Paulina Singer aka Zuzusilk, is an American actress, singer, music producer, writer and dancer, known for her roles as Ziza on Season II of Power: Raising Kanan, as Jessie Tyler on Freeform's teen drama series Dead of Summer, Pink in the movie The Wilde Wedding with Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Patrick Stewart and Minnie Driver, The Intern with Robert De Niro and multiple guest roles on various TV series including Person of Interest, The Affair, Gotham and Blue Bloods.
Paulina Singer | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 5, 1991 Exeter, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Early life
editSinger was born in Exeter, New Hampshire.[1] Her father is African American and her mother is of Ukrainian descent.[2] She studied for a year at Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts in New York City before dropping out to pursue an acting career.[3] At 19, Singer joined the Upright Citizens Brigade to study improvisational theatre.[3]
Career
editIn 2014, Singer was cast in musician Russ's music video for the song Gypsy. In 2015, Singer was cast in a main role in the We TV horror drama series South of Hell, executive produced by Eli Roth and Jason Blum. She portrayed Grace Bledsoe, alongside Mena Suvari and Bill Irwin.[4] The following year, she joined the regular cast of Freeform's teen drama-thriller series Dead of Summer, portraying summer camp counselor Jessie Tyler.[5] In 2017, she portrayed the lead role of Kelley Winters in the Lifetime television film High School Lover, alongside James Franco, Lana Condor, and Julia Jones.[6] In 2018, she starred in Stella's Last Weekend, alongside Nat Wolff and Alex Wolff.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Nuggets Official Movie | Corrine | |
| 2013 | The Friend Zone | - | Short |
| 1970somethin | Mandy | Short | |
| 2014 | The Recipe | Sasha London | |
| 2015 | The Nymphets | Madison | |
| Puerto Ricans in Paris | Lexi | ||
| The Intern | ATF Receptionist | ||
| 2016 | Uncaged | Rose | |
| 2017 | High School Lover | Kelley Winters | TV movie |
| The Wilde Wedding | Pink | ||
| Darcy, This is Nowhere | Twinkle | ||
| 2018 | Print Shop | Sherrelle | Short |
| Shrimp | Angelina | TV movie | |
| Stella's Last Weekend | Violet | ||
| 2019 | oMo | Urbanoid | Short |
| 2020 | Darcy, This is Nowhere | Twinkle | |
| 2021 | Hatched | - | Short |
| Sk8r Grrl | Dynamic | ||
| 2022 | Broken Soldier | Nell |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | How to Make It in America | Nilda Dominguez | Recurring cast: season 2 |
| 2013 | Person of Interest | Amber | Episode: "Liberty" |
| 2014 | The Affair | Ruby | Episode: "Episode #1.2" |
| 2015 | Gotham | Josie Mac | Recurring cast: season 2 |
| South of Hell | Grace Bledsoe | Main cast | |
| 2016 | Blue Bloods | Maribel Rivas | Episode: "Blast from the Past" |
| Orange Is the New Black | Aliyah Jones | Episode: "Toast Can't Never Be Bread Again" | |
| Dead of Summer | Jessie Tyler | Main cast | |
| Same Same | Corey | Episode: "Scissr: Pilot" | |
| 2018 | Falling Water | Lainie Whicker | Recurring cast: season 2 |
| Tell Me a Story | Laney Reed | Recurring cast: season 1 | |
| 2019 | NOS4A2 | Willa Brewster | Recurring cast: season 1 |
| 2020 | The Baker and the Beauty | Zoe | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2022 | Power Book III: Raising Kanan | Zisa | Recurring cast: season 2 |
| 2024 | Elsbeth | Ivy Benson | Episode: "Sweet Justice" |
| 2024 | Everybody Still Hates Chris | Tasha Clarkson (voice) | Recurring cast: season 1 |
References
edit- ^ Magallon, Stacy (December 31, 2015). "January 2016: Issue #55". NKD Mag. Issuu.
- ^ Agafanov, Mikhael (August 15, 2016). "10 Things You Should Know About Paulina Singer". Myspace.
- ^ a b Stone, Avery (November 17, 2016). "Paulina Singer". Lady Gunn.
- ^ "Zachary Booth, Bill Irwin, Six More Round Out 'South Of Hell' Cast On WE TV". Deadline Hollywood. October 23, 2014.
- ^ Slezak, Michael (January 23, 2016). "Dead of Summer: Freeform Horror Series Casts Ugly Betty Vet, Others". TVLine.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 13, 2017). "Lifetime Orders Michael Jackson Original Movie, Picks Up James Franco, Viola Davis Films – TCA". Deadline Hollywood.