Jennifer Proske (born August 8, 1987) is a Canadian American actress,
best known for portraying Becca Crane in the film Vampires Suck.Jenn
Proske was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to an American
ex-professional dancer and a Canadian advertising creative
director[3][4][5] born in Slovenia,[6] who owns a sandwich shop.[7]
She has a younger sister named Becca.[8][9][10] Her family moved to
Orange County, California when she was four. There she became involved
in stage shows for children: at six, she portrayed Ticklish the Dwarf
in a new version of Snow White.[8] She kept on acting while attending
Tesoro High School.[11] She spent six months in Australia studying and
working at the Sydney Theatre Company, led by Cate Blanchett and
Andrew Upton. In May 2009 she graduated cum laude[12] in Acting and
Theatre Arts from the Boston University College of Fine Arts. Then,
she left her job as a floral designer[13] at the Saint Regis resort of
Orange County[14] and moved to Los Angeles to become an
actress.[5][7]After acting in several shows while in high school and
college, Proske was hired for her first professional role in Steel
Magnolias by Robert Harling, in 2008. She portrayed Shelby. In 2009,
she portrayed Titania and Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream at
Mysterium Theater of Santa Ana and had the role of Mariah in an
Off-Broadway production of Pope Joan.She was hired for her first movie
role in 2010, as Becca Crane â€" a parody of Bella Swan from the
Twilight saga â€" in Vampires Suck. She had originally been called for
the role of Iris, the parody of Alice Cullen.[15] Vampires Suck
received almost universally negative reviews,[16] but Proske's
performance was praised by several critics.[17][18][19]
best known for portraying Becca Crane in the film Vampires Suck.Jenn
Proske was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to an American
ex-professional dancer and a Canadian advertising creative
director[3][4][5] born in Slovenia,[6] who owns a sandwich shop.[7]
She has a younger sister named Becca.[8][9][10] Her family moved to
Orange County, California when she was four. There she became involved
in stage shows for children: at six, she portrayed Ticklish the Dwarf
in a new version of Snow White.[8] She kept on acting while attending
Tesoro High School.[11] She spent six months in Australia studying and
working at the Sydney Theatre Company, led by Cate Blanchett and
Andrew Upton. In May 2009 she graduated cum laude[12] in Acting and
Theatre Arts from the Boston University College of Fine Arts. Then,
she left her job as a floral designer[13] at the Saint Regis resort of
Orange County[14] and moved to Los Angeles to become an
actress.[5][7]After acting in several shows while in high school and
college, Proske was hired for her first professional role in Steel
Magnolias by Robert Harling, in 2008. She portrayed Shelby. In 2009,
she portrayed Titania and Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream at
Mysterium Theater of Santa Ana and had the role of Mariah in an
Off-Broadway production of Pope Joan.She was hired for her first movie
role in 2010, as Becca Crane â€" a parody of Bella Swan from the
Twilight saga â€" in Vampires Suck. She had originally been called for
the role of Iris, the parody of Alice Cullen.[15] Vampires Suck
received almost universally negative reviews,[16] but Proske's
performance was praised by several critics.[17][18][19]
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