Vanessa Garcia

Vanessa Garcia, was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She is one of five children to Grace and John Garcia. Vanessa broke into the acting scene landing her first role in Rob Reiner's star-studded 8, alongside Brad Pitt, George Clooney, John C. Reilly and Kevin Bacon. She has appeared in numerous productions in television and film including SWAT, MacGyver, NCIS, CSI, and "FreeForms" Chasing Life and Stitchers. She also premiered in her latest lead role in the highly anticipated festival film IDYLL where it debuted in New York City at the HBO Latino Film Festival in 2019, where the same year Vanessa also won Best Dramatic Actress at the 2019 Official Latino Film Festival for the same role in her performance as Petunia, a young woman recovering from mental health and substance abuse issues, struggling to find the best way to make amends to her ex-fiance Vera.