Vanessa Lengies
Gender:	Female
Age:	27
Born:	July 21, 1985
Character:	Sugar Motta
Occupation:	Actress
Years Active:	1995 - Present

Vanessa Lynne-Marie Lengies is a Canadian actress and singer who is best known for starring in the drama American Dream as Roxanne Bojarski. She currently portrays the character of Sugar Motta on Glee.

Contents 1 Life and career 2 Filmography 3 Trivia 4 Gallery 5 Videos 6 Comments

Life and career

Born in the small town of Hudson, Quebec, to a German father and an Egyptian mother, Lengies got her start in Canadian television on shows such as Sponk!, Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Radio Active, and Popular Mechanics for Kids. Her voice was lent to Emily on the PBS animated series Arthur. In 2000, she had the lead role in the Showtime movie Ratz.

In August 2005, she co-starred with Hilary Duff and Heather Locklear in the comedy The Perfect Man. She also plays a supporting role as the jailbait hostess, Natasha, in the 2005 American film Waiting.... In 2006, she co-starred with Jeff Bridges and Missy Peregrym as a gymnast in the movie Stick It.meow

For The Grudge 2, the role of Vanessa was originally written for Lengies, who eventually turned it down to film My Suicide; the part still bears her name. She has also appeared in CBS show The Ghost Whisperer in an episode titled "The Vanishing". She made another appearance in an episode of the short-lived CBS show Moonlight.

From 2009-2011 Vanessa starred in the hit show Hawthorne with Jada Pinkett Smith and Michael Vartan. She played the lovable character Kelly Epson until the shows cancellation.

Lengies was seen as Sophia in the Lifetime original drama series Monarch Cove. Lengies is also co-starring in the ABC online comedy, Squeegees.

In August 2011, it was revealed that Lengies would star as Sugar Motta in the 3rd season of Glee, a role she continues to play in the 4th season.

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Are You Afraid of the Dark?	Vange	TV movie
2000	Ratz	Marci Kornbalm	Main role
2005	Waiting...	Natasha	Supporting role
2005	The Perfect Man	Amy Pearl	Main role
2006	The Substance of Things Hoped For	Daphne	Lead role
2006	Stick It	Joanne Charis	Main role
2006	Split Decision	Ashley	TV movie
2007	Untitled David Kohan/Max Mutchnick TV Project	Tessa	TV movie
2008	Squeegees	Annie Hackett	TV movie
2008	Foreign Exchange	Robyn	Lead role
2008	Extreme Movie	Carla	Supporting role
2009	This Might Hurt	Lili Birdsall	TV movie
2009	Archie's Final Project	Mallory	Supporting role
2009	Still Waiting...	Natasha	Supporting role
2013	Rodeo Drive Diva	Amber Green	Pre-production
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1995-1996	The Little Lulu Show	Annie Inch (voice)	Recurring role
1996–2006	Arthur	Emily	Recurring role
1997	Lassie	Charity	Episode: "The Manhunt"
1998	Radio Active	Sarah Leigh	Main Cast
1998	Caillou	Boy/Girl (voice)	Recurring role
1999-2000	Are You Afraid of the Dark?	Vange	Main Cast
2000	For Better or For Worse	Elizabeth Patterson	Main Cast
2002-2005	American Dreams	Roxanne Bojarski	Main cast
2005	8 Simple Rules	Monica	Episode: "The After Party"
2006	Ghost Whisperer	Caitlin Emerson	Episode: "The Vanishing"
2006	Monarch Cove	Sophia Preston	Main Cast
2007	Moonlight	Leni Hayes	Episode: "Fever"
2007	The Cleaner	Lolly	Episode: "Rag Dolls"
2009	Medium	Zoey Lehman	Episode: "Apocalypse... Now?"
2009-2011	HawthoRNe	Kelly Epson	Main Cast
2010	Accidentally on Purpose	Tracy	Episode: "Back to School"
2010	CSI: Miami	Shea Williamson	Episode: "Reality Skills"
2010	Rules of Engagement	Julia	Episode: "Refusing to Budget"
2011	Castle	Eliza Winter	Episode: "Poof! You're Dead"
2011-2013 Source	Glee	Sugar Motta	Recurring role
2012-present	MyMusic	Loco Uno	Recurring role

Trivia

• Did several different voices on the pre-schooler's cartoon series, "Caillou" (TV) (2000).
• Was a MAJOR fan of "Popular Mechanics for Kids" (1997) before she was on it.
• Speaks English, French, and Arabic.
• Loves arts and crafts and event planning.
• She is 5'3

  

• Favorite Harry Potter book is "The Philosopher's Stone"
• Wakes up in the morning with a Vanilla Ice Blend caffeine drink
• Grew up in a little town called Hudson, in Quebec. She graduated from Hudson High School in 2002.
• Is best friends with her "American Dreams" (2002) co-star, Brittany Snow.
• Is the third Canadian to join the cast after Cory and Jessalyn.
• She's the oldest actor to portray a New Directions girl.
• Her nicknames are Nessa, Nessy, Ness, Vanny and VL.
• She loves dogs and is in a lot of dog charities.
• She ships Brittana.
• Is aware of the Sugar from the future idea and says everyone on set including her and Heather (and Naya when she was asked during an FAQ) play around with it on set and find it really amusing.
• According to Lengies, self-diagnosis of Aspergers is part of Sugar's character. She revealed that it was hard to sing badly on purpose, especially with piano accompaniment.
• Her Glee contract does not include any tribute episodes, which is why she doesn't appear in Michael, Saturday Night Glee-ver, Dance With Somebody or Britney 2.0. I'ts unknown why she's absent during Prom-asaurus and The Break-Up. After The Break-Up was filmed, Vanessa's contract was updated and she can now participate in Tribute Episodes.
• She is a vegan.
• Stars in the YouTube webshow MyMusic as Loco and for that she is absent in Swan Song and Glee, Actually.
• Is set to be cast in a new ABC sitcom called Mixology for the 2013-14 season.
• She can actually sing; unlike her charater on the show, although Sugar has shown improvement.
• Starred with Mike O'Malley in the movie "The Perfect Man" in 2005.
• She is the first actress on Glee to leave the show because of a starring role on another. 

Gallery

Videos

Vanessa Lengies for World Vegan Day 2008(03:51)
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  Is Vanessa really leaving?

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    Hannahbanna1993
    she says she would love to come back but it's not up to her she tweeted something about it 2013-05-15T08:01:39Z
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    MusicLover3889
    If she doesn't, Glee may end up joining the many shows that have recast roles. 2013-05-15T13:29:35Z

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