Vanessa Johansson (born January 12, 1980) is an American actress. She recently finished filming a lead role in the film Shark in Venice, in Sofia, Bulgaria.[1]
Background[]
Johansson was born in New York City. Her father, Karsten Johansson, is a Danish-born architect, and her paternal grandfather, Ejner Johansson, was a screenwriter and director. Her mother, Melanie Sloan, a producer, comes from a Jewish American family from the Bronx.[2][3][4] Johansson's parents met in Denmark, where her mother lived with Johansson's maternal grandmother, Dorothy, a former bookkeeper and schoolteacher.[5] Johansson's younger sister is actress Scarlett Johansson. She also has two brothers, Adrian and Hunter; and a half-brother, Christian, from her father's re-marriage. She is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University.
Johansson grew up in a household of "little money"[3] with a mother who was a "film buff".
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Manny & Lo | Golf Course Family | |
| 2006 | Shifted | Catherine | |
| 2007 | Battle for Terra | Sora | (voice) |
| Reservations | Tara | ||
| Day of the Dead | Receptionist | ||
| 2008 | The Objective | Stacy Keynes | |
| Shark in Venice | Laura |
References[]
- ↑ Cultural Life news briefs, Radio Bulgaria (July 11, 2007)
- ↑ "Neil Young's Film Lounge". Peter Webber on Girl with a Pearl Earring. Retrieved April 12, 2006.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "More Than A Pretty Face" Parade
- ↑ Scarlett Johansson Is the Sexiest Woman Alive, 2006 - Esquire
- ↑ "The Jewish Forward". The Scarlett Grandma. Retrieved April 12, 2006.
External links[]
- Template:Title without disambig at the Internet Movie Database
- Shifted website