Vanessa Burns

Vanessa Burns is a Canadian film and television actress, best known for playing press reporter Shelly on the television show "Designated Survivor". She's a graduate from the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

A Brand New You (2014)

Grieving young widower Santiago convinces his landlord - a disgraced biochemist with a serious hygiene problem - to help him clone his dead wife, using their female housemate as a surrogate mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kathryn Palmateer  •  Shawn Whitney
CAST:  Elizabeth Whitmere  •  Vanessa Burns  •  Edsson Morales  •  Dalal Badr

Grieving young widower Santiago convinces his landlord - a disgraced biochemist with a serious hygiene problem - to help him clone his dead wife, using their female housemate as a surrogate mother.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kathryn Palmateer  •  Shawn Whitney
CAST:  Elizabeth Whitmere  •  Vanessa Burns  •  Edsson Morales  •  Dalal Badr

The Christmas Cure (2017)

A doctor returns home for Christmas to find that her father has decided to retire from his own practice. After reuniting with her high school sweetheart, she wonders if she should stay and take over her father's practice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Bradshaw
CAST:  Brooke Nevin  •  Steve Byers  •  Patrick Duffy  •  Kathleen Laskey

A doctor returns home for Christmas to find that her father has decided to retire from his own practice. After reuniting with her high school sweetheart, she wonders if she should stay and take over her father's practice.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Bradshaw
CAST:  Brooke Nevin  •  Steve Byers  •  Patrick Duffy  •  Kathleen Laskey

Nostalgic Christmas (2019)

When Anne helps her father close the family's toy store, what she finds will help inspire an entire town that is need of some Christmas cheer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  J.B. Sugar
CAST:  Brooke D'Orsay  •  Trevor Donovan  •  Jenna Weir  •  Ron Lea

When Anne helps her father close the family's toy store, what she finds will help inspire an entire town that is need of some Christmas cheer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  J.B. Sugar
CAST:  Brooke D'Orsay  •  Trevor Donovan  •  Jenna Weir  •  Ron Lea

Strange but True (2019)

A woman surprises the family of her deceased boyfriend by telling them she's pregnant with his child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rowan Athale
CAST:  Amy Ryan  •  Margaret Qualley  •  Nick Robinson  •  Blythe Danner

A woman surprises the family of her deceased boyfriend by telling them she's pregnant with his child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rowan Athale
CAST:  Amy Ryan  •  Margaret Qualley  •  Nick Robinson  •  Blythe Danner

The Seder (2012)

When openly gay Leo decides to bring his boyfriend Mitchell home for the first time at his families' Seder the boundaries of love and understanding get a little strained. Will everything go smoothly or will it all go to pot?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Justin Kelly
CAST:  Daveed Louza  •  Adam Rodness  •  Theresa Tova  •  harvey atkin

When openly gay Leo decides to bring his boyfriend Mitchell home for the first time at his families' Seder the boundaries of love and understanding get a little strained. Will everything go smoothly or will it all go to pot?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Justin Kelly
CAST:  Daveed Louza  •  Adam Rodness  •  Theresa Tova  •  harvey atkin

Super Dicks

Directed by Damian Lee.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damian Lee
CAST:  Marie Avgeropoulos  •  Michael Ironside  •  Kim Coates  •  Greg Bryk

Directed by Damian Lee.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damian Lee
CAST:  Marie Avgeropoulos  •  Michael Ironside  •  Kim Coates  •  Greg Bryk

The Plot to Kill My Mother (2023)

A young woman who unknowingly grew up in federal witness protection reels after her mother’s murder, leading her to question everything that she thinks is true. She decides to leave the program and find the killer before he kills again, but reclaiming a life she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simone Stock
CAST:  Romy Weltman  •  Milton Barnes  •  Samantha Brown  •  Arwen Humphreys

A young woman who unknowingly grew up in federal witness protection reels after her mother’s murder, leading her to question everything that she thinks is true. She decides to leave the program and find the killer before he kills again, but reclaiming a life she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Simone Stock
CAST:  Romy Weltman  •  Milton Barnes  •  Samantha Brown  •  Arwen Humphreys