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Teresa Parente
SAG * AFTRA * AEA
TELEVISION 
| NUMB3RS |
Guest Star |
CBS Paramount Network Television |
| WITHOUT A TRACE |
Guest Star - Recurring |
Warner Brothers Television |
| AMERICAN DREAMS |
Guest Star - Recurring |
NBC / Dick Clark Productions |
| PASSIONS |
Guest Star |
NBC Studios Productions |
| STRONG MEDICINE |
Guest Star |
Lifetime Television |
| MALCOLM & EDDIE |
Guest Lead |
Jeff Franklin Productions |
| 3rd ROCK FROM THE SUN |
Guest Star |
Carsey-Werner Productions |
| MARRIED...With Children |
Guest Star - Recurring as Miranda
VeraCruz de la Jolla Cardenal |
Columbia Pictures Television |
| THE STEVEN BANKS SHOW |
Series Regular - 40 different roles |
PBS; Brandon Tartikoff, Producer |
| LIVING IN THE USA |
Series Regular |
UPN PILOT; QDE Prod'ns (Quincy Jones) |
| FRIENDS |
Co-Star |
Warner Brothers Television |
| JUDGING AMY |
Co-Star |
20th Century FOX |
| LESS THAN PERFECT |
Co-Star |
Touchstone Television Prod’ns |
| THE HUGHLEYS |
Guest Star |
Greenblatt/Janollari |
| HOME TEAM |
Series Regular |
NBC PILOT |
| SHERMAN OAKS |
Series Regular |
Ind. Pilot; Vin diBona, Producer |
| VANISHING SON |
Guest Star |
Syndicated; Stu Seagal Productions |
| CAFE AMERICAIN |
Guest Star |
Warner Brothers Television |
| L.A. LAW |
Guest Star |
20th Century FOX |
| NIGHT COURT |
Guest Star |
Warner Brothers Television |
| SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH |
Co-Star |
Paramount Pictures TV |
| CATDOG |
Maria Cowess, Opera-singing Cow |
Viacom Productions |
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COMMERCIALS
Scores of Radio & TV Commercials, Animation V/O
Click here for partial list
FILM 
| SIMONE (starring Al Pacino) |
Supporting (as the MorningTalk Show Hostess) |
Andrew Niccol, Director |
| GEPPETTO |
Supporting (as Maria, the mother of the perfect child) |
Walt Disney Television - MOW |
| SHARK IN A BOTTLE |
Supporting (as the used car Saleswoman) |
Independent Feature |
| etc. |
etc. |
etc. |
THEATRE 
Dozens of New York & Regional Productions (Comedy, Drama, Revue, Opera, Musical, Light Opera, Classics)
Acclaimed One-Woman music and comedy Cabaret performed at NYC Nightclubs
TRAINING 
LARRY MOSS: Advanced Class
DAVID CRAIG: Master Class, Musical Theatre
BRIAN MURRAY: Acting Shakespeare
Bachelor of Arts in THEATRE: Stony Brook University
Advanced SIGHTSINGING: Gerald White
KEN McMILLAN: Scene Study
HAL HOLDEN: Scene Study
MARCIA HAUFRECHT: Strasberg Technique
VOICE: Lynda Sharman, Richard Dyer-Bennet
DANCE: Peter Gennaro, Buck Heller, Chuck Kelly, Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre, etc.
SPECIAL SKILLS 
Highly skilled SINGER (Opera, JAZZ, Scat, Classical, R&B, Pop, Musical Theatre,
etc., see below)
** SIGHTREAD Music **
Original Characters
Sketch & Character COMEDY
Acclaimed One-Woman Music & Comedy Cabaret performed at NYC Nightclubs
Improvisation
Mime (yes, mime)
OPERA TRAINING
Swimming
Voice-Over Artist
Dialect Specialist
SINGING SYLES: R&B, Funk, Opera and Classical, Jazz, Scat, Swing, Bluegrass,
Classic Country, Child's voices, Pop, Rock, Disco, Afro-Cuban, Salsa, Broadway
("legit" & belt), Disney, Motown, Standards, A Cappella, Tight Harmony, Group, Choral
LANGUAGES: Fluent ITALIAN, read Spanish fluently, read French well.
ACCENTS & DIALECTS: BRITISH, COCKNEY, SPANISH (incl. Mexican, Caribbean &
Cuban), ITALIAN (Northern, Southern, regional dialects),
GERMAN, FRENCH, IRISH, MIDWEST, SOUTHERN,
NEW YORK (all boroughs) & Eastern Regions, SCOTTISH,
RUSSIAN & generic Slavic...ask me!
AFFILIATIONS
Member of S.O.S. , the Sisters o' Swing - "recreating the magical harmonies of the Andrews Sisters"
Soloist & 1st Soprano with the HOLLYWOOD MASTER CHORALE and the 100-voice Theatrical Concert Choir, TOWNE SINGERS
Member: Screen Actors Guild, AFTRA and Actors' Equity Association
REPRESENTATION (TV & Film)
Bob Waters Agency
4311 Wilshire Boulevard, suite #622
Los Angeles, CA 90010
323-965-5555
