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BIO

Ray earned her Actors' Equity Association card while performing the role of Rusty and singing "Let's Hear It for the Boy" in the musical Footloose. She played the role of Nemo in Robert and Kristin Lopez's Finding Nemo: The Musical at Orlando's Disney World. Ray played the character Olive Ostrovsky in the national tour of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. She joined the Broadway cast of Hair in its final year as Crissy, and sang the song "Frank Mills". She made her on-screen debut as Chris in the youth-oriented video short feature The Sparky Chronicles: The Map (2003).



Between 2012 and 2017, Ray appeared as CeCe Drake, a "beyond-charismatic twenty-something blonde stylist at a boutique that has one heel in the present, one in the past", in the television series Pretty Little Liars. Ray was announced to start filming again for PLL, and spoke about returning, saying, "It's so fun to do, and what a crazy character I get to play. She's sort of a sociopath. I think she's so weird because she's, like, 22 but hangs out with high-schoolers. It's like, 'Hey, girl! Get a life!'"

In 2013, Ray joined the Season 4 cast of the CBS police procedural drama Blue Bloods as Officer Edit "Eddie" Janko, a role she continued throughout the show's run until its cancellation in December 2024.

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STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2009
Crissy [Replacement]

[US Tour]
First National Tour, 2006
Olive Ostrovsky [Replacement]

Movies

Finding Chance
[ 2008 ] Katrina
Nice Guy Johnny
[ 2010 ] Best Friend
Frances Ha
[ 2012 ] Random Girl #2
Not Waving But Drowning
[ 2012 ] Adele
The Last Day of August
[ 2012 ] Phoebe
Mutual Friends
[ 2013 ] Lucy
Wisdom Teeth
[ 2013 ]
Are You Joking?
[ 2014 ] Haley Lusky
Devil's Due
[ 2014 ] Suzie
All in Time
[ 2015 ] Rachel
The Rumperbutts
[ 2015 ] Ashlee
Serialized
[ 2016 ] Hannah Ryan

TV Shows

Bored to Death
Claudia
The Battery's Down
[ 2008-2009 ] Vanessa
As the World Turns
[ 2006-2010 ] Teri Ciccone
Damages
Tessa Marchetti, Young Woman
Nurse Jackie
Mrs. Donovan
White Collar
Maggie 'Rocker' Sheldon
Girls
Heather Travis
Pretty Dirty Secrets
CeCe Drake
Pretty Dirty Secrets
CeCe Drake
Suits
[ 2011-2012 ] Jenny Griffith
The Right Not to Know
Earthy Chick
The Mentalist
Cayce Robbins
My Day
Vanessa Ray
Pretty Little Liars
[ 2012-2017 ] CeCe Drake, Charlotte DiLaurentis, Charlotte Drake
Blue Bloods
[ 2013-2022 ] Eddie Janko, Eddie Reagan, Eddie Janko-Reagan
Blue Bloods
[ 2013-2024 ] Eddie Reagan

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News


BLUE BLOODS to End With Season 14 Next Fall
by Michael Major - Nov 20, 2023

CBS announced that its hit drama series BLUE BLOODS will return for a two-part 14th and final season starting on the Network, and available to stream live on Paramount+. A long-time anchor to the Network’s successful Friday night lineup, BLUE BLOODS is Friday’s #1 primetime program and the #3 broadcast drama on television.
Terron Brooks Joins PINK LEMONADE STAND Podcast
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 8, 2021

Positivity pros Nicole Kaplan and Heidi Webster have a zest for life as they laugh their way through juicy subjects like relationships, work, wellness, and navigating those times when citrus got real . Welcome to The Pink Lemonade Stand, where the motto is 'Squeeze the Day!'
WGN America is Holding a BLUE BLOODS Fan Sweepstakes
by Kaitlin Milligan - Nov 1, 2018

Every fan for themselves! Starting today, WGN America fans can vote on their favorite episodes of “Blue Bloods” to be entered to win a trip to the Big Apple and visit the set of the long-running family police drama. The top ten episodes will air in a marathon on Saturday, December 1, starting at 1pm/12c.
CBS Announces Season Finale Storylines For 2017 - 2018
by Macon Prickett - Apr 25, 2018

CBS announced today the season finale storylines for 2017-2018, featuring big reveals, dramatic conclusions and pending nuptials!
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day With a BLUE BLOODS Marathon on WGN America
by Macon Prickett - Mar 15, 2018

Feel the luck of the Irish as you sit around the table with the Reagans this weekend for a St. Patrick's Day “Blue Bloods” marathon. Starting in the evening of Saturday, March 17 at 6:00 ET/5:00 CT and continuing into Sunday, March 18 at 6:00 ET/5:00 CT, WGN America will air eight hours of the fan-favorite procedural cop drama. The weekend marathon will feature the best moments from the past seven seasons.
Rebroadcast of BLUE BLOODS on 12/22 on CBS
by BWW News Desk - Dec 22, 2017

When Danny accepts a side job as a bodyguard for a recently released ex-con who took the fall for someone else, he uses the opportunity to go after the real criminal. Also, Gormley's wife, Sheila (Cady Huffman), asks Frank to give Gormley a bigger command position, and Jamie and Eddie witness a lovers' quarrel between two cops that leads them to reflect on their own complicated relationship, on a rebroadcast of BLUE BLOODS, Today, Dec. 22 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. (Originally broadcast 1/13/17.)
Rebroadcast of BLUE BLOODS on 12/22 on CBS
by Tori Hartshorn - Dec 4, 2017

When Danny accepts a side job as a bodyguard for a recently released ex-con who took the fall for someone else, he uses the opportunity to go after the real criminal. Also, Gormley's wife, Sheila (Cady Huffman), asks Frank to give Gormley a bigger command position, and Jamie and Eddie witness a lovers' quarrel between two cops that leads them to reflect on their own complicated relationship, on a rebroadcast of BLUE BLOODS, Friday, Dec. 22 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. (Originally broadcast 1/13/17.)
Freeform Announces Premiere Dates of Final Season of PRETTY LITTLE LIARS
by Caryn Robbins - Nov 18, 2016

To commemorate the series, Freeform will be launching a 150-day countdown to the final season of “Pretty Little Liars” starting on Saturday, November 19.
BWW Interview with Festival Award-Winning 'All in Time' Co-Director Chris Fetchko
by Tory Gates - Sep 28, 2016

'You need to have a good story, otherwise it doesn't matter what you shoot. You have to have a story that people respond to.” -- Chris Fetchko, Director, All in Time
Wesley Taylor, Vanessa Ray, Nicole Parker & More to Perform the Songs of Adam Wachter at Rockwell Table & Stage
by Tyler Peterson - May 19, 2016

ROCKWELL TABLE AND STAGE presents 'Just Come To This: The Songs of Adam Wachter' on Monday, May 23 at 8:00pm. The evening will feature works by up-and-coming musical theater composer/lyricist Adam Wachter, including original songs from his musicals Tarrytown and Zionsville, along with other favorites and new material written specifically for this night, all performed by a starry group of his obscenely talented, generous, and attention-hungry Broadway- and Television-star friends who have since all defected to the West Coast.
ABC Family Premieres New Episodes of PRETTY LITTLE LIARS Tonight
by TV News Desk - Jan 12, 2016

ABC Family announced today at New York Comic Con that it will be ringing in the New Year with all-new episodes of the returning hit original series “Pretty Little Liars,” set to premiere tonight, January 12 at 8:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT.
Photo Coverage: On the Opening Night Red Carpet for ALLEGIANCE!
by Walter McBride - Nov 9, 2015

The new American musical Allegiance officially opened last night, November 8, at the Longacre Theatre (220 West 48th Street, starring Tony and Olivier Award winner Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon, Les Miserables) in her long-awaited return to Broadway, 'Star Trek' icon George Takei in his Broadway debut at age 78, and Broadway and 'Glee' star Telly Leung. Allegiance is the vibrant and unforgettable story of one family's resilience in the face of seemingly-insurmountable odds, inspired by Takei's real-life experience as a Japanese American during World War II. BroadwayWorld was on the star-studded red carpet before the curtain went up, and you can check out photos from the celebrity arrivals below!

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How many Broadway shows has Vanessa Ray been in?

Vanessa Ray has appeared on Broadway in 1 shows.

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