Vanessa Ferlito

 Vanessa Ferlito is an American actress from the United States. Her role includes Detective Aiden Burn on CBS' crime drama CSI: NY in season one, as well as Claudia Hernandez in FOX drama 24. She is popular for her regular role in the role of Claudia Hernandez in FOX drama 24. She has also appeared in a variety of films, including Spider-Man 2 (2004), Shadowboxer (2005), Man of the House (2005), Gridiron Gang (2006), Death Proof (2007), The Holidays (2008), like the Holidays (2008), Madea Goes to Jail (2009), Julie & Julia (2009), Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010) and Stand Up Guys (2012).Ferlito was born into an Italian-American family in Brooklyn, New York. When she was only two years old, her father overdosed on heroin and passed away. Her stepfather and mother own a hair salon in Brooklyn. Ferlito was an actor and model for Wilhelmina before she became an actress. Ferlito is a single mom who had an infant son in September 2007.In 2005 Ferlito was in Stephen Herek's Man of the House, opposite Tommy Lee Jones, for which she received a positive review as the Variety's Joe Leydon stating that "Vanessa Ferlito is the standout for her performance, in part because she's one of the few who gets enough to do to stand out as a distinctive personality.