RéSUMé
SAG/AFTRA & AEA
Height: 5"4' | Eye Color: Brown | Hair Color: Brown
Extensively trained in the Meisner technique at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Jenna Lunarno is an extremely versatile, award-winning union actress.
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When she was cast in Showtime’s “Brotherhood” Lunarno's character, Jordana, was only supposed to appear in one episode, but after working with her that writer/creator Blake Masters and director Henry Bromell were so impressed that they brought her character back. Equally at ease with both comedy and drama, her range spans from romping character-based comedy to plumbing the depths of evocative emotional truth.
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Jenna has an MFA in Screen Drama Direction from Goldsmiths College, part of the University of London in the UK. She has worked on film and video projects in numerous capacities. Lunarno has also written and directed for the theatre. This has given her quite a bit of insight into what is needed and desired in an actor, making her a talent with whom everyone, on set or stage, enjoys working.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Theatre
Pride and Prejudice | Eliza Bennett | Lead | Stage Left Theater
The Crucible | Abigail | Lead | Bay Players
Steel Magnolias | M’Lynn | Supporting | Notre Dame Academy
TV & Film
The Brotherhood | Recurring | dir. Henry Bromell
Conversations & Inclinations | Lead | dir. Tim O’Connor
Two Porks in a Pod | Lead | dir. Tim Labonte
Growing Things | Lead | dir. Jennifer Sullivan
Mind Set | Lead | dir. Lyralen Kaye
Commercials
National Health Service/UK | Lead | dir. Malcom Venville
Training & Workshops
Tisch School of the Arts, New York University | Conservatory Studio (Meisner Extension) | Lauri Peters
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Tisch School of the Arts, New York University | Conservatory Studio (Acting for Film & TV) | Gary Bennett
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Tisch School of the Arts, New York University |
Vocal Training (Linklater Technique) | Pat Mullen
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Tisch School of the Arts, New York University |
Movement Training (Yoga) | Barbara Joseph
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Tisch School of the Arts, New York University |
Accents & Dialects | John VanWyden
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Tisch School of the Arts, New York University |
Stage Combat | David Brimmer
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Tisch School of the Arts, New York University |
Physical Comedy | Hilary Champlain
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Meisner Intensives and Private Coaching with Lyralen Kaye
Special Skills
European Accents:
RP British, Cockney, Scottish, Southern Irish, French, Italian, Spanish, German
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American Accents:
Southern, Mountain/Rural, Bostonian, New York
Other Accents:
Australian, Russian
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Social Dances:
East Coast Swing, Salsa, Cha-Cha, Bachata, Merengue, Rumba, Samba, Foxtrot, Waltz, Tango and the Hustle
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Languages:
Conversational Italian
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Stage Combat:
Hand to Hand and Basic Sword
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Yoga, Driver's License