- Was out of work for almost a year so to stave off depression she joined the Sydney Philarmonic Choir.
- When informed of acceptance for her role of Pippa in Home and Away (1988), she was working as a singer in a six piece accappella group called The Madrigals.
- Educated at Sydney University and after graduating went on to a masters degree in English Literature.
- Her roles in theatre and on screen included parts in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, The Threepenny Opera and Sons and Daughters (1982).
- At the age of 14 joined the Australian Theatre for Young People.
- Vanessa splits her time between her law career and her acting career with mostly roles in theatre.
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