Doreen Calderon movie list

Born and raised in Chicago, IL, Doreen is the youngest of three girls, daughter to a marble setter and medical technologist. She attended an all girls Catholic college prep (formerly a Lithuanian convent), sang in a cover band after graduation, and then attended a top theater conservatory. She left the conservatory to study at the SecondCity Training center, where she was hired to perform with the Touring Company. While in Chicago, she got her Equity card working at The Steppenwolf Theater Company with Ted Levine, received her BA in Theatre from Columbia College, then performed at ImprovOlympic under the guidance of Del Close. Before leaving for Los Angeles, she rode her bicycle from St. Paul, MN to Chicago for AIDs awareness, and performed opposite James Denton at Strawdog Theatre. During her first few years in L.A., she performed stand-up comedy, taught improvisation, did more theater, and booked several TV gigs & national commercials. After some time, she returned to college for an AA in Graphic Design. She won a single art award and served as Class Valedictorian. While booking more commercials, she sang in yet another cover band with Barry Pearl, David Bickford & David St. James, directed for the stage, and created her own marketing business, The Recognized Actor. Doreen resides in Studio City adjacent where she continues to pursue work in television, film and stage.