# Jennifer Paredes

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 after her parents immigrated from Peru and Tijuana. She became interested in acting during her senior year before graduating from Otay Ranch High School in 2008.

## Career
### Theater performance

Early in her career, Paredes performed in The House Theatre of Chicago's West Coast premiere of The Nutcracker with Edred Utomi and in Manifest Destinitis, a Herbert Sigüenza adaptation of The Imaginary Invalid. In 2016, she was nominated for two Craig Noel Awards for her performances in Lydia and Seven Spots on the Sun. After studying acting at University of San Diego, Paredes made her Old Globe Theatre debut in 2017, portraying Viola in Twelfth Night and winning a Craig Noel Award for Actor of the Year, Female. The following year she performed in American Mariachi with Doreen Montalvo and in El Huracán by Charise Castro Smith at Yale Repertory Theatre under the direction of Laurie Woolery and co-starring Maria-Christina Oliveras.

### Music and film

Paredes contributed music to the film Weigh Down. She did the same in theater for American Mariachi and played a ukulele in Logan Heights. In 2016, she appeared in the film South of 8 by Tony Olmos.

## Stage credits

| Year | Title | Role | Location | Notes |
| 2013 | Logan Heights | Dalia Rosales | OnStage Playhouse, Chula Vista, California | |
| 2014 | The Nutcracker | Phoebe | New Village Arts Theatre, Carlsbad, California | Featuring Edred Utomi and Brian Patrick Butler |
| 2016 | Rapture, Blister, Burn | Avery Willard | San Diego Repertory Theatre, San Diego, California | |
| 2016 | Manifest Destinitis | Angelica / Luisa | San Diego Repertory Theatre, San Diego, California | Herbert Sigüenza adaptation of The Imaginary Invalid |
| 2016 | Lydia | Ceci | Ion Theatre, San Diego, California | |
| 2016 | September and Her Sisters | September | Scripps Ranch Theatre, San Diego, California | Part of "Out on a Limb", written by Jennifer Lane |
| 2016 | Seven Spots on the Sun | Monica | InnerMission Productions, San Diego, California | |
| 2017 | Waking la Llorona | Doctor E.S. Moctezuma | The Old Globe Theatre and La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego, California | Without Walls Festival |
| 2017 | Perfect Arrangement | Norma | Intrepid Theatre, San Diego, California | |
| 2017 | Into the Beautiful North | Vampi | San Diego Repertory Theatre | |
| 2017 | Ballast | Savannah | Diversionary Theatre, San Diego, California | |
| 2017 | Twelfth Night | Viola | Old Globe's tour in San Diego, California | |
| 2018 | American Mariachi | Lucha | Stage Theatre at Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Denver, Colorado | Featuring Doreen Montalvo |
| 2018 | American Mariachi | Lucha | The Old Globe Theatre | |
| 2018 | 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 |
| 2018 | Froggy | | La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, California | Staged reading |
| 2019 | Native Gardens | Tania Del Valle | Florida Repertory Theatre, Fort Myers, Florida | |
| 2019 | Loving and Loving | Maya | Florida Repertory Theatre, Fort Myers, Florida | |
| 2019 | The River Bride | Helena | Yeager Theater at Stages Repertory Theatre, Houston, Texas | |
| 2019 | The Clean House | Matilde | Portland Stage, Portland, Maine | |
| 2019 | The Straights | Phoebe | JACK, Brooklyn, New York | |
| 2020 | Hurricane Diane | Beth Wann | The Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, San Diego, California | |
| 2022 | Much Ado About Nothing | Hero | Denver Center for the Performing Arts | |

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Role |
| 2012 | Inch | Alisa |
| 2013 | The Violation | Lia |
| 2014 | A Very Grimm Christmas | Daisy |
| 2015 | Yesternow | Mom |
| 2015 | Too Young | Blair |
| 2016 | A Life Lived | Personal Assistant |
| 2016 | South of 8 | Emma |
| 2017 | The Playground | Auto Mechanic Clerk |
| 2017 | Weigh Down | Jenna Young |
| 2017 | Her Face | Annette |
| 2017 | INvisible | |
| 2020 | Wander | Waitress |
Accolades :
* List of awards and nominations |||||