Early life

Vanessa Angel, who has said this is her birth name and not a stage name, was born in London, the daughter of Elizabeth and Peter Angel, a stockbroker. She was discovered by a model-management agent in a London cafe as a teenager. At 16, she was signed by Ford Models and moved to New York City. During her modelling stint, Angel appeared on the covers of Vogue and Cosmopolitan. She was also contracted as the Diet Pepsi Girl.

Career

Angel's first film role was in the 1985 American comedy, Spies Like Us, in which she played a soldier in the Soviet Strategic Missile Forces who sleeps with Dan Aykroyd's character; she also appears in the accompanying Paul McCartney video. In 1990, she appeared in a small role in the film King of New York. Angel continued to appear in films throughout the early 1990s. After a leading guest-spot on TV's The Equalizer, she played the recurring roles of Megan on Baywatch and Detective Peggy Elliott on Reasonable Doubts. She guest-starred in two episodes of Melrose Place, playing what she described as "this crazy, drugged out, bisexual supermodel who kissed Daphne Zuniga!"

In 1994, she starred in the television series Weird Science. The show ran for five seasons, ending in 1998. In 1995, Angel was cast in the role of Xena, a guest spot on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, but due to an illness was unable to take the role, which eventually went to Lucy Lawless.

During the series run of Weird Science, Angel landed the female lead in the Farrelly brothers film, Kingpin. She played roles in Kissing a Fool with David Schwimmer, followed by a role in the 1999 film, Made Men. In 2004, she appeared in SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2, as Scott Baio's wife. Angel has also had roles in the Sci-Fi Pictures Original telefilm Sabretooth (2002) and The Perfect Score (2004).

In 2000, she guest starred in three episodes of the Sci-Fi Channel's Stargate SG-1, playing Anise, a Tok'ra archaeologist/scientist whose host is named Freya. Her first appearance is in the season-four episode Upgrades, and she appeared in the two following episodes, Crossroads and Divide and Conquer. In 2005, Angel played herself in the season-two episode of Entourage entitled I Love You Too. In 2007, she completed the independent film Blind Ambition. and later appeared in the Farrellys' Hall Pass. She played a guest role as Alison in the fifth season of Californication.

Angel started a clothing line in 2009, VANE LA.

On 15 October 2014 Angel appeared on Ken Reid (comedian)'s TV Guidance Counselor Podcast.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Spies Like Us	Russian Rocket Crewperson
1989	Another Chance	Jackie Johanson
1991	Killer Instinct	Deborah Walker
1994	Sleep with Me	Marianne
1994	Cityscapes: Los Angeles	Trouble
1996	Kingpin	Claudia
1998	Kissing a Fool	Natasha
1999	Made Men	Debra
2000	Enemies of Laughter	Jennifer
2000	G-Men from Hell	Gloria Lake
2001	Camouflage	Cindy Davies
2001	Firetrap	Beth Hooper
2004	Perfect Score, TheThe Perfect Score	Anita Donlee
2004	Out for Blood	Susan Hastings	Video
2004	Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2	Jean Bobbins
2005	Raging Sharks	Linda Olsen	Video
2005	Good Humor Man, TheThe Good Humor Man	Ms. Barlass
2005	Popstar	Diane
2006	Monster Night	Claire Ackerman	Video
2008	Blind Ambition	Autumn milestone
2009	Endless Bummer	Brenda
2011	Hall Pass	Missy Frankinopoulos
2011	Cougar Hunting	Ursula
2013	Hansel & Gretel: Warriors of Witchcraft	Ms. Keegan
2013	National Lampoon Presents: Surf Party	Brenda
2015	Lockhart	Lilith
2015	Talbot County	Prof. Anderson	Post-production
????	Trouble Sleeping	Vanessa	Post-production
????	Behind the Walls	Kathy Harper	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Equalizer, TheThe Equalizer	Christine Hayes	"Video Games"
1991	Baywatch	Megan	"The One That Got Away", "The Trophy: Parts 1 & 2"
1992	On the Air	Chorus Girl	"The Lester Guy Show"
1992	Raven	Flight Attendant	"The Unseen Enemy"
1992	Lady Boss	Christie	TV miniseries
1992-1993	Reasonable Doubts	Det. Peggy Elliott	Recurring role
1993	Melrose Place	Karen	"Carpe Diem", "State of Need"
1993	Murder, She Wrote	Kathryn Scofield	"The Phantom Killer"
1993	Cover Girl Murders, TheThe Cover Girl Murders	Rachel	TV film
1994	Time Trax	Jane Hawkins	"The Gravity of It All"
1994-1998	Weird Science	Lisa / Various	Main role
1997	Veronica's Closet	Suzanne	"Veronica's Best Buddy", "Veronica's a Doll"
2000	Partners	Angel	TV film
2000	Stargate SG-1	Anise / Freya	"Upgrades", "Crossroads", "Divide and Conquer"
2002	Sabretooth	Catherine Viciy	TV film
2003	Division, TheThe Division	Mary Turner	"Body Double"
2004	Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys	Erica Sharpe	TV film
2005	Criminal Intent	Susan Grace	TV film
2005	Entourage	Vanessa Angel	"I Love You Too"
2007	Planet Raptor	Dr. Anna Rogers	TV film
2009	Saving Grace	Pauline Hoover	"The Heart of a Cop"
2011	Christmas Spirit	Hope	TV film
2012	Californication	Alison	"The Way of the Fist"
2014	Hello Ladies: The Movie	McCadams	TV film

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