Vanessa Ferlito Biography

Vanessa Ferlito
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Vanessa Ferlito

At the premiere of Grindhouse in Austin, Texas, March 2007.
Photo by Jeff Balke.
Born December 28, 1980 (1980-12-28) (age 28)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 2001—present

Vanessa Ferlito (born December 28, 1980) is an American actress.

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Early life

An Italian-American,1 Ferlito was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her father died when she was three. Her mother and stepfather own a hair salon in Brooklyn.2

Career

She is known for her roles in Man of the House, Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, for her role as Claudia Hernandez during 24's third season, but she is mostly known for her role as Detective Aiden Burn on CSI: New York. She chose to leave the show because she wanted to focus on movies and theatre.3

Ferlito gave birth to her first child, a son, in September 2007.4 She was inspired by her vegan makeup artist Kara to become a vegetarian, and is a supporter of animal rights, and an active member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).5 Even though she is of Italian descent she often plays Latinas on TV and film.

Films

Year Title Role Notes
2002 On Line Jordan Nash
25th Hour Lindsay Jamison
2003 Undefeated Lizette Sanchez TV movie
2004 Spider-Man 2 Louise
The Tollbooth Gina
2005 Man of the House Heather
Shadowboxer Vickie
2007 Grindhouse Arlene/"Butterfly" segment Death Proof
Descent Latina Girl
2008 Nothing Like the Holidays Roxanna Rodriguez
2009 Julie & Julia Cassie
Madea Goes to Jail Donna
2010 Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps Audrey

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001-2004 The Sopranos Tina Francesco two episodes
2002 Third Watch Val one episode
2003 Law & Order Tina Montoya one episode
2003-2004 24 Claudia 11 episodes
2004 CSI: Miami Detective Aiden Burn one episode
2004-2006 CSI: NY Detective Aiden Burn 27 episodes

References

  1. ^ Vanessa Ferlito at TV.comdead link
  2. ^ Henry Cabot Beck (September 2004 (2004-09)). "Vanessa Ferlito: her Brooklyn-born stoop dreams brought her to Hollywood. Now her big TV break is bringing her back to the Big Apple". http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1285/is_8_34/ai_n6196925. 
  3. ^ CSI Files It Was My Decision To Leave 'NY'. Date October 7, 2005 - 3:35 PM, by Carolina
  4. ^ CBB Exclusive: Vanessa Ferlito expecting first child
  5. ^ GoVeg.com Vegging Out With Vanessa Ferlito

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