Paulina Singer

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 Wilde Wedding with Glen Close, John Malcovich, Patrick Stewart and Minnie Driver, The Inter with Robert Dinero and multiple guest roles on various TV series including Person of Interest, The Affair, Gotham and Bluebloods.

Early life
Singer was born in Exeter, New Hampshire. Her father is African American and her mother is of Ukrainian descent. 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. 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. The following year, she joined the regular cast of Freeform's teen drama-thriller series Dead of Summer, portraying summer camp counselor Jessie Tyler. 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. In 2018, she starred in Stella's Last Weekend, alongside Nat Wolff and Alex Wolff.