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Jessica Pimentel‌

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1982-09-20

Popularity

star2.3

Jessica Pimentel

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Jessica Pimentel

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Gender

Female

Birthday

calendar1982-09-20

Popularity

star2.3

Biography

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Jessica Pimentel is an American actress whose parents were immigrants from the Dominican Republic. She is a Latina of mixed heritage including Taino Native American. She is a graduate of the High School for the Performing Arts (a.k.a. "Fame") in New York City and the prestigious American Academy of Dramatic Arts, also in New York City, where she holds a degree in Theater Arts where she was awarded the Cleavon Little scholarship and was a member of the professional acting company. She has traveled around the United States, Canada and Japan as both a classical violinist and a punk rock/Hardcore musician and has played at various notable venues such as CBGB and Carnegie Hall. She is also a student of many styles of dance and martial arts. She is a lover of mathematics and science (cosmology, astronomy, physics and chemistry) and a student of theology and Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, logic and debate in the Gelugpa Tradition of the Dalai Lama and was trained by the former abbot of Sera Mey Monastery, H.E. Sermey Khensur Rinpoche Lobsang Tharchin. Some of her theater credits include the American Stage production of the Pulitzer prize winning play 'Anna in the Tropics' and the Shakespeare Theater's production of a 'A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings' adapted by Nilo Cruz. She was also seen in the leading role of Mathilde in the Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater's production of 'The Clean House' by Sarah Ruhl and the Seattle Repertory Theater's production of Eduardo Machado's 'The Cook' which dealt with the effects of the rise of communism in Cuba over a span of 40 years. In 2008 she played the role of Juliet in an abridged, contemporary version of 'Romeo and Juliet' in a Theatreworks USA production national tour and originated the role of Lupita in the off Broadway show sponsored by The Women's Project 'Aliens with Extraordinary Skills' by Romanian playwright Saviana Stanescu. Jessica is also the lead vocalist and recording guitarist for the Brooklyn, NY based heavy metal band Alekhine's Gun and Bassist for NY heavy metal/ Hardcore band Desolate. She is a featured and endorsed artist for Spector basses, Halo guitars and Krank Amps.

Movie Credits

Go for Sisters

Go for Sisters‌
star6.0
calendar 2013

Fugly!

Fugly!‌
star4.5
calendar 2014

Off Jackson Avenue

Off Jackson Avenue‌
star0.0
calendar 2008

The Grief of Others

The Grief of Others‌
star6.7
calendar 2015

Bound

Bound‌
star10.0
calendar 2023

Gets Good Light

Gets Good Light‌
star0.0
calendar 2020

Hammer

Hammer‌
star0.0
calendar 2024

Guerilla Warfare: Never Give Up

Guerilla Warfare: Never Give Up‌
star8.0
calendar 2004

A Bread Factory: Part Two: Walk With Me A While

A Bread Factory: Part Two: Walk With Me A While‌
star6.3
calendar 2018

A Bread Factory: Part One: For the Sake of Gold

A Bread Factory: Part One: For the Sake of Gold‌
star6.6
calendar 2018

Pride and Glory

Pride and Glory‌
star6.4
calendar 2008

Slayer: The Repentless Killogy

Slayer: The Repentless Killogy‌
star7.8
calendar 2019

Illegal Tender

Illegal Tender‌
star6.1
calendar 2007

The Last Days of Disco

The Last Days of Disco‌
star6.3
calendar 1998

Giving Birth to a Butterfly

Giving Birth to a Butterfly‌
star4.0
calendar 2023

Tv Credits

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit‌
star7.9
calendar 1999

Orange Is the New Black

Orange Is the New Black‌
star7.7
calendar 2013

Person of Interest

Person of Interest‌
star8.1
calendar 2011

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent‌
star7.6
calendar 2001

Law & Order

Law & Order‌
star7.4
calendar 1990

The Horror of Dolores Roach

The Horror of Dolores Roach‌
star6.6
calendar 2023

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit‌
star7.9
calendar 1999

Law & Order

Law & Order‌
star7.4
calendar 1990

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit‌
star7.9
calendar 1999

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods‌
star7.8
calendar 2010

Third Watch

Third Watch‌
star7.9
calendar 1999