Vanessa de Largie is a highly accomplished creative with a career spanning over 30 years. Below is her career overview:
Vanessa – The Artist
Vanessa’s paintings, drawings and photographs have exhibited in art galleries in Brazil, Scotland, England and Australia. Vanessa is a full time Arts student completing a Diploma of Creative Arts and Health from the University of Tasmania and an Undergraduate Certificate in Fine Art from Curtin University.
Vanessa – The Actress
Vanessa is an award-winning actress, who has worked on countless productions in film and theatre. She trained at the esteemed Actors Centre in London. Vanessa also studied with the late Oscar-winning film director, Mike Nichols in New York.
In 2017, Vanessa had the great privilege of performing her one-woman show in London’s West End.
In 2006, Vanessa was the lead female actress in the TROMA horror film Nocturne, Night of the Vampire. The film screened in the main program at festivals across Europe including the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, the Athens International Film Festival, the Cork International Film Festival, the Portobello Film Festival, the Razor Reel Fantastic Film Festival and Broet. Vanessa attended all festivals as an international guest.
Vanessa – The Podcaster
Vanessa is the host of the Nothing BUTT Sex podcast which hit 1 MILLION downloads in June 2025. Less than 1% of podcasts globally achieve this milestone. Vanessa’s podcast remains in the top 5% of Buzzsprout podcasts around the world.
Vanessa – The Speaker
Vanessa is a keynote speaker, who spoke at the 2019 Liberty Friedman Conference in Sydney, organised by the Australian Taxpayers Alliance. Vanessa is represented by Saxton Speakers Bureau – Australasia’s leading speaker’s agency.
Vanessa – The Model
Vanessa has worked as a photographic model in Australia, the UK, Italy and Asia. She has worked with world-famous photographer, David Lachapelle on the Nokia campaign. She has also worked with acclaimed Belgium photographer Kris Dewitte (who has shot numerous magazine covers – including the cover of Vanity Fair). In 2019 Vanessa debuted at #60 on the MAXIM HOT 100 (the definitive list of Australia’s most beautiful women). Vanessa was a state finalist in the Miss Pinup Australia Pageant in 2012 – competing under the title Miss V Bomb. She also appeared on the cover of Dutch Horror and SciFi Magazine, SF Terra in 2015.
Vanessa – The Writer
Vanessa is an award-winning writer and author. She is well-known for her work as a freelance journalist and for being the former resident sex columnist at Maxim Magazine. She also penned a regular opinion column for The Huff Post and The Spectator.
Vanessa has written over 1000 columns for approximately 60 mainstream media outlets worldwide. Her columns have appeared in: Penthouse, GQ, The Daily Telegraph, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Mercury, iNewsUK, Online Opinion, News.com.au and innumerable others.
Vanessa is the author of 4 books and ‘a collaborator’ on many. Vanessa wrote a short film (and a play) titled Ted & Silver. The film screened to nearly 300 people at ACMI cinemas in Federation Square and the play was part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival at Gasworks.
Vanessa’s fierce and in-your-face sex poetry, free verse poetry and erotic blackout poetry has been widely published. Vanessa has also been a featured spoken word artist at numerous events. She has competed in Poetry Idol twice.
At age 24, Vanessa wrote a play titled If A Bloke Had Endo (which was sponsored by the original Endometriosis Association). The play was performed at Box Hill Hospital to an audience of doctors, international experts and politicians. Vanessa’s essays have been published in the medical journal, Endo Issues. Additionally, Vanessa was invited to write a column about Endometriosis for the Huff Post.
TRAINING:
Vanessa trained as a dancer and singer for nearly 12 years at the renowned Johnny Young Talent School.
Vanessa can play multiple musical instruments and has earned AMEB certificates in musicianship and music theory.