Vanessa Branch

Vanessa Branch is an American actress and model. She is widely known for her role as the British spokesperson in a long-running Orbit chewing gum television marketing campaign, as well as for portraying the character Giselle in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series.

Branch attended Mercersburg Academy, a boarding school in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. She then attended Middlebury College, graduating in 1994 with a double major in French and theatre. In addition to English, she speaks French and Mandarin Chinese.

In 1994, Branch was crowned Miss Vermont and subsequently competed in the Miss America 1995 pageant. Following her college graduation, she launched an international modeling career, which included appearances in publications such as Elle and Harper's Bazaar. She later moved to Los Angeles to focus on an acting career.

Branch achieved widespread recognition starting in 2002 when she was cast as the Orbit Gum girl for the brand's television advertising campaign. She served as the distinctive spokesperson for eight years from 2002 to 2010, appearing in a total of 45 commercials during that period.

Her acting career also includes notable roles in feature films and short projects. She gained recognition for portraying Giselle in the first three installments of the Pirates of the Caribbean series, including Gore Verbinski's trilogy and James Ward Byrkit's short film Tales of the Code: Wedlocked. Additionally, Branch has starred in leading roles in several Chinese-language films, performing her parts in Mandarin Chinese.