Jenn Proske
| Jenn Proske | |
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| Born | Jennifer Proske August 8, 1987 [1] Toronto, Canada |
| Years active | 2008–present |
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| http://www.jennproske.com/ | |
Jennifer "Jenn" Proske (pronounced /ˈprɒsk/,[2] born August 8, 1987) is a Canadian-American actress, best known for portraying Becca Crane in Vampires Suck.
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[edit] Early life
Jenn Proske was born in Toronto, Canada, to an American ex-professional dancer and a Canadian advertising creative director[3][4][5] born in Slovenia.[6] She has a younger sister named Becca.[7][8][9] Her family moved to Orange County, California when she was four. There she got involved in stage shows for children: at six, she portrayed Ticklish the Dwarf in a new version of Snow White.[7] She kept on acting while attending Tesoro High School.[10] She spent six months in Australia studying and working at the Sydney Theatre Company, lead by Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton. In May 2009 she graduated cum laude[11] in Acting and Theatre Arts from the College of Fine Arts at Boston University, where she got a Master in Criminal Justice. Then, she left her job as a floral designer[2] at the Saint Regis resort of Orange County[12] and moved to Los Angeles to become an actress.[5][13]
[edit] Career
After acting in several shows while in high school and college, Proske got her first professional role in Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling, in 2008, where she portrayed Shelby. In 2009, she was Titania and Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream at Mysterium Theater of Santa Ana and had the role of Mariah in Pope Joan at Off-Broadway.
She got her first movie role in 2010, in Vampires Suck, where she portrayed Becca Crane, the parody of Bella Swan from the Twilight saga. At first, she had been called for the role of Iris, the parody of Alice Cullen.[14]
In 2011 she joined the short film The Infamous Exploits of Jack West and the pilot of the TV series Home Game.[15] In November, she was Serena, the raped daughter of a senator, in the eight and ninth episodes of the eight season of CSI: NY.[16][17]
In 2012, she landed the roles of Beth in the TV series House of Lies,[18] of Dina Van Cleve in the TV movie Sexting in Suburbia, directed by John Stimpson,[19] and of Meghan Weller, a stage actress, in the episode Theatre Tricks of the thirteenth season of Law & Order: SVU.[20]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Vampires Suck | Becca Crane | Lead role |
| 2011 | The Infamous Exploits of Jack West | Cambria West | Short |
| 2011 | Home Game | Tess | TV series |
| 2011 | CSI: NY | Serena Matthews | TV series, episodes 8x08-8x09 |
| 2012 | House of Lies | Beth | TV series |
| 2012 | Law & Order: SVU | Meghan Weller | TV series, episode 13x11 |
| 2012 | Sexting in Suburbia | Dina Van Cleve | TV movie |
[edit] Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Theatre |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Stage Door | Terry Randall | Tesoro High School theatre[21] |
| 2004 | Much Ado About Nothing | Beatrice | Tesoro High School theatre[22] |
| - | Aurora Borealis | Choreographer, dancer | Boston University theatre |
| - | In This Body | Lead Ensemble | Piven Theatre, Chicago[23] |
| 2008 | Lizzie Stranton | Gertrude | Boston University theatre[24] |
| 2008 | Steel Magnolias | Shelby | Huntington Beach Playhouse[25] |
| 2009 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | The Girl | Mysterium Theater, Santa Ana[26] |
| 2009 | Pope Joan | Mariah | Off-Broadway[27] |
[edit] References
- ^ "Jenn Proske@Twitter - Birthday post". 8 August 2010. http://twitter.com/#!/jennproske/status/20649977025.
- ^ a b "Introducing Jenn Proske From Vampires Suck". http://www.girl2watch.com/introducing-jenn-proske-from-vampires-suck/. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ "Interview with Jenn Proske". Savvy Magazine. November 2010. http://i56.tinypic.com/2vj36v8.jpg. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
Both of my parents are very artsy. My mom was a professional dancer and my dad is an artist. - ^ "Meet the new Bella Jenn Proske". Eliza. http://schumachermgmt.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/cover.png. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
Her father an artist, her mother a dancer. - ^ a b Spangler, Donna. "Jenn Proske: Luck of the Draw". http://independentfilmquarterly.net/online-exclusives/jenn-proske.html. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ "Jenn Proske: Slovenian Spokeswoman". http://www.girl2watch.com/jenn-proske-slovenian-spokeswoman/. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ a b "Jenn Proske: Fun Facts". http://www.girl2watch.com/jenn-proske-fun-facts/.
- ^ "Jenn Proske@Twitter - Off to help my sister with her math homework". 16 July. http://twitter.com/#!/jennproske/status/92045709095874561.
- ^ "Jenn Proske@Twitter - Happy birthday, Becca". 4 August 2011. http://twitter.com/#!/jennproske/status/99161239279763456.
- ^ "Tesoro Alumn Jenn Proske - Celebrates Blu-ray & DVD Release Of Her Summer Hit Comedy Vampires Suck!". "Tesoro High School" website. 30 November 2010. http://www.tesorohighschool.com/news/view?d=x&id=1290582857744. Retrieved 21 July2011.
- ^ "Jenn Proske Resume". Official website. http://www.jennproske.com/resume.htm. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ "Jenn Proske: Flower Girl". http://www.girl2watch.com/jenn-proske-flower-girl/. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ "Jenn Proske Bio". Official website. http://www.jennproske.com/bio.htm. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ "Riding Twilight". 14 August 2010. http://gossip-dance.blogspot.com/2010/08/riding-twilight.html. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ "Jenn Proske lands lead role on CBS’s HOME GAME". 9 March 2011. http://schumachermgmt.wordpress.com/2011/03/09/jenn-proske-lands-lead-role-on-cbss-home-game/. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ "CSI: NY - Season 8 - Casting News - Jeffrey Nordling to Guest". 21 September 2011. http://www.spoilertv.com/2011/09/csi-ny-season-8-casting-news-jeffrey.html. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ "CSI: NY Exclusive: Michael Weston to Play Jo's Former Partner". 29 September 2011. http://www.seattlepi.com/ae/tv/tvguide/article/CSI-NY-Exclusive-Michael-Weston-to-Play-Jo-s-2194987.php. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ "Sceneami: What Are You Watching? - House of Lies". http://www.sceneami.com/titles/house-of-lies. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ "Sexting in Suburbia". http://www.mylifetime.com/movies/sexting-in-suburbia. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
- ^ "Law & Order SVU "Theatre Tricks" Recap & Review". 12 January 2012. http://allthingslawandorder.blogspot.com/2012/01/law-order-svu-theatre-tricks-recap.html. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ "Tesoro Theatre Arts - 2003/2004". http://web.archive.org/web/20080306011544/http://www.tesorotheatrearts.com/shows/0304.html. Retrieved 21 July 2011. Via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Tesoro Theatre Arts - 2004/2005". http://web.archive.org/web/20080306011549/http://www.tesorotheatrearts.com/shows/0405.html. Retrieved 21 July 2011. Via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Piven Theatre Performance Lab". Piven Theatre Official website. http://www.piventheatre.org/plop.htm. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "The Boston University School of Theatre presents Lizzie Stranton by Lydia R. Diamond". BU website. 21 November 2008. http://www.bu.edu/cfa/2008/11/21/the-boston-university-school-of-theatre-presents-lizzie-stranton-by-lydia-r-diamon/. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- ^ "Steel Magnolias By Robert Harling". 17 April 2008. http://eventful.com/huntingtonbeach/events/steel-magnolias-robert-harling-/E0-001-010611062-4. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream from Mysterium". http://www.goldstar.com/events/orange-ca/shakespeares-a-midsummer-nights-dream.html. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- ^ "Pope Joan Tickets and Information". http://london.theatermania.com/off-broadway/shows/pope-joan_152324/. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
