Cierra Ramirez | |
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Born | Cierra Alexa Ramirez March 9, 1995 |
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Years active | 2005–present |
Cierra Alexa Ramirez (born March 9, 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 , which she also co-executive produced with co-star Maia Mitchell. Her accolades include an ALMA Award and a GLAAD Media Award nomination. [1]
Ramirez was born on March 9, 1995, in Houston, Texas. [2] Her father, Sonny Ramirez, was a music producer and her mother, Cris Ramirez, 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. [3]
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 . [4] Ramirez is signed to Empire and Tribeca Music Group. [5] She has performed as the opening act for a number of musical acts, including Earth, Wind & Fire, Chicago and Ruben Studdard. [4]
On June 20, 2016, Ramirez released her first EP Discreet. [5] Her singles subsequently followed her first EP: "Faded" Feat. Baeza in 2017. [6]
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. [7] [8]
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. [9]
Ramirez had her film debut in the titular role for the 2012 feature film Girl in Progress , for which she won an ALMA Award for Favorite Movie Actress Supporting Role. [10] [11]
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 Jesus, 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. [12] However, according to Entertainment Weekly, the series would 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. [13]
She is of Colombian and Mexican descent. [14]
She dated Youtuber and comedian Jeff Wittek in 2015 for 3 years. [15]
Since 2019, she has been in a relationship with musician OTHRSYDE, also known as Jonathan Zallez. [16] They announced their engagement in September 2023. [17]
Title | Details | Peak charts |
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Over Your Head [18] |
| #15 on the US Pop iTunes Charts |
Title | Details | Peak charts | Notes |
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Discreet |
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Title | Year | Album |
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"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" |
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Círculo" | 2019 | Coastcity | 1190 (EP) |
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Director(s) |
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"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 | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 [19] | America Chavez | Voice role |
2023 | The Re-Education of Molly Singer | Lindsay | Supporting role |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 [20] | ||
2019 | Marvel Rising: Chasing Ghosts | America Chavez | Voice |
Marvel Rising: Heart of Iron | |||
Marvel Rising: Battle of the Bands |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | |
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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 [21] | 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 | |
2022 | GLAAD Media Awards | Outstanding Drama Series | Good Trouble (as producer) | Pending | [22] |
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