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Vanessa Lengies(I)

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  • Producer
  • Additional Crew
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000717
Vanessa Lengies
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Turner & Hooch (2021)
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Vanessa Brittany Lengies, born July 21, 1985, Canadian actress, dancer and singer. She is best known for her role on American Dreams and as Sugar Motta on Glee. Lengies was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to a German father and an Egyptian mother. She speaks French, English and some Arabic. Lengies graduated from Hudson High School in 2002.
BornJuly 21, 1985
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BornJuly 21, 1985
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000717
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  • Awards
    • 5 nominations

Photos223

Vanessa Lengies in Christmas in Toyland (2022)
Vanessa Lengies in Christmas in Toyland (2022)
Vanessa Lengies in Christmas in Toyland (2022)
Vanessa Lengies in Christmas in Toyland (2022)
Vanessa Lengies in Christmas in Toyland (2022)
Vanessa Lengies in Christmas in Toyland (2022)
Vanessa Lengies and Jesse Hutch in Christmas in Toyland (2022)
Vanessa Lengies in Christmas in Toyland (2022)
Vanessa Lengies in Christmas in Toyland (2022)
Vanessa Lengies and Nikki SooHoo in A Date by Christmas Eve (2019)
Vanessa Lengies and Evan Williams in A Date by Christmas Eve (2019)
Vanessa Lengies, Evan Williams, and Ian Patrick Williams in A Date by Christmas Eve (2019)

Known for

Vanessa Lengies, Missy Peregrym, Nikki SooHoo, and Maddy Curley in Stick It (2006)
Stick It
6.3
  • Joanne Charis
  • 2006
Ryan Reynolds, Anna Faris, and Justin Long in Waiting... (2005)
Waiting...
6.7
  • Natasha
  • 2005
Heather Locklear, Hilary Duff, Chris Noth, and Aria Wallace in The Perfect Man (2005)
The Perfect Man
5.4
  • Amy Pearl
  • 2005
Jane Lynch, Lea Michele, Naya Rivera, Mark Salling, Matthew Morrison, Cory Monteith, Dianna Agron, Kevin McHale, Chris Colfer, Jenna Ushkowitz, Amber Riley, and Heather Elizabeth Morris in Glee (2009)
Glee
6.8
TV Series
  • Sugar Motta
  • Quinn Fabray

Credits

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Actress

  • True Lies (2023)
    True Lies
    • Quinn
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Vanessa Lengies and Jesse Hutch in Christmas in Toyland (2022)
    Christmas in Toyland
    • Charlie
    • TV Movie
    • 2022
  • Josh Peck in Turner & Hooch (2021)
    Turner & Hooch
    • Erica Mounir
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Wahlberg, and Kylie Erica Mar in Made in Hollywood (2005)
    Made in Hollywood
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Vanessa Lengies and Corey Sevier in Heart of the Holidays (2020)
    Heart of the Holidays
    • Sam
    • TV Movie
    • 2020
  • Vanessa Lengies and Evan Williams in A Date by Christmas Eve (2019)
    A Date by Christmas Eve
    • Chelsea Simms
    • TV Movie
    • 2019
  • Married Young (2019)
    Married Young
    • Talya
    • 2019
  • Dylan Baker, Agnes Bruckner, Samm Levine, and Tony Todd in Immortal (2019)
    Immortal
    • Alex
    • 2019
  • Maria Conchita Alonso, Spencer Grammer, Vanessa Lengies, Samm Levine, Christopher Masterson, Jack McGee, Mindy Sterling, Carl McDowell, David Fynn, and Michael Piper-Younie in I'd Like to Be Alone Now (2019)
    I'd Like to Be Alone Now
    • Lisa
    • 2019
  • I.R.L. (2018)
    I.R.L.
    • Catherine VanRicher
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures (2016)
    Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
    • Kordi
    • Kordi Freemaker (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2017
  • Happy Birthday (2016)
    Happy Birthday
    • Katie Elizondo
    • 2016
  • Yolanda Robinson in The Detour (2016)
    The Detour
    • Elf
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • Robert Kazinsky in Second Chance (2016)
    Second Chance
    • Alexa
    • TV Series
    • 2016
  • We Are Your Friends (2015)
    We Are Your Friends
    • Mel
    • 2015

Producer

  • The 'S' Word with Vanessa Lengies (2017)
    The 'S' Word with Vanessa Lengies
    • developed by
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2017

Additional Crew

  • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Keri Russell, J.J. Abrams, Lynn Robertson Bruce, Hassan Taj, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Jimmy Vee, Dave Chapman, Adam Driver, John Boyega, Kelly Marie Tran, Robin Guiver, Daisy Ridley, Lee Towersey, Joonas Suotamo, and Naomi Ackie in Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
    Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
    • additional voices
    • 2019
  • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Oscar Isaac, Brian Herring, Domhnall Gleeson, Florian Robin, Jimmy Vee, Dave Chapman, David R. Grant, Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie, John Boyega, James Cox, Kelly Marie Tran, Daisy Ridley, and Joonas Suotamo in Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
    Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi
    • additional voices
    • 2017
  • James Earl Jones, Forest Whitaker, Wen Jiang, Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Riz Ahmed, and Abrey Steve in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
    Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
    • additional voices
    • 2016

Videos27

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Personal details

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  • Height
    • 5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
  • Born
    • July 21, 1985
    • Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Relatives
    • Aunt or Uncle(Aunt or Uncle)
  • Other works
    Co-hosted Christmas in Rockefeller Center on NBC TV (2002)

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  • Trivia
    Half-Egyptian (mother), half-German (father).
  • Nicknames
    • Nessa
    • Nessy
    • Ness
    • Vanny
    • VL

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