Venessa Lengies

To be the new girl is never easy, but being the new girl on Glee — now in its third season — must be nothing short of nerve wracking. No one knows this better than Vanessa Lengies (Sugar Motta), who loudly entered the show in the first episode, and then promptly joined the chorus, living her life as a gleek episode by episode. Like many recurring actors in the past,...

The last time Sugar Motta  (Vanessa Lengies) took center stage, we all got the surprise of our lives. Though the American Dreams actor is more than capable of carrying a tune, her Glee rendition of “Big Spender” made it clear that Vanessa was not hired to belt out the big musical numbers. And so, she’s remained in the background for half of a season — occasionally...