- Vanessa Lengies
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name = Vanessa Lengies
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birthname = Vanessa Lynne-Marie Lengies
birthdate = birth date and age|1985|7|21
birthplace =Montreal ,Quebec ,Canada
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website =Vanessa Lynne-Marie Lengies (born
July 21 ,1985 inMontreal ,Quebec ) is a Canadian actress best known for starring in the drama "American Dreams " asRoxanne Bojarski . She attended Evergreen Elementary and then went on to Hudson High School from 1997-2002.Lengies got her start in Canadian television on such shows as "
Sponk! ", "Are You Afraid of the Dark?", "Radio Active", and "Popular Mechanics for Kids ".In 2005, she co-starred with
Hilary Duff andHeather 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.
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 inCBS show The "Ghost Whisperer " in an episode titled 'The Vanishing'.Lengies was seen as Sophia in the
Lifetime original drama series "Monarch Cove ". Lengies is also co-staring in the ABC online comedy, Squeegees.She was caught in a gag set up by
Just For Laughs Gags .She was also a judge on Animal Planet's show Pet Stars.
Filmography
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American Dreams (2002-2005),Roxanne Bojarski
* "The Perfect Man (2005), Amy Pearl
* "Waiting... (2005), Natasha
* "The Substance of Things Hoped For (2006), Daphne
* "Stick It (2006), Joanne Charis
* "My Suicide (2008), Mallory
* "Still Waiting... (2008), Natasha
* "Extreme Movie (2008), Carla
* "Foreign Exchange (2008), RobinExternal links
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