Vanessa Leinani is an American actress, singer, and songwriter from Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX who is known for her portrayal as Folger's coffee heiress, Abigail Folger, in the Charles Manson episode on season 2 of the popular television series, Murder Made Me Famous, which broadcasts on the REELZ channel (U.S.), CITVAsia (Asia) and REALLY TV (U.K.).
Vanessa is also known for her portrayal as Drifter in the vengeance themed web series Drifter: Broken Road for which she won an Outstanding Lead Actress (Drama) award at LA WEBFEST and received a Best Actress In A Web Series nomination at the NYC Web Fest for the newly released second season, Drifter: Lonesome Highway.
Currently, Vanessa looks forward to the upcoming release of Vincent's Vow as the intimidating yet deceptively flirty martial arts instructor, Alicia, and in the modern western film Tumbleweed where she portrays charming bad girl and grifter, Victoria.
Vanessa co-starred in episodes of a sketch comedy series called Krabkake by FOX-KRBK’s The Mystery Hour host and creator of the viral Instagram Husband video, Jeff Houghton. Vanessa can also be seen in the role of the wickedly intelligent Detective Jade in the SAG-AFTRA web series Bail Out with a cast of experienced actors: Dennis O’Neill (Dragonball Z, In Plain Sight, Walker: Texas Ranger); Terry Kiser (The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Golden Girls, Carol & Company, Weekend at Bernie's); Burton Gilliam (Blazing Saddles, Back to the Future III, Honeymoon in Vegas); Marshall R. Teague (Armageddon, Babylon 5, Road House); Nick Mancuso (Under Seige, Stingray, Ticket to Heaven); Nellie Sciutto (Shutter Island, The Departed, The Aviator); Al Dias (Scandal Made Me Famous, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D, The Good Guys) and more.
Vanessa returned to the world of theater for a brief stint as Mammoth Spring, Arkansas’ resident loud mouthed hot-head, Bernice, in Le Wilhelm’s contemporary comedic one-act play: “The Junior Chamber of Commerce and Their Wives Discuss: Great Literature, High School Basketball, Sex, and Other Things” directed by actor/director George Cron.
Vanessa is also known for her portrayal as Drifter in the vengeance themed web series Drifter: Broken Road for which she won an Outstanding Lead Actress (Drama) award at LA WEBFEST and received a Best Actress In A Web Series nomination at the NYC Web Fest for the newly released second season, Drifter: Lonesome Highway.
Currently, Vanessa looks forward to the upcoming release of Vincent's Vow as the intimidating yet deceptively flirty martial arts instructor, Alicia, and in the modern western film Tumbleweed where she portrays charming bad girl and grifter, Victoria.
Vanessa co-starred in episodes of a sketch comedy series called Krabkake by FOX-KRBK’s The Mystery Hour host and creator of the viral Instagram Husband video, Jeff Houghton. Vanessa can also be seen in the role of the wickedly intelligent Detective Jade in the SAG-AFTRA web series Bail Out with a cast of experienced actors: Dennis O’Neill (Dragonball Z, In Plain Sight, Walker: Texas Ranger); Terry Kiser (The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Golden Girls, Carol & Company, Weekend at Bernie's); Burton Gilliam (Blazing Saddles, Back to the Future III, Honeymoon in Vegas); Marshall R. Teague (Armageddon, Babylon 5, Road House); Nick Mancuso (Under Seige, Stingray, Ticket to Heaven); Nellie Sciutto (Shutter Island, The Departed, The Aviator); Al Dias (Scandal Made Me Famous, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For, Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D, The Good Guys) and more.
Vanessa returned to the world of theater for a brief stint as Mammoth Spring, Arkansas’ resident loud mouthed hot-head, Bernice, in Le Wilhelm’s contemporary comedic one-act play: “The Junior Chamber of Commerce and Their Wives Discuss: Great Literature, High School Basketball, Sex, and Other Things” directed by actor/director George Cron.