Vinessa Elizabeth Shaw was born on July 19, 1976, in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Larry Shaw and actress Susan Damante. Shaw's father, a native of Los Angeles, is a psychologist and former adjunct professor of psychology at Antioch University. Her family's original surname was "Schwartz", and her ancestry includes Russian-Jewish (from her paternal grandfather), Italian (from her maternal grandfather), German, Irish, English, Mexican, and Swedish. Her name, Vinessa, spelled with an "i" rather than the common "a", was a variation of her grandfather's name, Vincent.
Shaw made her first formal performance in a UCLA acting camp short at age 10, and subsequently toured with children's folk singer Peter Alsop at age 11. She also signed on with the Elite Models agency in 1989 at the age of 13 before beginning her acting career, and did a few modeling jobs and commercial work throughout her earlier career.
Makes a man wonder. I am still trying to find his parents, because the Alsop family in Connecticut are super well connected, but I have yet to flesh it out. Almost like it is intentional. I never have this much of an issue finding lineage.
view the rest of the comments →
auchtung ago
This will give you the shivers.... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinessa_Shaw
TheAntiZealot ago
Shaw made her first formal performance in a UCLA acting camp short at age 10, and subsequently toured with children's folk singer Peter Alsop at age 11. She also signed on with the Elite Models agency in 1989 at the age of 13 before beginning her acting career, and did a few modeling jobs and commercial work throughout her earlier career.
auchtung ago
Makes a man wonder. I am still trying to find his parents, because the Alsop family in Connecticut are super well connected, but I have yet to flesh it out. Almost like it is intentional. I never have this much of an issue finding lineage.