Biography

Detroit native, Wendy Shapero began her career as a dancer and with a legacy of vaudevillian musicians and comedy writers (Grandfather wrote for Buddy Hackett and Alan King), she procured a Bachelor Degree from The University of Detroit. Wendy quickly became a prominent young actress-dancer-choreographer on the Detroit scene garnering critical acclaim for her work with The Nederlander's, Michigan Opera Theatre and Jeff Daniels, Purple Rose Theatre. After touring with Disney, she made her way to Los Angeles. Now a nearly native Angelino, Wendy has been a member of some of LA's premiere theatre companies and has performed in innumerable productions including Anybody's in West Side Story, Rebeck Revisited (w/Dir. Theresa Rebeck, Acclaimed Writer-Producer of NBC's hit show "Smash"), The Idiots Guide to Comedy, Ken Roht's Growing with Ghosts, Peter and the Wolf (The Gary Marshall Theatre), the Actor's Co-op LA Premiere of Light's and Makin' Hay where Norman Lear commented, "well, you're quite the comedienne." She's been featured on Robot Chicken as Freddy Krueger's wife, as well as various indie features including Free Samples (Starring Tippi Hedren, Jess Weixler and Jesse Eisenberg).
- IMDb mini biography by: Wendy Shapero