Vanessa Lynn Branch (born March 21, 1973) is an English-born American actress and model. She is best known in the United States as the Orbit Gum girl for its series of television commercials (her catchphrase is "Fabulous!"). Early life Branch holds her dual citizenship in the United Kingdom and the United States. She also speaks fluent French and Mandarin Chinese. After graduating from Mercersburg Academy, a boarding school located in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, she graduated from Middlebury College in 1994 with a double major in French and Theatre. Branch won the crown as Miss Vermont 1994 and competed in the Miss America 1995 pageant. After graduating college she modeled internationally, working for such magazines as Elle and Harpers Bazaar. She then moved to Los Angeles to pursue her dream of acting. She is best known for the long running Orbit gum campaign, where she played their quirky British spokesperson for 8 years and appeared in 45 Orbit ads, as well as her role in the first 3 Pirates of the Caribbean films. She has also played leading roles in numerous Chinese films in Mandarin Chinese. She has one child, a boy named Jack, born October 11, 2016. Filmography References External links 1973 births Living people 20th-century American actresses 20th-century English people 20th-century English women 21st-century American actresses 21st-century English people 21st-century English women Actresses from London American film producers American television actresses American video game actresses American women film producers British emigrants to the United States English film producers English television actresses English video game actresses Middlebury College alumni Miss America 1995 delegates Beauty pageant contestants from Vermont