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Vanessa Lengies(I)

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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
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    • Awards
      • 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    Vanessa Lengies, Missy Peregrym, Nikki SooHoo, and Maddy Curley in Stick It (2006)
    Stick It
    6.4
    • 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
    5.5
    • Amy Pearl
    • 2005
    American Dreams (2002)
    American Dreams
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Roxanne Bojarski

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Vanessa Lengies and Jesse Hutch in Sweet Summer Love (2024)
      Sweet Summer Love
      6.5
      • Lindie Summer
      • 2024
    • Vanessa Lengies in Take Me Back for Christmas (2023)
      Take Me Back for Christmas
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Renée
      • 2023
    • Steve Howey and Ginger Gonzaga in True Lies (2023)
      True Lies
      5.2
      TV Series
      • Quinn
      • 2023
    • Vanessa Lengies and Jesse Hutch in Christmas in Toyland (2022)
      Christmas in Toyland
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Charlie
      • 2022
    • Josh Peck in Turner & Hooch (2021)
      Turner & Hooch
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Erica Mounir
      • 2021
    • Vanessa Lengies and Corey Sevier in Heart of the Holidays (2020)
      Heart of the Holidays
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Sam
      • 2020
    • Vanessa Lengies and Evan Williams in A Date by Christmas Eve (2019)
      A Date by Christmas Eve
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Chelsea Simms
      • 2019
    • Married Young (2019)
      Married Young
      5.4
      • Talya
      • 2019
    • Dylan Baker, Agnes Bruckner, Samm Levine, and Tony Todd in Immortal (2019)
      Immortal
      6.0
      • 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
      5.5
      • Lisa
      • 2019
    • I.R.L. (2018)
      I.R.L.
      TV Series
      • Catherine VanRicher
      • 2018
    • Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures (2016)
      Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Kordi
      • Kordi Freemaker (voice)
      • 2016–2017
    • Happy Birthday (2016)
      Happy Birthday
      5.2
      • Katie Elizondo
      • 2016
    • Yolanda Robinson in The Detour (2016)
      The Detour
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Elf
      • 2016
    • Robert Kazinsky in Second Chance (2016)
      Second Chance
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Alexa
      • 2016

    Producer

    • The 'S' Word with Vanessa Lengies (2017)
      The 'S' Word with Vanessa Lengies
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • developed by
      • executive producer
      • 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
      6.4
      • 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
      6.9
      • additional voices
      • 2017
    • James Earl Jones, Forest Whitaker, Wen Jiang, Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Daniel Naprous, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Spencer Wilding, and Riz Ahmed in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
      Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
      7.8
      • additional voices
      • 2016

    Videos27

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    Clip 1:39
    Stick It
    Stick It
    Clip 1:13
    Stick It
    Stick It
    Clip 1:49
    Stick It
    Stick It
    Clip 1:01
    Stick It

    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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