Jennifer Aquino is an American actor, narrator, director & producer from Southern California.

"You are enough today, and the second you accept yourself is the second everyone else around you does as well."

Gina Rodriguez
Jennifer Aquino smiling and wearing a red and black plaid shirt over a purple t-shirt.

In the News

July 23, 2024

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Jennifer is currently recording a Time Travel/Magical Realism book for Brilliance Publishing. Recent releases are thriller Becoming Marlow Fin by Ellen Won Steil, and the nonfiction book Born Unbreakable: 5 Steps to Overcoming Your Self-Limiting Beliefs by Desiree Maya.

Jennifer is currently featured in the summer issue of Gladys Magazine. Hard copies of Gladys Magazine are available at select Barnes & Nobles and newsstands in LA and NY. 

https://www.gladysmagazine.com/index.php/en/in-this-issue/featured-people/joshua-jennifer-floret-tonya 

Jennifer was recently interviewed by Kevin Jan at Pop-Culturalist.com! She talks about her passion for storytelling, working in different mediums, and connecting with material and characters.

Exclusive Interview: Multifaceted Talent Jennifer Aquino Talks About Working in Different Mediums, Connecting with Material and Characters, and More

Jennifer appeared on Deadline, having signed with Bailey Rae Harrison at Exclusive Artists Agency for Film and TV!

Jennifer Aquino Signs With Exclusive Artist Agency

Jennifer recently worked at Paramount Studios on the new CBS TV series  Matlock with Kathy Bates and Skye P. Marshall! The show will start airing in the Fall. Jennifer plays HR Manager Tori Park.

You can currently hear Jennifer’s voice, dubbing the character Hongcha, played by Jung Ho Yeon (from Squid Games) in the new Netflix series Chicken Nugget!

Jennifer is honored to be part of the cast of  El Deafo by CeCe Bell. WINNER of the 2024 Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production for Children!  Jennifer voiced 12 characters in this middle-grade graphic novel. And only two audiobooks per year win this award from the American Library Association! Produced by Penguin Random House Audio.

Jennifer taught a Directing Workshop for Narrators with the goal of increasing underrepresented directors in the audiobook industry. 

Jennifer was interviewed by J. Rodney Turner for his Audiobooks for Beginners podcast. You can listen in at https://open.spotify.com/show/4yRtCeXQU3yEWKqXAMWeb0

Jennifer was featured in The Buzz Voiceover Magazine, where she shared her “Recipe for an Accelerated Path to Audiobook Narration.”

Jennifer was interviewed by John York for The Audiobook Club Podcast. They talked about health & wellness for narrators, time management, producing short films, and her experience working on the set of “Grey’s Anatomy. You can listen in at https://t.co/r6xYekKaHC 

Jennifer will voice the role of Lizzie in the animated short film “Gavin’s Adventures” directed by Fiona Lincke.

Jennifer recently worked on the film POST SENTENCE, written by Teresa Huang, directed by Charissa Sanjarernsuithikul, and produced by Melissa Bickerton. POST SENTENCE is about how a notorious criminal faces his ultimate justice. POST SENTENCE recently screened in the Dances With Films Film Festival at the TCL Chinese Theatres in Hollywood.

Jennifer worked on the film THE COFFEE RUN, written and directed by Gustavo Sampaio. THE COFFEE RUN premiered at the North Hollywood CineFest, and also screened at the Studio City Film Festival.

Jennifer produced the film THE ANNIVERSARY directed by Art Chudabala, and starring Kipp Shiotani, Peter Shinkoda, and Jennifer Aquino.
THE ANNIVERSARY screened at the Marina Del Rey Film Festival, Culver City Film Festival, the Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, the Asians on Film Festival, and the North Hollywood Film Festival, where it won Best Short Film Thriller, Best Editing, and Special Recognition Awards!
THE ANNIVERSARY written by Patrick Barrett, is about an anguished widower who celebrates his wedding anniversary by kidnapping the man who killed his wife.

Jennifer worked on the feature film “The Message” (now called “Camp Arrowhead.”) directed by Timothy Armstrong. Jennifer plays Candace Aroyo.

The film THE PACKAGE screened at The Sherry Theater in North Hollywood. THE PACKAGE is directed by Tony Patterson. Jennifer plays the role of Federal Agent Ava James.

Jennifer appeared on the ABC medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy.” Episode #21 titled “How to Save a Life.” Jennifer played the role of Derek Shepherd’s Anesthesiologist; she was honored to be in Patrick Dempsey’s last episode after 11 seasons. ABC promoted it as “The episode America will never forget!” Jennifer worked with director Rob Hardy (Empire, Criminal Minds, Bones.) The buzz after it aired was that it was the most emotional episode on television.

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