Vanessa Angel (Indonesian actress)

Vanessa Adzania (21 December 1993 – 4 November 2021), better known by the stage name Vanessa Angel, was an Indonesian actress, model and singer.

Life and career
Vanesza Adzania was born on 21 December 1993 in Jakarta, Indonesia, as the eldest of two daughters of Doddy Sudrajat and Lucy Maywati. She had a younger sister, Mayang Lucyana Fitri (b. 2003), and two younger paternal half-sisters, Nachika Septalia (b. 2005) and Aisyahqilla Nareswari Dewi Ramdhani (b. 2016). Her mother died from pulmonary embolism after giving birth to her sister at YPK Maternity Hospital in April 2003, and she was then raised by her paternal grandparents. In June 2004, her father claimed the hospital doctor, Dwiana Ocviyanti, had committed malpractice against her mother but the claim was denied by the hospital.

Vanessa began her career as a model in teen magazines. In 2008, she played Sandra in Cinta Intan before appearing on MBA: Married By Accident opposite Nikita Willy and Marcell Darwin. She sang with Nicky Tirta and appeared in the music video alongside him for the song "Indah Cintaku" which was released in 2011. She then worked as a presenter and appeared in several television films, such as: Upik Abu Metropolitan (2012), Tukang Jamu Pembawa Cinta (2012), Heart Series 2 (2013), 3 Semprul Mengejar Cinta (2014), and Romansa Sopir Angkot Kece (2015).

Vanessa was arrested in Surabaya on 6 January 2019 and was sentenced to 5 months in prison for prostitution-related charges after authorities found she had exchanged electronic documents containing "inappropriate materials" for money.

Personal life
Vanessa was married to Febri "Bibi" Ardiansyah on 11 January 2020. She announced the birth of their son via Instagram in July 2020.

Death
Vanessa and her husband were both killed in a car accident on the Kertosono–Mojokerto Toll Road in Jombang on 4 November 2021. Vanessa had reportedly been asleep in the backseat not wearing a seatbelt when the crash occurred. Siska Lorensa, the family's nanny, sustained serious injuries while the driver, Tubagus Joddy, and Vanessa's son suffered minor injuries. Vanessa and Ardiansyah were buried at TPU Malaka, a cemetery in South Jakarta.