Actress Jacquie Cooper is a Los Angeles native. She grew up in Pasadena where her Mom would say she was always an actor. She modeled early on but was not satisfied. Jacquie left Los Angeles for the bright lights of San Francisco at twenty-one to look for something more. While in SF she found what she was looking for and married him. She decided to pursue her secret heart’s desire of acting by taking courses at The American Conservatory Theater and auditioning for projects. After a couple years of training in the theater-heavy city, she realized she needed to get back to L.A. to realize her dreams. Jacquie and her husband Chris now live in Pasadena with their two dogs.
Since being back in Los Angeles Jacquie has been training at The Actor’s Lab in the master class with J.D. Lewis. She has been actively creating a career that she is proud of. Jacquie has had training in Improv at ACME in Hollywood. She also takes as many short-term, specialized classes as she can. Jacquie feels that it is an actor’s duty to keep herself well-trained and ready for any challenge that may arise. Jacquie also loves to participate in theatre as she knows there is no class that can build your acting chops like performing live on stage. One of Jacquie’s favorite accomplishments was co-starring in and producing “Win/Lose/Draw” with Carolyn Curtis. She played three different characters and grew tremendously as an actor.
Jacquie’s most recent accomplishment is an original production The Actor’s Lab took to TheFringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland in August and then to Limerick, Ireland in January for their theater festival. Written and directed by J.D. Lewis “AmerWrecka” is a politically charged and character driven play that makes you look at what we can do to change the world. Jacquie played Allison Krause, one of the four students shot in the Kent State Massacre of 1970 who is sent on a mission to shake things up. This was an exciting and challenging role that Jacquie loved playing. The group received great reviews and a warm embrace in Scotland. And the experience in Ireland was more amazing than anything she has experienced. A highlight for Jacquie was bringing it home and showing it at Highways Performance Space in Santa Monica.. The American audience truly understood the show and the industry people loved it! Jacquie feels blessed that she was able to partake in such a rewarding journey.
Jacquie is ever grateful of the love and support she receives as she chases her dreams. Even though she knows it is hard work and there are no guarantees, Jacquie stays unshakably committed. She knows that every day she gets to be an actor is a gift and as long as she gets to do work she loves, she’ll be happy.
