Jennifer Paredes | |
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Born | San Diego, California, U.S. | January 13, 1991
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Years active | 2008–present |
Known for | Theatrical performances throughout the United States |
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Awards | Craig Noel Award for Actor of the Year, Female |
Website | jenniferparedesactor |
Jennifer Paredes (born January 13, 1991) 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 .
Paredes grew up in Chula Vista, California [1] [2] 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. [3]
Early in her career, Paredes performed in The House Theatre of Chicago's West Coast premiere of The Nutcracker with Edred Utomi [4] and in Manifest Destinitis, a Herbert Sigüenza adaptation of The Imaginary Invalid . [3] In 2016, she 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. [3] She did the same in theater for American Mariachi [9] and played a ukulele in Logan Heights. [10] In 2016, she appeared in the film South of 8 by Tony Olmos. [11]
Year | Title | Role | Location | Notes |
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2013 | Logan Heights | Dalia Rosales | OnStage Playhouse, Chula Vista, California | [10] |
2014 | The Nutcracker | Phoebe | New Village Arts Theatre, Carlsbad, California | Featuring Edred Utomi and Brian Patrick Butler [4] |
2016 | Rapture, Blister, Burn | Avery Willard | San Diego Repertory Theatre, San Diego, California | [12] |
Manifest Destinitis | Angelica / Luisa | Herbert Sigüenza adaptation of The Imaginary Invalid [3] | ||
Lydia | Ceci | Ion Theatre, San Diego, California | [13] | |
September and Her Sisters | September | Scripps Ranch Theatre, San Diego, California | Part of "Out on a Limb", written by Jennifer Lane [14] [15] | |
Seven Spots on the Sun | Monica | InnerMission Productions, San Diego, California | [16] | |
2017 | Waking la Llorona | Doctor E.S. Moctezuma | The Old Globe Theatre and La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego, California | Without Walls Festival [17] [15] |
Perfect Arrangement | Norma | Intrepid Theatre, San Diego, California | [18] | |
Into the Beautiful North | Vampi | San Diego Repertory Theatre | [19] | |
Ballast | Savannah | Diversionary Theatre, San Diego, California | [20] | |
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 | Featuring Doreen Montalvo [21] |
The Old Globe Theatre | [7] [9] [22] | |||
El Huracán | Alicia / Dr. Kempler / Val | Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut | Written by Charise Castro Smith, directed by Laurie Woolery, featuring Maria-Christina Oliveras [8] | |
Froggy | La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, California | Staged reading [15] | ||
2019 | Native Gardens | Tania Del Valle | Florida Repertory Theatre, Fort Myers, Florida | [23] |
Loving and Loving | Maya | [24] | ||
The River Bride | Helena | Yeager Theater at Stages Repertory Theatre, Houston, Texas | [25] | |
The Clean House | Matilde | Portland Stage, Portland, Maine | [26] | |
The Straights | Phoebe | JACK, Brooklyn, New York | [27] [28] | |
2020 | Hurricane Diane | Beth Wann | The Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, San Diego, California | [29] |
2022 | Much Ado About Nothing | Hero | Denver Center for the Performing Arts | [30] |
Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
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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 | [11] | |
2017 | The Playground | Auto Mechanic Clerk | |
Weigh Down | Jenna Young | [3] | |
Her Face | Annette | ||
INvisible | |||
2020 | Wander | Waitress |
List of awards and nominations | |||||
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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 |