Career

Ferlito developed acting aspirations early in her life and broke into the entertainment business through a series of guest spots and recurring roles.

In 2003, Ferlito starred as Lizette Sanchez in John Leguizamo's boxing drama Undefeated, which earned her an NAACP nomination for Outstanding Actress in a TV movie. This was followed in 2004 by a role in Spider-Man 2. In 2005 Ferlito appeared in Stephen Herek's Man of the House, opposite Tommy Lee Jones, for which she received positive notice, with Variety's Joe Leydon stating that "Vanessa Ferlito is the standout, mainly because she’s the only one who gets enough to do to make a strong impression as a distinctive personality."

On the small screen, Ferlito was a series regular on the first two seasons (2004-05) of CBS's CSI: NY, as Aiden Burn a member of the forensic investigation team led by Gary Sinise. Ferlito has also appeared in other television series, including HBO’s The Sopranos, NBC’s Law & Order and Third Watch, and had a recurring role as Claudia in FOX's series 24.

After CSI: NY, Ferlito starred in several films, among them Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps; Nora Ephron's Julie & Julia opposite Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci and Amy Adams; Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail; and Alfredo De Villa’s Nothing Like the Holidays (originally titled Humboldt Park) with Alfred Molina, John Leguizamo and Jay Hernandez. Prior to these, Ferlito appeared in Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof opposite Kurt Russell, a role Tarantino wrote specifically for Ferlito. She also appeared Lee Daniel’s Shadowboxer with Helen Mirren and Cuba Gooding Jr.

In 2012, Ferlito was cast in the feature film, Stand Up Guys, opposite Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin. She also played on Charlie DeMarco on USA Network's Graceland, which ran between 2013-15.

Personal life

Ferlito was born in Brooklyn, New York. Her father died of a heroin overdose when she was two years old. Her mother and stepfather own a hair salon in Brooklyn. Before becoming an actress, Ferlito was a Wilhelmina model, and a New York City "club kid". Ferlito is a single mother who gave birth to her son Vince in September 2007.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	On Line	Jordan Nash
2002	25th Hour	Lindsay Jamison
2004	Spider-Man 2	Louise
2004	Tollbooth, TheThe Tollbooth	Gina
2005	Man of the House	Heather
2005	Shadowboxer	Vicki
2006	Gridiron Gang	Lisa Gonzales
2007	Death Proof	Arlene "Butterfly"
2007	Descent	Bodega Girl
2008	Nothing like the Holidays	Roxanna Rodriguez
2009	Madea Goes to Jail	Donna
2009	Julie & Julia	Cassie
2010	Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps	Audrey
2012	Stand Up Guys	Sylvia
2013	Duke	Cookie
2015	All Mistakes Buried	Franki	Originally titled The Aftermath

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001, 2004	Sopranos, TheThe Sopranos	Tina Francesco	Episodes: "Another Toothpick", "Rat Pack"
2002	Third Watch	Val	Episode: "Blackout"
2003	Law & Order	Tina Montoya	Episode: "Star Crossed"
2003	Undefeated	Lizette Sanchez	TV movie
2003-04	24	Claudia Hernandez	Recurring role, 11 episodes
2004	CSI: Miami	Aiden Burn	Episode: "MIA/NYC Nonstop"
2004-06	CSI: NY	Aiden Burn	Main role (seasons 1-2), 26 episodes
2006	Drift	Georgia Fields	Unsold TV pilot
2011	Cooper and Stone	Angela Stone	Unsold TV pilot
2013-15	Graceland	Catherine 'Charlie' DeMarco	Main role, 38 episodes

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