Cierra Ramirez

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Cierra Ramirez
Ramirez at the 7th Annual Television Academy Honors on June 1, 2014
Ramirez at the 7th Annual Television Academy Honors on June 1, 2014
Born
Cierra Alexa Ramirez

(1995-03-10) March 10, 1995 (age 26)
Houston, Texas, U.S.
OccupationActress, singer
Years active2006–present
Known forMariana Adams Foster in The Fosters and [[Good Trouble (TV series)|Good Trouble and "" as Pearl

Cierra Alexa Ramirez (born March 10, 1995) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for playing Mariana Adams Foster in the Freeform television series The Fosters and reprising her role in the spin-off series Good Trouble.

Early life[]

Ramirez was born on March 10, 1995 in Houston, Texas. Her father, Sonny, was a music producer and her mother, Cris, was a kindergarten teacher. Ramirez was raised in Sugar Land, Texas and attended Westside High School for two years before moving to Los Angeles, California. She graduated high school through a home-school program to allow her to pursue her acting career.[1]

Career[]

Music[]

Music led to Ramirez making her television debut—when she was 10 years old, she performed a song the "Apollo Kids Star of Tomorrow" segment of Showtime at the Apollo.[2] Ramirez is signed to Empire and Tribeca Music Group.[3] She has performed as the opening act for a number of musical acts, including Earth, Wind & Fire, Chicago and Ruben Studdard.[2]

On June 20, 2016, Ramirez released her first EP, Discreet.[3] Her singles subsequently followed her first EP: "Faded" Feat. Baeza in 2017.[4]

In 2018, Ramirez released the first single “Bad Boys” off of her debut album, Over Your Head, which was released February 28, 2020. Singles that followed “Bad Boys” were; “Liquid Courage (Love Me Better)", "Broke Us" Feat. Trevor Jackson in 2019 and “Over Your Head” in 2020.

Music videos for the singles "Faded", "Bad Boys", "Liquid Courage" and "Broke Us" were released. "Liquid Courage (Love Me Better)" , "Broke Us" and “BBU” were directed by Maria Skobeleva.[5][6]

Acting[]

In 2007, Ramirez played a recurring role on the Disney Channel series The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, as Jasmine, a young camper with anger management issues. Ramirez played recurring character Kathy in The Secret Life of the American Teenager, introduced in the 100th episode as a pregnant freshman.[7]

Ramirez played the titular role in the 2012 feature film Girl in Progress, for which she won an ALMA Award for Favorite Movie Actress Supporting Role.[8][9]

Starting in 2013, Ramirez played Mariana Foster in the ABC Family (renamed "Freeform" channel) series The Fosters. Her character is a straight-A student who, with her fraternal twin, has been adopted by a lesbian couple into a multi-ethnic blended family. The show premiered on June 3, 2013, and in January 2017, Freeform announced that it had been renewed for its fifth season.[10] However, according to Entertainment Weekly, the series will be cancelled after a three-night limited series on June 6, 2018. To be followed with a spin off, Good Trouble premiering January 9, 2019, featuring Ramirez and Maia Mitchell.

Personal life[]

She is of Colombian and Mexican descent.[11]

Discography[]

Albums[]

Title Details Peak charts
Over Your Head[12]
  • Released: February 28, 2020
  • Label: Tribeca Music Group/ Empire
  • Formats: Digital download
 #15 on the US Pop iTunes Charts

Extended plays[]

Title Details Peak charts Notes
Discreet
  • Released: June 20, 2016
  • Label: Tribeca Music Group
  • Formats: Digital download
 - N/A

Singles[]

Title Year Album
"Faded"
(featuring Casey Veggies & Honey Cocaine) 		2016 Discreet
"Faded"
(featuring Baeza) 		2017 Non-album single
"Bad Boys" 2018 Over Your Head
"Liquid Courage (Love Me Better)" 2019
"Broke Us"
(featuring Trevor Jackson)
"Love Me Ole (Latin Remix)"
(with Maejor & C-Kan) 		Non-album single
"Over Your Head" 2020 Over Your Head
"BBU"

Other appearances[]

Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Círculo" 2019 Coastcity 1190 (EP)

Music videos[]

List of music videos, showing year released and director
Title Year Other artist(s) Director(s)
"Faded" 2016 Casey Veggies & Honey C Austin Kelley
"Faded" 2017 Baeza Keoni Marcelo
"Bad Boys" 2018 None Arrad Rahgoshay
"Liquid Courage (Love Me Better)" 2019 None Maria Skobeleva
"Broke Us" Trevor Jackson
"Love Me Ole (Latin Remix)" Major & C-Kan Gabe Bostetler
"Over Your Head" 2020 None Riley Robbins
"BBU" (Vertical Video) None Maria Skobeleva

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2006 All In Marisol Supporting role
2007 Star and Stella Save the World Stella Rivera TV movie
2012 Girl in Progress Ansiedad Lead role
2016 Petting Scorpions Daisy Lead role
2017 Drink Slay Love Pearl Lead role
2018 Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors[13] America Chavez Voice role

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Showtime at the Apollo Herself October 29, 2005
2006 CSI: Miami Isabel Terraza Episode: "Deviant"
Zoey 101 Girl #1 Episode: "Surprise"
Desperate Housewives Annie Marie Episode: "Children and Art"
2007 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Jasmine Recurring role, (4 episodes)
2008 My Own Worst Enemy Ruthy Spivey Scenes deleted
2012 Piper's Quick Picks Herself Guest
The Talk Herself
2012–2013 The Secret Life of the American Teenager Kathy Recurring role, (22 episodes)
2013–2018 The Fosters Mariana Adams Foster Main role
2019–present Good Trouble[14]
2019 Marvel Rising: Chasing Ghosts America Chavez Voice
Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron
Marvel Rising: Battle of the Bands

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
2012 Imagen Foundation Awards Best Supporting Actress/Feature Film Girl in Progress Won
ALMA Award Favorite Movie Actress-Supporting Role Girl in Progress Won
The National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts Horizon Award[15] Won
2014 Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer TV Star: Female The Fosters Nominated
HOLA Awards Honoring Award The Fosters Won
2017 Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer TV Actress The Fosters Nominated
2019 Teen Choice Awards Choice Drama TV Actress Good Trouble Nominated

References[]

  1. ^ Holley, Pete (May 8, 2012). "Teen leaps from Sugar Land to Hollywood". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Cast Members: Cierra Ramirez". ABC Spark. Corus Entertainment. 2013. Archived from the original on July 4, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Assaf Lynn, Roxane (June 14, 2016). "Music Debut for TV Babe Cierra Ramirez". The Huffington Post. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  4. ^ Rodriguez P (May 1, 2017). "EXCLUSIVE: Cierra Ramirez Premieres Music Video for Party Anthem 'Faded'". LATINA. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "Cierra Ramirez: Liquid Courage". Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  6. ^ Cierra Ramirez Broke us Ft. Trevor Jackson, retrieved August 16, 2019
  7. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (March 8, 2012). "'Secret Life of the American Teenager' Adds 'Suite Life' Actress as New Series Regular (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  8. ^ Scott, A.O. (May 10, 2012). "Daughter and Mother, Chasing Adulthood". The New York Times. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  9. ^ "2012 NCLR Alma Awards: Recipients" (PDF). National Council of La Raza. 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  10. ^ Peart, Tanvier (April 15, 2013). "Jennifer Lopez's New Show 'The Fosters' Stirs Up Controversy Over Same-Sex Couple Raising Family". Latinos Post. Retrieved January 21, 2017.
  11. ^ Ramirez, Cierra [@cierraramirez] (June 28, 2014). "For everyone that's asking...my dad's Colombian and my mom's Mexican...so that makes me Mexilombian pic.twitter.com/xjxGI3UjEl" (Tweet). Retrieved January 2, 2018 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ "Over Your Head". iTunes. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  13. ^ Cheng, Susan; Flaherty, Keely (December 7, 2017). "Marvel's Launching A New Franchise Of Wonderful, Diverse Superheroes". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved December 7, 2017.
  14. ^ Gelman, Vlada (May 23, 2018). "Fosters Spinoff: And the Title Is..." TVLine. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  15. ^ "Emerging Artists: Cierra Ramirez". wmusicgroup.com. 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2017.

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