Vanessa Reseland (ze/they) is a TV and musical theatre actor/singer (Fiasco Theater’s Into the Woods, The All-For-Nots, MOD Theatre Company Founding Member). After performing in New York City, London, and Los Angeles, alongside legends like Randy Graff, Beth Fowler, and Alice Ripley, Vanessa is emerging as a part of the post-pandemic film and theatre scenes in Pittsburgh, PA.
Vanessa holds a BFA in Musical Theatre from Penn State University. After graduation, Vanessa continued studying with Meisner-apprentice-turned-acting expert, William Esper, at the William Esper Studio in NYC, where ze also trained in improv comedy at the UCB Theatre in New York and Los Angeles.
Vanessa co-created and starred in the independent comedy series, Remarkable Women, with Alexandra Lenihan, and recorded the EP “Must Keep Going” for the Glam Pop project - WIFEY in 2019.
Vanessa is a long-time supporter of animal rights and a cruelty-free lifestyle whose taste in entertainment was formed by 90s TV: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Wonder Years, Twin Peaks, and General Hospital.
LA Story, A Hard Days Night, When Harry Met Sally, and Speed are some movies she can recite by heart. Current non-fictional infatuation: “Lit” by Mary Karr
Photo by Tony Moux