Vanna White Biography (1957-)

Original name, Vanna Marie Rosich; born February 18, 1957, in North Myrtle Beach, SC; daughter of Miguel Angel and Joan Marie Rosich; stepdaughter of Herbert Stackley White, Jr. (a cafe owner); married George Santopietro (an actorand restaurateur), December 31, 1990; children: Nicholas, Giovanna, one stepson.

Nationality
American
Gender
Female
Occupation
Actress, game show personality
Birth Details
February 18, 1957
North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Letter turner, Wheel of Fortune, NBC, CBS, and syndicated, 1982-
  • Episodic; As Herself, Except Where Indicated
  • "Wheel of Fortune," The A-Team, NBC, 1986
  • "The Day Garry Moved In," It's Garry Shandling's Show, Foxand Showtime, 1986
  • "Walking Point," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1987
  • Santa Barbara, NBC, 1988
  • Roxanne, "Cyrano de Mario," The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!, syndicated, 1989
  • "Vowel Play," L.A. Law, NBC, 1990
  • "God Rest Ye Murray Gentleman," L.A. Law, NBC, 1990
  • Coco/Helen Granowinner, "The Proposition," Married ... with Children, Fox, 1993
  • Mrs. Moffatt, "The Test," Full House, ABC, 1994
  • "Chelsea Gets an Opinion," Style and Substance, CBS, 1998
  • "A&E Biography: Nina van Horn," Just Shoot Me, NBC, 2000
  • "Inner Tube," The King of Queens, CBS, 2001
  • Movies
  • High school cheerleader, Midnight Offerings, 1981
  • Venus, Goddess of Love, NBC, 1988
  • Film Appearances
  • Mickey, Gypsy Angels, 1980 (some sources cite 1994)
  • Reston girl, Looker, Warner Bros., 1981
  • Doris, Graduation Day, RCA/Columbia, 1981
  • Herself, Double Dragon (also known as Double Dragon: The Movie), Gramercy Pictures, 1993
  • Herself, Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult, Paramount, 1994
  • RECORDINGS
  • Videos
  • Wrestlemania III, 1987
  • Also appeared in the Muppets music video She Drives Me Crazy.
  • WRITINGS
  • Books
  • Vanna Speaks, Warner Books (New York City), 1987
  • Vanna's Afghans A to Z: 52 Crochet Favorites, Oxmoor House (Birmingham, AL), 1994
  • Vanna's Afghans All through the House, Oxmoor House, 1997

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Notable Hispanic American Women, 1998. Book 2, Gale,