Vinessa Shaw Parents: Meet Susan Damante and Larry Shaw

Vinessa Elizabeth Shaw was born on July 19, 1976, in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Larry Shaw and actress Susan Damante.

Shaw’s father, a native of Los Angeles, is a psychologist and former adjunct professor of psychology at Antioch University.

She began her career as a child actor and had her break-out role in Disney’s 1993 Halloween comedy-fantasy film, Hocus Pocus. Shaw also appeared in Ladybugs.

Shaw was in the 2007 remake of the classic Western film 3:10 to Yuma with Russell Crowe and Christan Bale, the indie drama film Garden Party as well as having a leading role in Two lovers alongside Joaquin Phoenix and Gwyneth Paltrow.

In 2013, she had a supporting role opposite Jude Law’s character, playing his wife in Side Effects.