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Vinessa Shaw | |
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 Shaw at Nightmare Weekend Richmond in 2023 | |
| Born | Vinessa Elizabeth Shaw July 19, 1976 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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Vinessa Elizabeth Shaw (born July 19, 1976) is an American film actress and model.[1][2] She began her career as a child actress, 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).
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.
- ^ "Vinessa Shaw". TV Guide. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ Legge, Lisa (July 18, 2017). "Famous Birthdays: July 19". The St. Paul Pioneer Press.