Vanessa may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
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''Vanessa'' (Millais painting), an 1868 painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist John Everett Millais
* ''Vanessa'', a 1933 novel by
Hugh Walpole
* ''Vanessa'', a 1952 instrumental song written by
Bernie Wayne Bernie Wayne (March 6, 1919 – April 18, 1993) was an American composer who wrote over 1,000 songs and music for commercial jingles. He was best known for " Blue Velvet", which was recorded as a hit by numerous artists, and " There She Is", the son ...
and performed by Hugo Winterhalter
* ''Vanessa'', a song by Grimes and d'Eon from
Darkbloom
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''Vanessa'' (opera), a Samuel Barber opera that premiered in 1958
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''Vanessa'' (1977 film), a 1977 West German film featuring Olivia Pascal
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''Vanessa'' (Mexican TV series), 1982 Mexican telenovela starring Lucía Méndez
*
''Vanessa'' (UK TV series), British talk show presented by Vanessa Feltz
* ''Vanessa'', former name of Canadian television channel
Vivid TV
People
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Vanessa (name)
Vanessa is a feminine given name.
It was invented by the Anglo-Irish writer Jonathan Swift for Esther Vanhomrigh, whom Swift had met in 1708 and whom he tutored. The name was created by taking " Van" from Vanhomrigh's last name and adding "Es ...
, a female given name and list of persons named Vanessa
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Esther Vanhomrigh, for whom Jonathan Swift coined the name
Fictional characters
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Vanessa (''King of Fighters''), a character in SNK Playmore's ''The King of Fighters'' video game series
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Vanessa (''Symphogear''), a character in the anime series ''Symphogear''
* Vanessa, a character in the Nickelodeon sitcom ''
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide''
* Vanessa, the alias of
Disney's ''The Little Mermaid'' character Ursula in the 1989 film
* Vanessa, daughter of Heinz Doofenshmirtz from ''
Phineas and Ferb'' an animated show premiered in 2007
* Vanessa Geraldine Carlysle, known as
Copycat in Marvel Comics and the 2016 film ''Deadpool''
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Vanessa Lewis, in the Japanese video game series ''Virtua Fighter''
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Vanessa Woodfield, in the British television series ''Emmerdale''
*Vanessa Taylor, long-lost daughter of
Maggie Lockwood-Campbell of ''
Chicago Med'' who debuted in its
sixth season.
Other
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''Vanessa'' (butterfly), a genus of butterflies
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Vanessa, Ontario, a hamlet in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada
* , the name of more than one ship of the British Royal Navy
See also
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Nessa (disambiguation)
Nessa may refer to:
People Given name
* Nessa Carey, British biologist
* Nessa Childers (born 1956), Irish politician
* Nessa Cohen (1885–1976), American sculptor born Helen Nessa Cohen
* Nessa Feddis (born 1958), American attorney and ban ...
, a shortening of the name Vanessa
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