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Vanessa Ferlito

Birth name
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of birth
December 28, 1977
Date of death
Ethnicity
Italian
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Ferlito in 2008, photo by Prphotos

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: December 28, 1977

Ethnicity: Italian

Vanessa Ferlito is an American actress. She has starred in the films Grind House: Death Proof , Man of the House (2005), Nothing like the Holidays , and Shadowboxer , and the series CSI: NY , 24 , and Graceland , among other works. Her parents, Nancy (Cusumano) and Alfred Ferlito, were/are both of Italian descent. Vanessa has played roles of various ethnicities, and said in 2004:

Now people are starting to think outside the box with me. I’ve played Latino parts, but I’m Italian.

Now people are starting to think outside the box with me. I’ve played Latino parts, but I’m Italian.

Vanessa has a son.

Source: Marriage record of Vanessa’s parents – https://www.familysearch.org