Vanessa Angel

Infobox actor
name = Vanessa Angel


caption =
imagesize = 250px
birthname = Vanessa Madeline Angel
birthdate = Birth date and age|1963|11|10|df=yes
birthplace = London, England, United Kingdom
occupation = Actress
yearsactive = 1985-present
spouse = Rick Otto (1996-present)
imdb = 0029502

Vanessa Madeline Angel (born November 10, 1963) [ [http://www.askmen.com/women/actress_300/319c_vanessa_angel.html "Star of the Week: Vanessa Angel" - Biography.] . Askmen.com.] is an English model and actress. She is best known for playing the role of Lisa on the television series "Weird Science". [Cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117902432.html?categoryid=32&cs=1&query=dark+AND+angel|title=Weird Science She's Alive|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=October 17|publisher="Variety" |year=2007|author=Tony Scott|language=English]

Biography

Early life

Born and raised in London, England, Angel was discovered by a Select Model Management modeling agent in a London cafe as a teenager. [cite news|last=Nicholas| first=Ruth| title=Style: That year's model| publisher = The Independent (London) | date =1999-10-30 | url =http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_19991030/ai_n14266700 | accessdate =2007-11-12] At 16, she was signed by Ford Models and moved to New York. [ [http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1780/Vanessa-Angel/biography "New York Times", Vanessa Angel] ] During her modeling stint, Angel appeared on the covers of Vogue [Citation| publication-date=April 1983| periodical="Vogue"|publication-place=UK| publisher=Condé Nast Publications| pages=Cover] and "Cosmopolitan". [Citation |last=Scavullo|first=Francesco| publication-date=February 1985|periodical="Cosmopolitan"|publication-place=U.S.| publisher=Hearst Corporation| volume=198| issue=2| pages=Cover]

Career

Angel's first movie role was in the 1985 American comedy, "Spies Like Us", in which she played a soldier in the Soviet Strategic Missile Forces. In 1990, she appeared in a small role in the movie "King of New York". Angel continued to appear in films throughout the early 1990s.

In 1994, she starred in the television series "Weird Science". The show ran for five seasons, ending in 1998. In 1995, Angel was cast in the role of Xena, originally intended to be a three-episode guest spot on "". Due to an illness, she was unable to take the role. Ultimately, the role went to Lucy Lawless. [cite web | title ="Xena" Gets the Axe| publisher = BBC News | date =2000-10-17 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/976257.stm | accessdate =2007-11-02]

During the series run of "Weird Science", Angel landed the female lead in the Farrelly brothers film, "Kingpin".Cite web|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/review96/kingpinkemp.htm|title='Kingpin': Bowl-You-Over Yucks|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=October 17|publisher="Washington Post"|year=1996|author=Rita Kempley|language=English] After completing the last season of "Weird Science", she played roles in "Kissing a Fool" with David Schwimmer, followed by a role in the 1999 film, "Made Men". In 2004, she appeared in "", as Scott Baio's wife. [Cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/08/23/earlyshow/leisure/celebspot/main637727.shtml|title=Scott Baio Does Day Care|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=October 17|publisher=CBS News|year=2004|author=CBS News|language=English] Angel has also had roles in "Sabretooth" and "The Perfect Score".

In 2000, she guest starred in three episodes of "Stargate SG-1". Angel played the role of Tok'ra archaeologist/scientist Freya, whose symbiote is named Anise. Her first appearance is in the Season 4 episode "Upgrades", and she appeared in the two following episodes, "Crossroads" and "Divide and Conquer".

In 2005, Angel played herself in the Season 2 episode of "Entourage" entitled "I Love You Too". In 2007, she completed the independent film "Blind Ambition".

Personal life

In 1996, Angel married actor Rick Otto. The couple have one daughter. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/15/Vanessa-Angel.html Filmreference.com, Vanessa Angel] ]

Filmography

*"Spies Like Us" (1985)
*"Another Chance" (1989)
*"King of New York" (1990)
*"Killer Instinct" (1991)
*"Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot" (1992)
*"Cityscrapes: Los Angeles" (1994)
*"Sleep with Me" (1994)
*"Kingpin" (1996)
*"Kissing a Fool" (1998)
*"Made Men" (1999)
*"Enemies of Laughter" (2000)
*"G-Men from Hell" (2000)
*"Camouflage" (2001)
*"Firetrap" (2001)
*"Sabretooth" (2002)
*"The Perfect Score" (2004)
*"Out for Blood" (2004)
*"" (2004)
*"Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys" (2004)
*"Raging Sharks" (2005)
*"The Good Humor Man" (2005)
*"Popstar" (2005)
*"Monster Night" (2006)
*"Planet Raptor: Raptor Island 2" (2007)
*"Blind Ambition" (2007, Post-Production)
*"Endless Bummer" (2008, Post-Production)
*"Level Seven" (2008, Pre-Production)

Television

*"The Equalizer" (1 episode, 1988)
*"Baywatch" (3 episodes, 1991-1992)
*"On the Air" (1 episode, 1992)
*"Raven" (1 episode, 1992)
*"Jackie Collins' Lady Boss" (1992)
*"Reasonable Doubts" (7 episodes, 1992-1993)
*"Melrose Place" (2 episodes, 1993)
*"Murder, She Wrote" (1 episode, 1993)
*"The Cover Girl Murders" (1993)
*"Time Trax" (1 episode, 1994)
*"Veronica's Closet" (2 episodes, 1997)
*"Weird Science" (88 episodes, 1994-1998)
*"Partners" (2000)
*"Stargate SG-1" (3 episodes, 2000)
*"The Division" (1 episode, 2003)
*"Criminal Intent" (2005)
*"Blind Ambition" (2007, Post-Production)

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0029502|name=Vanessa Angel
*tv.com person|24310|Vanessa Angel

Persondata
NAME= Angel, Vanessa
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= Angel, Vanessa Madeline
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Actress, model
DATE OF BIRTH= November 10, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH= London, England, United Kingdom
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=