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Hessler in 2008, photo by Prphotos.com
Place of Birth: Rome, Lazio, Italy
Date of Birth: 21 January, 1988
Ethnicity: * father – German * mother – Italian
Vanessa Hessler is an Italian-American model and actress. Her roles include the films Natale a Miami , Asterix at the Olympic Games , The Last Fashion Show , and What’s Your Sign? (2014), and the short film Reality+ . She is 5′11″.
She is the daughter of Gabriella Caterina Gabri and John Hessler. Her father is an American, from Washington, D.C., and has German ancestry. Her mother is Italian. A picture of Vanessa with her parents and siblings can be seen here . She was raised in Rome, then Washington, D.C. and Rockville, Maryland. She speaks Italian, English, and French. Vanessa is married to film producer Gianni Nunnari, with whom she has a daughter.