Siena Agudong

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Siena Agudong
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Agudong in 2019
Born
Siena Nicole Agudong

(2004-08-19) August 19, 2004 (age 20)
Kauai, Hawaii, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2013–present

Siena Nicole Agudong [1] (born August 19, 2004 [2] ) is an American actress. On television, she is known for her roles in the Nickelodeon series Star Falls (2018), and the Netflix series No Good Nick (2019) and Resident Evil (2022). Her films include Alex & Me (2018) and Upside-Down Magic (2020).

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Early life and education

Siena was born in Kauai, Hawaii, [3] to parents Karen and Kenneth Agudong. [1] [4] She states she is of "Caucasian, Filipino, and Polynesian" descent. [5] [6] She has an older sister, Sydney, who inspired her to act. [7]

Siena attended King Kaumuali‘i Elementary School and Island School. She then switched to online school for her acting career. [8]

Career

Agudong started acting when she was 7 in local productions, her first role being in Willy Wonka at the Hawaii Children’s Theatre. [7] [8] She made her television debut at the age of 8 with a recurring role as Lulu Parker in Killer Women . [9] She played the recurring role of Natlee on Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn and has had guest roles in Teachers and Sydney to the Max . [10]

Agudong's work earned her several Young Artist Award and Young Entertainer Award nominations since 2015 and a win for Best Guest Starring Young Actress – 12 & Under in 2017. [11]

Agudong starred in 2018 Warner Bros. direct-to-video film Alex & Me as Reagan Wills. [12] In 2018, Agudong also was cast as the lead, Sophia Miller, in the Nickelodeon series Star Falls . [13] In September 2018, it was announced she would play the titular role of a young con-artist in 2019 Netflix sitcom, No Good Nick, her first lead role. [14] [15] [16] In August 2019 it was announced that Agudong had been cast in the co-starring role of Reina Carvajal in the Disney Channel Original Movie, Upside-Down Magic , which premiered on July 31, 2020. [17] [18] The latter film was officially Agudong's first lead role in a film. Siena later portrayed a younger Mia Toretto in F9 .

Filmography

Television and film roles
YearTitleRoleNotes
2013Second ChancesMindyFilm
2014 Killer Women Lulu ParkerRecurring role
2015–2018 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn NatleeRecurring role (seasons 2–4)
2016–2019 Teachers Tiffany3 episodes
2018 Star Falls Sophia MillerMain role
2018 Alex & Me Reagan WillsFilm
2019 Sydney to the Max BrittanyEpisode: "You've Got Female"
2019 No Good Nick Nicole "Nick" FranzelliLead role
2020 Hawaii Five-0 OliviaEpisode: "E ho'i na keiki oki uaua o na pali"
2020 Upside-Down Magic Reina CarvajalTelevision film (Disney Channel Original Movie) [17] [18]
2020 Raven's Home MikkaEpisode: "Tesscue Me"
2021 F9 Mia Toretto (young)Film; cameo[ citation needed ]
2022 Resident Evil Billie WeskerMain role [19]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRefs
2015 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young Actress 10 and Under Killer Women Nominated [11]
2016 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress 10 and Under Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn Nominated [11]
2017 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series – Recurring Young ActressNominated [11]

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