Roberta Colindrez is a Mexican-American actress and writer known for
originating the role of Joan in the musical Fun Home and the TV shows
I Love Dick and Vida.Born in Mexico with Argentinian and Honduran
heritage, Colindrez grew up in Houston and Austin in Texas. She first
realized she wanted to become an actor when she and her brother took
theater class together at age . She moved to New York City when
starting out as a professional actor.Colindrez made her off-Broadway
debut in , starring in Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind. She
appeared in several short films and regional theatre productions after
that, and in she wrote and starred in the film Otis Under Sky. In ,
she began playing Joan, a "confident young lesbian", in the musical
Fun Home off-Broadway. The show closed in early , and after a cameo in
the Academy Award-winning film Birdman, Fun Home opened on Broadway in
, where it won Tony Awards and was nominated for more. Colindrez has
also made guest appearances on several television series and her
performance on I Love Dick as a genderfluid artist was described as
"breakout" in an interview with Vanity Fair; showrunner Jill Soloway
described Colindrez's performance as "masterful", portraying "a queer
cowboy masculinity".In , Colindrez joined the cast of Latinx TV drama
Vida as a series regular from the second season. She also does voice
acting work, most notably in the podcast Alice Isn't Dead.
originating the role of Joan in the musical Fun Home and the TV shows
I Love Dick and Vida.Born in Mexico with Argentinian and Honduran
heritage, Colindrez grew up in Houston and Austin in Texas. She first
realized she wanted to become an actor when she and her brother took
theater class together at age . She moved to New York City when
starting out as a professional actor.Colindrez made her off-Broadway
debut in , starring in Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind. She
appeared in several short films and regional theatre productions after
that, and in she wrote and starred in the film Otis Under Sky. In ,
she began playing Joan, a "confident young lesbian", in the musical
Fun Home off-Broadway. The show closed in early , and after a cameo in
the Academy Award-winning film Birdman, Fun Home opened on Broadway in
, where it won Tony Awards and was nominated for more. Colindrez has
also made guest appearances on several television series and her
performance on I Love Dick as a genderfluid artist was described as
"breakout" in an interview with Vanity Fair; showrunner Jill Soloway
described Colindrez's performance as "masterful", portraying "a queer
cowboy masculinity".In , Colindrez joined the cast of Latinx TV drama
Vida as a series regular from the second season. She also does voice
acting work, most notably in the podcast Alice Isn't Dead.
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