Jessica K Peterson sag.aftra.aea
The daughter of a U.S. diplomat, I was born in Manila, the
Philippines. The next 18 years of my life were spent living and
traveling overseas with my parents Sonia and George, and my sister
Rebecca, who is now a psychologist in Los Angeles, California. From
the Philippines, we moved to Venezuela, Korea, the Fiji Islands,
Ireland, Ecuador, Okinawa; and I’ve been blessed to have visited
many other parts of the world since my childhood.
My first foray into acting was as Bottom, in Shakespeare's “A
Midsummer Night’s Dream”, at Park House, an all girls school in
Dublin, Ireland. I eventually found my way to L.A. and graduated,
with honors, from California State University, Northridge, with a B.A.
degree in Theatre Arts.
I have worked all over the country ( from L.A. to the southeast),
garnering various awards for my work, including the coveted South
Florida Critics Association’s Carbonell Award for Best Actress for
"THE MUSIC LESSON" at Florida Stage, and several nominations for
Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Ensemble for several
other shows. I also won Best Actress for Sarasota's Best Of The
Suncoast, for my work as Josie Hogan in "A MOON FOR THE
MISBEGOTTEN" and Maureen in " BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE" at
the Banyan Theatre. Having been raised abroad, I have a great
facility for dialects, accents and languages. I am as comfortable in
front of a camera as I am on stage.
In my spare time, I write poetry, blog and sell my photography; and I
adore traveling and discovering new places.
I’m a proud member of Screen Actors Guild (SAG), Actors Equity
Association (AEA) and American Federation of Television & Radio
Artists (AFTRA).
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