Vanessa Lee Evigan

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.[1]

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.
OccupationActress
Years active1993–present
Spouse(s)
Miles Adcox
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(m. 2016)​
Children1
Parent(s)Greg Evigan (father)
Pamela C. Serpe (mother)
RelativesJason Evigan (brother)
Briana Evigan (sister)

Biography

Evigan was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she got her start on the small screen at 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 and started a benefit 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.[2]

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

References
  1. "Vanessa Lee Evigan - TV.com". TV.com. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  2. Press Release (Nuance)
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