Vanessa Marcil

In her family, her father Peter is a contractor; her mother Patricia is a herbalist; she also has two older sisters, Tina and Sherry; and an older brother named Sam.

She has designed a line of children's clothing called, 'Kass' (named in honor of her son Kassius) for Africa. A portion of the proceeds will go to help build schools and open centers to support and empower mothers and their children in Africa.

Vanessa is the youngest of four children. All of her family remains living in Indio, California.

Vanessa auditioned for a role in I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998). She lost the part to Jennifer Esposito.

Vanessa met Brian Austin Green on the set of Beverly Hills, 90210.

Vanessa opened Patricia House in Los Angeles, which will aid women who can no longer care for their children. She also created a hotline for these women to have their babies placed in good homes.

She remarked on "Today" (1952), 5 November 2004 that she is the great granddaughter of French mime Marcel Marceau, though she never met him.

She was named #19 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.

Vanessa has a grandmother named Sally.

Her eyes color is brown.

Vanessa has previously been engaged to actors Nathan Fillian (One Life to Live, Two Guys and a Girl) and Tyler Christopher (General Hospital).

She was offered the role of Nelle Porter on Ally McBeal but was forced to turn it down because she had already signed on to Beverly Hills, 90210

As of 2006, she currently lives with her son in Los Angeles.

In Indio, she was part of the Circle Theatre Acting Company.

She is 5'4" (1.63 m).

Vanessa has suffered from agoraphobia (fear of open or public places).

Vanessa is a vegetarian.

Vanessa was named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 1995.

She has a tattoo on her lower back of a tribal symbol representing peace and love in the universe.

Vanessa was offered the cover and a layout in Playboy but she declined. She is reportedly very shy about revealing her body.

As a child, she was given the option of skipping second grade along with a friend. She and her parents decided against it.

Marcil refused to do a nude scene with Nicholas Cage in the action flick "The Rock."

Vanessa won the 2003 Daytime Emmy award for best supporting actress for her work on General Hospital.