Vanessa Lee Evigan

Biography

Vanessa Lee Evigan is the daughter of actor Greg Evigan and Pamela Serpe. ¹

She was born March 18, 1981 in Burbank, California. ¹

She grew up in Toronto. ²

She has a younger brother and a younger sister.

Jason Evigan is a musician and plays in a band called The After Midnight Project.

Briana Evigan is also a musician as well as actress and model. She can be seen in the music video for "Numb" by Linkin Park. ³

She has dated Rob Bourdon, drummer of rock band Linkin Park, since 2001.

           "I have a serious girlfriend. We've no plans to get married anytime soon, but we've 
           been together for a little over two years, and everything's going good so far." - Rob  
           Bourdon (October 2003) 4

UPN "Social Studies" Bio: January 1997 ⁵

                  Vanessa Evigan stars as Woodridge student Sara Valentine, fashion-obsessed, spoiled 
           rotten, and born to party, for whom boarding school offers a convenient location from 
           which to sample Manhattan's night life. Usually a terror to her roommates and a trial 
           to her teachers, Sara is the self-declared princess in UPN's new half-hour 
           comedy, Social Studies. 
                  Much more outgoing and at ease than the character she plays, attractive 
           Vanessa Evigan is the oldest of three children of television actor Greg Evigan 
           (Melrose Place, The Dukes of Hazard,) and his wife, Pam. Ms. Evigan grew up in a 
           show business household where there were always plenty of opportunities to observe 
           actors at work. 
                  Born in Burbank, California, Evigan was brought up in Toronto. She herself took 
           to acting at a young age, first appearing in school plays. At the age of 11, she 
           landed the part of Jennie Clemens in the NBC comedy series Against the Grain. Among 
           her other television credits are guest starring on Jack's Place, P.S. I Luv You, and 
           My Two Dads. She also appeared in Tek War with William Shatner. 
                  Evigan returned to Los Angeles to live before auditioning for the part of Sara. In  
           her free time, she loves jazz dancing, singing and ice skating. 

In 2001, Vanessa appeared in the vocal group Nuance from the video game Unison: Rebels of Rhythm and Dance™. The group consisted of Vanessa, Brianna Hayes, and Rachel Riggs playing the characters of Cela, Chilly and Trill. They were described as "an up-and-coming unsigned R&B/pop group". Their vocal coach was Seth Riggs (Michael Jackson, Madonna, Faith Hill). Some of their songs included Hot Like Me, Apology, Stop, and Wide Open. They were managed by Larry Rudolph. ⁶

Movies

Some movies Vanessa has been featured in include: ¹

          Mel (1998) 
          Earthquake in New York (1998) 
          Whatever It Takes (2000)
          Time of Fear (2002) 
          Sorority Boys (2002) 
          Net G@mes (2003)
          Quiet Kill (2004)
          McBride: The Chameleon Murder (2005)
          Farce of the Penguins (2007)
          In My Sleep (2007)
          Holidays in Handcuffs (2007)

Television

Some TV shows Vanessa has been on include: ¹

          Against the Grain (1993)
          Social Studies (1997)
          Boy Meets World - If You Can't Be with the One You Love... (1998)
          The Young and the Restless (1999-2000)
          The Norm Show - Norm vs. Youth: Part 1 (2000)
          Less Than Perfect - Rules (2003)
          How I Met Your Mother - Okay Awesome (2005)
          Emily's Reasons Why Not - Why Not to Hire a Cute Male Assistant (2006). 

Facts

• Makes jewelry. ³

• Attended the Grammy Awards in 2006. ²

• Is thanked in the liner notes of Linkin Park's CD Meteora as "Ness".

• Can briefly be seen in Linkin Park's DVD Frat Party at the Pankake Festival.

• Nominated for Best Youth Guest Actress - Television Show in the 1992 Young Artists' Awards for her role on Jack's Place. ⁷

• Mentioned in the "Role Call" for Shari Shaw Studios Acting Audition Perormance Coaching for Spring 2006. ⁸

References

IMDB ¹
TV.com: Vanessa Evigan²
Linkin Lady: Vanessa ³
LPTimes ⁴
"Social Studies Cast Bio⁵
Press Release (Nuance)⁶
1992 Young Artists' Awards⁷
Shari Shaw Studios Role Call⁸
AMP MySpace
Briana Evigan MySpace