In August 2017, Shaw announced that she is expecting her first child with her husband, Kristopher Gifford (whom she first dated in 2007, got engaged to in 2008 and married in 2017). Shaw gave birth to their son, Jack.

There isn’t much information about Vinessa’s child as he is still very young and his parents are trying to keep him away from the spotlight.

Vinessa began her career as a child actor and had her break-out role in Disney’s 1993 Halloween comedy-fantasy film, Hocus Pocus. Shaw also appeared in Ladybugs.

Shaw was in the 2007 remake of the classic Western film 3:10 to Yuma with Russell Crowe and Christan Bale, the indie drama film Garden Party as well as having a leading role in Two lovers alongside Joaquin Phoenix and Gwyneth Paltrow.

In 2013, she had a supporting role opposite Jude Law’s character, playing his wife in Side Effects.