THAIS MENENDEZ
- AEA,
- SAG-AFTRA
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Theatrical Reel (Performance Video) Quicktime
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Youtube Comedy Sketch w/ Stevie Emerson (Performance Video) Quicktime
An otherwise great date takes an awkward turn (full sketch: https://youtu.be/fXlPJjwyj40)
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Comedic Lead w/ Hispanic accent (Performance Video) Quicktime
A Latin American woman meets her American boyfriend's family at Thanksgiving.
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Résumé Print Résumé
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DDO LA Commercial Division (CA) (323) 462-8000 Eileen O'Farrell Personal Management (CA) (818) 985-3136 Sutton, Barth & Vennari, Inc. (CA) (323) 938-6000 |
"Menendez...is a beguiling performer." - The Miami Herald | ||
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TELEVISION | ||
The Bold and the Beautiful |
Co-star |
CBS |
While You Were Breeding |
Co-star |
Freeform |
FILM | ||
Nena |
Lead |
Joyzel Acevedo |
Badass |
Lead |
Quien Te Manda Productions |
Las Instrucciones |
Lead |
LA Stage Alliance Festival |
Thanksgiving |
Lead |
Hortense Lingjaerde |
Common Ground Healthcare |
Lead |
WILL Interactive |
Smashed |
Supporting |
Dawn Spinella |
A Year to Life |
Supporting |
Nikki Hevesy |
Mateo y Cliff |
Supporting |
Ogechi Lea Musa |
Friction |
Supporting |
Ogechi Lea Musa |
THEATRE (Selected Credits) | ||
Two Sisters and a Piano |
Lead - Maria Celia |
Miami New Drama/Nilo Cruz |
El Huracán |
Lead - Miranda |
GableStage/Dámaso Rodriguez |
The Ordeal of Water* |
Lead - Ray Rosas |
The Road Theatre |
Anna in the Tropics* |
Lead - Marela |
San Diego Rep/Juliana Kleist |
The Cucuy Will Find You* |
Lead - El Cucuy |
San Diego Rep/Patrice Amon |
A Misanthrope |
Lead - Celimene |
Avant Bard/Megan Behm |
Things That Are Round (World Premiere) |
Lead - Nina |
Rep Stage/Lola B. Pierson |
What Every Girl Should Know |
Lead - Anne |
Forum Theatre/Jenna Duncan |
Don Cristobal |
Lead - The Director |
Pointless Theatre/ Eric Swartz |
Oyeme, The Beautiful |
Lead - Valentina |
Imagination Stage |
Enter Stage Right |
Ensemble |
24th St Theatre/Debbie Devine |
columbinus (Helen Hayes Best Ensemble nomination) |
Ensemble - Perfect |
1st Stage/Alex Levy Juan Villa |
The Madcap Motel |
Ensemble - Margie & others |
Paige Solomon |
Dry Land |
Supporting - Reba |
Forum Theatre/Amber McGinnis |
Señorita y Madame |
Supporting - Rebecca & others |
GALA Hispanic Theatre |
Three Sisters* |
Supporting - Natasha |
Avant Bard/Jon Jon Johnson |
Tentación |
Understudy - Gabriela |
LA Phil/Marissa Herrera |
Animal Farm |
Understudy - Minimus/Moses |
A Noise Within |
Richard III |
Understudy - Richmond |
Shakespeare Theatre/David Muse |
*staged reading/workshop |
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COMMERCIALS: Conflicts available upon request | ||
TRAINING | ||
BA in Theatre & English |
Boston College |
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Killian's Commercial Workshop |
Killian McHugh |
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Brad's Class |
Brad Greenquist |
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Scene Study & Audition Classes |
Jen Krater |
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TV/Film Class |
Kaz Santana |
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Comedy Workshop |
Shannon Bills |
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Linklater Technique |
Patricia Riggin |
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Meisner Technique |
Patricia Riggin |
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Principles of Realism & Auditioning |
Studio Acting Conservatory |
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New York Conservatory for the Dramatic Arts |
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Commercials Class |
Rawleigh Moreland (NYCDA) |
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Michael Chekhov Technique |
Janice Orlandi (NYCDA) |
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Scene Study for Film & TV |
Neal Lerner (NYCDA) |
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Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'7" |
Weight: 148 lbs |
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Yoga Teacher, Boxing, Cycling, Kickboxing, Roller Skating, Running - General, Swimming - ability - general, Yoga, Dance Ballet, Dance Ballroom, Dance Flamenco, Dance Modern, Dance Salsa, Dance Tango, Host, Improvisation, Mime, Modeling, Singer, Teleprompter, Ventriloquist, Vocal Range: Alto, Voiceover, American - New England Accent, American - New York Accent, British - BBC English Accent, British - Cockney Accent, French Accent, Italian Accent, Puerto Rican Accent, Spanish Accent, Fluent French, Fluent Spanish
Thais Menendez is a Cuban-American multilingual actor and writer who has appeared onstage and onscreen in English, Spanish, and French. Thais is also the co-founder of Quien Te Manda Productions, a Latina-led company dedicated to uplifting Latine voices in film. She resides in Los Angeles and is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and Actor’s Equity. Thais was named after the opera by Massenet. IG: @thais.menendez