Jennifer Paredes Explained

Jennifer Paredes
Birth Date:13 January 1991
Birth Place:San Diego, California, U.S.
Years Active:2008–present
Known For:Theatrical performances throughout the United States
Awards:Craig Noel Award for Actor of the Year, Female

Jennifer Paredes is an American actress who appeared as Hero in Denver Center for the Performing Arts' production of Much Ado About Nothing, Helena in Stages Repertory Theatre's The River Bride, and Matilde in Portland Stage's The Clean House. Paredes won a Craig Noel Award for Actor of the Year for her performances in Diversionary Theatre's production of Ballast and as Viola in Old Globe's tour of Twelfth Night.

Early life

Paredes grew up in Chula Vista, California after her parents immigrated from Peru and Tijuana.[1] She became interested in acting during her senior year before graduating from Otay Ranch High School in 2008.[2]

Career

Early in her career, Paredes performed in The House Theatre of Chicago's West Coast premiere of The Nutcracker with Edred Utomi and in Manifest Destinitis, a Herbert Sigüenza adaptation of The Imaginary Invalid. In 2016, she appeared in the film South of 8 with Brian Patrick Butler and was nominated for two Craig Noel Awards for her performances in Lydia and Seven Spots on the Sun.

After studying acting at University of San Diego, Paredes made her Old Globe Theatre debut in 2017, portraying Viola in Twelfth Night and winning a Craig Noel Award for Actor of the Year, Female. The following year she performed in American Mariachi with Doreen Montalvo and in El Huracán by Charise Castro Smith at Yale Repertory Theatre under the direction of Laurie Woolery and co-starring Maria-Christina Oliveras.[3]

Paredes contributed music to the film Weigh Down. She did the same in theater for American Mariachi[4] and played a ukelele in Logan Heights.

Stage credits

YearTitleRoleLocationRef.
2013Logan HeightsDalia RosalesOnStage Playhouse, Chula Vista, California[5]
2014The NutcrackerPhoebeNew Village Arts Theatre, Carlsbad, California[6]
2016Rapture, Blister, BurnAvery WillardSan Diego Repertory Theatre, San Diego, California[7]
Manifest DestinitisAngelica / Luisa
LydiaCeciIon Theatre, San Diego, California[8]
Seven Spots on the SunMonicaInnerMission Productions, San Diego, California[9]
2017Waking la LloronaDoctor E.S. MoctezumaThe Old Globe Theatre and La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego, California[10]
Perfect ArrangementNormaIntrepid Theatre, San Diego, California[11]
Into the Beautiful NorthVampiSan Diego Repertory Theatre[12]
BallastSavannahDiversionary Theatre, San Diego, California[13]
Twelfth NightViolaOld Globe's tour in San Diego, California
2018American MariachiLuchaStage Theatre at Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Denver, Colorado[14]
The Old Globe Theatre[15] [16]
El HuracánAlicia / Dr. Kempler / ValYale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut
2019Native GardensTania Del ValleFlorida Repertory Theatre, Fort Myers, Florida[17]
Loving and LovingMaya[18]
The River BrideHelenaYeager Theater at Stages Repertory Theatre, Houston, Texas[19]
The Clean HouseMatildePortland Stage, Portland, Maine[20]
The StraightsPhoebeJACK, Brooklyn, New York[21] [22]
2020Hurricane DianeBeth WannThe Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, San Diego, California[23]
2022Much Ado About NothingHeroDenver Center for the Performing Arts[24]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleRef.
2012InchAlisa
2013The ViolationLia
2014A Very Grimm ChristmasDaisy
2015YesternowMom
Too YoungBlair
2016A Life LivedPersonal Assistant
South of 8Emma[25]
2017The PlaygroundAuto Mechanic Clerk
Weigh DownJenna Young
Her FaceAnnette
INvisible
2020WanderWaitress
List of awards and nominations+AccoladesEventYearAwardTitleResultRef.
The San Diego Theatre Critics Circle2017Craig Noel Award for Actor of the Year, FemaleTwelfth Night, Ballast[26]
2016Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play, FemaleLydia[27]
Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, FemaleSeven Spots on the Sun
San Diego Film Awards2014Student Film Award: Best Supporting ActressInch

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hebert . James . 2017-10-08 . A bold performer takes on the Bard in Globe's touring 'Twelfth Night' . 2023-04-20 . . en-US.
  2. Web site: Brents . Phillip . 2016-09-22 . South County actress's star is on the rise in San Diego REP production of 'Manifest Destinitis' . 2023-04-20 . . en-US.
  3. Web site: Leininger . Tim . 2018-10-11 . STAGE REVIEW: 'El Huracán' is a good play despite its steady diet of anger . subscription . https://web.archive.org/web/20230425022123/https://www.journalinquirer.com/public/stage-review-el-hurac-n-is-a-good-play-despite-its-steady-diet-of-anger/article_8f048614-cc98-11e8-b78c-5ff69672fbca.html . 2023-04-25 . 2023-04-20 . . en.
  4. Web site: Hebert . James . 2018-03-31 . Review: Old Globe's 'American Mariachi' a vibrant ode to music and memory . 2023-04-26 . . en-US.
  5. Web site: Smith . Jeff . 2013-09-23 . Logan Heights at OnStage Productions San Diego Reader . 2023-04-21 . . en.
  6. Web site: Kragen . Pam . 2014-12-01 . Review: 'Nutcracker' musical is bittersweet . 2023-04-21 . . en-US.
  7. Web site: Lowerison . Jean . 2016-05-09 . Theater Review: 'Rapture, Blister, Burn' San Diego Gay and Lesbian News . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160509075356/https://sdgln.com/entertainment/2016/05/05/theater-review-rapture-blister-burn . 2016-05-09 . 2023-04-21 . San Diego Gay and Lesbian News.
  8. Web site: Smith . Jeff . 2016-06-20 . Starkly real to poetically hallucinatory San Diego Reader . 2023-04-21 . . en.
  9. Web site: Smith . Jeff . 2016-11-29 . All kill the same San Diego Reader . 2023-04-21 . . en.
  10. Web site: 2017-08-23 . The Old Globe to Present David Israel Reynoso's Immersive WAKING LA LLORONA . 2023-04-21 . . en.
  11. Web site: Hebert . James . 2017-02-12 . Review: Timely 'Perfect Arrangement' inspires uneasy laughs at Intrepid . 2023-04-21 . . en-US.
  12. Web site: Smith . Jeff . 2017-04-12 . Into the Beautiful North has a little Oz San Diego Reader . 2023-04-21 . . en.
  13. Web site: Hebert . James . 2017-05-15 . Wisdom and wit lift Diversionary's 'Ballast' . 2023-04-21 . . en-US.
  14. Web site: Ostrow . Joanne . 2018-02-07 . Review: In world premiere of DCPA's "American Mariachi," music marks a family's generational journey . subscription . https://web.archive.org/web/20230426182642/https://www.denverpost.com/2018/02/07/review-in-world-premiere-of-dcpas-american-mariachi-music-marks-a-familys-generational-journey/ . 2023-04-26 . 2023-04-21 . . en-US.
  15. 'American Mariachi' Makes World Debut at Old Globe . en-US . 2023-04-21 . NBC 7 San Diego.
  16. Web site: Launer . Pat . 2018-04-01 . Hermanas Are Doin' It for Themselves in 'American Mariachi' at The Old Globe . 2023-04-26 . Times of San Diego . en-US.
  17. Web site: 2019-04-15 . 2's Review: 'Native Gardens' . 2023-04-21 . . en-US.
  18. Web site: Cristi . A. A. . 2019-04-18 . Florida Rep Announces Casts And Directors For 2019 PlayLab Festival . 2023-04-21 . . en.
  19. Web site: Garza . Natalie de la . 2019-01-26 . The River Bride Brings a Little "Once Upon a Time" Magic to Stages . 2023-04-20 . . en.
  20. Web site: Verdino-Süllwold . Carla Maria . 2012-09-30 . Review: Portland Stage Opens Season with THE CLEAN HOUSE . 2023-04-21 . . en.
  21. Web site: Shaw . Helen . 2019-12-14 . At the Armory, Judgment Day Shows Its Cast No Mercy . subscription . https://web.archive.org/web/20230426055149/https://www.vulture.com/2019/12/theater-reviews-judgment-day-and-the-straights.html . 2023-04-26 . 2023-04-21 . . en-us.
  22. News: Collins-Hughes . Laura . 2019-12-13 . 'The Straights' Review: On the Road With No Sense of Direction . en-US . . subscription . 2023-04-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191214015008/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/13/theater/the-straights-review.html . 2019-12-14 . 0362-4331.
  23. Web site: Tauber . Eric George . 2020-02-17 . Swept up in 'Hurricane Diane' . 2023-04-21 . . en-US.
  24. Web site: Thomas . Dillon . 2022-09-14 . 'Much Ado About Nothing' gets a modern take at DCPA . 2023-04-20 . . en-US.
  25. Web site: Black . Emilie . 2017-02-17 . South of 8 (2016) [San Diego Film Week 2017] – Cinema Crazed ]. 2023-04-21 . Cinema Crazed . en-US.
  26. Web site: Garin . Nina . 2018-02-13 . Craig Noel Awards Honor San Diego Theater . 2023-04-21 . . en.
  27. Web site: Eadie . Bill . 2017-01-01 . Critics Circle Announces 2016 Craig Noel Award Nominations – San Diego Story . 2023-04-20 . San Diego Story.

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