Vanessa Zima
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Vanessa Zima | |
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Born | Phillipsburg, New Jersey, U.S. | December 17, 1986
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1995–present |
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Vanessa Zima (born December 17, 1986) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as a child actress in the 1990s films The Baby-Sitters Club, Ulee's Gold, and Wicked, and for her recurring role on the first season of the 1995 television legal drama Murder One.
Career[]
Zima has appeared in films such as The Baby-Sitters Club (1995), Ulee's Gold (1997),[1] Wicked (1998), and The Brainiacs.com (2000). She has also appeared in television series such as Murder One, Family Law, Judging Amy, House, and Scandal.
Life[]
Zima was born in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, the daughter of Dennis and Marie. Her surname means "winter" in Polish and comes from her maternal grandfather, who was of Polish descent.[2]
Zima has an older sister, Madeline, and a younger sister, Yvonne, both of whom are actresses.
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995 | The Baby-Sitters Club | Rosie Wilder | |
1997 | Ulee's Gold | Penny Jackson | |
1998 | The Rose Sisters | ||
1998 | Wicked | Inger Christianson | |
2000 | The Brainiacs.com | Kelly Tyler | |
2001 | Zoe | Zoe | |
2004 | Cavedweller | Amanda Windsor | |
2006 | The Far Side of Jericho | Greta Van Dam | |
2011 | The Absent | Amy Jones | |
2011 | Destruction Party | Emily | Short film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995–1996 | Murder One | Elizabeth Hoffman | Recurring role (season 1), 9 episodes |
1997 | Crisis Center | Jenny Maxfield | Episode: "It's a Family Affair" |
1997 | The Visitor | Melissa | Episode: "Remember" |
2000 | Family Law | Marie Cameron | Episode: "One Mistake" |
2004 | Judging Amy | Katie Hadlock | Episode: "Werewolves of Hartford" |
2008 | House | Becca | Episode: "Joy" |
2012 | Scandal | Jill | Episode: "The Other Woman" |
2016 | Killing Mommy | Becky | Television film |
Awards and nominations[]
In 1998, Zima was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actress for Ulee's Gold (1997); the award was won by her co-star in the film, Jessica Biel.[3]
References[]
- ^ Janet Maslin (June 13, 1997). "From the Company of Bees to That of Humans". The New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
- ^ "Interview: Californication's Madeline Zima is 'Haute'". Archived from the original on September 19, 2008. Retrieved December 20, 2007.
Madeline Zima: "[...] my grandfather on my mom's side was Polish. It means 'winter.' Zima comes from that; it's my mother's maiden name."
- ^ "19th Youth In Film Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016.
External links[]
- Vanessa Zima at IMDb
- 1986 births
- American child actresses
- American film actresses
- American television actresses
- Living people
- American people of Polish descent
- People from Phillipsburg, New Jersey
- Actresses from New Jersey
- 20th-century American actresses
- 21st-century American actresses
- American screen actor, 1980s birth stubs