Gina Naomi Baez

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Gina Naomi Baez
Education BFA in musical theatre
Alma mater Pace University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
Website ginanaomibaez.com

Gina Naomi Baez is an American actress, singer, and songwriter. With a flourishing acting career having landed roles in Spike Lee's She's Gotta Have It , Orange is the New Black and most recently CBS's FBI. She has appeared in numerous Off-Broadway and regional stage plays including as Celia in Rattlesnake Kate, Esmeralda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame , Dulcinea del Toboso in Man of La Mancha , and Agnes in A Taste of Things to Come (among others). Baez has also seen great success with her YouTube channel which has built an impressive following. Her infamous "Lizzo's Truth Hurts x Hocus Pocus" parody music video went viral after LIZZO herself reposted it, as well as Bette Midler. She has also released several songs, including a 2015 EP (You and Me) and a variety of covers on her YouTube channel (often with Tinkerbelle the Dog). [1]

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Early life and education

Baez is a native of Rockville Centre, New York. [2] She began singing as young as age six and started writing songs in eighth grade. Around that time, she was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. [3] [4] She underwent chemotherapy and radiation therapy which caused her to lose her hair. While undergoing treatment, she founded the non-profit, Kids Performing Who Kare, which continues to exist and raise money for the NYU Winthrop Hospital's Cancer Center for Kids where she was treated. The non-profit puts on stage productions and concerts with children ages 6 to 18. [2] [5]

Baez attended South Side High School in Rockville Centre and graduated in 2006. She moved on to Pace University where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theatre in 2010. [2] [4] Prior to graduating college, Baez earned a role in Under Fire which ran during the New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) at the Theater at St. Clement's in September and October 2009. [6] [7] In January 2010, she appeared in the ensemble cast for Pace's production of Quanah at the Schaeberle Studio. [7] [8]

Career

After college, one of Baez's first roles came as Anna Leonowens in an August 2010 production of The King and I with the St. Gregory Theater Group. [2] In October 2010, she directed a production of the musical, 13 in association with the Rockville Centre Guild for the Arts. [9] The following month, she and select cast members from a Kids Performing Who Kare production of Sweeney Todd were asked to perform for a benefit at the New World Stages theater. [10] In October 2011, she played Jo March in a Rockville Centre Guild for the Arts production of Little Women . [11]

In September 2013, Baez premiered a music video for a song entitled, "Downtown," at a movie theater in Westbury, New York. Tinkerbelle the Dog was featured in the video. [4] In January 2014, she released a video cover of the song "Let It Go" from the 2013 Disney film, Frozen . The video again featured an appearance from Tinkerbelle the Dog, [12] who also appeared in the August 2014 music video for Baez's song, "Cupcakes." [13] [14] In November 2015, Baez independently released an EP entitled, You and Me. [15] [16]

In January 2016, she auditioned for and appeared in an episode of the 15th season of American Idol . She sang Meghan Trainor's "Lips Are Movin" but failed to progress beyond the judges. [17] That month, she also had a leading role as Agnes Crookshank [18] in a production of A Taste of Things to Come at the Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, Pennsylvania. [5] [19] In June 2016, she appeared in a small role in an episode of the Netflix series, Orange is the New Black . The following month, she appeared as Nancy for a production of Oliver! at the Warehouse Theater at Fairfield Theatre Company in Fairfield, Connecticut. [20] [21] In September 2017, she earned a role as one of the street urchins, Chiffon, in a production of Little Shop of Horrors at the Fulton Theatre in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. [22] [23]

In May 2018, Baez appeared in Women on Fire: Stories from the Frontlines at the off-Broadway Royal Family Arts Space. [24] In November 2018, she took on the role of Esmeralda for a production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the Argyle Theatre in Babylon, New York. In 2019, she will have a recurring role as Marisol in the second season of Spike Lee's Netflix series, She's Gotta Have It. [3] [25]

Credits

Theatre

YearTitle
[7] [26] 		RoleDatesVenueNotes
2009Under FireLa MuchachaSeptember 30 – October 12, 2009The Theater at St. Clements (NYMF) Off-Broadway
2010Chautauqua!EnsembleJanuary 7–17, 2010 [27] The Public Theater Off-Broadway
QuanahEnsembleJanuary 19–24, 2010 Pace University's Schaeberle Studio TheaterPace New Musicals
The King and I [2] Anna Leonowens August 2010St. Gregory Theater GroupRegional
13 [9] DirectorOctober 22–24, 2010South Side Middle School Rockville Centre Guild for the Arts
2011 Little Women [11] Jo MarchOctober 21–23, 2011South Side Middle SchoolRockville Centre Guild for the Arts
2013 In The Heights Nina RosarioApril 12–21, 2013 [28] Montclair Operetta ClubRegional
2016A Taste of Things to ComeAgnes CrookshankJanuary 30 – February 21, 2016 Bucks County Playhouse
Oliver! Nancy August 20–21, 2016Warehouse Theater at the Fairfield Theatre CompanyNew Paradigm Theatre Company; regional
2017 Man of La Mancha Aldonza/Dulcinea May 25 – June 18, 2017SaGaJi Theatre (Colorado Springs, CO)Regional
Little Shop of Horrors ChiffonSeptember 19 – October 15, 2017Fulton Theatre (Lancaster, PA)Regional
2018MonumentLeadFebruary 3–4, 2018 [29] Times CenterProspect Theatre Company
Women on Fire: Stories from the FrontlinesMay 11 – June 1, 2018Royal Family Arts SpaceOff-Broadway
Fatty Fatty No FriendsSallyAugust 1–4, 2018The Green Room 42 (NYMF)Off-Broadway
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Esmeralda August 18–19, 2018Warehouse Theater at Fairfield Theatre CompanyNew Paradigm Theatre Company
November 8 – December 30, 2018Argyle Theatre (Babylon, NY)Regional
2022Rattlesnake KateCeliaFebruary 4-March 13, 2022Denver Center for the Performing ArtsRegional

Television

YearTitleRole
[21] 		Notes
2016 Orange is the New Black Singing Inmate No. 3Episode 4.2: "Power Suit"
2019 She's Gotta Have It Marisol [3] Post-production; recurring role
2021 FBI NYPD UniformEpisode 4.4: "Know Thyself"

Film

YearTitle
[7] [26] 		RoleDatesNotes
2022Triple ThreatLauraJune 21, 2022

Discography

EPs

List of EPs with selected album details
TitleDetails
Me and You
  • Released: November 10, 2018 (US)
  • Label: Independent
  • Formats: CD, Digital download
List of EPs with selected album details
TitleDetails
Ginita
  • Released: August 5, 2022 (US)
  • Label: Independent
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

List of singles showing year released and album name
Title
[30] 		YearAlbum
"Everything to Me"2014You and Me
"Cupcakes"Non-album single
"Don't Forget Your Pet on Christmas"2016
"Ugly Christmas Sweater Party"2017
"Unwrap Your Heart"
"White Christmas"2018
"Piñata""Harvest"

"Hidden Hurt" "Skyline" "Stick Around"

Ginita

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