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I believe we all have a special purpose that meaningfully impacts the world. What's yours?

 

For me, it's cultivating experiences that spark connection & change

through various forms of creative storytelling.

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Since performing in a very unfortunate rose-themed pageant dress in an equally unfortunate rose-themed pageant at the age of 3 (excitedly waving at a women who I mistakenly thought was my mother),

the art of storytelling has been my truest home.

For me, it's about genuine connection, healing & growth.

 

Tragedy was a common thread throughout my childhood

and I turned to creative storytelling to navigate the turmoil & find my voice.

My initial lack of experience & talent were mountains to climb.

So, I climbed. Happily. Tirelessly.

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I immersed myself into years of theatre, dance, playwriting, singing & songwriting,

party planning, Civil War reenacting & more;

determined to live forever free in the learned safety of presence, bravery, & growth.

 

The arts are what enabled me to not only survive, but thrive.

 

They taught me how to turn my pain into purpose & have become a vital platform for my life's work

in creatively reaching others in an honest, purposeful way & amplifying voices that so often go unheard.

 

I believe impactful storytelling is key to positive, lasting change & the world is forever in-need of such change.

I also believe it is necessary that the arts not only represent where we are as a society,

but also reflect where we need to be.

 

So, in everything I do, my focus is to give to others what was given to me:

connection that inspires meaningful awareness, growth & change.

 

Also, you are enough.

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Coming Soon: My debut empowering electro-pop album!

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Bio

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Vanessa Meadows is an actress (SAG-AFTRA), filmmaker, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, & nonprofit founder. She has been performing for over 25 years and currently has an album, short film and documentary in development. Theatre-based, she has been involved in more than 60 productions with leading roles on both the stage and screen, including one of her favorites, as  Eva Peron in EVITA!. She has been involved in front of and behind the camera on projects such as the award-winning film, “TRI” and Netflix’s “House of Cards,” and as producer, director, and casting on many other film & stage productions. Most recently, she starred in an ensemble cast as Dr. Fiona Gerard in the heart-warming holiday film,"Christmas Couples Retreat" that premiered nationwide in December 2023. Vanessa’s passion for creating positive change in the industry and beyond is a constant motivator for her in both her work and personal life. She owns a fun fitness studio (Freedom Fitness) in Maryland and runs a nonprofit (beCause Parties). She is also on the event planning committee for the nonprofit Foster The Family, the education committee for the Baltimore County NAACP, & regularly volunteers for the Humane Society of Carroll County in Maryland. She has also previously spoken on Women In Film panels during the 2019 Toronto Film Festival & 2023 Sundance Film Festival, was the Keynote Speaker at Catholic University's 2019 Cardinal Reels Student Film Festival to discuss creating a safer entertainment industry and co-produced an event for the nonprofit, Artists United, during the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. In 2018, she began hosting workshops for actors that focus on a sustainable approach to the actor’s life and in 2020 started a public Youtube channel to help empower others on their journey with stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her debut empowering electro-pop album is set for release in 2026.