Vanessa is an actor, known for her role as Mali on the Sony feature film Never Back Down: Revolt (2021). Immigrating from the Philippines, Vanessa was raised both in London, England and Toronto, Canada. After graduating from University of Toronto. Deciding to pursue her love of martial arts she became a competitive MuayThai fighter learning under the team of UFC featherweight and light weight double Champion Conor McGregor in SBG Dublin HQ.She has since fought several bouts and used her sportsmanship to star in Sony's Never Back Down: Revolt. She became an MMA presenter and commentator for combat sports promotions such as: CBS Lion Fight, Brave MMA, Bellator & Open TV: MCP GreeceVanessa trains extensively in martial arts such as: muaythai, jiujitsu, kickboxing and MMA in addition to her on screen performance.