Vanessa May-Anne D. Uri, also known as Halina Perez (December 11, 1981 â March 4, 2004), was a Filipino actress.
Perez was born Vanessa May-Anne Uri. When she was four, her father was imprisoned twice which led to her parents' separation. Her father reportedly burnt their house when he was on drugs. She graduated from the Sta. Maria Academy School in Santa Maria, Laguna. Perez appeared in erotic thrillers and comedies. Notable credits include Kiskisan (2003), Kasiping (along with Diana Zubiri) (2002), Balat Sibuyas (2002), Amorseko: Damong Ligaw (2001) and Ikapitong Gloria (2001).
On March 4, 2004, Perez attended the opening of a Konica photo store in Legazpi, Albay. On their way back to Manila, their van collided with a truck head-on at the QuezonâÂÂCamarines Norte boundary. Perez' manager, Isah Munio, died at the scene, while the van driver died after undergoing surgery. Perez broke her neck in the crash but was still breathing when rescuers pulled her out of the wreck. She was dead by the time she arrived at the Tagkawayan District Hospital in Tagkawayan, Quezon. The remaining four victims survived. Perez was buried at the Santa Maria Catholic Cemetery in her hometown Santa Maria, Laguna.