JENECE TRACI UPTON
- NON-UNION
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Theater | ||
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Yellow Face |
Ensemble (u/s) |
Oregon Shakespeare Festival |
Come From Away |
Hannah, Diane, Ensemble (u/s, perf.) |
Oregon Shakespeare Festival |
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill* |
Billie Holiday |
Merrimack Rep. Theatre |
The Christmas Schooner |
Alma Stossel |
Metropolis Arts |
Notes From the Field |
Actor 2 (u/s) |
Timeline Theatre Company |
Passing Strange |
Mother |
Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre |
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill |
Billie Holiday |
Temple Theatre NC |
Last Stop on Market Street |
Nana |
Young People's Theatre of Chi |
Botticelli in the Fire |
Madre Maria |
First Floor Theater |
Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill |
Billie Holiday (u/s, perf.) |
Metropolis Arts |
Shrek the Musical |
Ensemble |
Music Theater Works |
Fences |
Rose Maxson |
Harper Ensemble Theatre |
Children of Eden |
Eve / Mama Noah |
Devonshire Playhouse |
Too Heavy For Your Pocket |
Evelyn Brandon |
Harper Ensemble Theatre |
Pippin |
Fastrada |
Devonshire Playhouse |
Rimers of Eldritch |
Cora Groves |
Devonshire Playhouse |
The Crucible |
Tituba |
Devonshire Playhouse |
American Idiot |
Ensemble |
Harper Ensemble Theatre |
Workshops and Readings | ||
SAFRONIA Reading |
Safronia |
The Lyric Opera of Chicago |
SAFRONIA Workshop |
Ensemble |
The Lyric Opera of Chicago |
Television | ||
Southside (Pilot) |
Series Regular |
Grant Housley |
Chicago Fire |
Co-star |
William Eichler |
Commercial / Industrial | ||
Deloitte TMT |
The Tech Visionary |
Jesse Oxford |
ABC Plumbing |
DIY Customer |
Will Armistead |
Sloan |
Office Administrator |
Derek Noonan |
Clearcover |
Customer Advocate |
Michael Matthews |
Rotary Youth Exchange |
Host Mom |
Deon Griffin |
Training | ||
Broadway Artist Dev. Program |
Innovative Voice Studio |
Tim Russell, Jenna Pastuszek |
GTG Actors Lab |
Gray Talent Group |
Janelle Snow |
Fundamentals of Theatre |
Washington & Lee Univ. |
Rob Mish |
Awards | ||
*2025 Elliot Norton Award |
Outstanding Solo Performance (Lady Day) |
Boston Theatre Critics Assoc. |
Physical Characteristics / Measurements |
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Height: 5'7" |
Weight: 142 lbs |
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Jump Rope, Rollerblading, Running - General, Running - Long Distance, Flute, Host, Licensed Driver, Singer, Vocal Range: Mezzo Soprano, Vocal Style: Belt, Vocal Style: Legit, American - Southern Accent, American - Standard/General Accent, British - BBC English Accent, French Accent
Jenece Upton is a Chicago-based actress and singer who enjoys telling compelling and meaningful stories both onstage and onscreen. Some of her favorite recent Chicago and Regional theater credits include Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill at Merrimack Repertory Theatre (2025 Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Solo Performance); Come From Away and Yellow Face (Oregon Shakespeare Festival); and Passing Strange (Theo Ubique). Jenece has also appeared on Chicago Fire (NBC).