Vanessa Giordano is an award winning actress, writer and producer. She grew up in Massachusetts and is a graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in Manhattan, where she majored in Musical Theatre. She is an alumni of the Breakin' Through Acting Workshop in Los Angeles.Her first project as an actress/ producer, the series "The One Percent" became a YouTube Sensation and won her Best Actress at The LA Webfest 2012. Her second project as an actress/producer was "Nervosa", a drama about a girl with bulimia. "Nervosa" had its world premiere at the 2012 LA Femme Film Festival in Hollywood.Vanessa recently filmed, "5150", a feature film she co-wrote, co-produced and starred in. Vanessa is the founder of Stardust Films, a production company intended to produce films that are created by women. Vanessa is an avid animal lover and animal welfare supporter.