Vanessa Bontea is an Asian-American actress with an international background: she’s half Chinese and Hungarian.  
Yet, her ethnically ambigous features have her playing many other ethnic roles, other than Asian or Caucasian. Vanessa has played a wide range of characters on stage ranging from a Pakistani 7-eleven shop keeper “Pakeezah” in Eric Bogosian’s Surburbia to urban trash talker “Saint Monica” in Stephen Adly Guirgis’ The Last Days of Judas Iscariot. 

Vanessa’s passion for acting began at the age of 4, after being discovered in an elevator in Singapore. From then on, she spent the next five years in Singapore modeling, acting in local TV programs and movies, where her early successes fueled the path she would continue on today.  

Upon graduating Queens College with a B.A in Drama/Theatre, Media Studies and English, Vanessa went on to hone her craft at H.B Studio and now currently studies at T.Schreiber Studios. She also works closely with a non-profit theatre company,  Benefit of the Doubt, who produces seasonal plays and shorts in New York City. 

More recently, Vanessa has turned her attention to film and TV. She wants to be a good representative for the Asian-American community as well as other women that hail from dual-cultures. 

In 2012, Vanessa began her training in martial arts, film combat, and weapons handling. She fell in love with it and is looking to excel in the action genre.
Currently, she’s working on several action projects including: “S.E.A.L.S: Domestic Warfare,” “Hot Date,” “Bounty Warz,” and “Ikenhisu II.” 

This year, she also just completed filming the pilot for a romantic comedy web-series “Is It Me?” — a New York spin off of the original “Is It Me?” web-series which debut in Los Angeles. 

She’s also delving into the hosting world, attending events in New York City for StyleMusic.TV. Foodie events and premieres are her favorite! 

Vanessa is continually auditioning in New York City for TV, film, commercial and print roles as well. 

She says, “Hey, I just quit my day job. I’m in this 200%” 

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