Person Details
Birthday: 1986-07-17 15:24:31
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Anaheim, California, USA
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Movie Involvements: 8
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
Vanessa Torres (born July 17, 1986, in Anaheim, California) is a professional skateboarder. She is sponsored by Meow Skateboards and is the first woman to win X Games gold. In 2003 the X Games first featured female skateboarding competitions; Torres placed first, winning gold, in the street event (then called Park). Torres won silver in the X Games Street Competition in 2004. In 2015 at the X Games in Austin and 2016 at the X Games in Oslo, Torres won bronze. She again placed in the top ten in 2016 and 2017. She is featured in several women's skateboarding videos such as AKA: Girl Skater (2003), Getting Nowhere Faster (2004), and Quit Your Day Job (2014). She also appears in the video game Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, making her the third female as a playable skater to appear in the Tony Hawk's video game series after Elissa Steamer and Lyn-Z Adams Hawkins.
Most Famous Work
Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story
(2022) SelfThis Is My Element
(2007) SelfHumanity Stoked
(2022) SelfSkate Dreams
(2022) SelfGetting Nowhere Faster
(2004) SelfSkate Girl
(2006) SelfAKA: Girl Skater
(2002) SelfActing
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