Vinessa Shaw

Biography

Vinessa Shaw is an American actress and model who began as a child performer, debuting in the 1981 slasher film Home Sweet Home. She took a supporting part in the family sports comedy Ladybugs (1992), found her breakout as a teenager in the Disney Halloween film Hocus Pocus (1993), and then led the comedy-drama L.A. Without a Map (1998). While studying at Barnard College she was cast by Stanley Kubrick in Eyes Wide Shut (1999), and she chose to keep acting into adulthood. Her later credits include Kathryn Bigelow's The Weight of Water (2000), 40 Days and 40 Nights (2002), the horror remake The Hills Have Eyes (2006), the western 3:10 to Yuma (2007) and the romantic drama Two Lovers (2008). Other credits include Side Effects (2013), Cold in July (2014), Clinical (2017), 12 Mighty Orphans (2021) and We Need to Do Something (2021), plus a multi-episode arc on Ray Donovan.

50years old

Turns 51 on July 19in 260 days

Born July 19, 1976Los Angeles
Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Also credited as Vinessa Elizabeth Shaw

Movie Career

Films: 24
Career span: 29 years1992 to 2021

Genres

Drama42%, 10 films
Thriller29%, 7 films
Comedy25%, 6 films
Crime25%, 6 films
Horror25%, 6 films

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First role
At age 10, Shaw gave her first formal performance in a short made at a UCLA acting camp. The next year, at 11, she went on tour with Peter Alsop, a children's folk singer.
A change of course
Shaw signed with the Elite Models agency in 1989, when she was 13 years old, and she did this before her acting career began.

Vinessa Shaw movies on Netflix

12 Mighty Orphans2021IMDb rating 6.9as Juanita Russell
The Blazing World2021IMDb rating 4.4as Alice Winter
We Need to Do Something2021IMDb rating 4.5as Diane
Family Blood2018IMDb rating 4.2as Ellie
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash2018IMDb rating 6.4as Himself
Clinical2017IMDb rating 5.1as Dr. Jane Mathis
Cold in July2014IMDb rating 6.7as Ann
Electric Slide2014IMDb rating 4.7as Mimi
Side Effects2013IMDb rating 7.0as Dierdre Banks
Big Miracle2012IMDb rating 6.5as Kelly Meyers
Come Out and Play2012IMDb rating 4.8as Beth
Puncture2011IMDb rating 6.8as Nurse Vicky Rogers
Garden Party2008IMDb rating 5.5as Sally St. Claire
Stag Night2008IMDb rating 4.8as Brita
Two Lovers2008IMDb rating 7.0as Sandra Cohen
3:10 to Yuma2007IMDb rating 7.6as Emma Nelson
The Hills Have Eyes2006IMDb rating 6.4as Lynn Carter
40 Days and 40 Nights2002IMDb rating 5.6as Nicole
Corky Romano2001IMDb rating 4.8as Agent Kate Russo
The Weight of Water2000IMDb rating 5.8as Anethe Christenson
Eyes Wide Shut1999IMDb rating 7.5as Domino
L.A. Without a Map1998IMDb rating 6.0as Barbara
Hocus Pocus1993IMDb rating 6.9as Allison
Ladybugs1992IMDb rating 5.6as Kimberly Mullen

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Hocus Pocus1993 Comedy, Family, Fantasyas Allison
IMDb rating 6.9174K votes
The Hills Have Eyes2006 Horror, Thrilleras Lynn Carter
IMDb rating 6.4198K votes
Eyes Wide Shut1999as Domino
IMDb rating 7.5439K votes
Side Effects2013as Dierdre Banks
IMDb rating 7.0207K votes
3:10 to Yuma2007as Emma Nelson
IMDb rating 7.6354K votes
40 Days and 40 Nights2002as Nicole
IMDb rating 5.679K votes
Two Lovers2008as Sandra Cohen
IMDb rating 7.046K votes
Cold in July2014as Ann
IMDb rating 6.740K votes

Most often with

Fourteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Dermot Mulroney

Doug Jones

Kathy Najimy

Bette Midler

Sarah Jessica Parker

Blake Clark

Films together

Dermot Mulroney2 films together, 2012 to 2021
Dermot Mulroney's page
- The Blazing World2021IMDb rating 4.4Shaw as Alice WinterMulroney as Tom Winter
- Big Miracle2012IMDb rating 6.5Shaw as Kelly MeyersMulroney as Colonel Scott Boyer
Doug Jones2 films together, 1993 to 2018
Doug Jones's page
- Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash2018IMDb rating 6.4Shaw as HimselfJones as Himself
- Hocus Pocus1993IMDb rating 6.9Shaw as AllisonJones as Billy Butcherson
Kathy Najimy2 films together, 1993 to 2018
Kathy Najimy's page
- Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash2018IMDb rating 6.4Shaw as HimselfNajimy as Himself
- Hocus Pocus1993IMDb rating 6.9Shaw as AllisonNajimy as Mary
Bette Midler2 films together, 1993 to 2018
Bette Midler's page
- Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash2018IMDb rating 6.4Shaw as HimselfMidler as Himself
- Hocus Pocus1993IMDb rating 6.9Shaw as AllisonMidler as Winifred
Sarah Jessica Parker2 films together, 1993 to 2018
Sarah Jessica Parker's page
- Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash2018IMDb rating 6.4Shaw as HimselfParker as Himself
- Hocus Pocus1993IMDb rating 6.9Shaw as AllisonParker as Sarah
Blake Clark2 films together, 1992 to 2001
Blake Clark's page
- Corky Romano2001IMDb rating 4.8Shaw as Agent Kate RussoClark as Security Guard
- Ladybugs1992IMDb rating 5.6Shaw as Kimberly MullenClark as Coach Bull
Also two films together8 more actors
- James RansoneFamily Blood (2018) and Electric Slide (2014)
- Thora BirchHocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash (2018) and Hocus Pocus (1993)
- Aaron StanfordClinical (2017) and The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
- Larry BagbyHocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash (2018) and Hocus Pocus (1993)
- Tobias JelinekHocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash (2018) and Hocus Pocus (1993)
- Omri KatzHocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash (2018) and Hocus Pocus (1993)
- Sean MurrayHocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash (2018) and Hocus Pocus (1993)
- Amanda ShepherdHocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash (2018) and Hocus Pocus (1993)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.