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Vanessa Aspillaga

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Vanessa Aspillaga who plays "Monica" on "Flesh and Bone" attends the New York premiere held at the Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts on November 2, 2015 in New York City.
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Vanessa Aspillaga was born on 16 September 1972 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. She is an actress, known for Morning Glory (2010), Love & Other Drugs (2010) and Hustlers (2019).
BornSeptember 16, 1972
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Tony Shalhoub, Vanessa Aspillaga, and Anna Deavere Smith in Nurse Jackie (2009)
Vanessa Aspillaga and Anna Deavere Smith in Nurse Jackie (2009)
Vanessa Aspillaga and Tara Westwood as best friends in "Detours"
Jeremy Sisto and Vanessa Aspillaga in Law & Order (1990)
Vanessa Aspillaga and Jené in Tio Papi (2013)
Vanessa Aspillaga attends the Broadway opening night of "The Motherf**cker with the Hat" at Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on April 11, 2011 in New York City
Vanessa Aspillaga who plays "Monica" on "Flesh and Bone" attends the New York premiere held at the Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts on November 2, 2015 in New York City.
Vanessa Aspillaga who plays "Monica" on "Flesh and Bone" attends the New York premiere held at the Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts on November 2, 2015 in New York City.
Vanessa Aspillaga who plays "Monica" on "Flesh and Bone" attends the New York premiere held at the Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts on November 2, 2015 in New York City.
Vanessa Aspillaga who plays "Monica" on "Flesh and Bone" attends the New York premiere held at the Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts on November 2, 2015 in New York City.
Vanessa Aspillaga at the "Gun Hill Road" Premiere After Party at Shabu during the 2011 Sundance Film Festival
Vanessa Aspillaga at the Groundbreaking Latina in Leadership Awards, October 11, 2005.

Known for

Morning Glory (2010)
Morning Glory
6.5
  • Anna
  • 2010
Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal in Love & Other Drugs (2010)
Love & Other Drugs
6.7
  • Viagra Nurse #3
  • 2010
Jennifer Lopez, Keke Palmer, Constance Wu, Lili Reinhart, Lizzo, and Cardi B in Hustlers (2019)
Hustlers
6.3
  • Manuela
  • 2019
Flesh and Bone (2015)
Flesh and Bone
7.8
TV Mini Series
  • Monica

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Actress

  • Leave the World Behind
    • Salvadora, Spanish speaking woman
    • Post-production
    • 2023
  • You Can't Stay Here
    • Wren
    • Post-production
  • Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez in Only Murders in the Building (2021)
    Only Murders in the Building
    • Ursula
    • TV Series
    • 2021–2022
  • A Journal for Jordan (2021)
    A Journal for Jordan
    • Robin
    • Friend
    • 2021
  • Monsterland (2020)
    Monsterland
    • Angela the Hypnotherapist
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Summer Spiro in Platonic (2020)
    Platonic
    • Carly
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Search Party (2016)
    Search Party
    • Castillo
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Jason Biggs and Nile Bullock in The Subject (2020)
    The Subject
    • Pilar
    • 2020
  • Russell Hornsby and Arielle Kebbel in Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector (2020)
    Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector
    • Alma Gutierrez
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Thom Niemann in Trick (2019)
    Trick
    • Agent Tina Mendez
    • 2019
  • Jennifer Lopez, Keke Palmer, Constance Wu, Lili Reinhart, Lizzo, and Cardi B in Hustlers (2019)
    Hustlers
    • Manuela
    • 2019
  • High Maintenance (2016)
    High Maintenance
    • April The SAG Rep
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Téa Leoni in Madam Secretary (2014)
    Madam Secretary
    • Maria Ayala
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Red Dead Redemption II (2018)
    Red Dead Redemption II
    • The Local Pedestrian Population (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2018
  • Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan, Donnie Wahlberg, and Will Estes in Blue Bloods (2010)
    Blue Bloods
    • Rosalie Morales
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Falling Water (2016)
    Falling Water
    • Doctor
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Adam Goldberg, Michael Ian Black, Jim Gaffigan, Ashley Williams, and Tongayi Chirisa in The Jim Gaffigan Show (2015)
    The Jim Gaffigan Show
    • Blanca
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2016

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Vanessa Aspillaga Demo Reel
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Vanessa Aspillaga Demo Reel
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Trailer 2:17
Final Trailer
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector
Trailer 1:54
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector
Now Streaming
Trailer 1:54
Now Streaming
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:16
Official Trailer
Morning Glory
Trailer 0:35
Morning Glory
Morning Glory: International Trailer
Trailer 2:03
Morning Glory: International Trailer
Morning Glory: Trailer #1
Trailer 2:33
Morning Glory: Trailer #1
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt For The Bone Collector: A Deadly Invitation
Trailer 0:31
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt For The Bone Collector: A Deadly Invitation
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt Of The Bone Collector: Season 1
Trailer 0:31
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt Of The Bone Collector: Season 1
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt Of The Bone Collector
Trailer 1:52
Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt Of The Bone Collector
Morning Glory
Promo 0:31
Morning Glory

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Vanessa Aspillaga Vasquez
  • Height
    • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
  • Born
    • September 16, 1972
    • Miami Beach, Florida, USA
  • Other works
    Originated the role of Marela in the Pulitzer Prize winning drama "Anna in the Tropics" at the Royale Theatre, (Broadway).

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  • Gender / Gender identity
    • Female

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    Is fluent in Spanish, and can converse in Portuguese, Italian and French.

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