Actor

Vanessa Burns

Brampton, Ontario, Canada

Vanessa Burns is a Canadian film and television actress, best known for playing press reporter Shelly on the television show "Designated Survivor". She's a graduate from the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Notable work

8.4
The Boys (2019)
as Reporter
8.2
The Handmaid's Tale (2017)
as Mrs. Calhoun
6.9
Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
as Holo Security Officer #2
7.8
Orphan Black (2013)
as Nurse
7.7
Lost Girl (2010)
as Cowgirl

Often works with

Inga Cadranel
2 titles together
Orphan Black, Lost Girl
Ron Lea
2 titles together
Orphan Black, Nostalgic Christmas
David Hewlett
2 titles together
Incorporated, Helen
Conrad Coates
2 titles together
Helen, The Christmas Cure

Full filmography · 15

The Plot to Kill My Mother
as Teresa (age 43)
2023
Reindeer Games Homecoming
as Serena
2022
Nostalgic Christmas
as Aunt Patty
20197
Strange but True
as Doctor
20196
The Christmas Cure
as Susan
20175.9
A Brand New You
as Natalie
2014
The Seder
cast
2012
Helen
as Mother (uncredited)
20096.5