiting.... In 2006, she was seen as a gymnast in the movie Stick It.
Lengies is fluent in French and English, and knows some Arabic. Her father is German and her mother is Egyptian.
Rumoured to be dating New York Mets third baseman David Wright.
Lengies initially auditioned for the role of Lacey in The Grudge 2 but the role went to Sarah Roemer. In her honor the role of "Vanessa" was written for her but she dropped out last minute when she was offered a role in My Suicide which is still yet to be released. She has also appeared in CBS show The Ghost Whisperer in an episode titled 'The Vanishing'.
Currently, Lengies can be seen as Sophia in the Lifetime original drama series Monarch Cove.