Vanessa Grasse

Vanessa June S. Grasse (born 27 June 1992) is an English actress. Her films include Leatherface (2017), Open 24 Hours (2018), Astral (2018), and Venice at Dawn (2022).

Vanessa Grasse
Born (1992-06-27) 27 June 1992
Camden, London, England[1][2]
Alma materUniversity of Leeds
Years active2015–present

Early life

Grasse was born in the London Borough of Camden. She has an older sister. Grasse attended Queenswood School in Hatfield[3] and first discovered acting through a school play.[4] She took an drama course with ArtsEd before going on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Theatre Studies from the University of Leeds in 2013.[5]

Career

Grasse played Melody Lanson in the 2015 Syfy television film Roboshark. This was followed by roles in the horror films Leatherface in 2017 as Elizabeth "Lizzy" White and Open 24 Hours and Astral in 2018 as Mary and Alyssa Hodge respectively.[6][7]

In 2020, Grasse played Nell Lewis in the Channel 5 television film Agatha and the Midnight Murders[8] and Jodie in the second series of the Sky One police procedural Bulletproof.[9] She appeared in the 2021 Netflix romantic comedy A Castle for Christmas and the 2022 independent film Venice at Dawn.[10] She had a role as Vatra, a Darkling loyalist, in the second season of the Netflix fantasy series Shadow and Bone.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2017 Leatherface Elizabeth "Lizzy" White
2018 It Came from the Desert Lisa
Open 24 Hours Mary
Astral Alyssa Hodge
2020 Glia Beth Hudson
Grounds Annie Desmond Short film
2021 A Castle for Christmas Lexi Brown Netflix film
2022 Venice at Dawn Sarah

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Roboshark Melody Lanson Television film
2020 Bulletproof Jodie 3 episodes
Agatha and the Midnight Murders Nell Lewis Television film
2023 Shadow and Bone Vatra 2 episodes

References
  1. Sam Strike (27 June 2015). "Happy birthday to the uuuber talented @NessGrasse. have a good one x". Retrieved 18 November 2022 – via Twitter.
  2. "Vanessa June S Grasse". England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  3. "Screenwatch: Old Queenswoodians on TV this month". Queenswood. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  4. "Vanessa Grasse [Interview]". Trainwreck'd Society. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  5. Sneider, Jeff (27 April 2015). "'Leatherface' Casts Newcomer Vanessa Grasse as Female Lead (Exclusive)". The Wrap. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  6. Hamman, Cody (15 February 2018). "Vanessa Grasse goes through hell at a gas station in Open 24 Hours trailer". JoBlo.com. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  7. Grater, Tom (28 September 2018). "Paranormal thriller 'Astral' lands UK deal". Screen International. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  8. Carr, Flora (7 September 2020). "Meet the cast of Agatha and the Midnight Murders". Radio Times. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  9. Weston, Christopher (27 March 2020). "Bulletproof season 2 episode 2 cast: Gala Gordon, Vanessa Grasse and Tom Forbes". HITC. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
  10. Pullar, Jess (2 December 2021). "This Is Where You've Seen The Cast Of Netflix's 'A Castle For Christmas' Before". Marie Claire Australia. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
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