Vanessa Grasse

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Vanessa Grasse
Born (1992-06-27) 27 June 1992 (age 30)
Alma mater University of Leeds
Years active2015–present

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).

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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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Leatherface Elizabeth "Lizzy" White
2018It Came from the DesertLisa
Open 24 Hours Mary
Astral Alyssa Hodge
2020GliaBeth Hudson
GroundsAnnie DesmondShort film
2021 A Castle for Christmas Lexi Brown Netflix film
2022 Venice at Dawn Sarah

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Roboshark Melody LansonTelevision film
2020 Bulletproof Jodie3 episodes
Agatha and the Midnight Murders Nell LewisTelevision film
2023 Shadow and Bone Vatra2 episodes

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References

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