Jennifer Paredes

Jennifer Paredes is an American actress known for her portrayal as Hero in Denver Center for the Performing Arts' production of Much Ado About Nothing and winning 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.
==Life & career==
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. 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 appeared in the film South of 8 with Brian Patrick Butler and 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.
Paredes contributed music to the film Weigh Down. She did the same in theatre for American Mariachi and played a ukelele in Logan Heights.
==Stage credits==
Year	Title 	Role 	Location 	Ref.
2013	Logan Heights 	Dalia Rosales 	OnStage Playhouse, Chula Vista, California 	
2014	The Nutcracker 	Phoebe 	New Village Arts Theatre, Carlsbad, California 	
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 	
2016	Lydia 	Ceci 	Ion Theatre, San Diego, California 	
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 	
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	
2018	American Mariachi 	Lucha 	The Old Globe Theatre 	
2018	El Huracán 	Alicia / Dr. Kempler / Val	Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, Connecticut 	
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 	Ref.
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
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The San Diego Theatre Critics Circle	2017 	Craig Noel Award for Actor of the Year, Female 	Twelfth Night, Ballast 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
The San Diego Theatre Critics Circle	2016 	Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play, Female 	Lydia 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
The San Diego Theatre Critics Circle	2016 	Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, Female	Seven Spots on the Sun 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
San Diego Film Awards 	2014 	Student Film Award: Best Supporting Actress 	Inch 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Category:People from San Diego, California
Category:American people
Category:American actresses
Category:Musicians