Brooklyn Sudano

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Brooklyn Sudano (born January 5, 1981 in Nashville, Tennessee), is an African-American actress who plays Vanessa Scott on My Wife And Kids and Felicia on Cuts. She is the daughter of Donna Summer and Bruce Sudano.

Brooklyn replaced Meagan Good as Vanessa Scott on My Wife and Kids. She is Junior's girlfriend and later wife, who first appears in the season finale of season 3 (played by Meagan Good.) She continues as a regular cast member throughout the rest of the series five year run.

Brooklyn Sudano has always had a passion for the performing arts. From a very young age she performed in musicals and other theater productions. After deciding that she wanted to pursue an acting career full time, Brooklyn took a break from her studies at Vanderbilt University to attend the renowned Lee Strasberg Institute in New York City.

In addition to acting and some commercial modeling, Brooklyn has been fulfilling her other passion writing and performing her own music. She is currently working in the studio with Henry Hirsch (producer for Lenny Kravitz) in New York.

In her spare time, Brooklyn paints and draws and loves dancing. She currently resides in New York.