JENECE TRACI UPTON - NON-UNION

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Theater

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.

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).

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 5'7"

Weight: 142 lbs

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