Vanessa Bryant

Known for

Acting

Born

May 5, 1982 (age 44)

Birthplace

Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

Vanessa Marie Bryant (previously Laine; born Vanessa Urbieta Cornejo) is an American businesswoman, philanthropist, and model. She is the window of professional basketball player Kobe Bryant.

In November 1999, 17-year-old Bryant was working as a background dancer for Tha Eastsidaz rap music video "G'd Up" when she met Kobe Bryant, who was on set working on a rap album. Six months after meeting, the couple were engaged. They married on April 18, 2001.

They had four children: Natalia Diamante (born January 2003), Gianna "Gigi" Maria-Onore (May 1, 2006 – January 26, 2020), Bianka Bella (born December 2016), and Capri Kobe (born June 2019).

In 2007, she and her husband founded the Kobe and Va...