Vanessa Chantal Paradis  (born 22 December 1972), known as Vanessa Paradis, is a French singer, model and actress.

She became a child star at 14 with the worldwide success of her single "Joe le taxi". Since 1991, Paradis has been a spokesmodel for Chanel. She was in a relationship with actor Johnny Depp from 1998 to 2012. Vanessa's sister, Alysson Paradis, is a French actress.

Vanessa Paradis was born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France, to interior designers André and Corinne Paradis. She began to develop her singing career at the age of eight when her uncle, record producer Didier Pain, helped her appear on the local television program L'École des fans, a talent show for child singers.

From 1988 to 1991, Paradis dated French singer Florent Pagny. In 1992, she started dating Lenny Kravitz. Afterward, she dated French-Slovenian actorStanislas Merhar, until their breakup in 1998.

From 1998 to 2012, Paradis was in a relationship with American actor Johnny Depp. They have a daughter, Lily-Rose Melody Depp (born 1999), and a son, John Christopher "Jack" Depp III (born in 2002). Rumours of a separation began surfacing as early as January 2012; until Depp's representative officially announced their breakup on 19 June 2012.