Vanessa Brittany Lengies[1], born July 21, 1985, is a Canadian actress, dancer and singer. She is known for her role on American Dreams, Stick It, HawthoRNe and she had a recurring role as Sugar Motta on Glee.
Personal life[]
Lengies was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to a German father and an Egyptian mother. She speaks French, English and some Arabic. Lengies graduated from Hudson High School in 2002.[2]
She came out as genderfluid and queer on her own documental series The 'S' Word with Vanessa Lengies in 2017.[3][4]
Career[]
She got the role on American Dreams in her graduating year of high school in 2002.[5] The show lasted for three seasons and ended in 2005. She starred in The Perfect Man, alongside Hilary Duff and Heather Locklear, in 2005. Lengies had a supporting role in Waiting... In 2005 and its sequel, Still Waiting..., in 2009.
She was in Stick It, alongside Jeff Bridges, Missy Peregrym, and Kellan Lutz (Twilight fandom), in 2006, and starred in Hawthorne, alongside Jada Pinkett Smith and Michael Vartan, for three seasons before their cancellation in 2011.
Lengies had a recurring role as Sugar Motta on Glee for two seasons, before deciding to leave the show in May 2013 for her new show, Mixology.[6] However, she revealed in a interview with Wetpaint that she won't be leaving the show and will be in a "capacity when she can be." Despite this, she didn't return to Glee[7]; however ,she returned for two 2015 episodes during the finale season.[8]
Filming for Mixology began on August 15, 2013[9] and the series is on in November/December 2013.[10] Mixology premiered on February 26, 2014[11], however, the show was cancelled in May 2014. It still aired its remaining episodes despite being given the ae.
Lengies is in the Hulu streamed Resident Advisors.[12]
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1995 | The Little Lulu Show | Annie | 1995 - 1999, voice |
1996 | Arthur | Emily | 1996 - 2006, voice |
1997 | Lassie | Charity | ("The Manhunt") |
Caillou | Boy/Girl | voice | |
1998 | Radio Active | Sarah Leigh | |
1999 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Vange | 1999 - 2000 (23 episodes) |
2000 | For Better or for Worse | Elizabeth Patterson | segment 'The Growing Years' and voice |
Ratz | Marci Kornbalm | TV Movie | |
Are You Afraid of the Dark?: The Tale of the Silver Sight | Vange | ||
2002 | American Dreams | Roxanne Bojarski | 2002 - 2005 (61 episodes) |
2005 | Waiting... | Natasha | |
The Perfect Man | Amy Pearl | ||
8 Simple Rules | Monica | ("The After Party") | |
2006 | Monarch Cove | Sophia Preston | (14 episodes) |
Split Decision | Ashley | TV Movie | |
Stick It | Joanne Charis | ||
Ghost Whisperer | Caitlin Emerson | ("The Vanishing") | |
The Substance of Things Hoped For | Daphne | ||
2007 | Moonlight | Leni Hayes | ("Fever") |
Untitled David Kohan/Max Mutchnick TV Project | Tessa | TV Movie | |
2008 | Extreme Movie | Carla | |
Foreign Exchange | Robyn | ||
The Cleaner | Lolly | ("Rag Dolls") | |
Squeegees | Annie Hackett | TV Movie | |
2009 | Medium | ("Apocalypse... Now?") | |
Still Waiting... | Natasha | ||
Archie's Final Project | Mallory | ||
This Might Hurt | Lily Birdsall | TV Movie | |
Hawthorne | Kelly Epson | 2009 - 2011 (29 episodes) | |
2010 | Rules of Engagement | Julia | ("Refusing to Budget") |
CSI: Miami | Shea Williamson | ("Reality Kills") | |
Accidentally on Purpose (TV series) | Tracy | ("Back to School") | |
2011 | Castle | Eliza Winter | ("Poof, You're Dead") |
Glee | Sugar Motta | 2011 - 2015 (26 episodes) | |
2012 | MyMusic | Loco Uno | 2012 - 2013 (7 episodes) |
2014 | Mixology | Kasey | (13 episodes) |
Llama Cop | Dr. Kristen Reynolds | ("Dirty, Hairy" and "Bad Lieutenant") | |
2015 | We Are Your Friends | Mel | |
Resident Advisors | Marissa | (4 episodes) | |
2016 | Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures | Kordi Freemaker | 2016 - 2017, voice (31 episodes) |
Happy Birthday | Katie Elizondo | ||
The Detour | Elf | ("The Drop") | |
Second Chance | Alexa | (11 episodes) | |
2018 | I.R.L. | Catherine VanRicher | ("The Boredroom - "The Future Is"") |
2019 | A Date by Christmas Eve | Chelsea Simms | TV Movie |
Married Young | Talya | ||
Immortal | Alex | ||
I'd Like to Be Alone Now | Lisa | ||
2020 | Heart of the Holidays | Sam Wallace | TV Movie |
2021 | Turner & Hooch | Erica Mounir | (4 episodes) |
Trivia[]
- Her middle name is actually Brittany as she says in this tweet in 2011.[1]
- Her nickname was "Bones" when she was little since she wanted to be a paleontologist.[13]
- She was a MAJOR fan of "Popular Mechanics for Kids" (1997) before she was on it. She still is a fan.
- She speaks English, French, and Arabic.
- She loves arts and crafts and event planning.
- She is 5'3".
- Her favorite Harry Potter book is "The Philosopher's Stone".
- She wakes up in the morning with a Vanilla Ice Blend caffeine drink.
- She grew up in a little town called Hudson, in Quebec. She graduated from Hudson High School in 2002.
- She is best friends with her "American Dreams" (2002) co-star, Brittany Snow.
- She is the third Canadian to join the cast after Cory and Jessalyn.
- She's the oldest actor to portray a New Directions girl.
- Her nicknames are Nessa, Nessy, Ness, Vanny and VL.
- She loves dogs and is in a lot of dog charities.
- She ships Brittana.
- She is aware of the Sugar from the future idea and says everyone on set including her and Heather (and Naya when she was asked during an FAQ) play around with it on set and find it really amusing.
- According to Lengies, self-diagnosis of Aspergers is part of Sugar's character. She revealed that it was hard to sing badly on purpose, especially with piano accompaniment.
- Her Glee contract does not include any tribute episodes, which is why she doesn't appear in Michael, Saturday Night Glee-ver, Dance With Somebody or Britney 2.0. It's unknown why she's absent during Prom-asaurus and The Break-Up. After The Break-Up was filmed, Vanessa's contract was updated and she can now participate in Tribute Episodes.
- She is a vegan.
- She starred with Jayma Mays's husband Adam Campbell in ABC's show Mixology.
- She starred with Mike O'Malley in the movie The Perfect Man in 2005.
- Vanessa was supposed to appear just in the premiere of Season Three (The Purple Piano Project), but that changed.
Gallery[]
Videos[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “@Maj_G: @littlelengies Brittany?” WINNER! That was fast. I don't know who put it out there that my middle name was Lynne-Marie!?
- ↑ vanessa lengies
- ↑ Will My Sexuality Change My Relationship? | S Word w/ Vanessa Lengies
- ↑ S Word Takeover
- ↑ vanessa lengies
- ↑ 'Glee' actress Vanessa Lengies is leaving for 'Mixology'
- ↑ Glee's Vanessa Lengies Reveals She Isn't Leaving the Show! — Exclusive
- ↑ Youie of a selfie! @NayaRivera @HeatherMorrisTV @littlelengies @GLEEonFOX
- ↑ first day of work on the super hush hush abc comedy mixology. also: belated thanks for all my bday (and condolence) tweets. love u all
- ↑ Mixology wrapped for season
- ↑ Mixology ABC
- ↑ "Resident Advisors" is now streaming on hulu! @RAs_Hulu I'm pretty sure I'm in it.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 BEHIND THE SCENES WITH VANESSA LENGIES