Vanessa Johansson
| Vanessa Johansson | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 12, 1980 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Relatives | Scarlett Johansson (sister) |
Vanessa Johansson (born January 12, 1980) is an American actress and the older sister of Scarlett Johansson.
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[edit] Background
Johansson was born in New York City. Her father, Karsten Johansson, is a Danish-born architect, and her paternal grandfather, Ejner Johansson, was a screenwriter and director. Her mother, Melanie Sloan, a producer, comes from a Jewish American family from the Bronx.[1][2][3] Johansson's parents met in Denmark, where her mother lived with Johansson's maternal grandmother, Dorothy, a former bookkeeper and schoolteacher.[4] Johansson's younger sister is actress Scarlett Johansson. She also has two brothers, Adrian and Hunter; and a half-brother, Christian, from her father's re-marriage. She is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University.
In 2008, she co-starred opposite Stephen Baldwin in the film Shark in Venice, mainly shot in Sofia, Bulgaria; the film received negative reviews and halted her career.[5] She got her second break with a top-billing role in the horror film Skavengers, shot 2011 on location in the southern castle district of Denmark.[6][7]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Manny & Lo | Golf Course Family | |
| 2006 | Shifted | Catherine | |
| 2007 | Battle for Terra | Sora | (voice) |
| Reservations | Tara | ||
| Day of the Dead | Receptionist | ||
| 2008 | The Objective | Stacy Keynes | |
| Shark in Venice | Laura |
[edit] References
- ^ "Neil Young's Film Lounge". Peter Webber on Girl with a Pearl Earring. http://www.jigsawlounge.co.uk/film/peterwebberinterview.html. Retrieved April 12, 2006.
- ^ "More Than A Pretty Face" Parade
- ^ Scarlett Johansson Is the Sexiest Woman Alive, 2006 - Esquire
- ^ "The Jewish Forward". The Scarlett Grandma. http://www.forward.com/articles/the-scarlett-grandma/. Retrieved April 12, 2006.[dead link]
- ^ Cultural Life news briefs, Radio Bulgaria (July 11, 2007)
- ^ "Skavengers" official Facebook-page
- ^ "Skavengers" on Kino.dk
