Jackie Cruz is feelin’ a little woozy…
The 38-year-old Dominican–American actress, singer and former model will star in the forthcoming indie horror film Woozy, the feature debut of writer-director Joey Bicicchi.
Cruz, best known for her work on Orange Is the New Black, is among a roster of new cast additions that includes Penelope Mitchell and Jeff Adler.
Details regarding the roles to be played by the trio haven’t been disclosed yet.
Production on the film is currently underway in New Jersey.
Woozy is a film that tells of unhealthy coping mechanisms and the battle against fears, depression, phobias, and delusions. Dusty (Emile Hirsch) has deliberately structured his life, through meditation, yoga, boxing, nutrition, and hygiene, to create a clean and safe environment. But what happens when Dusty’s flawless system fails? Out comes Woozy, a horrifying apparition who torments Dusty.
Best known for her role as Marisol ‘Flaca’ Gonzales on Netflix’s acclaimed prison-set comedy-drama Orange Is the New Black, Cruz has more recently been seen taking on an arc on NBC’s Good Girls.
Her film credits include A Nice Girl Like You, opposite Lucy Hale; Lansky, opposite Harvey Keitel; Midnight in the Switchgrass, opposite Bruce Willis; and Panama, opposite Mel Gibson, to name a few.