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Vanessa Chester(I)

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Vanessa Chester
Harriet M. Welsch is a spy. But when her friends find her secret notebook the tables are turned on her. Can she win her friends back and still keep on going with the spy business
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Vanessa Chester was born on 2 July 1984 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. She is an actress, known for The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), A Little Princess (1995) and Harriet the Spy (1996).
BornJuly 2, 1984
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BornJuly 2, 1984
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    Known for

    The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
    The Lost World: Jurassic Park
    6.6
    • Kelly Curtis(as Vanessa Lee Chester)
    • 1997
    Vanessa Chester and Liesel Matthews in A Little Princess (1995)
    A Little Princess
    7.6
    • Becky(as Vanessa Lee Chester)
    • 1995
    Rosie O'Donnell and Michelle Trachtenberg in Harriet the Spy (1996)
    Harriet the Spy
    6.0
    • Janie Gibbs(as Vanessa Lee Chester)
    • 1996
    Rachael Leigh Cook and Freddie Prinze Jr. in She's All That (1999)
    She's All That
    6.0
    • Girl #2(as Vanessa Lee Chester)
    • 1999

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Backseat Drivers
      • Selene Deverux
      • Post-production
      • 2026
    • Six Feet Apart
      • Vee
      • Post-production
    • The Napa Boys (2025)
      The Napa Boys
      5.3
      • Loretta
      • 2025
    • Hayley Marie Norman in The Errand (2025)
      The Errand
      Short
      • Vanessa
      • 2025
    • Sean Astin, David Shackelford, Mike Capes, and Caitlin McHugh in The Invisible Raptor (2023)
      The Invisible Raptor
      5.5
      • DJ Malcolm
      • 2023
    • The Pink (2023)
      The Pink
      Short
      • Emily
      • 2023
    • Selection
      Short
      • Selection Expert
      • 2022
    • Give Me an A (2022)
      Give Me an A
      4.2
      • Vasectopian
      • 2022
    • Britt Rentschler, J.J. Nolan, Alex Klein, Graham Outerbridge, Michael Tennant, and Charlotte Ubben in Pretty Problems (2022)
      Pretty Problems
      5.7
      • Gigi
      • 2022
    • Just a Ghoul (2021)
      Just a Ghoul
      Short
      • Gwen Servidor
      • 2021
    • Summer Camp Island (2018)
      Summer Camp Island
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Nancy (voice)
      • 2021
    • Lazzer Party (2020)
      Lazzer Party
      Short
      • Dr. Butterfly Hops McGee III
      • 2020
    • The Coop (2019)
      The Coop
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Melissa
      • 2019
    • Brenda Song, Kat Dennings, Shay Mitchell, and Esther Povitsky in Dollface (2019)
      Dollface
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Guy's Girl #4
      • 2019
    • William H. Macy, Steve Howey, Cameron Monaghan, Shanola Hampton, Jeremy Allen White, Ethan Cutkosky, and Emma Kenney in Shameless (2011)
      Shameless
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Mallory
      • 2019
    • TMI Hollywood (2012)
      TMI Hollywood
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Various-Host
      • 2018
    • Sarah Ramos in City Girl (2017)
      City Girl
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Denim Lady (as Vanessa Lee Chester)
      • 2017

    Makeup Department

    • Britt Rentschler, J.J. Nolan, Alex Klein, Graham Outerbridge, Michael Tennant, and Charlotte Ubben in Pretty Problems (2022)
      Pretty Problems
      5.7
      • additional hair & makeup
      • 2022
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos7

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    Demo Reel 2:05
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    The Lost World: Jurassic Park: Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy [Blu-Ray]
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    The Lost World: Jurassic Park: Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy [Blu-Ray]
    The Lost World: Jurassic Park: Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy [Blu-Ray]
    Clip 1:16
    The Lost World: Jurassic Park: Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy [Blu-Ray]
    The Lost World: Jurassic Park: Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy [Blu-Ray]
    Clip 0:59
    The Lost World: Jurassic Park: Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy [Blu-Ray]
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    Trailer 2:07
    Official Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 1:02
    Official Trailer
    The Lost World: Jurassic Park: Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy [Blu-Ray]
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    The Lost World: Jurassic Park: Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy [Blu-Ray]

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Vanessa Lee Chester
    • Height
      • 5′ 3″ (1.60 m)
    • Born
      • July 2, 1984
      • Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Relatives
      • Kevin(Sibling)
    • Other works
      TV commercial for Honey Comb cereal

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      Oldest child of Guyanese immigrants, and the first member of her family to be born in the United States of America.

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