Vinessa Lynn Antoine (born ) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Judith Winters in the CBC Television comedy-drama series Being Erica (2009–11), Jordan Ashford in the ABC soap opera General Hospital (2014–18), and Marcie Diggs in the CBC legal drama series, Diggstown (2019–22).
In 2019, Antoine made history as a first Black Canadian woman to headline Canadian drama series playing lawyer Marcie Diggs in the CBC drama Diggstown. At the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021, and at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022, she received a nomination for Best Actress in a Drama Series for Diggstown.Brent Furdyk,
target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> "Television Nominees Announced For 2021 Canadian Screen Awards, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Leads The Pack With 21 Nominations". ET Canada, March 30, 2021. The series ended in 2022, after fourth seasons. The following year, she had a recurring role in the Netflix comedy-drama series, Ginny & Georgia and starred opposite Amanda Seyfried in the drama film Seven Veils directed by Atom Egoyan. It will have its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. She also co-starred in the climate change thriller film All the Lost Ones directed by Mackenzie Donaldson. In 2024, she starred in the CBC time-travel drama series, Plan B.
| 1996 | Love Taps | Short film | |
| 1999 | Picture This | Subletter | |
| 2021 | Kicking Blood | Vanessa | |
| 2023 | Seven Veils | Rachel | |
| 2023 | The Wall Street Boy (Kipkemboi) | Simba | |
| 2024 | All the Lost Ones | Penny |
| 1995 | Annie O | Young Fan | Television film |
| 2001–02 | Soul Food | Monica | Recurring role, 3 episodes |
| 2007 | The Unit | Tribal Daughter | Episode: "The Outsiders" |
| 2008 | ReGenesis | Jamila Thompson | Episode: "Bloodless" |
| 2008–14 | Heartland | Nicole | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 2009–11 | Being Erica | Judith Winter | Series regular, 40 episodes |
| 2011 | Haven | Evidence 'Evi' Ryan | Recurring role, 9 episodes |
| 2014–18 | General Hospital | Jordan Ashford | Series regular |
| 2014 | A Day Late and a Dollar Short | Donetta | Television film |
| 2018 | NCIS | Sarah Willis | Episode: "Keep Your Friends Close" |
| 2019–2022 | Diggstown | Marcie Diggs | Series lead, 26 episodes ACTRA Award (2021) ACTRA Award (2020) Screen Nova Scotia Award for Outstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role (2020) Screen Nova Scotia Award for Outstanding Performance (2020) Nominated — Canadian Screen Award for Best Actress in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role (2021, 2022) Nominated — ACTRA Award (2022) |
| 2019 | The Resident | Lea Jordan | Episode: "If Not Now, When?" |
| 2019 | Hudson & Rex | Allison Daniels | Episode: "Trial and Error" |
| 2020 | Interrogation | Sandy | Recurring role, 3 episodes |
| 2023 | Ginny & Georgia | Simone | Recurring role, 4 episodes |
| 2023–2024 | So Help Me Todd | Alex | Recurring role, 4 episodes |
| 2024 | Plan B | Mia Coleman | Series regular, 6 episodes |
| 2024 | Grey's Anatomy | Skye Williams | Recurring role |
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