Vanessa King
Vanessa King (born September 19, 1980) is a Canadian actress from Coquitlam, British Columbia, known for her role as Anika in the television series Edgemont, a role for which she was nominated in the category Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series for the Gemini Awards in 2001, a Leo Awards 'Best Performance' nomination in 2002 and a Leo Awards win in 2003. Recognition As an eleven-year-old actress, previously having acted only in two commercials, she received acclaim for her starring role in the 1993 TV movie Liar, Liar, including a Gemini Award nomination in the category Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-series. She plays a troubled girl who accuses her father of sexually abusing her. Tom Barrett of The Vancouver Sun wrote that King's performance "is remarkable, showing a poise and subtlety beyond the range of most child actors." Critic Ray Loynd of the Los Angeles Times wrote that the role was "very well played ... in a believably spiteful, hateful way". John Haslett Cuff of The Globe and Mail wrote that she "so effectively captures the confusion and rebelliousness of the young girl that viewers' doubts