Vanessa Angel(I)
- Actress
British-born Vanessa Angel began her career at age 14 as a model, when
she was discovered by world-renowned agent,
Eileen Ford. She gained much life
experience by traveling the world, relocating to New York and appearing
on many magazine covers, including "Vogue" and "Cosmopolitan". Her
transition from modeling to acting came in 1985, when she was chosen by
director John Landis to play a
Russian spy in
Spies Like Us (1985). She honed her
craft by studying with Sondra Lee and
became a member of The Actor's Studio in New York in 1987, studying
with Frank Corsaro. This led to roles in
films including
King of New York (1990),
Sleep with Me (1994) and
Kingpin (1996), from The Farrelly
Brothers with Woody Harrelson and
Bill Murray,
Kissing a Fool (1998) with
David Schwimmer and
Jason Lee. She has been in many films
in the past few years including Paramount's
The Perfect Score (2004) with
Scarlett Johansson and opposite
Jon Voight in
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 (2004).
In addition to her film work, Angel starred in the hit series,
Weird Science (1994), on the
USA Network.
The unique range of characters earned her critical recognition for her comedic timing. She has played many roles on television, including the recurring role of police officer "Peggy Elliot" on NBC's Reasonable Doubts (1991) with Mark Harmon and Marlee Matlin, and a recent recurring role on Stargate SG-1 (1997). Most recently, she played herself in HBO's popular show, Entourage (2004), where she played opposite Kevin Dillon, who she had also starred opposite in Out for Blood (2004). She also recently starred in the Lifetime movie, Criminal Intent (2005), and just finished the independent film, Blind Ambition (2008), and the comedy, Endless Bummer (2009). She reconnected with The Farrelly Bros in Hall Pass (2011) and made a memorable guest appearance in Showtime's Californication (2007). She recently completed the films, Lycan (2017) and Trouble Sleeping (2018) Vanessa and her ex-husband, Rick Otto, are co-parents of their daughter India Otto.
The unique range of characters earned her critical recognition for her comedic timing. She has played many roles on television, including the recurring role of police officer "Peggy Elliot" on NBC's Reasonable Doubts (1991) with Mark Harmon and Marlee Matlin, and a recent recurring role on Stargate SG-1 (1997). Most recently, she played herself in HBO's popular show, Entourage (2004), where she played opposite Kevin Dillon, who she had also starred opposite in Out for Blood (2004). She also recently starred in the Lifetime movie, Criminal Intent (2005), and just finished the independent film, Blind Ambition (2008), and the comedy, Endless Bummer (2009). She reconnected with The Farrelly Bros in Hall Pass (2011) and made a memorable guest appearance in Showtime's Californication (2007). She recently completed the films, Lycan (2017) and Trouble Sleeping (2018) Vanessa and her ex-husband, Rick Otto, are co-parents of their daughter India Otto.
