Vanessa Morgan

Vanessa Morgan
Born (1992-03-23) March 23, 1992
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Other names Vanessa Morgan Mziray
Occupation Actress
Years active 2000–present

Vanessa Morgan (born March 23, 1992) is a Canadian actress.[1] She is known for her roles as Bird in the MTV teen drama Finding Carter, as Amanda Pierce in the Family Channel series The Latest Buzz, and as Sarah in the television film My Babysitter's a Vampire and the television series of the same name.

Early life

Morgan was born in Ottawa, Ontario. Her father is East African and her mother is Scottish.[2]

Career

As an actress

Morgan made appearances in the VH1 original movie A Diva's Christmas Carol in 2000 and an appearance in the movie Frankie and Alice in 2010. She became known in 2007 for her role of Amanda Pierce in the Family Channel TV series The Latest Buzz as well as performing the theme song for the series. She also played Marion Hawthorne in the Disney Channel original movie Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars in 2010.

The next year, she played Sarah in the Disney Channel/Teletoon film My Babysitter's a Vampire, as well in the television series of the same name.[3] Morgan also appeared in the 2011 Disney Channel Original Movie Geek Charming. She has a recurring role in season 2 of the Disney Channel sitcom A.N.T. Farm.

In 2013, Morgan appeared on Degrassi: The Next Generation for two episodes.

Other work

Morgan also competed in the first season of The Amazing Race Canada with her sister, Celina Mziray. They finished the race in third place.[4]

Personal life

Morgan won the Junior Miss America 1999 pageant and graduated from Colonel By Secondary School in 2010.

Filmography

Television and film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2000 A Diva's Christmas Carol Young Ebony Television film
2007–2010 The Latest Buzz Amanda Pierce Main role; 64 episodes
2010 Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars Marion Hawthorne Television film
2010 Frankie & Alice 16-Year-Old Frankie Film; credited as Vanessa Morgan Mziray
2010 My Babysitter's a Vampire Sarah Television film
2011–2012 My Babysitter's a Vampire Sarah Lead role; 26 episodes
2011 Geek Charming Hannah Disney Channel Original Movie
2012 A.N.T. Farm Jeanne / Vanessa 4 episodes
2013 Degrassi Vanessa 2 episodes
2013 Saving Hope Ricki Wilkins Episode: "Why Waste Time"
2013 The Amazing Race Canada Herself Season 1 contestant
2014 Guilty at 17 Leigh Television film
2014–2015 Finding Carter Beatrix "Bird" Recurring role

References

  1. "Cast bios for Geek Charming - Vanessa Morgan "Hannah"". Disney Channel Medianet. Archived from the original on October 21, 2011.
  2. @VanessaMorganxo: Yes I'm canadian!... July 15, 2011, Official Twitter account
  3. "The Celebrity Dish Twenty Minutes with Bruce McDonald and Vanessa Morgan". UrbamMoms.ca. October 5, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2011.
  4. "Amazing Race Canada sisters reflect on first season". Toronto Star. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
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