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Vanessa Ray
File:Vanessa Ray, celebrating PLL 100th episodes.jpg
Ray at the red carpet of the celebration of the 100th episode of Pretty Little Liars.
Born
Vanessa Ray Liptak

(1981-06-24) June 24, 1981 (age 43)
Livermore, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active2003–present
Notable workTV works
Pretty Little Liars
As the World Turns
Blue Bloods
Film works
Devil's Due
Spouse(s)
Derek James Baynham
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(m. 2003⁠–⁠2009)​

Landon Beard
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(m. 2015)​

Vanessa Ray Beard (née Liptak; born June 24, 1981), known professionally as Vanessa Ray, is an American actress and singer. She is best known for portraying Teri Ciccone on the soap opera As the World Turns, Jenny on the legal drama series Suits,[1] Charlotte "CeCe" Drake on Pretty Little Liars, and Officer Eddie Janko on Blue Bloods.

Early life

Ray was born Vanessa Rae Liptak in Alameda County California [2] and raised in Vancouver, Washington. Her parents James and Valerie Smith Liptak were both involved in theater while she was growing up. Her father is a musician and often produced music for plays for local theaters in Vancouver.

Acting career

Ray earned her Actor's Equity card while performing the role of Rusty and singing "Let's Hear It For the Boy" in the musical Footloose. She originated the role of Nemo in Robert and Kristin Lopez's Finding Nemo: The Musical at Orlando's Disney World. Vanessa embodied the character of Olive Ostrovsky in the National Tour of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. She joined the Broadway cast of Hair in its final year as Crissy, and sang the song "Frank Mills". She made her on-screen debut as Chris in the youth-oriented video short feature, The Sparky Chronicles: The Map (2003).

Since 2012, Ray has appeared as CeCe Drake, a "beyond-charismatic twenty-something blonde stylist at a boutique that has one heel in the present, one in the past.”,[3] in the TV series Pretty Little Liars. Ray was announced to start filming again for PLL, Ray spoke about returning saying "It's so fun to do, and what a crazy character I get to play. She's sort of a sociopath. I think she's so weird because she's, like, 22 but hangs out with high-schoolers. It's like, 'Hey, girl! Get a life!'”[4] In the Season 6 summer finale it was revealed that CeCe was actually born as Charles DiLaurentis, but changed her gender while being kept in a mental institute, changing her name to Charlotte DiLaurentis, stylized as CeCe Drake. In the same episode it became clear that CeCe was A, the main stalker who threatened the main characters of the show for a total of 3 seasons.

In 2013, Ray joined the Season 4 cast of the CBS police procedural drama Blue Bloods as Officer Edit "Eddie" Janko.[5]

Personal life

Ray now lives and works between Los Angeles and New York City. She married actor, Derek James Baynham on January 8, 2003.[6][7] In 2007, the first season of the HGTV series Marriage Under Construction covered their purchase, renovation, and eventual sale of a house in Toronto.[8][9] Some time later, the couple divorced. In March 2015, Vanessa announced on Instagram and Twitter that she was engaged to her boyfriend of six years, Landon Beard. [10] On 14th June, 2015, they got married at the picturesque Condor's Nest Ranch in eastern San Diego County, California. [11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2003 The Sparky Chronicles: The Map Chris Short film
2004 Is He... Steph Short film
2008 Finding Chance Katrina
2010 Nice Guy Johnny Best Friend
2011 Trust Me Girlfriend Short film
2012 Not Waving But Drowning Adele
2012 The Last Day of August Phoebe
2013 Wisdom Teeth
2013 Mutual Friends Lucy
2014 Devil's Due Suzie {

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2008 The Battery's Down Vanessa 3 episodes
2009 Bored to Death Claudia Episode: "The Case of the Missing Screenplay"
2009–10 As the World Turns Teri Ciccone 49 episodes
2010 Damages Tessa Marchetti 7 episodes
2011 White Collar Maggie "Rocker" Sheldon Episode: "What Happens in Burma"
2011 Nurse Jackie Mrs. Donovan Episode: "Have You Met Ms. Jones hey?"
2011–12 Suits Jenny Griffith 9 episodes
2012 Girls Heather Travis Episode: "The Return"
2012 The Right Not to Know Earthy Chick Miniseries
2012–present Pretty Little Liars CeCe Drake 22 episodes
2013 The Mentalist Cayce Robbins Episode: "Red Lacquer Nail Polish"
2013–Present Blue Bloods Officer Eddie Janko Season 4-5-Present

Web series

Year Title Role
2012 Pretty Little Liars CeCe Drake

References

  1. ^ "Suits". TV.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  2. ^ California Birth Index, 1905-1995, State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Sacramento, CA.
  3. ^ Friedman, Molly. "Spoiler! Pretty Little Liars Season 3 Spoiler: More Details on CeCe, Connections to "the Past"". Wetpaint. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  4. ^ Burt, Kayti. "Pretty Little Liars Season 4B Spoilers: CeCe Drake WILL Return!". Wet Paint. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  5. ^ 'Blue Bloods' Season 4 premiere: 'Unwritten Rules' tested after a cop's murder Bobbin, Jay at zap2it.com, September 27, 2013.
  6. ^ "Marriage Under Construction 1". HuffPost TV. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  7. ^ Nevada Marriage Index 1966-2005, Nevada State Health Division, Office of Vital Records, Carson City, Nevada.
  8. ^ http://www.thestar.com/news/2007/11/03/survivor_the_toronto_house_hunt.html
  9. ^ "Marriage Under Construction - Episodes - HGTV Canada". hgtv.ca. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  10. ^ http://us.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/1201503133176/exclusive-blue-bloods-star-vanessa-ray-is-engaged
  11. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3127479/Pretty-Little-Liars-star-Vanessa-Ray-marries-musician-Landon-Beard-fun-filled-wedding-group-singing-tacos.html

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