Vanessa Angel

Vanessa Madeline Angel (born 10 November 1966) is an English actress and former model. She is noted for roles in the television series Weird Science and Stargate SG-1, and for co-starring in the film Kingpin.

Early life Angel, who has said this is her birth name and not a stage name, was born 10 November 1966 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 appeared in the accompanying music video for the film's theme song, written and performed by Paul McCartney.

During the series run of Weird Science, Angel landed the female lead in the Farrelly brothers film Kingpin. Critic Roger Ebert of The Chicago Sun-Times singled out Angel for praise in Kingpin, writing that while her role initially seems to be mere "decoration", she eventually "proves herself as a comic actress able to hold her own" with her co-stars. Angel 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 second-season 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's podcast TV Guidance Counselor.

Filmography Film

Television and web