Rise of the Silver Surfer, and That's Life. Sitcom fans might also recall Vanessa's cameo in How I Met Your Mother in 2008, where she played Ashlee—a woman who becomes part of Ted Mosby's (played by ...

Born in the Philippines, Vanessa spent her childhood frequently moving around the US as her American dad Vincent Minnillo served in the US Air Force, along with her Philippines-born mum Helen Bondoc ...