Biography for
Vanessa Laine Bryant More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

5 May 1982, Los Angeles, California, USA

Birth Name

Vanessa Cornejo Urbieta

Nickname

Ness

Height

5' 5" (1.65 m)

Spouse

Kobe Bryant

(18 April 2001 - present) 2 children

Trivia

Changed her name from Vanessa Cornejo Urbieta Laine to Vanessa Marie Bryant, after she married Kobe Bryant.

January 19, 2003 welcomed first child, daughter Natalia Diamante Bryant, the baby weighted 6lbs 14oz and was born in Los Angeles, California.

Is half-Irish and Mexican

Her mom's name is Sofia Laine.

Took her step-dad's last name (Laine) in 2000 even though he never adopted her. Vanessa's mom was married to Stephen Laine, but filed for divorced in July of 2002.

Her mother and stepfather filed for bankruptcy in 2000, and Vanessa and Kobe helped them out with cash and gifts worth more than $500,000.

Her daughter, Natalia's, middle name, Diamante, means Diamond in Spanish.

Daughter, Gianna Maria-Onore Bryant, born 1 May 2006. She weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces and was 18 1/2 inches long.

Personal Quotes

"I know Kobe better than anyone. The great person you see on the court and in the public is a far greater person off the court."

"I know that my husband has made a mistake -- the mistake of adultery. He and I will have to deal with that within our marriage, and we will do so."

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