VANESSA ANGEL
Like Lisa, Vanessa Angel scores high marks in the areas of beauty and
intelligence. The British-born actress began her career at age 16 as a
model when she was discovered by world renown agent Eileen Ford. She
admits to gaining life experience when, at such an early age, she
relocated to New York, traveled the world and appeared on magazine covers
from "Cosmopolitan" to "Vogue."
Angel's transition from modeling to acting came rather suddenly when, in
1985, she was chosen by director John Landis to play a Russian spy in the
film, "Spies Like Us." She quickly mastered a Russian accent and was later
featured in the Paul McCartney video of the same name.
A versatile actress who has studied under Sondra Lee and Frank Casaro at The
Actors Studio in New York, Angel has had roles in the feature films,
"Killer Instinct," "King of New York," "Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot" with
Sylvester Stallone and "Sleep With Me" with Eric Stoltz and Meg Tilly.
In 1994, she co-starred on the theatrical film, "Cityscrapes" -- a tragic
story of young adults with dysfunctional relationships who live in Los
Angeles, and she just finished a co-starring role in the upcoming feature
film "Kingpin," with Woody Harrelson and Randy Quaid.
In addition to her work on film, Angel has guest starred on several television
series including, "Melrose Place," on which she played the recurring role of a
bisexual model, and "Reasonable Doubts." She was also featured in the Jackie
Collins mini-series "Lady Boss" and the high-rated USA Network movie, "The
Cover Girl Murders."