Introduction
Jennifer Paz (Born April 24, 1974, Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino actress.
The youngest of four children, Paz moved with her family at the age of 5 from the Philippines to Seattle, where her mother's brother was living at the time.
Career
After completing her freshman year at the University of Washington in Seattle, Paz - then at the age of 21 - played the alternate of the lead role in the 1st National Miss Saigon US Tour. Since this professional debut, Paz has received multi-award nominations and wins including a 2008 LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Best Lead Actress.
She is a three-time LA Stage Alliance Ovation Award nominee, a Carbonnell Award Winner (Florida), a Helen Hayes Award Nominee (Washington D.C.), a San Diego Critics Circle nominee, and a 2011 IRNE (Independent Reviewers of New England) Nominee for best lead actress.
In 2013, Paz returned to playing the lead role of Miss Saigon at the Casa Mañana theatre.
Paz is known for providing the voice of Lapis Lazuli and part of the voice of Malachite on the Cartoon Network
television series, Steven Universe.
Filmography
| Film | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Film | Role | Notes | |
| 1993 | The Legend II | Ting Ting (voice) | ||
| 1994 | The Defender | Michelle Yeung (English version, voice) | ||
| 1996 | Santa with Muscles | Helen Chu | ||
| 1998 | Girl | Barn Girl #1 | ||
| Can't Hardly Wait | Girl Mike Hits On #2 | |||
| 2003 | The Yellow Truth | Na-Ta-Ta Weeeeee | ||
| Television | ||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
| 1996 | High Tide | Toni Green | One Episode: Mission Improbable | |
| 1997 | The Angry Beavers | Singer (voice) | Two Episodes: Beach Beavers A-Go-Go, Deranged Ranger | |
| 1999 | Touched by an Angel | Am-Nhac Nguyen | One Episode: Made in the U.S.A. | |
| 2000 | As Told by Ginger | Tracy / Traci (voice) | Two Episodes: Of Lice and Friends, Sleep on It | |
| 2014–Present | Steven Universe | Lapis Lazuli (voice) | 15 Episodes: Mirror Gem, Ocean Gem, The Message, The Return, Jailbreak, Chille Tid, Super Watermelon Island, Same Old World, Barn Mates, Hit the Diamond, Alone at Sea, Beta, Back to the Moon, Gem Harvest (double-length) | |