Biography
Vinessa Shaw is an American actress and model. Born in Los Angeles, California, in 1976, she began her career as a child actress, making her feature debut in the 1981 slasher film Home Sweet Home. Her breakout role came as Allison in Disney's Hocus Pocus (1993).
While attending Barnard College, Shaw was cast in a supporting role in Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (1999). Subsequent film roles include The Hills Have Eyes (2006), 3:10 to Yuma (2007), Two Lovers (2008) and Steven Soderbergh's Side Effects (2013), in which she played Dierdre Banks. She has also appeared in the series Ray Donovan (2013). Her mother is actress Susan Damante.
