Vanessa Ray

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Vanessa Ray
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Ray at the 2014 PaleyFest
Born
Vanessa Ray Liptak

(1981-06-24) June 24, 1981 (age 42)
Livermore, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present
Known for
Spouses
  • Derek James Baynham (m. 2003–2009)
Landon Beard
​
(m. 2015)​

Vanessa Ray Liptak (born June 24, 1981) [1] is an American actress. She is known for her roles on Pretty Little Liars as Charlotte Drake, on legal drama Suits as Jenny, on soap opera As the World Turns as Teri Ciccone, on police drama Blue Bloods as Officer Edit "Eddie" Janko-Reagan, and on White Collar as Maggie "Rocker" Sheldon.

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Acting career

Ray earned her Actors' Equity Association card while performing the role of Rusty and singing "Let's Hear It for the Boy" in the musical Footloose. She played the role of Nemo in Robert and Kristin Lopez's Finding Nemo: The Musical at Orlando's Disney World. Ray played the character Olive Ostrovsky in the national tour of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee . She joined the Broadway cast of Hair in its final year as Crissy, and sang the song "Frank Mills". She made her on-screen debut as Chris in the youth-oriented video short feature The Sparky Chronicles: The Map (2003).

Between 2012 and 2017, Ray appeared as CeCe Drake, a "beyond-charismatic twenty-something blonde stylist at a boutique that has one heel in the present, one in the past", [2] in the television series Pretty Little Liars. Ray was announced to start filming again for PLL, and spoke about returning, saying, "It's so fun to do, and what a crazy character I get to play. She's sort of a sociopath. I think she's so weird because she's, like, 22 but hangs out with high-schoolers. It's like, 'Hey, girl! Get a life!'" [3]

In 2013, Ray joined the Season 4 cast of the CBS police procedural drama Blue Bloods as Officer Edit "Eddie" Janko, [4] a role she has continued throughout the show's run.

Personal life

Ray now lives and works between Los Angeles and New York City. She married actor Derek James Baynham on January 8, 2003. [5] [6] In 2007, the first season of the HGTV series Marriage Under Construction covered their purchase, renovation and eventual sale of a house in Toronto. [7] [8] The couple divorced in 2009. [9]

In March 2015, Ray announced on Instagram and Twitter that she was engaged to her boyfriend of six years, Landon Beard. [10] On June 14, 2015, they married at the Condor's Nest Ranch in eastern San Diego County, California. [11]

In December 2020, while being interviewed in The Pink Lemonade podcast, Ray revealed she has bipolar disorder. She was first diagnosed while spending three months in a mental health facility. [12]

On March 1, 2024, it was revealed that Ray and her husband welcomed a baby boy via adoption. [13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003The Sparky Chronicles: The MapChrisVideo
2004Is He...StephShort
2010 Nice Guy Johnny Best Friend
2011Trust MeGirlfriendShort
2012 Not Waving but Drowning Adele
Frances Ha Random Girl #2
The Last Day of August Phoebe
2013 Mutual Friends Lucy
2014 Devil's Due Suzie
Are You Joking?Haley Lusky
2015 All in Time Rachel
The Rumperbutts Ashlee
2016SerializedHannah RyanTV movie

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006–10 As the World Turns Teri CicconeRegular Cast
2008–09The Battery's DownVanessaRecurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2
2009 Bored to Death ClaudiaEpisode: "The Case of the Missing Screenplay"
2010 Damages Tessa MarchettiRecurring Cast: Season 3
2011 White Collar Maggie 'Rocker' SheldonEpisode: "What Happens in Burma"
Nurse Jackie Mrs. DonovanEpisode: "Have You Met Ms. Jones?"
2011–12 Suits Jenny GriffithRecurring Cast: Season 1-2
2012 Girls Heather TravisEpisode: "The Return"
Pretty Dirty Secrets CeCe Drake Episode: "A Reunion" and "Call Security"
2012–17 Pretty Little Liars CeCe DrakeRecurring Cast: Season 3-7
2013 The Mentalist Cayce RobbinsEpisode: "Red Lacquer Nail Polish"
2013– Blue Bloods Officer Edit “Eddie” Janko-Reagan Recurring Cast: Season 4, Main Cast: Season 5-

Music Video

YearSongArtist
2022"Bring Back The Time" New Kids on the Block featuring Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley & En Vogue

Awards and nominations

YearCeremonyCategoryWorkResultRef
2015 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV: Villain CeCe Drake Won [14]

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References

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  2. ↑ Friedman, Molly. "Spoiler! Pretty Little Liars Season 3 Spoiler: More Details on CeCe, Connections to 'the Past'". Wetpaint. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
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  4. ↑ "'Blue Bloods' Season 4 premiere: 'Unwritten Rules' tested after a cop's murder". Bobbin, Jay at zap2it.com, September 27, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Marriage Under Construction 1". HuffPost TV. Archived from the original on May 18, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
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  8. ↑ "Marriage Under Construction - Episodes - HGTV Canada". hgtv.ca. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
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  10. ↑ "Exclusive: 'Blue Bloods' star Vanessa Ray is engaged!". Hello Magazine. March 13, 2015.
  11. ↑ Claudia Rosenbaum & Mike Vulpo (June 16, 2015). "Exclusive!: Pretty Little Liars Star Vanessa Ray Marries Landon Beard: Details on Their 'Intimate and Relaxed' Wedding". E! News .
  12. ↑ "'Blue Bloods' Star Vanessa Ray Reveals Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis". Pop Culture. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Blue Bloods Star Vanessa Ray Welcomes Baby Boy with Husband Landon Beard: 'Quite a Whirlwind' (Exclusive)". People. March 1, 2024.
  14. ↑ Coggan, Devan (June 9, 2015). "Teen Choice Award nominations pit Zayn Malik against One Direction". Entertainment Weekly . Time Inc. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
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