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Vanessa Martín

Vanessa Martín, born Vanesa Martín Mata, is a Spanish singer-songwriter from Málaga, a leading voice of modern Spanish romantic pop since her 2006 debut album Agua.

Vanessa Morgan

Vanessa Morgan (Vanessa Morgan Mziray), Canadian actress born 1992 in Ottawa, known as Toni Topaz on Riverdale (2017–2023), Sarah in My Babysitter's a Vampire, and Max Mitchell in Wild Cards (2024).

Vanessa Paradis

Vanessa Paradis (Vanessa Chantal Paradis), French singer, actress, and model born 1972 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés; famous for 1987 hit "Joe le taxi" and albums like Divinidylle; César-winning actress, Chanel muse, ex-partner of Johnny Depp, separated from Samuel Benchetrit in 2026.

Vanessa Ray

Vanessa Ray (Vanessa Ray Liptak), American actress born 1981 in California, known as Eddie Janko-Reagan on Blue Bloods (2013–2024, 220 episodes), CeCe Drake/Charlotte Drake on Pretty Little Liars, Jenny on Suits, and Teri Ciccone on As the World Turns; theater roots in Footloose, Finding Nemo: The Musical, and Hair.

Vanessa Redgrave

Vanessa Redgrave (born 1937) is an English actor whose stage, film, and television career spans seven decades and includes an Academy Award, an Emmy, and a Tony.

Vanessa Scalera

Vanessa Scalera (born 1977, Mesagne, Italy) is an Italian actress trained at Rome's La Scaletta theater school, known for Imma Tataranni on Rai 1 (2019–2026), L'arminuta, Filumena Marturano, Avetrana, and the Premio Pasinetti-winning Il fuoco che ti porti dentro.

Vanessa Simmons

Vanessa Jean Simmons (born 1983), daughter of Run-DMC's Rev Run, star of MTV's Run's House and Daddy's Girls, co-founder of the Pastry footwear brand with sister Angela Simmons, and actress in Monogamy and Games People Play.

Vanessa Trump

Vanessa Trump (born 1977), also known as Vanessa Haydon, is an American former Wilhelmina model, ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr. (married 2005, divorced 2018, five children), partner of Tiger Woods since 2025, and breast cancer patient who disclosed her diagnosis in May 2026.

Vanessa Vanjie Mateo

Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, also Miss Vanjie, is an American drag performer, drag daughter of Alexis Mateo, first eliminated on Drag Race season 10 with a viral backwards "Miss Vanjie" exit, then 5th on season 11 and All Stars 9 runner-up.

Vanessa White

Vanessa White, born Vanessa Karen White in 1989, is an English R&B singer and songwriter who rose to fame in the girl group The Saturdays before going solo.

Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams (born 1963) is the first African American Miss America (1983, resigned 1984) who rebuilt her career as a pop/R&B singer with "Save the Best for Last" and "Colors of the Wind," and as an actress on Ugly Betty; distinct from other performers named Vanessa Williams.

Vanessa-Mae

Vanessa-Mae (Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson), British violinist born 1978 in Singapore; child prodigy turned classical crossover pioneer with The Violin Player, 10 million albums sold, and Thailand ski team Olympian at Sochi 2014.

Vang bóng một thời

Vang bóng một thời is a 1940 collection of short stories and personal essays by the Vietnamese writer Nguyễn Tuân, first published in Hanoi by Tân Dân.

Vangelis (Ευάγγελος Οδυσσέας Παπαθανασίου)

Vangelis (Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou, 1943-2022), Greek self-taught electronic composer and Oscar winner for Chariots of Fire, also scored Blade Runner, led Aphrodite's Child, and had asteroid 6354 named for him.

Vanguard (film)

Vanguard (急先锋) is a 2020 Chinese action film, Stanley Tong's ninth collaboration with Jackie Chan, about a security firm rescuing a kidnapped businessman; delayed from Chinese New Year 2020 by COVID-19, released September 30, 2020, poorly reviewed (RT 29%).

Vanguard Records

Vanguard Records, American label founded 1950 in New York by Seymour and Maynard Solomon; classical start, folk revival leader via the Weavers and Joan Baez, blues and Newport recordings; now a Concord label.

Vani Bhojan (வாணி போஜன்)

Vani Bhojan (வாணி போஜன்), born in 1988 in Ooty, Tamil Nadu, is an Indian actress known for the serial Deivamagal and films like Oh My Kadavule.

Vani Jairam (வாணி ஜெயராம்)

Vani Jairam (வாணி ஜெயராம்), born Kalaivani, was an Indian playback singer who sang in 19 languages and recorded 10,000+ songs; debuting with Guddi's Bol Re Papi Hara (1971), she won three National Film Awards and a posthumous 2023 Padma Bhushan, dying 4 February 2023 in Chennai.

Vani Rani (வாணி ராணி) (TV series)

Vani Rani (வாணி ராணி) is a Tamil Sun TV family drama (2013–2018, about 1,743 episodes) produced by Radaan Mediaworks, starring Radhika Sarathkumar in a dual role as twin sisters married to two brothers; remade for Zee TV in Hindi. Not the 1974 Sivaji film of the same name.

Vani Viswanath

Vani Viswanath (വാണി വിശ്വനാഥ്), born 1971 in Ollur, Thrissur, is a Malayalam film actress known as the 'Action Queen', with 50 Malayalam and 41 Telugu films, the award-winning Susanna (2000), marriage to actor Baburaj, and a 2024 comeback in Rifle Club.

Vanilla Beans (group)

Vanilla Beans (バニラビーンズ) were a Japanese idol girl duo of Rena and Lisa, formed in Tokyo in 2007 and disbanded in 2018, pioneers of the song-craft idol style.

Vanilla Fudge

Vanilla Fudge, American psychedelic rock band formed 1965–66 in the New York area (Stein, Martell, Bogert, Appice), known for slowed-down heavy covers; 'You Keep Me Hangin' On' and debut album both hit #6; proto-metal influence on Deep Purple and others.

Vanilla Ice

Vanilla Ice (Robert Matthew Van Winkle, born 1967) is the American rapper whose "Ice Ice Baby" became the first rap song to top the Billboard Hot 100; his album To the Extreme sold over seven million copies before a backlash over a fabricated biography.

Vanilla Sky

Vanilla Sky (2001), Cameron Crowe's psychological thriller starring Tom Cruise, Penélope Cruz, and Cameron Diaz, remakes Amenábar's Abre los ojos; cryonics lucid-dream plot, $68M budget, 41% critics versus 72% audience on Rotten Tomatoes.

Vanillamace

Vanillamace (Em, first name Emily) is an American Twitch streamer and TikTok creator whose 2025 pistachio-donut reaction video grew her TikTok from 300,000 to 3.8 million followers; UTA-signed, TIME100 Creators 2026.

Vanished (2026 TV series)

Vanished (2026) is a four-part MGM+/Prime Video mystery thriller miniseries starring Kaley Cuoco as Alice Monroe and Sam Claflin as Tom Parker, created by David Hilton and Preston Thompson, directed by Barnaby Thompson, about a boyfriend vanishing from a train in France.

Vanished into the Night

Vanished into the Night (Svaniti nella notte) is a 2024 Italian Netflix thriller directed by Renato De Maria, starring Riccardo Scamarcio and Annabelle Wallis; a remake of Séptimo about a kidnapping in Bari.

Vanisher

Vanisher (Telford Porter) is a Marvel Comics mutant supervillain and teleporter, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in The X-Men #2 (November 1963). He stole US defense plans, was stopped by Professor X's memory wipe, joined X-Force, and was played invisibly by Brad Pitt in Deadpool 2.

Vanisher, Horizon Scraper

Vanisher, Horizon Scraper is Quadeca's fourth album, a folktronica and art-pop concept album released July 25, 2025 on X8 Music, about a sailor sailing alone to his death, with Danny Brown and Maruja guests.

Vanishing on 7th Street

Vanishing on 7th Street (2010) is a Brad Anderson horror thriller starring Hayden Christensen, Thandie Newton, and John Leguizamo, set in Detroit during a blackout that makes the population vanish, leaving survivors to hide in light.