Sherry Cola

Sherry Cola (born 10 November 1989)[1] is an American comedian and actress. She played Alice Kwan in Freeform's Good Trouble.

Sherry Cola
Born (1989-11-10) 10 November 1989[1]
Shanghai, China
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Comedian

Early life

Cola was born on 10 November 1989 in Shanghai, China[1] and later moved to Temple City, California. Her parents ran a restaurant in San Gabriel, California.[2]

Cola attended California State University, Fullerton for seven years, saying about that time, "I didn’t have my shit together, frankly". At CSU Fullerton, she did campus radio and after graduation, she worked at 97.1 FM.[2][3]

Career

Cola later got a segment on Carson Daly's radio show.[3] She later began pursuing comedy by taking Upright Citizens Brigade classes and doing stand-up comedy.[3]

She got her break in television in 2017 after landing a seven-episode appearance on Amazon Prime Video's I Love Dick.[4]

Personal life

Cola is bisexual.[5] She was a Grand Marshal at San Francisco Pride 2022.[6]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Note
2019 Endings, Beginnings Chris [7]
2021 Music Coffee Shop Manager
2022 Turning Red Helen (voice) [3]
2023 Shortcomings Alice
2023 Joy Ride Lolo [3]
TBA The Tiger's Apprentice [3]
TBA Sick Girl [5]

Television
Year Title Role Note
2017 I Love Dick Natalie Recurring role[5]
2017 Transparent Improviser #3 Episode: "Groin Anomaly"[7]
2017 Life in Pieces Cutter Episode: "Treasure Ride Poker Hearing"
2017 SafeWord Herself MTV[4]
2018–2019 Claws Special Agent Lucy Chun Recurring role[5]
2019–present Good Trouble Alice Kwan Main role
2021 Poorly Drawn Lines The Guardian of The Forest of the Backyard (voice) Episode: "The Forest of the Backyard"
2022 Baby Shark's Big Show! Viv (voice) 2 episodes
2023 Transformers: EarthSpark Cadet Kwan (voice) 2 episodes

References
  1. "Sherry Cola". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. Nguyen, Kelly (2021-02-20). "Sherry Cola on authenticity, queer representation and comedy — and the weirdness along the way". HS Insider. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  3. Davenport, Emily (2022-03-07). "Comedian Sherry Cola talks acting, new season of 'Good Trouble' and lending her voice to 'Turning Red' | amNewYork". www.amny.com. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  4. "Sherry Cola: "My whole life was kind of an inside conversation"". www.goldenglobes.com. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  5. Patterson, Denny (2021-07-16). "Sherry Cola: Representing the Future of Asian Entertainers". OUT FRONT. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  6. "'Good Trouble' actress Sherry Cola embraces queerness as 2022 SF Pride Grand Marshal". ABC7 San Francisco. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  7. Rodriguez, Bri (March 23, 2021). "Sherry Cola: From Early Radio Beginnings to a Multi-Faceted Career in Entertainment". Rival Magazine. Retrieved 2022-04-28.
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