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Born | Vanessa Lynn Branch March 21, 1973 |
Alma mater | Middlebury College |
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Years active | 1999–present |
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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.
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.[ citation needed ]
Film | |||
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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 | |||
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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" |
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
2008 | Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | Commander Zhana Agonskaya | |
2010 | Dante's Inferno | Beatrice | [2] |
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