Vanesza Adzania was born on 21 December 1993 in Jakarta, Indonesia, as the eldest of two daughters of Doddy Sudrajat and Lucy Maywati.[1] She had a younger sister, Mayang Lucyana Fitri (b. 2003), and two younger paternal half-sisters, Nachika Septalia (b. 2005) and Aisyahqilla Nareswari Dewi Ramdhani (b. 2016).[2][3][4] Her mother died from pulmonary embolism after gave birth to her sister at YPK Maternity Hospital in April 2003, and she was then raised by her paternal grandparents.[5][6] In June 2004, her father claimed the hospital doctor, Dwiana Ocviyanti, had committing malpractice against her mother but the claim was denied by the hospital.[5]
Vanessa began her career as a model in teen magazines.[6] In 2008, she played Sandra in Cinta Intan before appearing on MBA: Married By Accident opposite Nikita Willy and Marcell Darwin.[7] She sang with Nicky Tirta and appeared in the music video alongside him for the song "Indah Cintaku which was released in 2011."[6][7] She then worked as a presenter and appeared in several film television, such as: Upik Abu Metropolitan (2012), Tukang Jamu Pembawa Cinta (2012), Heart Series 2 (2013), 3 Semprul Mengejar Cinta (2014), and Romansa Sopir Angkot Kece (2015).[7]
Vanessa was arrested in Surabaya on 6 January 2019 and was sentenced to 5 months in prison for prostitution-related charges after authorities found she had exchanged electronic documents containing "inappropriate materials" for money.[8][9][10][11][12]