Vernetta Lopez (born on July 22, 1973) is a Singaporean actress and a radio DJ for Class 95FM. One of her most notable roles in television is Denise in Under One Roof, a 1994 television series. Lopez is of Portuguese and Thai ancestry from her father as well as Peranakan from her mother.

Personal life

In 1997, Lopez was married to 987FM programme director, Mark Richmond, whom she had dated for a few years. The marriage ended in divorce in 2001.

She had recently announced at a press conference for "The Leap Years" (in which she plays a lesbian) that she would be marrying her boyfriend of six years, British software engineer Wayne Gladwin, on Singapore's National Day this year (9 August 2008).

Trivia

In an interview in 2005, Lopez and her mother claimed that they were of African ancestry dating back to about 150,000 years. According to them, they had discovered this after taking a DNA test.

References

External links

• Vernetta Lopez at the Internet Movie Database
• Official website