Tanya Perez

Writer

Tanya Perez is an actress, writer & filmmaker who actively campaigns for female focused inclusion on stage and screen. Notable TV & Film performances include Orange Is the New Black, Jessica Jones, Blue Bloods & Hal Hartley's Ned Rifle opposite Parker Posey. Stage appearances include DQT's The Pet Play, Seattle Rep's  Anna in the Tropics, Sonia Flew at CATF & Laguna Playhouse, and her sold-out solo show at the Downtown Urban Theatre Festival at the Cherry Lane Theatre. As a filmmaker in comedy, her web series Itty P & DJ Model-T gained two ITVF award nominations for Best Comedy & Best Actress in a Comedy, her quirky short , Peep Show, was a finalist at the 2018 Women in Comedy HBO Insider Competition and her latest dramedy, Veronica, has played in 18 film festivals around the world winning multiple awards for Best Actress & Screenplay. This multihyphenate also received an Audioverse Award nomination in writing in Cocotazo’s CAT podcast and will be appearing in their critically acclaimed podcast Timestorm early this year. Shameless boasting aside, she is also incredibly talented with balloons, laughs inappropriately during movies, and loves her four-legged roommate Tia Tortilla. Contributing writer with Ms. In The Biz. Proud member of Brown Girls Doc Mafia, SAG/AFTRA & Actors Equity.