Jess Salgueiro
Salgueiro in September 2019
Born
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Alma materRandolph Academy for the Performing Arts

Jess Salgueiro is a Canadian actress, known for her roles in Frasier, The Boys, Workin' Moms, The Expanse, Letterkenny, Orphan Black, and Tiny Pretty Things.[1][2][3][4][5]

As well as having a recurring role in season four of The Expanse,[6] she also appeared in the Netflix comic book adaptation of Jupiter's Legacy, based on the comic book by Mark Millar and Frank Quitely.[7]

Salgueiro was selected as a "rising star" at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival for her role in Mouthpiece.[8]

She starred in the 2019 comedy film Canadian Strain.[9]

In 2023, she was cast as Eve in the Paramount+ revival of the classic sitcom Frasier.[10]

Personal life

Salgueiro was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and attended Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts in Toronto, Ontario.[11] Her parents are Portuguese Canadians; her father and mother emigrated from Alcanena and Santa Bárbara de Nexe, respectively.[12] She resides in Toronto.[13]

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2011 The Unleashed Lindsay
2011 Night Express
2016 A Sunday Kind of Love Amy
The Market Fatima
2017 Mary Goes Round Crystal
2018 Mouthpiece Roxanne
I'll Take Your Dead Jackie
2019 American Hangman Darnley
Canadian Strain Anne Banting
2020 Bing! Bang! Bi! Cala
Little Bird Olivia
Sugar Daddy Angela
2021 Dark Web: Cicada 3301 Shauna
Drifting Snow Jess
2023 Who's Yer Father? Junior
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
2014–2017 The Strain Sherry Guest (season 1); recurring role (season 4); 4 episodes
2014 Remedy Meredith Episode: "Bad Blood"
2015–2017 Saving Hope Nurse Cabrera Recurring role; 11 episodes
Man Seeking Woman DJ Episode: "Pitbull"
Orphan Black Luisa 2 episodes
2016 Beauty & the Beast Patsy Episode: "Something's Gotta Give"
Private Eyes Charmaine Episode: "The Six"
Seraphim Episode: Pilot
Serialized Kane TV movie
In Real Life: The Series Nancy Episode: "Stardom"
2017 Ransom Marisol Episode: "Joe"
The Bold Type Cassie Episode: "The End of the Beginning"
Channel Zero Lacey Recurring role; 4 episodes
Kim's Convenience Elena Episode: "Sneak Attack"
2017–2018 Mary Kills People Larissa Recurring role; 4 episodes
2017–2019 Workin' Moms Mean Nanny / Renya Recurring role; 11 episodes
2018 Condor Jada 2 episodes
No Sleep 'Til Christmas Gemma TV movie
2018–2019 Letterkenny Mary-Anne Recurring role; 7 episodes
2019 The Ninth Jessica 'Messy Jessie' Tapp Main role; 8 episodes
The Boys Robin Recurring role; 4 episodes
Carter Portia Quintano Episode: "Harley Wanted To Say Bonspiel"
The Expanse Chandra Wei Recurring role; 10 episodes
2020 Tiny Pretty Things Isabel[14] Main role
2021 Jupiter's Legacy Jacinda Dos Santos / Shockwave Recurring role
Y: The Last Man Christine Flores Recurring role
2023 Frasier Eve Main role
2023 Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Barnes Recurring role; 3 episodes
Video game roles

References

  1. ^ "Canadas Rising Screen Stars: Seven talents making big moves". Now. April 16, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Weintraub, Steve (September 27, 2019). "Jess Salgueiro on 'The Expanse' Season 4, 'The Boys', and Netflix's 'Jupiter's Legacy'". Collider. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  3. ^ Thorne, Will (August 2, 2019). "Jess Salgueiro Circling Potential Tiny Pretty Things Netflix Series (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  4. ^ Petski, Denise (August 6, 2019). "Netflix Orders Tiny Pretty Things Ballet Drama Series Based On Book; Sets Main Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  5. ^ Fierberg, Ruthie (August 7, 2019). "Broadway's Damon J. Gillespie, Michael Hsu Rosen, and More Cast in Netflix's New Ballet Series". Playbill. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  6. ^ Petsky, Denise (February 25, 2019). "The Expanse: Rosa Gilmore, Keon Alexander & Jess Salgueiro To Recur In Season 4". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  7. ^ "Jupiter's Legacy: First Set Photos of Netflix Show Surface Online". TV Shows. August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  8. ^ "Jess Salgueiro Circling Potential Tiny Pretty Things Netflix Series (Exclusive)". Yahoo! News. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  9. ^ Darren Wiesner, "Canadian Strain Lifts the Mood at the Whistler Film Festival". Hollywood North Magazine, December 20, 2019.
  10. ^ Otterson, Joe (2023-01-25). "'Frasier' Sequel Series at Paramount+ Casts Anders Keith, Jess Salgueiro". Variety. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  11. ^ Bagga, Ashmeet (August 9, 2018). "Jess Salgueiro: Facts about TIFF 2018's Rising Star". Earn The Necklace. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  12. ^ "Hora dos Portugueses (Diário)". RTP Internacional (in Portuguese). Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  13. ^ "Jess Salgueiro". Twitter. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  14. ^ Petski, Denise (August 6, 2019). "Netflix Orders 'Tiny Pretty Things' Ballet Drama Series Based On Book; Sets Main Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  15. ^ Franzese, Thomas (July 13, 2020). "Everything You Need to Know About Far Cry 6". Inverse. Retrieved October 12, 2020.

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