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Vanessa Ray
Vanessa Ray is an American actress and singer who has appeared in movies such as ‘Devil’s Due’ and TV shows like ’Suits’. She started out as an actress by playing minor and guest roles in stage productions and TV shows. One of the early significant roles in her career was a recurring one in the soap opera ‘As the World Turns’. The show was about the lives of legal and medical professionals. Later, she became known for her role of Jenny Griffith in the legal drama ‘Suits’. The show was about Harvey Specter, a lawyer, and his assistant, Mike, solving legal cases. The show was met with critical acclaim and also received multiple awards. Other works she is known for include the police drama ‘Blue Bloods’. The show was met with mostly favorable reviews. Ray has also appeared in several movies, including the drama film ‘Not Waving But Drowning’, where she played the lead role, and the musical comedy film ‘The Rumperbutts’, where she had a supporting role.
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Born
June 24, 1981
Birth Place
Alameda County, California
Nationality
American
Sun Sign
Cancer
Also Known As
Vanessa Rae Liptak
Famous As
Actress
Height
5'4" (163 cm)
Father
James Liptak
Mother
Valerie Liptak
Spouse(s)
Landon Beard (m. 2015), Derek Baynham (m. 2003–2009)
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Blue Bloods season 13 photo: First look at Vanessa Ray!

Filming kicked off for Blue Bloods season 13 a little earlier this week — who wants to see a first-look image of Vanessa Ray back in action?. If you look below courtesy of the actress’ official Instagram Stories, you can see the actress in action as Eddie Janko once more. We anticipate some big stuff for the character this season as she goes back out into the streets alongside her partner. Will it be Badillo again this season? That remains to be seen.
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Blue Bloods' Vanessa Ray Faced A Major Shoe Challenge Early In The Series

It makes sense that filming a show like "Blue Bloods" would come with its fair share of challenges. The actors on the show regularly have to deal with delicate subject matter. It comes with the territory of doing a police procedural in New York City, where any number of crimes take place on a given day. The show has dealt with it all, from domestic violence to murder, and that's not even getting into some of the physical challenges of shooting the show.
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‘Blue Bloods’ Star Vanessa Ray Reflects on Relationship With Late Marnie Schulenberg in Heartbreaking Post

There are some posts that leave you filled with emotions and Blue Bloods actress Vanessa Ray shares some thoughts about a close friend. Ray, who plays Eddie Janko-Reagan on the CBS police drama, offers this warm, loving post. She’s writing about Marnie Schulenburg, who appeared in shows like As the World Turns and One Live To Live. Schulenburg died of breast cancer at 37 years old. It would not be a stretch to see these two together as Schulenburg also had guest-starring roles on the CBS show.
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‘Blue Bloods’: Is Vanessa Ray Leaving the Show Ahead of Season 13?

Fans of Blue Bloods are a little worried that Vanessa Ray is stepping away from the show. The procedural’s Season 12 came to a close on May 6th. And the episode saw Ray’s Eddie Janko exposed during her undercover mission. After her assignment ended, the writers didn’t give her any sort of cliffhanger or story that could continue into the fall debut. And between that and her latest Instagram post, fans are wondering if she’s making an exit.
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Blue Bloods Star Vanessa Ray Dishes On Why Pretty Little Liars Was Groundbreaking

The crime procedural genre continues to be a success with fans and there is no bigger example of this than the CBS drama "Blue Bloods." Currently nearing the end of its 12th season, the series featuring the Reagan clan does not seem to be losing steam. It has even added members of the family since its first airing in 2010. In addition to police patriarch Frank Regan (Tom Selleck) and his brood of justice-loving children, marriages have brought even more characters into the fold. One of the most beloved is Edit "Eddie" Janko, portrayed by Vanessa Ray.
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The Blue Bloods Crossover Vanessa Ray Wants To See Become A Reality

CBS' "Blue Bloods" has been on the air since 2010, lasting over a decade — which is pretty impressive for any TV show, let alone a police procedural. Long-running TV shows often start to run out of steam and the quality starts to drop, but "Blue Bloods" clearly continues to impress the network, as Season 12 arrived back in October 2021. The series follows the various members of the Reagan family, as they all work in and with the New York Police Department in some way — and at the head of the family is Police Commissioner Frank Reagan (Tom Selleck).
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Vanessa Ray Reveals Why Blue Bloods' Dinner Scenes Are So Important

"Blue Bloods" follows the grand tradition of police procedurals in several ways. However, it also manages to carve out a unique niche within that formula. It mostly does this by following the Reagan family, who all work in law enforcement in various capacities. A lot of police shows abide by the found family, where the officers forge their own connections throughout the run of the series. "Blue Bloods" does something different by following an actual family who are always there for one another through thick and thin.
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Are Vanessa Ray And Will Estes From Blue Bloods Friends In Real Life?

"Blue Bloods" has seen the partnership, and later relationship, of Jamie Reagan (Will Estes) and Eddie Janko (Vanessa Ray) blossom and grow. Jamie is the youngest of the Reagan progeny, and his father, brother, and sister all have jobs related to the law enforcement profession. Frank Reagan (Tom Selleck), the Reagan patriarch, is the commissioner of the NYPD, and his children are either cops or, in Erin's (Bridget Moynahan) case, a lawyer. Even Frank's father, Henry Reagan (Len Cariou), is a former police officer and commissioner. As such, the Reagan family is all about law and order — one could say it's in their blood.
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Are Vanessa Ray And Marisa Ramirez From Blue Bloods Friends In Real Life?

Sometimes it's hard to imagine that people on CBS's "Blue Bloods" can be anything other than the best of friends. After spending every single day together, filming a show with so many beloved fans, we can only assume that the cast builds similar relationships to those on-screen. But what about those that don't share a lot of screen time? For example, people like Vanessa Ray (Officer Eddie Reagan) and Marissa Ramirez (Detective Maria Baez).
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The Blue Bloods Set Prop Vanessa Ray Hopes To Take Home One Day

"Blue Bloods" has become a TV institution at this point. Millions of viewers tune in to watch the continuing exploits of the Reagan family as they clean up the streets of New York. Of course, the Reagans have plenty of help along the way, and starting in Season 4, Officer Eddie Janko (Vanessa Ray) started aiding Jamie (Will Estes) in his crime-solving. The two got along so well, in fact, that they ended up tying the knot several seasons later.
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What Vanessa Ray Loves The Most About Eddie And Jamie On Blue Bloods

From the moment Eddie Janko (Vanessa Ray) showed up as Jamie Reagan's (Will Estes) new partner in Season 4 of "Blue Bloods," there was immediate chemistry. The rookie officer trying to separate herself from an affluent childhood and prove herself a capable cop appealed to the youngest Reagan and fans alike.
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The Blue Bloods Cast Members Vanessa Ray Wants To Work With More

Since joining the series in its Season 4 premiere back in 2013, "Suits" and "Pretty Little Liars" star Vanessa Ray has portrayed officer Edit "Eddie" Reagan (née Eddie Janko) in Mitchell Burgess and Robin Green's popular family-based police procedural, "Blue Bloods." Six years after Eddie and Officer Jamie Reagan (Will Estes) were assigned to be one another's partners, the two became partners in life as well, and were married in the much talked about Season 9 finale, "Something Blue." Even though Officer Janko — as she goes by at work, so as not to lose her own identity to the force that is the Reagan family — was brought up wealthy and sheltered, the discovery of her Bernie Madoff-esque father's white-collar crimes instilled a passion for justice in the Serbian-American former elite, and inspired her to seek a job in law enforcement.
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Blue Bloods' Star Vanessa Ray Wants To Join This Movie Franchise

Fans of "Blue Bloods" know that the series focuses on a pretty tight-knit cast of characters. Primarily centering upon the fictional Reagan family in their various roles as part of the New York Police Department, the series has historically put this focus on family dynamics at the very forefront since its beginning. As such, most members of the main cast are members of the Reagan family, or eventually join the family through romantic relationships.
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