Biography

Vanessa was raised in a small town in upstate New York. During her junior year of high school she was accepted into the National High School Institute of Theatre (the Cherub Program) at Northwestern University. The experience changed her life and started her trajectory ever-upward. Although acting called her (she continued to take acting and voice classes) she attended Cornell University and graduated with a Bachelors of Science. She moved to Washington, DC and worked for a Fortune 100 company before returning back home to go to law school. During school she booked numerous regional commercials out of Pittsburgh, PA. Finally, after practicing for two years as an attorney in New York, she took off for Hollywood where she immediately began working in commercials and short films.
- IMDb mini biography by: Vanessa C. Morgan