Vanessa Deveraux

Vanessa Deveraux^[1] is a recurring character on The CW's Dynasty. She is portrayed by Jade Payton.

She is Dominique's stepdaughter and an aspiring singer. She worked as a mixologist at La Mirage until she temporarily moved to New York with Monica. When she returned to Atlanta, Fallon signed Vanessa to her label, Broken Glass Recording Studios.

Biography

Vanessa's mother died when she was a young girl, and her father remarried to Dominique Deveraux. Dominique played a heavy role in Vanessa's life and encouraged her musical career from the beginning. She took her to vocal lessons, rehearsals, and even flew her to her first concert - Whitney Houston in London. At an unknown point, Vanessa's father abandoned Dominique and Vanessa. ("A Used Up Memory")

Dominique became Vanessa's business manager and came up with a plan to get Vanessa signed to Broken Glass Records, a company owned by Monica Colby, and streamed through Jeff Colby's streaming service. When the plan was taking too long for Vanessa's taste, she moved to Georgia and got a job at La Mirage working as a mixologist. ("Mother? I'm at La Mirage")

Relationships

Michael Culhane

Vanessa and Culhane were instantly attracted to each other upon her arrival to Atlanta. They brought out each other's playful and energetic sides. Things became complicated between the pair when he discovered she is Dominique Deveraux's stepdaughter. Dom blackmailed Culhane into ending their relationship, however, they had an off and on relationship after that. When she left for New York to pursue her music they fell out of contact when Dom, yet again, intervened and deleted Culhane's text messages to her. Culhane's one-night-stand and illegally recorded sex tape with Dominique created a rift between Culhane and Vanessa. When Vanessa secured a reality TV show deal with Dom, she agreed to use Culhane to entice viewers.

Trivia

On September 27, 2021, Liz Sczudlo confirmed that Brady Lloyd isn't Vanessa's father. This means that Dominique and Vanessa's father's marriage is not legal hence Dominique isn't Vanessa's stepmother legally. ^[2]
- This is yet to disclosed onscreen.

Appearances

Dynasty: Season 2 (0/22)
"Twenty-Three Skidoo":	"Ship of Vipers":	"The Butler Did It":	"Snowflakes in Hell":	"Queen of Cups":	"That Witch":	"A Temporary Infestation":	"A Real Instinct for the Jugular":	"Crazy Lady":	"A Champagne Mood":	"The Sight of You":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Filthy Games":	"Even Worms Can Procreate":	"Parisian Legend Has It...:	"Motherly Overprotectiveness":	"Miserably Ungrateful Men":	"How Two-Faced Can You Get":	"Life is A Masquerade Party":	"This Illness of Mine":	"New Lady in Town":	"Thicker Than Money":	"Deception, Jealousy, and Lies":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Mentioned	Absent	Absent

Dynasty: Season 3 (10/20)
"Guilt Trip to Alaska":	"Caution Never Won A War":	"Wild Ghost Chase":	"Something Desperate":	"Mother? I’m At La Mirage":	"A Used Up Memory":	"Shoot From the Hip":	"The Sensational Blake Carrington Trial":	"The Caviar, I Trust, Is Not Burned":	"What Sorrows Are You Drowning?":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Voice Only	Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears	Absent	Absent
"A Wound That May Never Heal":	"Battle Lines":	"You See Most Things in Terms of Black & White":	"That Wicked Stepmother":	"Up A Tree":	"Is The Next Surgery on The House?":	"She Cancelled...":	"You Make Being a Priest Sound Like Something Bad":	"Robin Hood Rescues":	"My Hangover's Arrived":
Absent	Appears	Absent	Appears	Appears	Mentioned	Appears	Mentioned	Appears	Absent

Dynasty: Season 4 (0/22)
"That Unfortunate Dinner":	"Vows Are Still Sacred":	"The Aftermath":	"Everybody Loves The Carringtons":	"New Hopes, New Beginnings":	"A Little Father-Daughter Chat":	"The Birthday Party":	"Your Sick and Self-Serving Vendetta":	"Equal Justice for the Rich":	"I Hate to Spoil Your Memories":	"A Public Forum for Her Lies":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Mentioned	Mentioned	Absent	Absent	Absent	Mentioned	Absent	Absent
"Everything But Facing Reality":	"Go Rescue Someone Else":	"But I Don't Need Therapy":	"She Lives in a Showplace Penthouse":	"The British Are Coming":	"Stars Make You Smile":	"A Good Marriage in Every Sense":	"Everything Looks Wonderful, Joseph":	"You Vicious, Miserable Liar":	"Affairs of State and Affairs of the Heart":	"Filled With Manipulations and Deceptions":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent