Michelle Paress

Michelle Hernandez Paress is a Puerto Rican American actress, singer, and dancer born and raised in New York City. Her mother is Afro-Puerto Rican. Her father was of Taino/Arawak Indigenous and European descent. She began performing at the age of eight traveling around New York City singing and tap dancing in various community centers, senior citizens homes, and talent shows. She attended Julia Richman High School and majored in drama in the Talent Unlimited program, where she performed the roles of Maria in West Side Story, Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz and other various roles in contemporary and classical plays. After graduating, Michelle continued her acting and dance studies at Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute, HB Studios, The Acting Studio, with James Price, Larry Moss Studios, with Larry Moss, Upright Citizens Brigade and Alvin Ailey American Dance Center. Michelle has since appeared at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, The Kennedy Center and Chelsea Rep. Her television and film credits include Lotto Land, Turnipseed, Hawthorne on TNT and the role of Alma Gutierrez on the critically acclaimed HBO drama series The Wire. IMDb Mini Biography By: [Anonymous](https://imdb.com/search/name?bio_author=Anonymous&view=simple&sort=alpha) Vis kilde på IMDb