Nichole Bloom

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Nichole Sakura
Born
Nichole Sakura O'Connor

(1989-12-15) December 15, 1989 (age 30)
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater University of Southern California
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present

Nichole Sakura O'Connor (born December 15, 1989, in Santa Clara County, California), formerly known professionally as Nichole Bloom, is an American actress and model.

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She had the recurring role of Amanda on Shameless from 2014 to 2016. In 2015, she was added to the main cast of the NBC sitcom Superstore as Cheyenne, a 17-year-old store employee who is pregnant at the start of the series. [1]

Bloom is of Japanese [2] and Irish descent.

In August 2020, Nichole stated in an Instagram post [3] that she has changed her name and will be known professionally as Nichole Sakura.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010EverydayNichole O'ConnorShort film
2011CarpoolRachelShort film
2012 Project X JB's Girlfriend
2012Model MinorityKayla Tanaka
2013Full Circle by Justin Chon NicholeShort film
2015Man UpKayla
2016 Teenage Cocktail Annie FentonMain role
2017 Lazer Team 2 Maggie Wittington

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Teen Wolf Rinko2 episodes
2014 Grey's Anatomy Leanne1 episode
2014–2016 Shameless AmandaRecurring role; 17 episodes
2015–present Superstore CheyenneMain cast; 92 episodes
2017–2019 OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Carla, Pepelina, Nanini, Gecky, Bobo (voice)6 episodes
2018–2020 Robot Chicken Various Characters (voice)2 episodes
2020 Big Hero 6: The Series Olivia (voice)

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2015 Until Dawn Emily "Em" DavisAlso performed motion-capture

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References

  1. Lee, Ben (March 13, 2015). "Shameless actress Nichole Bloom joins NBC's Superstore". Digital Spy . Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  2. "Being "Shameless" with Nichole Bloom - The Dodgy". The Dodgy. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  3. Sakura, Nichole (August 14, 2020). "Nichole Sakura Instagram post". Nichole Sakura . Retrieved August 14, 2020.