Vanessa may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Vanessa (Millais painting), an 1868 painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist John Everett Millais Vanessa, a 1933 novel by Hugh Walpole Vanessa, a 1952 instrumental song written by Bernie Wayne and performed by Hugo Winterhalter Vanessa, a song by Grimes and d'Eon from Darkbloom Vanessa (opera), a Samuel Barber opera that premiered in 1958 Vanessa (1977 film), a 1977 West German film featuring Olivia Pascal Vanessa (Mexican TV series), 1982 Mexican telenovela starring Lucía Méndez Vanessa (British TV series), British talk show presented by Vanessa Feltz Vanessa, former name of Canadian television channel Vivid TV
People Vanessa (name), a female given name and list of persons named Vanessa Esther Vanhomrigh, for whom Jonathan Swift coined the name
Fictional characters Vanessa (King of Fighters), a character in SNK Playmore's The King of Fighters video game series Vanessa (Symphogear), a character in the anime series Symphogear Vanessa (Five Nights at Freddy's), a character in Five Nights at Freddy's video game series Vanessa Lewis, in the Japanese video game series Virtua Fighter Vanessa Woodfield, in the British television series Emmerdale
Other Vanessa (butterfly), a genus of butterflies Vanessa, Ontario, a hamlet in Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada , the name of more than one ship of the British Royal Navy
See also Nessa (disambiguation), a shortening of the name Vanessa List of storms named Vanessa