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 Vinessa Elizabeth Shaw is an American film actress and model. She began her career as a child actor, and had her break-out role in Disney's 1993 Halloween comedy-fantasy film Hocus Pocus. Shaw also appeared in Ladybugs (1992) and L.A. Without a Map (1998). While attending Barnard College, Shaw was cast in a supporting role in Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (1999), after which she decided to pursue acting into her adulthood. Subsequent roles include in the comedy 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002), and the 2006 remake of Wes Craven's horror film The Hills Have Eyes. She was a supporting cast member in the Showtime drama Ray Donovan, and stars as Dr. Jane Mathis in the 2017 horror thriller Clinical.
Bio:
Vinessa Elizabeth Shaw is an American film actress and model. She began her career as a child actor, and had her break-out role in Disney's 1993 Halloween comedy-fantasy film Hocus Pocus. Shaw also appeared in Ladybugs (1992) and L.A. Without a Map (1998). While attending Barnard College, Shaw was cast in a supporting role in Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (1999), after which she decided to pursue acting into her adulthood. Subsequent roles include in the comedy 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002), and the 2006 remake of Wes Craven's horror film The Hills Have Eyes. She was a supporting cast member in the Showtime drama Ray Donovan, and stars as Dr. Jane Mathis in the 2017 horror thriller Clinical.
Tivia:
Vinessa is named after her grandfather, Vincent.Is also a model.In 2017 she married her boyfriend of 9 years Kristopher Gifford.Vinessa's paternal grandfather was of Russian Jewish descent. The surname "Shaw" was originally "Schwartz". Vinessa's maternal grandfather was of Italian descent, with his family being from Calabria and Naples, Italy. Vinessa's other ancestry is Irish, German, English, 1/16th Spanish/Mexican, Swedish, Dutch, and French.Grew up in Topanga Canyon in California.Attended Pitzer College, but never graduated.Daughter of Susan Damante, with whom she appeared in Coyote Summer (1996).Has a son, Jack Hiroki Gifford (b. February 20, 2018 three weeks past his due date), with her husband Kristopher Gifford.Ranked #66 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World". (2002)Auditioned for the part of Jenny Everdeane in Gangs of New York (2002).In the summer of 1990, Vinessa, then just 14 years old, participated with her mother Susan Damante in a directing workshop in Maine run by Peter Werner, during which Vinessa performed a brief but very dramatic scene. Especially because she was so young, her talented performance impressed and even stunned many of the student attendees, one of whom was 26-year-old Blair Underwood.Niece of Vicki Damante.Sister of Natalie Shaw.Born on the same date as Benedict Cumberbatch.Cousin of Giavanna Whited. |
| Name: |
Vinessa Shaw |
Type: |
Actress,Director,Producer (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
| Category: |
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Business scope: |
Actress,Director,Producer |
| Products for sale: |
Actress,Director,Producer |
| Model rank: |
176 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 03:24:27 |
| Height: |
5' 8' (1.73 m) |
| Biography: |
Vinessa Elizabeth Shaw is an American film actress and model. She began her career as a child actor, and had her break-out role in Disney\'s 1993 Halloween comedy-fantasy film Hocus Pocus. Shaw also appeared in Ladybugs (1992) and L.A. Without a Map |
| Trivia: |
Vinessa is named after her grandfather, Vincent.Is also a model.In 2017 she married her boyfriend of 9 years Kristopher Gifford.Vinessa's paternal grandfather was of Russian Jewish descent. The surname "Shaw" was originally "Schwartz". Vinessa's maternal grandfather was of Italian descent, with his family being from Calabria and Naples, Italy. Vinessa's other ancestry is Irish, German, English, 1/16th Spanish/Mexican, Swedish, Dutch, and French.Grew up in Topanga Canyon in California.Attended Pitzer College, but never graduated.Daughter of Susan Damante, with whom she appeared in Coyote Summer (1996).Has a son, Jack Hiroki Gifford (b. February 20, 2018 three weeks past his due date), with her husband Kristopher Gifford.Ranked #66 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World". (2002)Auditioned for the part of Jenny Everdeane in Gangs of New York (2002).In the summer of 1990, Vinessa, then just 14 years old, participated with her mother Susan Damante in a directing workshop in Maine run by Peter Werner, during which Vinessa performed a brief but very dramatic scene. Especially because she was so young, her talented performance impressed and even stunned many of the student attendees, one of whom was 26-year-old Blair Underwood.Niece of Vicki Damante.Sister of Natalie Shaw.Born on the same date as Benedict Cumberbatch.Cousin of Giavanna Whited. |
| Quotes: |
I would never see this movie because I'm frightened of horror movies. Ever since I was a kid, my friends who always wanted to see them would mortify me by showing me clips from a movie, and I would have to run in the other room, call my parents, and go home -- that kind of thing. (on her film The Hills Have Eyes (2006)) |
| Job title: |
Actress,Director,Producer |
| Others works: |
Print ad for Calvin Klein Eyewear (2000)
Appeared in play "Gallows Humor" at the Laurelgrove Theatre, Los Angeles, 2001.
TV commercial for Noxzema
TV commercial for Levi's jeans |
| Spouse: |
Kristopher Gifford (2017 - present) (1 child) |
| Children: |
Jack Hiroki Gifford |
| Parents: |
Larry Shaw
Susan Damante |
| Relatives: |
Natalie Shaw (Sibling) |
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