Biography
Vanessa Haywood is a South African actress. She is known for her role as Tania van de Merwe in the film District 9 (2009).
Her other screen credits include an uncredited appearance as the Diplomat's Wife in Blood Diamond (2006) and a role in Hey Boy (2003). She has also worked as a television presenter in South Africa and competed as a contestant on Survivor South Africa in 2011. She is married to trail runner Ryan Sandes.
