Vanessa Branch

Vanessa Lynn Branch (born March 21, 1973) is an English-born American actress and model. She is best known in the United States as the Orbit Gum girl for its 2002 to 2010 television marketing campaign, as well as Giselle in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, specifically Gore Verbinski's trilogy and James Ward Byrkit's short film Tales of the Code: Wedlocked.

Vanessa Branch
Branch at Maxim's 10th Annual Hot 100 Celebration in 2009
Born	Vanessa Lynn Branch (1973-03-21) March 21, 1973 (age 51) London, England, U.K.
Alma mater	Middlebury College
Occupations	Actress model
Years active	1999–present
Known for	Miss Vermont 1994 Orbit Gum commercials Giselle in Pirates of the Caribbean

Early life

Branch filming a television commercial for Orbit Gum in Toronto, Canada in 2007

Branch holds her dual citizenship in the United Kingdom and the United States. She also speaks fluent French and Mandarin Chinese.^[1]

After graduating from Mercersburg Academy, a boarding school located in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, she graduated from Middlebury College in 1994 with a double major in French and Theatre. Branch won the crown as Miss Vermont 1994 and competed in the Miss America 1995 pageant. After graduating college she modeled internationally, working for such magazines as Elle and Harper's Bazaar. She then moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of acting. In 2002, she started her well known appearances in the long running Orbit gum campaign, where she played their quirky British spokesperson for 8 years and appeared in 45 Orbit ads.^[1] She also gained attention for her role as Giselle in the first three films of the Pirates of the Caribbean series. She has also played leading roles in numerous Chinese films, in Mandarin Chinese.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	The Cell	Stargher's Victim
2001	Ticker	Redhead
2001	Good Advice	TV Newswoman
2002	John Q.	Registered Nurse
2003	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl	Giselle
2004	In Enemy Hands	Admiral Kentz's Secretary
2004	Almost	Rachel / Samantha	Also producer
2005	Dreaming Reality	Doctor	Short film
2006	Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest	Giselle
2007	Asylum	Sophie Miller
2007	Suburban Girl	Faye Faulkner
2007	Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End	Giselle
2007	Milk and Fashion	Anna
2008	Cold Play	Indigo Thorpe
2008	All Roads Lead Home	Lillian
2008	Wild Child	Rosemary	Uncredited
2009	Post Grad	Receptionist
2009	Feed the Fish	Lorraine
2009	Love in Translation	Sophie
2010	Dante's Inferno: An Animated Epic	Beatrice
2011	51	Claire Felon
2011	Pirates of the Caribbean: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked	Giselle	Short film
2011	6 Month Rule	Wendy
2012	Kung Fu Man	Susan
2014	Cat Run 2	Wollcroft
2014	500 Miles North	Claire
2015	Road Hard	Nancy
2016	Love is Color Blind	Ana	Short film
2017	American Satan	Leo's Mom	Uncredited
2017	Silent Kingdom		Short film

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	Encore! Encore!	Danielle Bertrand	Episode: "To Soeur with Love"
2001	Star Trek: Voyager	Adult Naomi Wildman	Episode: "Shattered"
2001	The Invisible Man	Amanda / Mandy	Episode: "Going Postal"
2001	The Mind of the Married Man	N/A	Episode: "When We Were Nice"
2002	Port Charles	Paige Barrington Smith	Episode: "Episode #1.1182"
2002	Livin' Large	Segment Host	Episode: "2002 Tattoo Convention Coverage"
2004	She Spies	Kendall Swann	Episode: "Wedding of the Century"
2005	Entourage	Chinese Interpreter	Episode: "Chinatown"
2005	Eve	Imogene	2 episodes
2006	Lost	Karen	Episode: "Fire + Water"
2006	Gilmore Girls	Bobbi	2 episodes
2007	Monk	Mrs. Murphy	Episode: "Mr. Monk Is at Your Service"
2007	Andy Barker, P.I.	Nadia	Episode: "Pilot"
2008	CSI: Miami	Lisa Radley	Episode: "Cheating Death"
2011	Turbo Dates	Barbara	Episode: "Chemistry"
2011	The Protector	Mrs. Lennox	Episode: "Ghosts"
2012	Criminal Minds	Teri Banks	Episode: "Snake Eyes"
2012	Bones	Claire Lazebnik	Episode: "The Prisoner in the Pipe"
2012	Perception	Michelle Akers	Episode: "Lovesick"
2013	Model Employee	Judge	9 episodes
2014	Days of Our Lives	Giselle Van Hopper	2 episodes
2014	Satisfaction	Denise	Episode: "...Through Admission"

Video games
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3	Commander Zhana Agonskaya
2010	Dante's Inferno	Beatrice	[2]

References

1. Howard, Theresa (August 13, 2007). "Orbit gal glad to do gum's 'dirty' work". USA Today. Archived from the original on May 3, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
2. "Dante's Inferno (2010)". Behind The Voice Actors.

External links

• Vanessa Branch at IMDb 

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Jacqueline Quirk	Miss Vermont 1994	Succeeded by Jennifer Faucette