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Jennifer Paredes
Born (1991-01-13) January 13, 1991 (age 33)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Actress
  • musician
Years active2008–present
Known forTheatrical performances throughout the United States
Notable credits
AwardsCraig Noel Award for Actor of the Year, Female
Websitejenniferparedesactor.com

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

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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

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Early in her career, Paredes performed in The House Theatre of Chicago's West Coast premiere of The Nutcracker with Edred Utomi[3] and in Manifest Destinitis, a Herbert Sigüenza adaptation of The Imaginary Invalid.[2] In 2016, she appeared in the film South of 8 with Brian Patrick Butler[4] and was nominated for two Craig Noel Awards for her performances in Lydia and Seven Spots on the Sun.[5]

After studying acting at University of San Diego, Paredes made her Old Globe Theatre debut in 2017, portraying Viola in Twelfth Night[1] and winning a Craig Noel Award for Actor of the Year, Female.[6] The following year she performed in American Mariachi with Doreen Montalvo[7] and in El Huracán by Charise Castro Smith at Yale Repertory Theatre under the direction of Laurie Woolery and co-starring Maria-Christina Oliveras.[8]

Paredes contributed music to the film Weigh Down.[2] She did the same in theater for American Mariachi[9] and played a ukelele in Logan Heights.[10]

Stage credits

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Year Title Role Location Ref.
2013 Logan Heights Dalia Rosales OnStage Playhouse, Chula Vista, California [10]
2014 The Nutcracker Phoebe New Village Arts Theatre, Carlsbad, California [3]
2016 Rapture, Blister, Burn Avery Willard San Diego Repertory Theatre, San Diego, California [11]
Manifest Destinitis Angelica / Luisa [2]
Lydia Ceci Ion Theatre, San Diego, California [12]
Seven Spots on the Sun Monica InnerMission Productions, San Diego, California [13]
2017 Waking la Llorona Doctor E.S. Moctezuma The Old Globe Theatre and La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego, California [14]
Perfect Arrangement Norma Intrepid Theatre, San Diego, California [15]
Into the Beautiful North Vampi San Diego Repertory Theatre [16]
Ballast Savannah Diversionary Theatre, San Diego, California [17]
Twelfth Night Viola Old Globe's tour in San Diego, California [1]
2018 American Mariachi Lucha Stage Theatre at Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Denver, Colorado [18]
The Old Globe Theatre [7][9][19]
El Huracán Alicia / Dr. Kempler / Val Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut [8]
2019 Native Gardens Tania Del Valle Florida Repertory Theatre, Fort Myers, Florida [20]
Loving and Loving Maya [21]
The River Bride Helena Yeager Theater at Stages Repertory Theatre, Houston, Texas [22]
The Clean House Matilde Portland Stage, Portland, Maine [23]
The Straights Phoebe JACK, Brooklyn, New York [24][25]
2020 Hurricane Diane Beth Wann The Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, San Diego, California [26]
2022 Much Ado About Nothing Hero Denver Center for the Performing Arts [27]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Ref.
2012 Inch Alisa
2013 The Violation Lia
2014 A Very Grimm Christmas Daisy
2015 Yesternow Mom
Too Young Blair
2016 A Life Lived Personal Assistant
South of 8 Emma [4]
2017 The Playground Auto Mechanic Clerk
Weigh Down Jenna Young [2]
Her Face Annette
INvisible
2020 Wander Waitress
List of awards and nominations
Accolades
Event Year Award Title Result Ref.
The San Diego Theatre Critics Circle 2017 Craig Noel Award for Actor of the Year, Female Twelfth Night, Ballast Won [6]
2016 Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play, Female Lydia Nominated [5]
Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, Female Seven Spots on the Sun Nominated
San Diego Film Awards 2014 Student Film Award: Best Supporting Actress Inch Won

References

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  1. ^ a b c Hebert, James (2017-10-08). "A bold performer takes on the Bard in Globe's touring 'Twelfth Night'". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  2. ^ a b c d e Brents, Phillip (2016-09-22). "South County actress's star is on the rise in San Diego REP production of 'Manifest Destinitis'". The Star-News. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  3. ^ a b Kragen, Pam (2014-12-01). "Review: 'Nutcracker' musical is bittersweet". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  4. ^ a b Black, Emilie (2017-02-17). "South of 8 (2016) [San Diego Film Week 2017] – Cinema Crazed". Cinema Crazed. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  5. ^ a b Eadie, Bill (2017-01-01). "Critics Circle Announces 2016 Craig Noel Award Nominations – San Diego Story". San Diego Story. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  6. ^ a b Garin, Nina (2018-02-13). "Craig Noel Awards Honor San Diego Theater". KPBS Public Media. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  7. ^ a b 'American Mariachi' Makes World Debut at Old Globe. NBC 7 San Diego. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  8. ^ a b Leininger, Tim (2018-10-11). "STAGE REVIEW: 'El Huracán' is a good play despite its steady diet of anger". Journal Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  9. ^ a b Hebert, James (2018-03-31). "Review: Old Globe's 'American Mariachi' a vibrant ode to music and memory". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  10. ^ a b Smith, Jeff (2013-09-23). "Logan Heights at OnStage Productions | San Diego Reader". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  11. ^ Lowerison, Jean (2016-05-09). "Theater Review: 'Rapture, Blister, Burn' | San Diego Gay and Lesbian News". San Diego Gay and Lesbian News. Archived from the original on 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  12. ^ Smith, Jeff (2016-06-20). "Starkly real to poetically hallucinatory | San Diego Reader". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  13. ^ Smith, Jeff (2016-11-29). "All kill the same | San Diego Reader". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  14. ^ "The Old Globe to Present David Israel Reynoso's Immersive WAKING LA LLORONA". BroadwayWorld. 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  15. ^ Hebert, James (2017-02-12). "Review: Timely 'Perfect Arrangement' inspires uneasy laughs at Intrepid". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  16. ^ Smith, Jeff (2017-04-12). "Into the Beautiful North has a little Oz | San Diego Reader". San Diego Reader. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  17. ^ Hebert, James (2017-05-15). "Wisdom and wit lift Diversionary's 'Ballast'". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  18. ^ Ostrow, Joanne (2018-02-07). "Review: In world premiere of DCPA's "American Mariachi," music marks a family's generational journey". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on 2023-04-26. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  19. ^ Launer, Pat (2018-04-01). "Hermanas Are Doin' It for Themselves in 'American Mariachi' at The Old Globe". Times of San Diego. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  20. ^ "2's Review: 'Native Gardens'". WBBH-TV. 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  21. ^ Cristi, A. A. (2019-04-18). "Florida Rep Announces Casts And Directors For 2019 PlayLab Festival". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  22. ^ Garza, Natalie de la (2019-01-26). "The River Bride Brings a Little "Once Upon a Time" Magic to Stages". Houston Press. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  23. ^ Verdino-Süllwold, Carla Maria (2012-09-30). "Review: Portland Stage Opens Season with THE CLEAN HOUSE". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  24. ^ Shaw, Helen (2019-12-14). "At the Armory, Judgment Day Shows Its Cast No Mercy". Vulture. Archived from the original on 2023-04-26. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  25. ^ Collins-Hughes, Laura (2019-12-13). "'The Straights' Review: On the Road With No Sense of Direction". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  26. ^ Tauber, Eric George (2020-02-17). "Swept up in 'Hurricane Diane'". San Diego Jewish World. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  27. ^ Thomas, Dillon (2022-09-14). "'Much Ado About Nothing' gets a modern take at DCPA". KCNC-TV. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
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