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Vanessa Carlton
Actor, ComposerBorn August 16, 1980 (45 years)
Vanessa Lee Carlton (born August 16, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress. Her 2002 debut single "A Thousand Miles" spent 41 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned three Grammy nominations, becoming her signature song. It preceded her debut album, Be Not Nobody, released by A&M Records that same year and reaching number five on the Billboard 200. It further produced the singles "Ordinary Day" and "Pretty Baby". Her next album, Harmonium (2004), experienced similar success; its troubled production led Carlton to depart A&M in 2005.
Carlton released her third album, Heroes & Thieves (2007), to minimal chart success but critical praise. She independently produced her next two albums, Rabbits on the Run (2011) and Liberman (2015), both of which were acclaimed for its personal subject matter and musical shift. Her sixth studio album, Love Is an Art, was released in 2020. In 2025, Billboard ranked Carlton among the best female artists of the 21st century. Carlton released her most recent album, Veils, in 2026.
Outside of music, Carlton made her Broadway debut with a leading role in the Carole King musical Beautiful (2019).
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Carlton released her third album, Heroes & Thieves (2007), to minimal chart success but critical praise. She independently produced her next two albums, Rabbits on the Run (2011) and Liberman (2015), both of which were acclaimed for its personal subject matter and musical shift. Her sixth studio album, Love Is an Art, was released in 2020. In 2025, Billboard ranked Carlton among the best female artists of the 21st century. Carlton released her most recent album, Veils, in 2026.
Outside of music, Carlton made her Broadway debut with a leading role in the Carole King musical Beautiful (2019).
Description above from the Wikipedia article Vanessa Carlton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
| 2020 | Karen Dalton: In My Own Time · as Self |
| 2019 | The 73rd Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2016 | Author: The JT LeRoy Story · as Self |
| 2016 | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | Big Morning Buzz Live (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 2009 | Talk Stoop (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Stevie Nicks - Live in Chicago · as Self |
| 2008 | Stevie Nicks - Live in Chicago · as Self |
| 2008 | I Love the New Millennium (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Chelsea Lately (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | Entertainment Tonight Canada (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | I Love the 90's Part Deux (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | The Tony Danza Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The Teen Choice Awards 2003 · as Self - Nominee |
| 2003 | Soundstage (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Punk'd (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The 45th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2003 | The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2003 | The 30th Annual American Music Awards · as Self |
| 2002 | VH1 Big in 2002 Awards · as Self |
| 2002 | Summer Music Mania 2002 · as Self |
| 2001 | Star Academy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1998 | TRL (2017) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1992 | Dateline NBC (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1990 | Barend en Van Dorp (TV Series) · as Self - Musician |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | A Capitol Fourth (TV Series) · as Self - Performer |
| 1964 | Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Musical Guest |