TERESA PARENTE is an accomplished stage and television actress and an acclaimed singer. Trained in the theatre from her early teens, she’s performed on New York and regional stages across the country playing Comedy, Drama, Revues, Opera, Musicals and the Classics.  CLICK HERE TO SEE MY ACTOR RESUME.

Her one-woman show -- a collection of songs from the 1930's and 40's, R&B, jazz, contemporary gems and original comedy, performed at nightclubs throughout Manhattan -- won an avalanche of critical kudos, calling her "a volcano” ...“a wicked comedienne and a lilting singer” who “sings the socks off R&B”, with “a mighty, passionate, vibrant voice”...”like an Amati violin," among other raves. At the same time, she became a familiar face and voice in scores of television and radio commercials.  (Click here for a partial list of Commerical Clients)

In 1992 she moved to Los Angeles, and with her came the carpetbag of characters collected from her years in New York.  Transitioning easily into a career in Television and Film, she became familiar to Married…With Children fans as hapless TV reporter Miranda Vera Cruz de la Jolla Cardenal. Teresa Parente has guest starred on dozens of television series, including Friends, Café Americain, 3rd Rock from the Sun, American Dreams, Strong Medicine and Malcolm & Eddie, played dozens of wildly varied characters as a regular on “The Steven Banks Show”, and currently appears in flashback on “Without a Trace” as Anthony LaPaglia’s mother. She was narrowly missed by a hail of gunfire in a recent episode of the CBS dramatic series, Numb3rs.

Finally returning to the music she loves, Teresa is currently singing jazz at Los Angeles venues, as a featured soloist with Concert Choirs (most recently with the Hollywood Master Chorale), and gives private performances featuring jazz gems and selections from the Great American Songbook.

With two talented friends, she formed the Sisters of Swing (S.O.S) this year, an Andrews Sisters-style girl group that’s just beginning to perform with a couple of L.A.’s top big bands.  S.O.S. is Teresa Parente, Ember Vaughan and Stephanie Krystad, 3 great singers with a golden blend.  Magical harmonies, lots of wiggling, and of course, seamed stockings!

A Southern California resident since 1994, Teresa Parente lives with her writer/producer/director/puppeteer/actor/Emmy Award winner husband, Mark Ritts, and their darling daughter. Mark also appears as Lester the Rat on “Beakman’s World”, the innovative science show for kids, now on FOX TV every weekend.