Vanessa Lee Evigan

This article is about the American actress. For other purposes, see Vanessa Lee (disambiguation).

Vanessa Lee Evigan
Born	(1981-03-18) March 18, 1981 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1993–present
Spouse	Miles Adcox ​ (m. 2016)​
Children	1
Parent(s)	Greg Evigan (father) Pamela C. Serpe (mother)
Relatives	Jason Evigan (brother) Briana Evigan (sister)

Vanessa Lee Evigan (born March 18, 1981) is an American actress. She is the daughter of actor Greg Evigan and model and actress Pamela Serpe. She is also the sister of actress Briana Evigan and singer-songwriter Jason Evigan.

Biography

Evigan was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she got her start on the small screen at only eight years old when she was an extra on the NBC comedy series My Two Dads, which starred her father, Greg Evigan. Evigan knew then she wanted to be an actress but it wasn't until she was 11 that her parents allowed her to get into the business. She is the oldest of three children; her brother Jason is the singer of the rock band After Midnight Project, and her sister is actress Briana Evigan, who starred as Andie West in the second and fifth films of the Step Up series.

At the age of 12, Evigan got her first job guest starring on the ABC drama series Jack's Place. Shortly after, she landed the role of Jenny Clemens on the NBC drama series Against the Grain. At age 15, Evigan was cast as Sara Valentine in the UPN comedy series Social Studies. She then obtained a recurring role as Brittany Hodges in the CBS Daytime soap opera The Young and the Restless.

Evigan has guest starred on many shows, such as Boy Meets World, Norm, Less Than Perfect, Emily's Reasons Why Not and How I Met Your Mother. She has also starred in several independent movies and made-for-TV movies. In December 2007, Evigan starred in the ABC Family Original Movie Holiday in Handcuffs.

Along with her acting career, Evigan's other two passions in life are singing and finding a cure for muscular dystrophy. After losing a friend to muscular dystrophy in high school, she began raising awareness of the condition. She has been involved with the Muscular Dystrophy Association for the last three years, and started a benefit two years ago called "Night of Spirits".

In 2001, Evigan appeared in the vocal group Nuance on the PlayStation 2 video game Unison: Rebels of Rhythm & Dance. The group consisted of Evigan, Brianna Hayes and Rachel Riggs playing the characters of Cela, Chilly and Trill, respectively. They were described as "an up-and-coming unsigned R&B/pop group". Their vocal coach was Seth Riggs and they were managed by Larry Rudolph.

Personal life

She married Miles Adcox on October 29, 2016 and has a son named Maverick.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Mel	Susie
2000	Whatever It Takes	Vanessa
2002	Time of Fear	Samantha Jennings
2002	Sorority Boys	Hot Girl
2003	Net Games	Peg Wallace
2004	Quiet Kill	Milly Martin
2007	Farce of the Penguins	Milton Penguin	Direct-to-video; voice role
2008	Journey to the Center of the Earth	Victoria Jansen	Direct-to-video
2009	Project Solitude	Mia
2010	In My Sleep	Kelly
2010	Christmas Mail	Heather
2010	Old West	Sally	Short film
2012	Sand Sharks	Brenda Stone
2012	Zombie Hamlet	Kate Spangler
2014	Blood Ransom	Anna
2015	The Morning After	Stephanie
2015	Only God Can	Gracie
2017	Smartass	Bird
2018	Every Other Holiday	Lydia

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Jack's Place	Nicole Pierson	Episode: "Forever and Ever"
1993	Against the Grain	Jenny Clemons	Main role; 8 episodes
1997	Social Studies	Sara Valentine	Main role; 6 episodes
1998	Boy Meets World	Kimberly	Episode: "If You Can't Be with the One You Love..."
1998	You Wish	Jill Wilcox	Episode: "The Bad Influence"
1998	Earthquake in New York	Alexandria Fuller	Television film
1999-2003	The Young and the Restless	Brittany Hodges	Recurring role; 26 episodes
2000	Norm	Allison	Episode: "Norm vs. Youth: Part 1"
2003	Less Than Perfect	Sandy	Episode: "Rules"
2005	McBride: The Chameleon Murder	Abigail Kramer	Television film
2005	How I Met Your Mother	Kelly	Episode: "Okay Awesome"
2006	Emily's Reasons Why Not	Kristin	Episode: "Why Not to Hire a Cute Male Assistant"
2007	Holiday in Handcuffs	Katie Chandler	Television film
2012	In Plain Sight	Victoria Ramirez	Episode: "Drag Me to Hell"
2012	Underbelly	Amber	Episode: "Pilot"
2012	A Christmas Wedding Date	Allison	Television film
2016	I Know Where Lizzie Is	Rebecca Holden	Television film
2017	Born and Missing	Ashley Thompson	Television film; also known as Babynapped

External links

• Vanessa Evigan at IMDb
• Social Studies Cast Bio