Vinessa Shaw
American actress (born 1976) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vinessa Elizabeth Shaw (born July 19, 1976) is an American film actress and model.[1][2] She began her career as a child actor, and had her breakout role in Disney's 1993 Halloween comedy-fantasy film Hocus Pocus. Shaw also appeared in Ladybugs (1992) and L.A. Without a Map (1998).
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Born | Vinessa Elizabeth Shaw (1976-07-19) July 19, 1976 (age 47) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 1981–present |
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Kristopher Gifford (m. 2017) |
Children | 1 |
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While attending Pitzer College, Shaw was cast in a supporting role in Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (1999), after which she decided to continue acting into her adulthood. Subsequent roles include in the comedy 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002), the drama Two Lovers (2008), and the 2006 remake of Wes Craven's horror film The Hills Have Eyes. She was a supporting cast member in the Showtime drama Ray Donovan, and starred as Dr. Jane Mathis in the 2017 horror thriller Clinical.