Vanessa Branch

Vanessa Lynn Branch (born March 21, 1973) is an English-born American actress and model. She is best known in the United States as the Orbit Gum girl for its 2002 to 2010 television marketing campaign, as well as Giselle in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, specifically Gore Verbinski's trilogy and James Ward Byrkit's short film Tales of the Code: Wedlocked.

Vanessa Branch
Branch at Maxim's 10th Annual Hot 100 Celebration in 2009
Born
Vanessa Lynn Branch

(1973-03-21) March 21, 1973
London, England, U.K.
Alma materMiddlebury College
Occupations
  • Actress
  • model
Years active1999–present
Known for

Early life
Branch filming a television commercial for Orbit Gum in Toronto, Canada in 2007

Branch holds her dual citizenship in the United Kingdom and the United States. She also speaks fluent French and Mandarin Chinese.[1]

After graduating from Mercersburg Academy, a boarding school located in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, she graduated from Middlebury College in 1994 with a double major in French and Theatre. Branch won the crown as Miss Vermont 1994 and competed in the Miss America 1995 pageant. After graduating college she modeled internationally, working for such magazines as Elle and Harper's Bazaar. She then moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of acting. In 2002, she started her well known appearances in the long running Orbit gum campaign, where she played their quirky British spokesperson for 8 years and appeared in 45 Orbit ads.[1] She also gained attention for her role as Giselle in the first three films of the Pirates of the Caribbean series. She has also played leading roles in numerous Chinese films, in Mandarin Chinese.[2]

Branch has one child, a boy named Jack, born October 11, 2016.

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2000 The Cell Stargher's Victim
2001 Ticker Redhead
2001 Good Advice TV Newswoman
2002 John Q. Registered Nurse
2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Giselle
2004 In Enemy Hands Admiral Kentz's Secretary
2004 Almost Rachel / Samantha Also producer
2005 Dreaming Reality Doctor Short film
2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Giselle
2007 Asylum Sophie Miller
2007 Suburban Girl Faye Faulkner
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Giselle
2007 Milk and Fashion Anna
2008 Cold Play Indigo Thorpe
2008 All Roads Lead Home Lillian
2008 Wild Child Rosemary Uncredited
2009 Post Grad Receptionist
2009 Feed the Fish Lorraine
2009 Love in Translation Sophie
2010 Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic Beatrice
2011 51 Claire Felon
2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked Giselle Short film
2011 6 Month Rule Wendy
2012 Kung Fu Man Susan
2014 Cat Run 2 Wollcroft
2014 500 Miles North Claire
2015 Road Hard Nancy
2016 Love is Color Blind Ana Short film
2017 American Satan Leo's Mom Uncredited
2017 Silent Kingdom Short film
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Encore! Encore! Danielle Bertrand Episode: "To Soeur with Love"
2001 Star Trek: Voyager Adult Naomi Wildman Episode: "Shattered"
2001 The Invisible Man Amanda / Mandy Episode: "Going Postal"
2001 The Mind of the Married Man N/A Episode: "When We Were Nice"
2002 Port Charles Paige Barrington Smith Episode: "Episode #1.1182"
2002 Livin' Large Segment Host Episode: "2002 Tattoo Convention Coverage"
2004 She Spies Kendall Swann Episode: "Wedding of the Century"
2005 Entourage Chinese Interpreter Episode: "Chinatown"
2005 Eve Imogene 2 episodes
2006 Lost Karen Episode: "Fire + Water"
2006 Gilmore Girls Bobbi 2 episodes
2007 Monk Mrs. Murphy Episode: "Mr. Monk Is at Your Service"
2007 Andy Barker, P.I. Nadia Episode: "Pilot"
2008 CSI: Miami Lisa Radley Episode: "Cheating Death"
2011 Turbo Dates Barbara Episode: "Chemistry"
2011 The Protector Mrs. Lennox Episode: "Ghosts"
2012 Criminal Minds Teri Banks Episode: "Snake Eyes"
2012 Bones Claire Lazebnik Episode: "The Prisoner in the Pipe"
2012 Perception Michelle Akers Episode: "Lovesick"
2013 Model Employee Judge 9 episodes
2014 Days of Our Lives Giselle Van Hopper 2 episodes
2014 Satisfaction Denise Episode: "...Through Admission"
Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 Commander Zhana Agonskaya
2010 Dante's Inferno Beatrice [3]

References
  1. Howard, Theresa (August 13, 2007). "Orbit gal glad to do gum's 'dirty' work". USA Today. Archived from the original on May 3, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  2. https://medium.com/authority-magazine/vanessa-lynn-branch-of-pirates-of-the-caribbean-command-conquer-red-alert-3-on-the-five-636295118fc3
  3. "Dante's Inferno (2010)". Behind The Voice Actors.


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