Jenna Z. Alvarez
Jenna Z. Alvarez (aka Jenna Z) is an actress known for Kidding (2018-2020), Shook (2019) and Generation (2021).
Jenna was born in San Diego, California on August 8, 2002. Her passion for acting brought her to the Method at The Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute in Los Angeles, California, where she continues to build her versatility in the roles and characters she plays.
She was classically trained as a dancer at the early age of 6 years old and became proficient in ballet, contemporary, lyrical, jazz, tap and hip-hop. Jenna's aspirations of performing and sharing her artistry to a wider audience, transitioned her from the stage to new media and eventually to television and film. Jenna became one of the latest of Disney Mouseketeers on "The Mickey Mouse Club" rebooted as "Club Mickey Mouse" which launched exclusively on Facebook and Instagram on September 8, 2017.
Transitioning from social media, Jenna made her television debut on Showtime's 2019 Golden Globe Nominated "Kidding" with Jim Carrey, which was produced by Dave Holstein, Jim Carrey and Michel Gondry. Jenna played 'Havana', a quirky, upbeat teen and potential love interest of Carrey's on-screen son for two seasons from 2018 to 2020.
And in 2019, Jenna continued her acting career by playing 'Liberty', the confident and assertive captain of her dance team on Disney's 2020 Emmy Nominated "Shook" starring Sofia Wylie and produced by the Duplass brothers, Mark Duplass and Jay Duplass. "Shook" premiered on Disney Channel as a Disney Channel Original Movie, and can also be seen streaming now on Disney+.