Jenna Dioguardi is an Italian-American woman. She is also a performer, writer & video editor.
She made her Off-Broadway debut originating the role of #13 in Sarah DeLappe’s The Wolves,garnering both Obie & Drama Desk awards with the ensemble. She’s acted in several new & world-premiere works (La Jolla Playhouse, Playwrights Horizons, Clubbed Thumb) & has been seen storytelling in dimly lit venues across New York, such as Ray’s, KGB Bar, Caveat, and The Duplex.
She has written and performed with musical sketch comedy group Political Subversities, and her annual Christmas show, A Merry Little Evening, has enjoyed several runs since it’s birth in 2015.
Her debut short film, Superheroes at Your Door, directed by frequent collaborator Emma Tattenbaum-Fine, premiered in 2018. Her Popeye's National Commercial premiered in 2019. The latter was probably her proudest moment to date.
By day, Jenna works as a freelance video editor, helping brands such as Eberjey, Citizens of Humanity, Tower28, and Lunya successfully target you on Instagram. She was the lead editor for the launch of Brooke Shields’ lifestyle brand, Beginning is Now.
Last year, Jenna launched a new video series, Smooch the Tucc, chronicling Stanley Tucci’s Searching for Italy, alongside co-host Wil Petre. Currently, you can catch them both in The Mister Rogers Variety Hour, a new monthly variety show on the Lower East Side.
As a side gig, Jenna successfully beat breast cancer in 2021, and is now working out stories for her new solo show, Nipples for Christmas, which will premiere in 2023.
