Ciara Bravo is an American actress, popular for her roles in the television series Big Time Rush (2009-2013) and Red Band Society (2014-2015), and the YouTube series Wayne (2019).
Wiki/Biography
Ciara Bravo was born as Ciara Quinn Bravo on Tuesday, March 18, 1997 (24 years old in 2021) in Alexandria, Kentucky, the United States, under the zodiac sign of Pisces.
Ciara Bravo and her sister Rikkel Bravo in childhood
When she talked about her childhood in an interview, she said,
Growing up in the Midwest, I never thought acting could be a career option for me. Before acting, I thought about making a living working with horses or being outdoors.”
She attends a Catholic school called The Summit Country Day School. She was discovered at the age of nine at the Mike Beaty Model & Talent Expo in April 2007. At the Expo, she won the 8-12 age group double performance and photo contest, and was the runner-up in the catwalk model contest.
appearance
Height (approximate): 5′ 3″
Hair color: dark brown
Eye color: Black
family
Her father, Mike Bravo and mother, Tammy Bravo, are the owners of Newport-based Limo Service, Executive Transportation Services, Inc. She has two siblings, a sister named Rikkel Bravo and a brother named Jaxon Bravo.
Ciara Bravo and family
Profession
Kentucky-born Ciara Bravo’s first paid acting job was kissing a frog in a Newport Aquarium commercial for The Frog Princess.
In 2007, she gained recognition for her role in Natasha Bedingfield’s music video “Love Like This”.
Ciara Bravo in the music video for the song “Love Like This”
Voiceover
In 2008, she entered the entertainment industry as a voice actor, dubbing for the cartoon “Can You Teach Me Alligator Manners?”
Can You Teach Me How to Treat Alligators? (2008)
She has voiced characters in several projects, including the television series Agent Oso (2009), Penguins of Madagascar (2012), and the television film Kinect Star Wars: Young Vader (2012).
Movie
Ciara Bravo began her career as a child actor in the 2009 American mystery thriller Angels & Demons, in which she played an Italian girl.
Angels & Demons (2009)
She has since starred in several films such as Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), To the Bone (2017), and The Long Road (2018). She rose to fame after starring in the 2021 American crime drama film Cherry, in which she played Emily. The film was based on the autobiographical novel by Nico Walker, an American writer and U.S. Army veteran who was imprisoned for bank robbery. In the film, Nico is an Iraq War veteran with PTSD who takes OxyContin for his anxiety. As the story unfolds, Nico begins robbing banks to feed his and his wife Emily’s drug addiction.
Ciara Bravo in Cherry (2021)
television
She made her television screen debut in the American musical comedy series Big Time Rush (2009-2013), playing Kendall’s younger, sarcastic and mischievous sister Katie, whose life is turned upside down when her brother’s big break forces the family to move to Los Angeles. For her role as Katie, Ciara was nominated for the Young Artist Award (2012) for Best Performance in a Television Series – Younger Supporting Actress.
Ciara Bravo in Big Time Rush (2009)
She played Meg Murphy in the 2013 American fantasy comedy television film Jinxed, a young girl who longs to end a centuries-old family curse by offering her great-great-grandfather Tommy’s lucky coin to the witch’s descendants.
The Doom (2013)
She gained popularity for her role as Emma Chota in the American teen comedy series Red Ribbon Society from 2014 to 2015. In the series, Emma Chota is a young, intelligent girl with anorexia (an eating disorder), who is also Leo’s girlfriend and Jody’s love interest.
Ciara Bravo in Red Ribbon Society (2014)
In 2016, she starred in the American science fiction crime drama Second Chance, playing Gracie Pritchard, the granddaughter of the heroine Jimmy Pritchard (played by Robert Kazinsky). The plot of the show revolves around Jimmy, a corrupt sheriff who died in a robbery at the age of 75. Through some futuristic manipulation, Jimmy is resurrected by two billionaire tech geniuses.
Ciara Bravo in Second Chance (2016)
OTT/Network Series
She rose to fame in 2019 with the American action-comedy series Wayne, in which she played the lead role of Delilah “Del” Luchetti. The YouTube series tells the story of a teenage boy, Wayne McCullough, who along with his new crush, Del, tries to recover his late father’s stolen car.
Ciara Bravo in Wayne (2019)
Favorite Things
- Actresses: Toni Collette & Amy Adams
- Series: Love Island (2015), Gilmore Girls (2000)
- Food: Goldfish, Flavor Burst
Facts/Trivia
- Jake Lang, owner of Wings Model Management, discovered Ciara when she was 9 years old. In an interview, Lang described Ciara:
Ciara has a natural flair and seems to understand the ropes of action very quickly.”
- Ciara Bravo has two pets: a cat named Smokey Moses and a dog named Sheba. She loves dogs very much and posts various photos of herself and her dog Sheba on her Instagram account.
Ciara Bravo and her dog
- In her spare time, she enjoys horse riding.
- Becoming a professional cheerleader was Ciara Bravo’s childhood dream. In an interview, she shared her childhood memories and said,
When I was a kid, maybe 4 or 5, when people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I said I wanted to be a professional cheerleader. When they asked me how many kids I wanted to have, I said 14 kids. Fourteen kids and be a professional cheerleader. If you asked me how to get there by car, I would say take the bus.”
- In an interview, she revealed that her favorite subject in school was science because she enjoyed mixing potions and doing experiments.
- In an interview, she revealed that she is a bedridden person. She said,
I’ve loved being in my bed since I was a teenager. It’s my sanctuary. My bedroom is my safe space. I’m a very introverted person… I need solitude to recharge, so my bedroom and bed have always been my first choice.”
- When asked about her hidden talent in an interview, she replied,
I can roll up a little taco with my tongue.”
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