American actress
Jennifer Paredes
Born (1991-01-13 ) January 13, 1991 (age 34) San Diego, California, U.S.
Alma mater Occupations Years active 2008–present Known for Theatrical performances throughout the United States Notable credits Awards Craig Noel Award for Actor of the Year, Female Website jenniferparedesactor .com
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 .
Early life
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]
Career
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]
Music and film
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]
Stage credits
Year
Title
Role
Location
Notes
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]
Filmography
Year
Title
Role
Ref.
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
Accolades
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
References
^ a b c d Hebert, James (2017-10-08). "A bold performer takes on the Bard in Globe's touring 'Twelfth Night' " . San Diego Union-Tribune . Retrieved 2023-04-20 .
^ Hebert, James (2017-10-08). "Jennifer Paredes le pone acento latino al teatro local" . San Diego Union-Tribune . Retrieved 2025-03-09 .
^ a b c d e Brents, Phillip (2016-09-22). "South County actress's star is on the rise in San Diego REP production of 'Manifest Destinitis' " . The Star-News . Retrieved 2023-04-20 .
^ a b Kragen, Pam (2014-12-01). "Review: 'Nutcracker' musical is bittersweet" . San Diego Union-Tribune . Retrieved 2023-04-21 .
^ a b Eadie, Bill (2017-01-01). "Critics Circle Announces 2016 Craig Noel Award Nominations – San Diego Story" . San Diego Story . Retrieved 2023-04-20 .
^ a b Garin, Nina (2018-02-13). "Craig Noel Awards Honor San Diego Theater" . KPBS Public Media . Retrieved 2023-04-21 .
^ a b 'American Mariachi' Makes World Debut at Old Globe . NBC 7 San Diego . Retrieved 2023-04-21 .
^ a b Leininger, Tim (2018-10-11). "STAGE REVIEW: 'El Huracán' is a good play despite its steady diet of anger" . Journal Inquirer . Archived from the original on 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2023-04-20 .
^ a b Hebert, James (2018-03-31). "Review: Old Globe's 'American Mariachi' a vibrant ode to music and memory" . San Diego Union-Tribune . Retrieved 2023-04-26 .
^ a b Smith, Jeff (2013-09-23). "Logan Heights at OnStage Productions | San Diego Reader" . San Diego Reader . Retrieved 2023-04-21 .
^ a b Black, Emilie (2017-02-17). "South of 8 (2016) [San Diego Film Week 2017] – Cinema Crazed" . Cinema Crazed . Retrieved 2023-04-21 .
^ Lowerison, Jean (2016-05-09). "Theater Review: 'Rapture, Blister, Burn' | San Diego Gay and Lesbian News" . San Diego Gay and Lesbian News . Archived from the original on 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2023-04-21 .
^ Smith, Jeff (2016-06-20). "Starkly real to poetically hallucinatory | San Diego Reader" . San Diego Reader . Retrieved 2023-04-21 .
^ Hebert, James (2015-07-15). "Quick tip: Locally sourced drama" . San Diego Union-Tribune . Archived from the original on 2025-02-23. Retrieved 2025-02-24 .
^ a b c "September and Her Sisters" . The Workshop Theater . Retrieved 2025-02-24 .
^ Smith, Jeff (2016-11-29). "All kill the same | San Diego Reader" . San Diego Reader . Retrieved 2023-04-21 .
^ "The Old Globe to Present David Israel Reynoso's Immersive WAKING LA LLORONA" . BroadwayWorld . 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2023-04-21 .
^ Hebert, James (2017-02-12). "Review: Timely 'Perfect Arrangement' inspires uneasy laughs at Intrepid" . San Diego Union-Tribune . Retrieved 2023-04-21 .
^ Smith, Jeff (2017-04-12). "Into the Beautiful North has a little Oz | San Diego Reader" . San Diego Reader . Retrieved 2023-04-21 .
^ Hebert, James (2017-05-15). "Wisdom and wit lift Diversionary's 'Ballast' " . San Diego Union-Tribune . Retrieved 2023-04-21 .
^ Ostrow, Joanne (2018-02-07). "Review: In world premiere of DCPA's "American Mariachi," music marks a family's generational journey" . The Denver Post . Archived from the original on 2023-04-26. Retrieved 2023-04-21 .
^ Launer, Pat (2018-04-01). "Hermanas Are Doin' It for Themselves in 'American Mariachi' at The Old Globe" . Times of San Diego . Retrieved 2023-04-26 .
^ "2's Review: 'Native Gardens' " . WBBH-TV . 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2023-04-21 .
^ Cristi, A. A. (2019-04-18). "Florida Rep Announces Casts And Directors For 2019 PlayLab Festival" . BroadwayWorld . Retrieved 2023-04-21 .
^ Garza, Natalie de la (2019-01-26). "The River Bride Brings a Little "Once Upon a Time" Magic to Stages" . Houston Press . Retrieved 2023-04-20 .
^ Verdino-Süllwold, Carla Maria (2012-09-30). "Review: Portland Stage Opens Season with THE CLEAN HOUSE" . BroadwayWorld . Retrieved 2023-04-21 .
^ Shaw, Helen (2019-12-14). "At the Armory, Judgment Day Shows Its Cast No Mercy" . Vulture . Archived from the original on 2023-04-26. Retrieved 2023-04-21 .
^ Collins-Hughes, Laura (2019-12-13). " 'The Straights' Review: On the Road With No Sense of Direction" . The New York Times . ISSN 0362-4331 . Archived from the original on 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2023-04-25 .
^ Tauber, Eric George (2020-02-17). "Swept up in 'Hurricane Diane' " . San Diego Jewish World . Retrieved 2023-04-21 .
^ Thomas, Dillon (2022-09-14). " 'Much Ado About Nothing' gets a modern take at DCPA" . KCNC-TV . Retrieved 2023-04-20 .
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