Roberta Colindrez | |
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 Colindrez at the 2019 Montclair Film Festival | |
| Born | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Known for | |
Roberta Colindrez (born May 28, 1986) is a Mexican-American actor and writer. She is best known for originating the role of Joan in the musical Fun Home . Additionally, Colindrez is known for roles in the TV shows I Love Dick, Vida, and A League of Their Own , as well as the films Ms. White Light (2019) and Cassandro (2023).
Colindrez was born on May 28, 1986 in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. She has Argentinian and Honduran heritage. [1] [2] Colindrez migrated from Mexico to Houston when she was 5 years old. She lived in Houston for six years then moved to Austin, Texas when she was 10 years old. [3] She first realized she wanted to become an actor at age 12, when she and her brother took a theater class together. [4] She went to Westwood High School, and went on to the Texas State University where she graduated with bachelor's degree in acting. [5] She later moved to New York City. [6] While trying to find work as an actor, she also worked in restaurants and as a church janitor. Colindrez eventually joined the New York Neo-Futurists. [7]
Colindrez made her off-Broadway debut in 2006, in the Neo-Futurist revue Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind . She appeared in several short films and regional theater productions after that, and in 2011 she wrote and starred in the film Otis Under Sky. In 2013, she began playing Joan in the musical Fun Home off-Broadway. [4] The show closed in early 2014, then opened on Broadway in 2015, where it won five Tony Awards and was nominated for seven more. [4]
Colindrez has made guest appearances on several television series. Her performance on I Love Dick was described as a "breakout" in an interview with Vanity Fair . [6]
In 2018, Colindrez joined the cast of HBO's The Deuce as Irene. In 2019, Colindrez joined Vida as Nico. [8]
She also does voice acting work, most notably on the podcast Alice Isn't Dead , [9] and writes for the stage. [4]
In 2020, Colindrez joined the cast of Amazon's A League of Their Own , about the All American Girls Professional Baseball League, as the character Lupe. [10] [11]
Colindrez also originated the role of the Farmer in a 2022 workshop of the first act of Césaire José Carroll-Domínguez's epic historical play Spreckles which premiered in the 2022 Beyond The Box performance festival in Marfa, Texas with the Marfa Live Arts group in the Crowley Theater.
Colindrez identifies as queer [4] [12] and butch. [13]
Colindrez became close friends with Bobbi Salvör Menuez on the set of I Love Dick. [6] Menuez gave Colindrez a stick and poke tattoo as a memento of their friendship. [6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | One Dollar Poem | Short | |
| 2011 | Otis Under Sky | Ursula | Also writer |
| 2013 | Beautiful Dreamer | Catherina | Short |
| The Artist's Assistant | Justine | Short | |
| 2014 | Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) | Broadway Woman on Street | |
| 2019 | Ms. White Light | Lex Cordova | [3] |
| Friends Like That | Alex | Short | |
| 2022 | Unidentified Objects | Lola Nelson | |
| 2023 | Cassandro | Sabrina | |
| TBA | Being Heumann | Joni Breves | Filming [14] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012–2014 | Girls | Tako | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | F to 7th | Baby | Episode: "Down to Zero" |
| Gotham | Female Detective | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Unforgettable | Pam Lisotta | Episode: "Throwing Shade" | |
| Boardwalk Empire | Episode: "Golden Days for Boys and Girls" | ||
| 2015 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self/Joan | Episode: "Ed Helms/Alison Bechdel/Fun Home/Brad Wilk" |
| 2016–2017 | I Love Dick | Devon | 8 episodes [4] [15] |
| 2018 | The Good Fight | FBI Agent Grace | Episode: "Day 492" |
| Home | Roberta Colindrez | Episode: "Home on the Range" | |
| 2018–2019 | The Deuce | Irene | 12 episodes |
| 2019 | Mr. Robot | Happyhardonhenry806 | Episode: "404 Not Found" |
| 2019–2020 | Vida | Nico Silva | 14 episodes |
| 2020 | Interrogation | Detective Boyd | Episode: "Det. Dave Russell vs Chris Keller 1983" [16] |
| Mrs. America | Jules | Episode: "Phyllis & Fred & Brenda & Marc" | |
| Monsterland | Shawn Greene | Episode: "Plainfield, Illinois" [17] | |
| 2021 | The Harper House | Tonya Acosta (voice) | 5 episodes |
| High Herstory | The Storyteller/Ellen Ochoa | 2 episodes | |
| 2022 | A League of Their Own | Lupe Garcia | 8 episodes |
| 2024 | Eric | Ronnie | Miniseries [18] |
