Director

Bernadette Santos Schwegel

Acting

Career Snapshot

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Directed credits

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Beginning to build directing work.

TMDB popularity

0.2

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Directed movies: 3Directed series: 0All crew credits: 3

TMDB ID: 4135431

IMDb ID: nm11445342

Known for: Acting

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2012 - 2026

Years active: 15

Average TMDB rating: 7.94

Also known as

Bernadette Schwegel

Frequent jobs

Director (3)

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Biography

Bernadette Santos Schwegel is an actress, writer, and filmmaker from Chicago, Illinois. She is a two-time recipient of the JASNA Young Filmmakers award, and was a member of the Chi-Local SAG-AFTRA Short-Film Series (2023). In 2024, she joined the cast of the U.S. Premiere of "The Lord of the Rings—A Musical Tale" at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, later premiering the show in Auckland, New Zealand to begin the show's International Tour. Her credits include Disney Channel's "Saturdays" (2023), NBC's Chicago Fire & Chicago Med, and films such as Ghostlight (2024) and The Ladies Almanack (2017). She is a professional musician and trained ballet dancer.