Jennifer Paredes: Difference between revisions

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|1|13}}

| birth_place = [[San Diego, California]], U.S.

| alma_mater = [[University of San Diego]]{{Plainlist|

| education =* [[Otay Ranch High School]]

| known_for = Theatrical performances throughout the [[United States]]

| credits = {{Plainlist|

| awards = [[Craig Noel Awards|Craig Noel Award]] for ''Actor of the Year, Female''

| website = {{url|jenniferparedesactor.com}}

'''Jennifer Paredes''' is an American [[actress]] who appeared as [[Hero (Much Ado About Nothing)|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|]]''The Clean House'']]. Paredes won a [[Craig Noel Awards|Craig Noel Award]] for Actor of the Year for her performances in Diversionary Theatre's production of ''Ballast'' and as [[Viola (Twelfth Night)|Viola]] in [[Old Globe Theatre|Old Globe]]'s tour of ''[[Twelfth Night]]''.

Early in her career, Paredes performed in [[The House Theatre of Chicago]]'s West Coast premiere of [[The Nutcracker and the Mouse King|''The Nutcracker'']] with [[Edred Utomi]]<ref name=":10" /> and in ''Manifest Destinitis'', a [[Herbert Sigüenza]] adaptation of ''[[The Imaginary Invalid]]''.<ref name=":0" /> In 2016, she appeared in the film ''[[South of 8]]'' with [[Brian Patrick Butler]]<ref name=":11" /> and was nominated for two [[Craig Noel|Craig Noel Awards]] for her performances in ''[[Lydia (play)|Lydia]]'' and ''Seven Spots on the Sun''.<ref name=":12" />

After studying acting at [[University of San Diego]], Paredes made her [[Old Globe Theatre]] debut in 2017, portraying [[Viola (Twelfth Night)|Viola]] in ''[[Twelfth Night]]''<ref name=":1" /> and winning a Craig Noel Award for ''Actor of the Year, Female''.<ref name=":13" /> The following year she performed in ''American Mariachi'' with [[Doreen Montalvo]]<ref name=":2" /> and in ''El Huracán'' by [[Charise Castro Smith]] at [[Yale Repertory Theatre]] under the direction of [[Laurie Woolery]] and co-starring [[Maria-Christina Oliveras]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Leininger |first=Tim |date=2018-10-11 |title=STAGE REVIEW: 'El Huracán' is a good play despite its steady diet of anger |url=https://www.journalinquirer.com/public/stage-review-el-hurac-n-is-a-good-play-despite-its-steady-diet-of-anger/article_8f048614-cc98-11e8-b78c-5ff69672fbca.html |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425022123/https://www.journalinquirer.com/public/stage-review-el-hurac-n-is-a-good-play-despite-its-steady-diet-of-anger/article_8f048614-cc98-11e8-b78c-5ff69672fbca.html |archive-date=2023-04-25 |access-date=2023-04-20 |website=[[Journal Inquirer]] |language=en}}</ref>

| rowspan="2" |[[San Diego Repertory Theatre]], [[San Diego|San Diego, California]]

|''[[Chicago (musical)|Twelfth Night]]''

|<ref name=":2">{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.nbcsandiego.com/entertainment/the-scene/_american-mariachi_-makes-world-debut-at-old-globe_san-diego/43689/ |title=‘American'American Mariachi' Makes World Debut at Old Globe |language=en-US |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=[[NBC 7 San Diego]]}}</ref><ref name=":14" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Launer |first=Pat |date=2018-04-01 |title=Hermanas Are Doin' It for Themselves in 'American Mariachi' at The Old Globe |url=https://timesofsandiego.com/arts/2018/03/31/hermanas-are-doin-it-for-themselves-in-american-mariachi-at-the-old-globe/ |access-date=2023-04-26 |website=Times of San Diego |language=en-US}}</ref>

|''[[Oklahoma!|Much Ado About Nothing]]''

|''[[A Life Lived]]''

|''[[South of 8]]''