Vanessa Ray
| Vanessa Ray | |
|---|---|
 Ray at the New York PaleyFest 2014 for the TV show "Blue Bloods" | |
| Born |
Vanessa Ray Liptak June 24, 1981 Livermore, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Notable work |
TV works Film works |
| Spouse(s) |
Derek James Baynham (m. 2003–09) Landon Beard (m. 2015) |
Vanessa Ray (née Liptak; born June 24, 1981)[1] is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role on Pretty Little Liars as CeCe Drake, Jenny on the legal drama series Suits, Teri Ciccone on As the World Turns, and Officer Eddie Janko on Blue Bloods.
Acting career
Ray earned her Actor's Equity card while performing the role of Rusty and singing "Let's Hear It For the Boy" in the musical Footloose. She originated the role of Nemo in Robert and Kristin Lopez's Finding Nemo: The Musical at Orlando's Disney World. Ray played the character Olive Ostrovsky in the national tour of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. She joined the Broadway cast of Hair in its final year as Crissy, and sang the song "Frank Mills". She made her on-screen debut as Chris in the youth-oriented video short feature, The Sparky Chronicles: The Map (2003).
Since 2012, Ray has appeared as CeCe Drake, a "beyond-charismatic twenty-something blonde stylist at a boutique that has one heel in the present, one in the past",[2] in the TV series Pretty Little Liars. Ray was announced to start filming again for PLL, Ray spoke about returning saying "It's so fun to do, and what a crazy character I get to play. She's sort of a sociopath. I think she's so weird because she's, like, 22 but hangs out with high-schoolers. It's like, 'Hey, girl! Get a life!'”[3]
In 2013, Ray joined the Season 4 cast of the CBS police procedural drama Blue Bloods as Officer Edit "Eddie" Janko.[4]
Personal life
Ray now lives and works between Los Angeles and New York City. She married actor Derek James Baynham on January 8, 2003.[5][6] In 2007, the first season of the HGTV series Marriage Under Construction covered their purchase, renovation, and eventual sale of a house in Toronto.[7][8] Some time later, the couple divorced. In March 2015, Vanessa announced on Instagram and Twitter that she was engaged to her boyfriend of six years, Landon Beard.[9] On June 14, 2015, they got married at the picturesque Condor's Nest Ranch in eastern San Diego County, California.[10]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Sparky Chronicles: The Map, TheThe Sparky Chronicles: The Map | Chris | Short film |
| 2004 | Is He... | Steph | Short film |
| 2008 | Finding Chance | Katrina | |
| 2010 | Nice Guy Johnny | Best Friend | |
| 2011 | Trust Me | Girlfriend | Short film |
| 2012 | Not Waving But Drowning | Adele | |
| Last Day of August, TheThe Last Day of August | Phoebe | ||
| 2013 | Wisdom Teeth | ||
| Mutual Friends | Lucy | ||
| 2014 | Devil's Due | Suzie |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Marriage Under Construction | Herself | N/A |
| 2008 | Battery's Down, TheThe Battery's Down | Vanessa | 3 episodes |
| 2009 | Bored to Death | Claudia | Episode: "The Case of the Missing Screenplay" |
| 2009-2010 | As the World Turns | Teri Ciccone | Series regular, 49 episodes |
| 2010 | Damages | Tessa Marchetti | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 2011 | White Collar | Maggie "Rocker" Sheldon | Episode: "What Happens in Burma" |
| Nurse Jackie | Mrs. Donovan | Episode: "Have You Met Ms. Jones?" | |
| 2011-2012 | Suits | Jenny Griffith | Recurring role, 8 episodes |
| 2012 | Girls | Heather Travis | Episode: "The Return" |
| Right Not to Know, TheThe Right Not to Know | Earthy Chick | Miniseries | |
| 2012-present | Pretty Little Liars | CeCe Drake / Charlotte DiLaurentis | Recurring role, 15 episodes |
| 2013 | The Mentalist | Cayce Robbins | Episode: "Red Lacquer Nail Polish" |
| 2013-present | Blue Bloods | Officer Eddie Janko | Recurring role, 50 episodes (Season 4–present) |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Pretty Dirty Secrets | CeCe Drake | 2 episodes |
References
- ↑ "Vanessa Ray". HollywoodLife.com. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ↑ Friedman, Molly. "Spoiler! Pretty Little Liars Season 3 Spoiler: More Details on CeCe, Connections to "the Past"". Wetpaint. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ↑ Burt, Kayti. "Pretty Little Liars Season 4B Spoilers: CeCe Drake WILL Return!". Wet Paint. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
- ↑ 'Blue Bloods' Season 4 premiere: 'Unwritten Rules' tested after a cop's murder Bobbin, Jay at zap2it.com, September 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Marriage Under Construction 1". HuffPost TV. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
- ↑ Nevada Marriage Index 1966–2005, Nevada State Health Division, Office of Vital Records, Carson City, Nevada.
- ↑ "Survivor: the Toronto house hunt". Toronto Star. November 3, 2007.
- ↑ "Marriage Under Construction - Episodes - HGTV Canada". hgtv.ca. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Exclusive: 'Blue Bloods' star Vanessa Ray is engaged!". Hello magazine. March 13, 2015.
- ↑ "Vanessa Ray marries musician Landon Beard at fun wedding with singing and tacos". Mail Online.