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Vinessa Shaw
Actress + Model
Female
Born
Jul 19, 1976
Age
36
Hometown
Los Angeles, Cali...
Other Names
Vinessa Elizabeth...
Vinessa Elizabeth Shaw is an American actress and model. Shaw has starred in numerous motion pictures since the early 1990s and is probably best known for her performances in Disney's 1993 Halloween film Hocus Pocus, Ladybugs, the 2006 remake of Wes Craven… Read More
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Kristopher GiffordDated 2007
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We Talk To Big Miracle's Vinessa Shaw And The Real Life Woman She PlaysPopSugar - Feb 03, 2012
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Movie Review | 'Puncture'; ‘pucture’ Stars Chris Evans And Mark Kassen — ReviewNYTimes - Sep 23, 2011
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The New Season | Movies; September Release ScheduleNYTimes - Sep 18, 2011
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What's On TodayNYTimes - Sep 05, 2011
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1976
Birth
Born on July 19, 1976.
1981
4 Years Old
Shaw made her film debut in a little-known-of 1981 slasher film called Home Sweet Home, which dealt with a serial killer at Thanksgiving time.
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TEENAGE
1993
16 Years Old
She played a considerably large role in Disney's 1993 Halloween family film Hocus Pocus alongside Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Omri Katz, and a young Thora Birch.
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TWENTIES
1999
22 Years Old
In 1999, she was cast in a small yet significant role by the legendary Stanley Kubrick in his final film Eyes Wide Shut, playing an HIV-positive prostitute who is encountered by Tom Cruise's character.
2000
23 Years Old
Following her role in Eyes Wide Shut, Vinessa played parts in a handful of films including the independent 2000 mystery-drama The Weight of Water with Sarah Polley and Sean Penn; the slapstick comedy Corky Romano alongside Chris Kattan; the romantic comedy 40 Days and 40 Nights, playing the fiesty ex-girlfriend of Josh Hartnett; and a very small role in Woody Allen's Melinda and Melinda.
2006
29 Years Old
More low budget and independent films consumed Shaw's time until 2006, where she returned to the big screen in Alexandre Aja's remake of Wes Craven's exploitation-horror film The Hills Have Eyes, playing a young mother on a camping trip with her family who is attacked by bloodthirsty mutants in the New Mexico desert.
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THIRTIES
2008
31 Years Old
In a 2008 interview, Shaw stated that director Kubrick was "very influential" to her and that he "was the first person who encouraged her to continue acting".
2009
32 Years Old
She is a practicing Nichiren Buddhist, she chants Nam Myoho Renge Kyo daily, and is a facilitator of the SGI-USA Buddhist Association for Peace, Culture, and Education. Shaw mentioned her practicing of the religion in an interview with the Los Angeles Times in February 2009.
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