Jenn Proske

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Jenn Proske
Born
Jennifer Proske

(1987-08-08) August 8, 1987 (age 37) [1] [2]
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Education Boston University (BFA)
Years active2008–2014
2022–present
Spouse
​
(m. 2013)​
Children1
Website www.jennproske.com

Jennifer Proske (born August 8, 1987) is a Canadian American actress, best known for portraying Becca Crane in the film Vampires Suck .

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Early life

Jenn Proske was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to an American ex-professional dancer and a Canadian advertising creative director [3] [4] [5] born in Slovenia, [6] who owns a sandwich shop. [7] She has a younger sister named Becca. [8] [9] [10] Her family moved to Orange County, California when she was four. There she became involved in stage shows for children: at six, she portrayed Ticklish the Dwarf in a new version of Snow White . [8] She kept on acting while attending Tesoro High School. [11] She spent six months in Australia studying and working at the Sydney Theatre Company, led by Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton. In May 2009 she graduated cum laude [12] in Acting and Theatre Arts from the Boston University College of Fine Arts. Then, she left her job as a floral designer [13] at the Saint Regis resort of Orange County [14] and moved to Los Angeles to become an actress. [5] [7]

Career

After acting in several shows while in high school and college, Proske was hired for her first professional role in Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling, in 2008. She portrayed Shelby. In 2009, she portrayed Titania and Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream at Mysterium Theater of Santa Ana and had the role of Mariah in an Off-Broadway production of Pope Joan.

She was hired for her first movie role in 2010, as Becca Crane — a parody of Bella Swan from the Twilight saga — in Vampires Suck . She had originally been called for the role of Iris, the parody of Alice Cullen. [15] Vampires Suck received almost universally negative reviews, [16] but Proske's performance was praised by several critics. [17] [18] [19]

In 2011 she joined the short film The Infamous Exploits of Jack West and the pilot of the TV series Home Game, which was never broadcast. [20] In November, she was Serena, the raped daughter of a senator, in the eight and ninth episodes of the eight season of CSI: NY . [21] [22]

In 2012, she was hired for the roles of Beth in the TV series House of Lies , [23] of Dina Van Cleve in the TV movie Sexting in Suburbia , directed by John Stimpson, [24] and of Meghan Weller, a stage actress, in the episode Theatre Tricks of the thirteenth season of Law & Order: SVU . [25] She also portrayed Amanda Martino in the second episode of Major Crimes . In August, she filmed the fourth episode of The CW series Beauty & the Beast . [26]

In 2013, Proske portrayed Abby, an East Coast girl who falls in love with FBI Special Agent Mike Warren (Aaron Tveit), in the TV series Graceland . [27]

Personal life

In 2012, Proske became engaged to actor Stephen Schneider. The wedding took place on May 26, 2013. [28] On March 28, 2015, Proske gave birth to a daughter, Ava Morata Schneider. [29] Proske converted to Judaism [30]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010 Vampires Suck Becca Crane
2011The Infamous Exploits of Jack WestCambria WestShort film
2022 Ambulance Lindsey's Mom

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Home GameTessUnaired television pilot
2011 CSI: NY Serena MatthewsGuest role; 2 episodes
2012 House of Lies BethEpisode: "Veritas"
2012 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Meghan WellerEpisode: "Theatre Tricks"
2012 Sexting in Suburbia Dina Van CleveTelevision film
2012 Major Crimes Amanda MartinoEpisode: "Before and After"
2012 Beauty & the Beast Clarissa WithworthEpisode: "Basic Instinct"
2013 Graceland AbbyRecurring role; 6 episodes
2014 Rizzoli & Isles Lily GreenEpisode: "...Goodbye"
2014 Cristela CheriEpisode: "Hall-Oates-Ween"

Theatre

Theatre
YearTitleRoleTheatre
2003Stage DoorTerry RandallTesoro High School theatre [31]
2004 Much Ado About Nothing BeatriceTesoro High School theatre [32]
-Aurora BorealisChoreographer, dancerBoston University theatre
-In This BodyLead EnsemblePiven Theatre, Chicago [33]
2008Lizzie StrantonGertrudeBoston University theatre [34]
2008 Steel Magnolias ShelbyHuntington Beach Playhouse [35]
2009 A Midsummer Night's Dream The GirlMysterium Theater, Santa Ana [36]
2009Pope JoanMariahOff-Broadway [37]

Awards

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2010Beverly Hills Film and TV FestivalBest New Actress [7] Vampires Suck Won

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  2. ↑ "Jenn Proske@Twitter - My 25th birthday is in a few months". 18 May 2012.
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