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Gizel Jiménez is an American actress and singer.


Early life

Born in
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, she was raised in New York until the age of 13 when she moved to Florida. She attended Coral Reef High School where she competed in classical vocal competitions. She was later accepted into the New World School of the Arts in Miami, graduating with a BFA in musical theatre.


Career


Stage

Her first professional job was a Broadway tour, cast as Rosalia in ''
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''. In 2013, she performed at the Walnut Street Theatre in '' In the Heights''. In 2015, she appeared in a production of the musical ''The Theory of Relativity'' at the Norma Terris Theatre in Chester, Connecticut, her first show with the theatrical group Goodspeed Musicals. In 2018, she appeared in a production of ''
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'' at Vassar College & New York Stage and Film’s Powerhouse Theatre. In 2018 she appeared as Kate Monster in New York in '' Avenue Q''. That year, she was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical for her role in stage musical '' Miss You Like Hell''. She also performed at the ceremony. The following year, she appeared in Stephen Bracket directed production of '' Reefer Madness''. She also joined the Broadway production of '' Wicked'' playing Nessarose at the Gershwin Theatre. In 2020, she was Princess Piper in the original cast of ''Bliss the Musical'' in
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's 5th Avenue Theatre.


Film and television

She made her first television appearance in an episode of '' Law & Order SVU'' called "Presumed Guilty." She was the female lead in a short film called ''Timmy Two Chins'' and was also in a commercial with comedian
Nick Kroll Nicholas Kroll (born June 5, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for the FX (TV channel), FX comedy series ''The League'' (2009–2015), creating and starring in the Comedy Central series ''Kroll Show'' (20 ...
for
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. She appeared in 2021 musical film '' Tick, Tick... Boom!''. She had a recurring role as Tess on Showtime television series '' Dexter: New Blood'' in 2022. In 2024, she played Mel on
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television series '' Bad Monkey''.


Music

She sings on the 2024 Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis concept album '' Warriors''.


Personal life

She is the daughter of Cuban immigrants, with her mother Nancy from
Havana Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Santa Clara.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jimenez, Gizel Date of birth unknown Living people Actresses from Miami American film actresses American stage actresses American television actresses American entertainers of Cuban descent 21st-century American actresses