Paulina Singer

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|9|5}}

| birth_place = Exeter, New Hampshire, U.S.

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2011{{endash}}present

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Paulina Singer aka Zuzusilk, is an American actress, singer, music producer, writer and dancer, known for her roles as Ziza on Season II of Power: Raising Kanan, as Jessie Tyler on Freeform's teen drama series Dead of Summer, Pink in the movie The Wilde Wedding with Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Patrick Stewart and Minnie Driver, The Intern with Robert De Niro and multiple guest roles on various TV series including Person of Interest, The Affair, Gotham and Blue Bloods.

Early life

Singer was born in Exeter, New Hampshire.{{cite web|url=https://issuu.com/nakedmag/docs/issue__55_f08932e89017f2/30?ff=true&e=3153240/32347204|title=January 2016: Issue #55|website=NKD Mag. Issuu|first=Stacy|last=Magallon|date=December 31, 2015}} Her father is African American and her mother is of Ukrainian descent.{{cite web|url=https://myspace.com/article/2016/8/15/paulina-singer-dead-of-summer-10-things|title=10 Things You Should Know About Paulina Singer|website=Myspace|first=Mikhael|last=Agafanov|date=August 15, 2016}} She studied for a year at Eugene Lang College The New School for Liberal Arts in New York City before dropping out to pursue an acting career.{{cite web|url=http://ladygunn.com/people/paulina-singer|title=Paulina Singer|website=Lady Gunn|first=Avery|last=Stone|date=November 17, 2016}} At 19, Singer joined the Upright Citizens Brigade to study improvisational theatre.

Career

In 2014, Singer was cast in musician Russ's music video for the song Gypsy. In 2015, Singer was cast in a main role in the We TV horror drama series South of Hell, executive produced by Eli Roth and Jason Blum. She portrayed Grace Bledsoe, alongside Mena Suvari and Bill Irwin.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/10/south-of-hell-thriller-drama-we-tv-858768/|title=Zachary Booth, Bill Irwin, Six More Round Out 'South Of Hell' Cast On WE TV|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 23, 2014}} The following year, she joined the regular cast of Freeform's teen drama-thriller series Dead of Summer, portraying summer camp counselor Jessie Tyler.{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2016/01/23/dead-of-summer-cast-freeform-mark-indelicato/|title=Dead of Summer: Freeform Horror Series Casts Ugly Betty Vet, Others|website=TVLine|first=Michael|last=Slezak|date=January 23, 2016}} In 2017, she portrayed the lead role of Kelley Winters in the Lifetime television film High School Lover, alongside James Franco, Lana Condor, and Julia Jones.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/lifetime-michael-jackson-original-movie-james-franco-viola-davis-tca-1201885478/|title=Lifetime Orders Michael Jackson Original Movie, Picks Up James Franco, Viola Davis Films – TCA|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=January 13, 2017}} In 2018, she starred in Stella's Last Weekend, alongside Nat Wolff and Alex Wolff.