Jessica Pimentel

Born: 1982-09-20

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.


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The Last Days of Disco

as Clubgoer (uncredited)
Released: 1998-05-29

Two young women and their friends spend spare time at an exclusive nightclub in 1980s New York.

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Pride and Glory

as Angelique Domenguez
Released: 2008-09-09

A saga centered on a multi-generational family of New York City Police officers. The family's...

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Illegal Tender

as Young Millie
Released: 2007-08-24

After the gangsters who killed his father come to settle a score, a teenage boy and his mother...

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Go for Sisters

as La Mojada
Released: 2013-11-08

Bernice and Fontayne grew up so tight they could ‘go for sisters’. After twenty years apart,...

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The Grief of Others

as Ms. Nuñez
Released: 2015-08-26

The Ryries have suffered a loss: the death of a baby just fifty-seven hours after his birth....

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

as Teresa
Released: 2018-10-26

After 40 years of running their community arts space The Bread Factory, Dorothea and Greta are...

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

as Teresa
Released: 2018-10-26

The Bread Factory is the scene for rehearsals of the Greek play Hecuba. But the real theatrics...

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Fugly!

as Caroline
Released: 2014-11-05

Fame proves elusive for comic Jesse Sanchez, who reflects on life from the bottom of a bathtub...

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Slayer: The Repentless Killogy

as D
Released: 2019-11-06

Revenge, murder, bloodshed and retribution. “Slayer: The Repentless Killogy” short film was...

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Bound

as Marta
Released: 2023-12-02

To escape her overprotective drug-dealing stepfather, an introvert flees to NYC with her pet...

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Hammer

as Lucia
Released: 2024-08-02

Cartagena, Colombia – 1666. An enslaved woman accused of witchcraft comes face to face with evil...

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Giving Birth to a Butterfly

as Rachel
Released: 2023-05-01

After having her identity stolen, a woman, and her son's pregnant girlfriend, bond together on a...

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Gets Good Light

as uncredited
Released: 2020-12-12

A luxury condo begins serving as an alluring open house by day, but by night becomes a brief...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Joanne Suarez
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Manuela Ozuna
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Selma Garcia
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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Law & Order

as Tina
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Law & Order

as Hooker
First aired: 1990-09-13

In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...

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Blue Bloods

as Laura Acosta
First aired: 2010-09-24

A drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement....

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Person of Interest

as Floyd
First aired: 2011-09-22

John Reese, former CIA paramilitary operative, is presumed dead and teams up with reclusive...

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Orange Is the New Black

as Maria Ruiz
First aired: 2013-07-11

A crime she committed in her youthful past sends Piper Chapman to a women's prison, where she...

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Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Gabriella Belteno
First aired: 2001-09-30

The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its...

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Third Watch

as Josie
First aired: 1999-09-23

The exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers,...

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The Horror of Dolores Roach

as Flora Frias
First aired: 2023-07-06

After an unjust 16-year prison sentence, Dolores Roach returns to a gentrified Washington...

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Ghost: Webisodes

as Self
First aired: 2013-09-11

Multi-Grammy-nominated Swedish rock band Ghost's narrative webisodes.

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