Vanessa Morgan
Birthday: Born in 1992-03-23 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Deathday: Alive
Vanessa Morgan Mziray (born March 23, 1992) is a Canadian actress. Born to a Scottish mother and a Tanzanian father, displayed her talent from a young age, starting singing at six. After graduating from Colonel By Secondary School, she pursued philosophy at Queen’s University in Kingston. Her screen debut at eight was in the TV movie "A Diva’s Christmas Carol." Renowned for her portrayal of Toni Topaz in "Riverdale" from its 2nd season, she continued for six more. CBC announced her co-starring role with Giacomo Gianniotti in the upcoming series "Wild Cards" in October 2023.
TV Credits
Buzz Mag
Character: Amanda Pierce
The Latest Buzz is a Canadian teen sitcom from Decode Entertainment aired on the Family Channel, the series ran from September 1, 2007 to April 19, 2010. This is Family Channel's first original multi-camera sitcom. In this series, a struggling youth magazine, Teen BUZZ, replaces its staff with actual teens. Instead of being in class, five young writers take their last period of the day at the magazine’s office, learning about the fast-paced world of publishing....
A.N.T. Farm
Character: Vanessa LaFontaine
Chyna Parks, an 11 year old musical prodigy, gets into a gifted program called Advanced Natural Talents at the local high school. Along with her fellow elementary school-aged 'ANTs', she must navigate the halls of a new school of older kids who are not particularly fond of grade-skipping newbies....
My Babysitter's a Vampire
Character: Sarah
Ethan, Benny and fledgling vampire Sarah battle zombies, demons and the other supernatural beasties that regularly threaten their school....
Finding Carter
Character: Beatrix 'Bird' Castro
A teenager finds out she was abducted as a toddler and returns to her biological family....
Lip Sync Battle
Character: Self
Each episode features two A-list celebrities like you've never seen them before - syncing their hearts out in hysterically epic performances. Hosted by LL Cool J with colorful commentary by social media maven and supermodel co-host, Chrissy Teigen. The mic is off, the battle is on!...
The Shannara Chronicles
Character: Lyria
A young Healer armed with an unpredictable magic guides a runaway Elf in her perilous quest to save the peoples of the Four Lands from an age-old Demon scourge....
Wild Cards
Character: Max Mitchell
A spirited con woman and a demoted by-the-book detective are given the chance to redeem themselves. The catch? They have to find a way to work together each using their unique skills to solve crimes....
Riverdale
Character: Toni Topaz
Set in the present, the series offers a bold, subversive take on Archie, Betty, Veronica and their friends, exploring the surreality of small-town life, the darkness and weirdness bubbling beneath Riverdale’s wholesome facade....
The Amazing Race Canada
Character: Self - Contestant
A uniquely Canadian take on the original series, with ten teams of two racing around the world to amazing locations for the $1,000,000 prize....
Degrassi
Character: Vanessa
The life of a group of adolescents going through the trials and tribulations of teendom at Degrassi Community School....
Movie Credits
My Babysitter's a Vampire
Character: Sarah
Geeky 14-year old Ethan is left to babysit his younger sister, Jane, with his best friend Benny but after Ethan inadvertently puts Jane in harm's way, his parents hire a professional babysitter, the beautiful yet mysterious 17-year-old Sarah who, unbeknownst to them, is actually a fledgling vampire....
Harriet the Spy: Blog Wars
Character: Marion Hawthorne
Young spy Harriet Welsch crosses paths with popular student Marion Hawthorne as the two girls vie to become the official blogger of their high school class....
Frankie & Alice
Character: Frankie (16 years old)
A drama centered on a go-go dancer with multiple personality disorder who struggles to remain her true self and begins working with a psychotherapist to uncover the mystery of the inner ghosts that haunt her....
Geek Charming
Character: Hannah
Film geek Josh is looking for the subject of his new documentary when a chance meeting puts the perfect star in his sights—Dylan, his school's most popular junior. But Dylan's hopes of using the film to become Blossom Queen don't quite match with Josh's goal to make a hard-hitting exposé about popularity. Will Josh shoot the film as planned, or show Dylan as the truly interesting person she is?...
Pimp
Character: Destiny
An urban love story set on the hard streets of the Bronx. A struggling female pimp, named Wednesday, grows up learning the game from her dad. Once he's gone she's left to look out for her prostitute mother and girlfriend Nikki....
Guilty at 17
Character: Leigh
A teenager becomes overwhelmed with guilt after her lies to support a friend's claim of sexual assault lead to the accused teacher's suicide....
A Diva's Christmas Carol
Character: Young Ebony
In this remake of Charles Dickens' classic "A Christmas Carol", a cold-hearted superstar singer gets a reality check when she meets three Christmas spirits who would change her miserly ways for the better....
Margaux
Character: Lexi
As a group of seniors celebrate their final college days at a smart house, the house's highly advanced AI system, Margaux, begins to take on a deadly presence of her own. A carefree weekend of partying turns into a dystopian nightmare as they realize Margaux's plans to eliminate her tenants one way or another. Time begins to run out as the group desperately tries to survive and outsmart the smart home....