Janelle Velasquez
Birth Name:
Janelle Velasquez
Profession
Actress
Fast Facts
- Attended Pepperdine University, where she earned a master's degree
- Earned her bachelor's degree in acting from Ithaca College
- In 2010, she trained in acting at the Lesley Kahn Institute
- Began her career as a columnist covering new music before joining the American Guild of Variety Actors, then working with Kazarian/Spencer/Ruskin & Associates talent agency, followed by acting at The Public Theater in New York City, which led to onscreen roles
- Actress whose work includes TV's "Awkward․," "90210" and "CSI: Miami," along with the "Wasteland" (2011) and "Pinkville" (2009) films
- Was featured in the 2013 Off-Broadway production "Here Lies Love․"
- Was featured in the Boston Court Theater production of "Se Llama Cristina․"