Vanessa Madeline Angel is an English model and actress. She played the role of Lisa on the television series Weird Science

Weird Science (TV series)

Weird Science is a mid-1990s American comedy series made for television, based on the 1985 film of the same name.-Plot:The series follows the adventures of Gary Wallace and Wyatt Donnelly , two socially inept high school students in an unspecified town in California...

. She is also known for her role as Claudia in the film Kingpin

Kingpin (film)

Kingpin is a 1996 slapstick comedy film directed by the Farrelly brothers and starring Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Vanessa Angel, and Bill Murray...

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Early life

Angel was discovered by a Select Model Management modeling agent in a London cafe as a teenager. At 16, she was signed by Ford Models

Ford Models

The Ford Modeling Agency, or as it is known today Ford Models, is a modeling agency in New York City. It was established in 1946 by Eileen and the late Gerard W. Ford.-Company:...

 and moved to New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

. During her modeling stint, Angel appeared on the covers of Vogue

Vogue (magazine)

Vogue is a fashion and lifestyle magazine that is published monthly in 18 national and one regional edition by Condé Nast.-History:In 1892 Arthur Turnure founded Vogue as a weekly publication in the United States. When he died in 1909, Condé Montrose Nast picked up the magazine and slowly began...

and Cosmopolitan

Cosmopolitan (magazine)

Cosmopolitan is an international magazine for women. It was first published in 1886 in the United States as a family magazine, was later transformed into a literary magazine and eventually became a women's magazine in the late 1960s...

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Career

Angel's first film role was in the 1985 American comedy, Spies Like Us

Spies Like Us

Spies Like Us is a 1985 American comedy film directed by John Landis and starring Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Steve Forrest, and Donna Dixon...

, in which she played a soldier in the Soviet Strategic Missile Forces

Strategic Rocket Forces

The Strategic Missile Troops or Strategic Rocket Forces of the Russian Federation or RVSN RF , transliteration: Raketnye voyska strategicheskogo naznacheniya Rossiyskoy Federatsii, literally Missile Troops of Strategic Designation of the Russian Federation) are a military branch of the Russian...

. In 1990, she appeared in a small role in the movie King of New York

King of New York

King of New York is a 1990 American crime drama film, starring Christopher Walken, Laurence Fishburne, David Caruso, Wesley Snipes, Victor Argo, and Giancarlo Esposito. It was directed by independent filmmaker Abel Ferrara and written by Nicholas St...

. Angel continued to appear in films throughout the early 1990s.

In 1993, she starred in the television series Weird Science. The show ran for five seasons, ending in 1999. In 1995, Angel was cast in the role of Xena

Xena

Xena is a fictional character from Robert Tapert's Xena: Warrior Princess franchise. She first appeared in the 1995–1999 television series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, before going on to appear in Xena: Warrior Princess TV show and subsequent comic book of the same name...

, a guest spot on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is a television series, filmed in New Zealand and the United States. It was produced from 1995, and was very loosely based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles...

. Due to an illness, she was unable to take the role. The role eventually went to Lucy Lawless

Lucy Lawless

Lucy Lawless, MNZM is a New Zealander actress and singer best known for playing the title character of the internationally successful television series Xena: Warrior Princess....

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During the series run of Weird Science, Angel landed the female lead in the Farrelly brothers

Farrelly brothers

Peter John Farrelly and Robert Leo "Bobby" Farrelly, Jr. , professionally known as the Farrelly Brothers are screenwriters and directors of ten comedy films, including There's Something About Mary; Dumb and Dumber; Kingpin; Hall Pass; Me, Myself & Irene; Shallow Hal; Stuck on You; Osmosis Jones;...

 film, Kingpin

Kingpin (film)

Kingpin is a 1996 slapstick comedy film directed by the Farrelly brothers and starring Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Vanessa Angel, and Bill Murray...

. She played roles in Kissing a Fool

Kissing a Fool

Kissing A Fool is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by Doug Ellin. It primarily stars David Schwimmer, Jason Lee, and Mili Avital...

with David Schwimmer

David Schwimmer

David Lawrence Schwimmer is an American actor and director of television and film. He was born in New York City, and his family moved to Los Angeles when he was two. He began his acting career performing in school plays at Beverly Hills High School. In 1988, he graduated from Northwestern...

, followed by a role in the 1999 film, Made Men. In 2004, she appeared in SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2

SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2

Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 is a 2004 comedy film and the final to be directed by Bob Clark before his death. It is a sequel to the 1999 film Baby Geniuses and like its predecessor, it received universally negative reviews from film critics, earning "0%" positive rating on review website Rotten...

, as Scott Baio's

Scott Baio

Scott Vincent James Baio is an American actor and television director, best known for his roles as Chachi Arcola on the sitcom Happy Days and its spin-off, Joanie Loves Chachi, and as the title character on the sitcom Charles in Charge....

 wife. Angel has also had roles in Sabretooth

Sabretooth (film)

Sabretooth is a 2002 made for television science fiction-horror film directed by James D.R. Hickox. It premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel on November 16, 2002.-Plot:...

and The Perfect Score

The Perfect Score

The Perfect Score is a teen heist film released in 2004 and directed by Brian Robbins. It stars Erika Christensen, Chris Evans, Bryan Greenberg, Scarlett Johansson, Darius Miles, and Leonardo Nam....

.

In 2000, she guest starred in three episodes of Stargate SG-1. Angel played the role of Anise, a Tok'ra

Tok'ra

The Tok'ra are a fictional alien race on the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1. They first appear in the season 2 episode . In the show, the Tok'ra are biologically the same species as the Goa'uld who inhabit human hosts in a symbiotic relationship, and are opposed to the evil System...

 archaeologist/scientist

Scientist

A scientist in a broad sense is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method. The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science. This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word...

 whose Host is named Freya. Her first appearance is in the Season 4 episode Upgrades, and she appeared in the two following episodes, Crossroads and Divide and Conquer. In 2005, Angel played herself in the Season 2 episode of Entourage

Entourage (TV series)

Entourage is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and concluded on September 11, 2011, after eight seasons...

entitled I Love You Too. In 2007, she completed the independent film

Independent film

An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...

 Blind Ambition.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1985	Spies Like Us Spies Like Us Spies Like Us is a 1985 American comedy film directed by John Landis and starring Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Steve Forrest, and Donna Dixon...	Russian Rocket Crewperson
1989	Another Chance Another Chance (film) -Plot:A womanizing soap opera star John Ripley meets the beautiful Jackie. She is a client of his agent and best friend Russ Wilder. After enjoying a great relationship with her, he cheats and then realizes that he hits rock bottom. He then tries to get back what he lost.-Principal cast:...	Jackie Johanson
1990	King of New York King of New York King of New York is a 1990 American crime drama film, starring Christopher Walken, Laurence Fishburne, David Caruso, Wesley Snipes, Victor Argo, and Giancarlo Esposito. It was directed by independent filmmaker Abel Ferrara and written by Nicholas St...	British Female
1991	Killer Instinct Killer Instinct (1991 film) Killer Instinct a.k.a. Homicidal Impulse is a 1991 film written and directed by David Tausik.-Plot:A young lawyer has problems with a case that he's been working on for over a year...	Deborah Walker	Alternative title: Homicidal Impulse
1992	Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot	Stewardess
1994	Cityscrapes: Los Angeles Cityscrapes: Los Angeles Cityscrapes: Los Angeles is a 1994 film by director Michael Becker and co-written by him and Carlos Aragon and Robert Montalbano. In 10 intertwined stories, the film is a journey through lives of youths in a post modern Los Angeles.-Cast:...	Trouble
1994	Sleep with Me Sleep with Me Sleep With Me is a 1994 film starring Meg Tilly, Eric Stoltz and Craig Sheffer who play good friends who become involved in a love triangle, a relationship complicated by the marriage of Tilly's and Stoltz'es characters...	Marianne
1996	Kingpin Kingpin (film) Kingpin is a 1996 slapstick comedy film directed by the Farrelly brothers and starring Woody Harrelson, Randy Quaid, Vanessa Angel, and Bill Murray...	Claudia
1998	Kissing a Fool Kissing a Fool Kissing A Fool is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by Doug Ellin. It primarily stars David Schwimmer, Jason Lee, and Mili Avital...	Natasha
1999	Made Men	Debra
2000	Enemies of Laughter	Jennifer
2000	G-Men from Hell	Gloria Lake
2001	Camouflage	Cindy Davies
2001	Firetrap	Beth Hooper
2004		Anita Donlee
2004	Out for Blood	Susan Hastings	Alternative title: Vampires: Out for Blood
2004	SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2 SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2 Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2 is a 2004 comedy film and the final to be directed by Bob Clark before his death. It is a sequel to the 1999 film Baby Geniuses and like its predecessor, it received universally negative reviews from film critics, earning "0%" positive rating on review website Rotten...	Jean Bobbins
2005	Raging Sharks Raging Sharks Raging Sharks is a 2005 low-budget direct-to-DVD science fiction/horror film.-Description:Raging Sharks is the seventh shark movie that was released by Nu Image Films, following Shark Attack, Shark Attack 2, Shark Attack 3: Megalodon, Shark Zone, and Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy...	Linda Olsen	Direct-to-video release
2005		Ms. Barlass	Uncredited
2005	Popstar Popstar (film) Popstar is an American film that features teen singer Aaron Carter in his first and only lead role in a feature film. The direct-to-video film was directed by Richard Gabai and written by Timothy Barton; the film was released on November 8, 2005. The premiere was held in The Woodlands, Texas. It...	Diane
2006	Monster Night	Claire Ackerman	Direct-to-DVD release
2008	Blind Ambition	Autumn Milestone
2008	Endless Bummer	Brenda Schooler
2009	Level Seven	Angela
2011	Hall Pass Hall pass A hall pass is a pass or token used in American and Canadian public schools to show that a student has been authorized to be out of his/her classroom while lessons are in progress. They are commonly issued to students if they need to visit the Toilet, if they have been asked to run an errand for a...	Missy, the divorced friend

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988		Christine Hayes	1 episode
1991– 1992	Baywatch Baywatch Baywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999, sans the 1990-1991 season, of which it was not in production...	Megan	3 episodes
1992	On the Air	Chorus Girl	1 episode
1992	Raven	Flight Attendant	1 episode
1992	Lady Boss Lady Boss Lady Boss is a 1990 novel written by Jackie Collins and is the third in The Santangelo Novels series.The novel was adapted as a TV movie miniseries in 1992, starring Kim Delaney in the title role of Lucky Santangelo...	Christie	Television movie
1992– 1993	Reasonable Doubts Reasonable Doubts Reasonable Doubts is a police drama broadcast in the United States by NBC that ran from 1991 to 1993.-Synopsis:Reasonable Doubts is primarily about the working relationship between Assistant District Attorney Tess Kaufman , a prosecutor very sensitive to the rights of the accused, and...	Detective Peggy Elliott	7 episodes
1993	Melrose Place	Karen	3 episodes
1993	Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote Murder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network, with 264 episodes transmitted. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series,...	Kathryn Scofield	1 episode
1993		Rachel	Television movie
1994	Time Trax Time Trax Time Trax was an American/Australian co-produced science fiction television series that first aired in 1993. A police officer, sent through time into the past, has to track down and return convicted criminals who have escaped prison in the future...	Jane Hawkins	1 episode
1994– 1998	Weird Science Weird Science (TV series) Weird Science is a mid-1990s American comedy series made for television, based on the 1985 film of the same name.-Plot:The series follows the adventures of Gary Wallace and Wyatt Donnelly , two socially inept high school students in an unspecified town in California...	Lisa	88 episodes
1997	Veronica's Closet Veronica's Closet Veronica's Closet is a sitcom which aired on NBC from September 25, 1997, to June 27, 2000.The show starred Kirstie Alley as Veronica “Ronnie” Chase, the head of her own lingerie company.- Season one :...	Suzanne	2 episodes
2000	Partners	Angel	Television movie
2000	Stargate SG-1 Stargate SG-1 Stargate SG-1 is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Stargate franchise. The show, created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, is based on the 1994 feature film Stargate by Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich...	Anise/Freya	3 episodes
2002	Sabretooth Sabretooth (film) Sabretooth is a 2002 made for television science fiction-horror film directed by James D.R. Hickox. It premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel on November 16, 2002.-Plot:...	Catherine Viciy	Television movie
2003		Mary Turner	1 episode
2004	Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys	Erica Sharpe	Television movie
2005	Criminal Intent Criminal Intent Criminal Intent is a 2005 American television movie starring Sebastian Spence and Vanessa Angel.-Cast:*Linda Purl ... Kirsten Sorensen*Sebastian Spence ... Devon Major*Vanessa Angel ... Susan Grace*Mike Antonakos ... Phillip...	Susan Grace	Television movie
2005	Entourage Entourage (TV series) Entourage is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on HBO on July 18, 2004 and concluded on September 11, 2011, after eight seasons...	Herself	1 episode
2007	Planet Raptor: Raptor Island 2	Dr. Anna Rogers	Television movie
2009	Saving Grace Saving Grace (TV series) Saving Grace is an American television crime drama series which premiered on TNT on July 23, 2007 and ran until June 21, 2010. The show stars Academy Award-winner Holly Hunter in her first television series, as well as Leon Rippy, Kenny Johnson, Laura San Giacomo, Bailey Chase, Bokeem Woodbine,...	Pauline Hoover	1 episode
2009		Helena Kirkowski	Television movie
2009	Shark Biscuit	Detective Patricia Henley	Television movie

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