Jenn Colella
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Jennifer Lin Colella is an American
actress and singer, best known for her work in Broadway musicals.
Jenn Colella has been a familiar face in the New York theatre scene since starring as Sissy in Urban Cowboy
on Broadway, for which she received an Outer Critic's Circle Award Nomination.
Since then, she has appeared in Broadway's High Fidelity
, starred in the world premiere of The Times They Are A-Changin' at the Old Globe Theatre, and recently performed in Beautiful Girls, a musical tribute honoring Stephen Sondheim at the World Festival of Theatre in Colorado Springs.
Off-Broadway credits include Don't Quit Your Night Job (Ha! Comedy Club), Slut (The Actor's Theatre), and The Great American Trailer Park Musical (NYMF). Most recently, Jenn appeared as Hedda Hopper
in Limelight: The Story of Charlie Chaplin
at the La Jolla Playhouse
. Jenn is currently appearing off-Broadway in Lucky Guy at the Little Shubert Theatre.
On television, Jenn has appeared on the Oxygen Network as the Co-host of "Can You Tell?", ABC's "The Cashmere Mafia", FX's "Rescue Me
", CBS's "The Good Wife", and, most recently, PBS's Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
with the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center. Film credits include Lay It Down for Good (lead) and Uncertainty (playing opposite Manoel Felciano, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Lynn Collins).
Before journeying to NYC in 2003, Jenn was a stand-up comedienne at the world famous Laugh Factory and at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles.
Jenn holds a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of California
, Irvine.
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actress and singer, best known for her work in Broadway musicals.
Jenn Colella has been a familiar face in the New York theatre scene since starring as Sissy in Urban Cowboy
Urban Cowboy (musical)
Urban Cowboy is a musical with a book by Aaron Latham and Phillip Oesterman and a score composed of numbers by Broadway composer-lyricists Jeff Blumenkrantz and Jason Robert Brown and a variety of country music tunesmiths, including Clint Black and Charles Daniels.Based on the 1980 screenplay by...
on Broadway, for which she received an Outer Critic's Circle Award Nomination.
Since then, she has appeared in Broadway's High Fidelity
High Fidelity (musical)
High Fidelity is a musical with a book by David Lindsay-Abaire, lyrics by Amanda Green, and music by Tom Kitt. Based primarily on the Nick Hornby novel rather than the subsequent film version it inspired, the plot focuses on Rob Gordon, a Brooklyn record shop owner in his thirties obsessed with...
, starred in the world premiere of The Times They Are A-Changin' at the Old Globe Theatre, and recently performed in Beautiful Girls, a musical tribute honoring Stephen Sondheim at the World Festival of Theatre in Colorado Springs.
Off-Broadway credits include Don't Quit Your Night Job (Ha! Comedy Club), Slut (The Actor's Theatre), and The Great American Trailer Park Musical (NYMF). Most recently, Jenn appeared as Hedda Hopper
Hedda Hopper
Hedda Hopper was an American actress and gossip columnist, whose long-running feud with friend turned arch-rival Louella Parsons became at least as notorious as many of Hopper's columns.-Early life:...
in Limelight: The Story of Charlie Chaplin
Limelight: The Story of Charlie Chaplin
Limelight: The Story of Charlie Chaplin is a musical with music and lyrics by Christopher Curtis and a book by Curtis and Thomas Meehan. The show is based on the life of Charlie Chaplin.-Productions:...
at the La Jolla Playhouse
La Jolla Playhouse
La Jolla Playhouse is a not-for-profit, professional theatre-in-residence on the campus of the University of California, San Diego. -Background:...
. Jenn is currently appearing off-Broadway in Lucky Guy at the Little Shubert Theatre.
On television, Jenn has appeared on the Oxygen Network as the Co-host of "Can You Tell?", ABC's "The Cashmere Mafia", FX's "Rescue Me
Rescue Me
-Music:* "Rescue Me" , covered by many performers* "Rescue Me" * "Rescue Me" * "Rescue Me" * "Rescue Me" * "Rescue Me"...
", CBS's "The Good Wife", and, most recently, PBS's Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Joshua Sondheim is an American composer and lyricist for stage and film. He is the winner of an Academy Award, multiple Tony Awards including the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, multiple Grammy Awards, a Pulitzer Prize and the Laurence Olivier Award...
with the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center. Film credits include Lay It Down for Good (lead) and Uncertainty (playing opposite Manoel Felciano, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Lynn Collins).
Before journeying to NYC in 2003, Jenn was a stand-up comedienne at the world famous Laugh Factory and at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles.
Jenn holds a Master of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
, Irvine.