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
Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, CBE (13 March 18841 June 1941) was an English novelist. He was the son of an Anglican clergyman, intended for a career in the church but drawn instead to writing. Among th ...
* ''Vanessa'', a 1952 instrumental song written by
Bernie Wayne 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
Esther Vanhomrigh or Van Homrigh (known by the pseudonym Vanessa; c. 1688 – 2 June 1723), an Irish woman of Dutch (ethnic group), Dutch descent, was a longtime lover and correspondent of Jonathan Swift. Swift's letters to her were published ...
, 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
''Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide'' (sometimes shortened to ''Ned's Declassified'') is an American live action sitcom on Nickelodeon that debuted on the Nickelodeon Sunday night TEENick scheduling block on September 12, 2004. The serie ...
''
* Vanessa, the alias of
Disney's ''The Little Mermaid'' character Ursula in the 1989 film
* Vanessa, daughter of Heinz Doofenshmirtz from ''
Phineas and Ferb
''Phineas and Ferb'' is an American animated musical-comedy television series created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh for Disney Channel and Disney XD. Produced by Disney Television Animation, the series was originally broadcast as ...
'' an animated show premiered in 2007
* Vanessa Geraldine Carlysle, known as
Copycat
Copycat refers to a person who copies some aspect of some thing or somebody else.
Copycat may also refer to:
Intellectual property rights
* Copyright infringement, use of another’s ideas or words without permission
* Patent infringement, a v ...
in Marvel Comics and the 2016 film ''Deadpool''
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Vanessa Lewis
The following is a list of characters from the ''Virtua Fighter'' fighting game series released by Sega. Starting with ''Virtua Fighter'', this series has spanned five games (not including updates) and has been released on arcade systems as well as ...
, in the Japanese video game series ''Virtua Fighter''
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Vanessa Woodfield
''Emmerdale'' is a British soap opera first broadcast on 16 October 1972. The following is a list of characters that first appeared during 2012, by order of first appearance. All characters were introduced by the soap's executive producer, Steve ...
, in the British television series ''Emmerdale''
*Vanessa Taylor, long-lost daughter of
Maggie Lockwood-Campbell of ''
Chicago Med
''Chicago Med'' is an American medical drama television series created by Dick Wolf and Matt Olmstead, and is the third installment of Wolf Entertainment's ''Chicago'' franchise. The series premiered on NBC on November 17, 2015. ''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), a shortening of the name Vanessa
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