Vanessa Johansson

Hair Color: brownEye Color: hazelHeight: 5''9

Languages:Mother Tongue: English (American)Familiar with: Danish, different dialects: British, Irish, French, Southern, etc.

Biography

As literary director and company member of the Scandinavian American Theater Company, Vanessa appears in numerous Off-Broadway cutting-edge Scandinavian plays, most recently: My Name is Susan (2022), Pippi (2021), Kinder K(2018), The Baroness (2017). Her award-winning voiceover career includes film and television animation as well as over 200 audiobooks. In film, Vanessa’s resume includes lead roles in ‘Sharks in Venice’ (2008) and the Danish movie ‘Skavengers’ (2012).
Vanessa graduated from Carnegie Mellon University and studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.
Born and raised in NYC to an American mother and Danish father she straddles both cultures artistically.

Curriculum Vitae

Film

2012
Skavengers	Lead	Nikolaj Tarp	Zeitgeist

2008
The Objective	Supporting	Daniel Myrick	Jaz Films
Day of the Dead	Supporting	Steve Miner	Millennium Films
Reservations	Ensamble	Aloura Charles	Altogether Alone
Sharks in Venice	Lead	Danny Lerner	Nu Image

2007
Terra	Supporting	Aristomenis Tsirbas	Menithings Prod.

2006
Shifted	Lead	Michael Madison	Nelson Madison

Short films

2020
Screentime	Lead	Vanessa Johansson	Panorama Production

Theater

2022
My Name Is Susan	Claire	Jason Beckman	Victor Borge Theater

2020
Pippi Longstocking	Annika	Jenna Hoffman	Online performance

2019
Kinder K	She	Zishan Urgulu	The Studio Theatre

2017
The Baroness	Benedicte Jensen	Henning Hegland	Clurman Theater
A Long Trip	Younger Woman	Joan Kane	T Schreiber Studios

2015
The Currency	Diana	Will Steinberger	C.O.W. Theater
All Is As It Should Be	Ensemble	Sarah Cameron Sunde	Victor Borge
Bastards of Strindberg	Miss Julie	Alicia D. House	Lion Theater