Lengies, Vanessa 1985-

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Lengies, Vanessa 1985-

PERSONAL

Full name, Vanessa Lynne-Marie Lengies; born July 21, 1985, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; father, a writer and music producer; mother, an artist. Avocational Interests: Snowboarding, dancing, singing, crafts.

Addresses:

Agent—Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210. Manager—Burstein Co., 15304 Sunset Blvd., Suite 208, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272.

Career:

Actress and voice performer.

Awards, Honors:

Young Artist Award nomination, best leading young actress in a television movie comedy, 2001, for Ratz; Young Artist Award nomination (with others), best ensemble in a television comedy or drama series, 2003, Young Artist Award nomination, best supporting young actress in a television comedy or drama series, 2004, and Teen Choice Award nomination, choice television sidekick, 2004, all for American Dreams; Family Television Award, 2003.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Voice of Annie Inch, The Little Lulu Show (animated), HBO, 1995.

Voice of Emily, Arthur (animated), PBS, 1996-2006.

Vange, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Nickelodeon, 1996, 1999-2000.

Sarah Leigh, Radio Active, Fox Family Channel, 1998.

Vanessa, Popular Mechanics for Kids, syndicated, 1999-2000.

Roxanne Bojarski, American Dreams (also known as Our Generation), NBC, 2002-2005.

Sophia Preston, Monarch Cove, Lifetime, 2006.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Roxanne Bojarski, American Dreams (also known as Our Generation), NBC, 2002.

Ashley, Split Decision, UPN, 2006.

Lily, This Might Hurt, ABC, 2008.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Voices of boy and girl, "I'm All Better," Caillou (animated), PBS, 2000.

Voices of boy and girl, "Getting the Message," Caillou (animated), PBS, 2000.

Voices of boy and girl, "Caillou's Neighborhood," Caillou (animated), PBS, 2000.

Herself, Sponk!, Noggin, 2001.

"NFL Draftees," Player$, Tech TV, 2003.

Style Court, Style Network, 2003.

Judge, Pet Star, Animal Planet, 2003, 2005.

The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2003.

Soap Talk, Soap Network, 2003.

"Music Games," Icons (also known as Game Makers), 2004.

Open Mike with Mike Bullard (also known as The Mike Bullard Show and Open Mike), Global, 2004.

Monica, "The After Party," 8 Simple Rules … for Dating My Teenage Daughter (also known as 8 Simple Rules), ABC, 2005.

Caitlin Emerson, "The Vanishing," Ghost Whisperer, CBS, 2006.

Leni Hayes, "Fever," Moonlight, CBS, 2007.

Voice for "There Goes My Baby/Compulsory Figures/My Son the Egg" and "Movie Magic/Learning Curve," episodes of For Better or for Worse, Teletoon; appeared as Charity in "The Manhunt," an episode of Lassie, Animal Planet.

Television Appearances; Other:

Marci Kornbalm, Ratz (movie), Showtime, 2000.

Cohost, Christmas in Rockefeller Center (special), NBC, 2002.

The 5th Annual Family Television Awards, The WB, 2003.

Contestant, The Great American Celebrity Spelling Bee, Fox, 2004.

Film Appearances:

Natasha, Waiting, Lions Gate Films, 2005.

Amy Pearl, The Perfect Man, Universal, 2005.

Voice of Emily, Arthur's Missing Pal (animated), Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment, 2006.

Joanne Charis, Stick It (also known as Rebell in turnschuhen), Buena Vista, 2006.

Daphne, The Substance of Things Hoped For, Wonder-Phil Productions, 2007.

Natasha, That Little Extra, Lions Gate Films, 2007.

Natasha, Still Waiting, Lions Gate Films, 2008.

Carla, Extreme Movie, Dimension Films, 2008.

Robin, Foreign Exchange, Screen Media Ventures, 2008.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Herself, The Works, Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment, 2006.

Appeared in the music video "We Run This" by Missy Elliot, 2006.