Vanessa Lengies
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| Vanessa Lengies | |
| Birth name | Vanessa Lynne-Marie Lengies |
| Born | July 21, 1985 (age 21) Montréal, Québec, Canada |
| Notable roles | Roxanne Bojarski on American Dreams Joanne Charis in Stick It |
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 jailbait 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.
Recently began dating restaurateur Nino Camaj.
For The Grudge 2, the role of Vanessa was originally written for Lengies, who eventually turned it down to film My Suicide; the part still bears her name. 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.
[edit] Filmography
- My Suicide (2006) (in production) .... Mallory
- Monarch Cove .... Sophia Preston (14 episodes, 2006)
- Split Decision (2006) (TV) .... Ashley
- Arthur's Missing Pal (2006) .... Emily
- Stick It (2006) .... Joanne Charis
- Ghost Whisperer .... Caitlin Emerson (1 episode, 2006)
- The Substance of Things Hoped For (2006) .... Daphne
- The Perfect Man (2005) .... Amy Pearls
- Waiting... (2005) .... Natasha
- 8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter .... Monica (1 episode, 2005)
- American Dreams .... Roxanne Bojarski (2002-2005)
- Ratz (2000) (TV) .... Marci Kornbalm
- For Better or for Worse (2000) TV Series
- Caillou .... Boy / ... (3 episodes)
- Are You Afraid of the Dark? .... Vange (6 episodes, 1996-1990)
- Arthur .... Emily (15 episodes, 1996-2006)
- Radio Active (1998) TV Series .... Sarah Leigh (unknown episodes)
- The Little Lulu Show (1995) TV Series .... Annie Inch (second season) (unknown episodes)
