Vanessa was a character in the novel Hotel Royale, portrayed as a down-on-her-luck casino gambler who had hooked up with another gambler named Texas.
A physical representation of Vanessa, along with the setting and other characters of the novel, was created by unknown aliens for a Human astronaut named Colonel Stephen Richey on Theta VIII in 2044 when his ship crashed there. (TNG: "The Royale")
Vanessa was played by actress Jill Jacobson.
External link
- Vanessa at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works