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About Me

My love for the Pacific Ocean recently lured me home to Los Angeles after a few years in New York City. 

As a character actress, I am a veteran of both theater and film. My recent roles have tended toward villains—a witch, an assassin, and a shady therapist—all giving me a chance to flirt with darkness, which is the opposite of my regular vibe.

 

My ongoing training includes the T. Schreiber Studio (New York City), Studio A.C.T. (San Francisco), the Actor's Lab (Los Angeles), the Australian Film, Television, and Radio School (Sydney), and a B.A. in Drama from Stanford University. Bonus: I double majored in Human Biology. 

 

When I'm not on set, my adventures have included serving as managing editor of Goodreads (the world's largest website for readers), coding emotional micro-expressions in a Stanford lab, and scuba diving on the Great Barrier Reef.

Eye Color: Blue

Hair Color: Brown

Location: Los Angeles, CA

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Film

Anosmia | Supporting | Monya De

Akira | Lead | Robyn Klingelhoefer

24-Hour Couples Therapy | Supporting | Patricia Elie/Lala’s House Productions

 

Watch | Lead | Tom Morgan

Unwasted | Supporting | Deborah Champagne/Reel Champagne

 

Two Divorced Guys in a Bar | Supporting | Tom Spiroff/Canaan Productions

 

The Humane Game | Supporting | Edber Mamisao/Black Arc Productions

 

Flicker | Lead | Allison Schroeder/USC

Waldo Jeffries | Supporting | Jay Visit/USC

Television

The Future Dead | Recurring | Matthew Schutt/Wayside Entertainment

Theater

Please Check In  | Kathy/Supporting | The Actor’s Playpen, Los Angeles

Theater Cram  | Sheila/Supporting | The Coronet Theater, Los Angeles

 

An Evening with Charles Shaw  | Kate/Supporting | The Next Stage, Los Angeles

 

Evita  | Ensemble | Broadway by the Bay, Redwood City

 

Into the Woods  | The Witch | Dale Stahl/Stage One

 

Merrily We Roll Along  | Mary Flynn | Maggie Siska/Stage One

 

Equus  | Hesther | Shawn Kairschner/Nitery Theater

 

Chess  | Svetlana | Ram’s Head Theatrical Society

 

Hello, Dolly  | Minnie Faye | Good Company Players/Roger Rocka’s

Training 

On-Camera & Scene Study: T. Schreiber Studio, Peter & Diane Miner

Improv/Acting: Studio A.C.T. (American Conservatory Theatre), Jessica Kitchens

Accents: Paul Liberti

 

Scene Study: The Actor’s Lab, J.D. Lewis

 

Stunt Driving: Bobby Ore Motorsports, Jim Wilkey, Harry Wowchuk

 

B.A. Drama: Stanford University: Anna Deavere Smith, Kay Kostopoulos, Amy Freed

Special Skills

Piano (intermediate), singing (soprano), accents (British RP, American Southern), swimming (breaststroke, freestyle), scuba diving (PADI Open Water), long-distance running, tap dance (intermediate), drive manual transmission

© 2019 by Jessica Donaghy
 

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