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| occupation = Actress, dancer, singer |
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Vanessa Lengies | |
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Born | |
Occupation(s) | Actress, dancer, singer |
Years active | 1996–present |
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] |
Vanessa Lengies[2] (born July 21, 1985)[3] is a Canadian actress, dancer and singer best known for starring in the drama American Dreams as Roxanne Bojarski. She recently appeared as Nurse Kelly Epson on the TNT medical drama HawthoRNe, and has appeared in the recurring role of Sugar Motta in the third and fourth seasons of the Fox series Glee. She is also currently appearing in the role of Loco Uno in an online mockumentary and sitcom called MyMusic.
Early life
Born to a German father and an Egyptian mother, Lengies grew up in a little town called Hudson, Quebec. There she graduated from Hudson High School in 2002. Lengies got her start in Canadian television on shows such as Sponk!, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Radio Active, and Popular Mechanics for Kids. Her voice was lent to Emily on the PBS animated series Arthur. In 2000, she had the lead role in the Showtime film Ratz.
Career
In 2002, she was cast as a series regular in the NBC comedy-drama American Dreams, playing teenager Roxanne Bojarski. The show was set in Philadelphia in the mid-1960s, and Roxanne becomes one of the dancers on the American Bandstand television show hosted by Dick Clark. The series ran for three seasons, with the final episode broadcast on March 30, 2006 .
In August 2005, she co-starred with Hilary Duff and Heather Locklear in the comedy The Perfect Man. She also plays a supporting role as the jailbait hostess, Natasha, in the 2005 American film Waiting...,[4] and reprised the role in the film's 2009 sequel, Still Waiting.... In 2006, she co-starred with Jeff Bridges and Missy Peregrym as a gymnast in the film Stick It.
For The Grudge 2, the role of Vanessa was originally written for Lengies, who eventually turned it down to film My Suicide; the part still bears her name. She has also appeared in CBS show Ghost Whisperer in an episode titled "The Vanishing" and the NBC show Medium in the episode "Apocalypse... Now?". She made another appearance in an episode of the short-lived CBS show Moonlight.
Lengies was seen as Sophia in the Lifetime original drama series Monarch Cove. She also co-starred in the ABC online comedy, Squeegees.[4]
She appeared as Nurse Kelly Epson on the TNT medical drama HawthoRNe from 2009 through 2011. The role was a recurring one for the first season, and Lengies became a series regular for the following two seasons. The show, which ran for three seasons of ten episodes starting each June, was not renewed for a fourth summer.[5]
In August 2011, Lengies was cast in the recurring role of Sugar Motta for the third season of Glee. Sugar, who is well-off, self-confident, and has a tin ear, first appeared in the season premiere on September 20, 2011.[6][7] Since then, Sugar's singing has greatly improved, and she now performs with the main glee club, New Directions; she had her first solo line in the season's tenth episode, "Yes/No".[8]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Vange | TV film |
2000 | Ratz | Marci Kornbalm | Main role |
2005 | Waiting... | Natasha | Supporting role |
2005 | The Perfect Man | Amy Pearl | Main role |
2006 | The Substance of Things Hoped For | Daphne | Lead role |
2006 | Stick It | Joanne Charis | Main role |
2006 | Split Decision | Ashley | TV film |
2007 | Untitled David Kohan/Max Mutchnick TV Project | Tessa | TV film |
2008 | Squeegees | Annie Hackett | TV film |
2008 | Foreign Exchange | Robyn | Lead role |
2008 | Extreme Movie | Carla | Supporting role |
2009 | This Might Hurt | Lili Birdsall | TV film |
2009 | Archie's Final Project | Mallory | Supporting role |
2009 | Still Waiting... | Natasha | Supporting role |
2013 | Rodeo Drive Diva | Amber Green | Pre-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995–1996 | The Little Lulu Show | Annie Inch (voice) | Guest cast |
1996–2006 | Arthur | Emily | Guest cast |
1997 | Lassie | Charity | Episode: "The Manhunt" |
1998 | Radio Active | Sarah Leigh | Main Cast |
1998 | Caillou | Boy/Girl (voice) | Guest Cast |
1999–2000 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Vange | Main cast |
2000 | For Better or For Worse | Elizabeth Patterson | Main cast |
2002–2005 | American Dreams | Roxanne Bojarski | Main Role |
2005 | 8 Simple Rules | Monica | Episode: "The After Party" |
2006 | Ghost Whisperer | Caitlin Emerson | Episode: "The Vanishing" |
2006 | Monarch Cove | Sophia Preston | Main Cast |
2007 | Moonlight | Leni Hayes | Episode: "Fever" |
2007 | The Cleaner | Lolly | Episode: "Rag Dolls" |
2009 | Medium | Zoey Lehman | Episode: "Apocalypse... Now?" |
2009–2011 | HawthoRNe | Kelly Epson | Recurring (Season 1) / Main Cast (Seasons 2–3); 29 episodes |
2010 | Accidentally on Purpose | Tracy | Episode: "Back to School" |
2010 | CSI: Miami | Shea Williamson | Episode: "Reality Skills" |
2010 | Rules of Engagement | Julia | Episode: "Refusing to Budget" |
2011 | Castle | Eliza Winter | Episode: "Poof! You're Dead" |
2011–2013 | Glee | Sugar Motta | Recurring (Seasons 3–4); 24 episodes |
2012–present | MyMusic | Loco Uno | Guest cast |
2013 | Mixology | Kasey | Main Cast |
Awards and nomination
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2001 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Movie (Comedy) - Leading Young Actress | Ratz | Nominated |
2003 | Young Artist Awards | Best Ensemble in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) | American Dreams | Nominated |
2004 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Supporting Young Actress | Nominated | |
Teen Choice Awards | Choice TV Sidekick | Nominated | ||
2013 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Glee | Nominated |
Discography
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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US | CAN | UK | ARIA | ||||||
2011 | "Candyman" | - | - | 158 | - | ||||
"Survivor/I Will Survive" | 51 | 47 | 97 | 78 | |||||
2012 | "Cell Block Tango" | - | - | 175 | - | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
References
- ^ http://www.celebritiesheight.com/vanessa-lengies-height-and-weight/
- ^ Lengies, Vanessa (July 21, 2012). "Before landing her role as vocally-challenged choir singer Sugar Motta on Glee". Retrieved July 21, 2012.
- ^ Lengies, Vanessa (July 22, 2011). "Twitter / @littlelengies: @BubbaJM5 Oh thank you so much! I had a great birthday. Thanks for the song". Retrieved March 9, 2012.
- ^ a b Wortham, Jenna (February 28, 2008). "Disney, ABC Enter Online Video Arena With Squeegees". Retrieved September 12, 2011.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 2, 2011). "TNT Cancels TV Medical Drama 'Hawthorne'". Deadline.com. Mail.com Media. Retrieved September 12, 2011.
- ^ Ausiello, Michael (August 10, 2011). "Glee Exclusive: American Dreams Girl Vanessa Lengies Enrolls at McKinley High". TV Line. Mail.com Media. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
- ^ "(GLE-301) "The Purple Piano Project"". The Futon Critic (Press release). Retrieved February 28, 2012.
- ^ Kubicek, John (January 17, 2012). "'Glee' Recap: A Very Decent Proposal". BuddyTV. Retrieved January 18, 2012.
External links
- 1985 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Canadian actresses
- 21st-century Canadian actresses
- Actresses from Montreal
- Anglophone Quebec people
- Canadian child actresses
- Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States
- Canadian film actresses
- Canadian people of Egyptian descent
- Canadian people of German descent
- Canadian television actresses
- Canadian voice actresses