Sierra Capri
{{short description|American actress (born 1998)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sierra Capri
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|09|08}}
| birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
| other_names =
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2016–present
| known_for = On My Block
| notable_works =
}}
Sierra Capri (born September 8, 1998) is an American actress. She is known for starring in the Netflix series On My Block as Monse Finnie.{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/my-block-star-sierra-capri-talks-season-two-watch-1197287|title='On My Block' Star Sierra Capri Talks Season Two: "A Lot of Questions Will Be Answered"|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=27 March 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-04-24}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/06/on-my-block-sierra-capri-interview-monse.html|title=On My Block's Sierra Capri on Monse's Best Season Two Moments|last=Fernandez|first=Maria Elena|date=2019-06-19|website=Vulture|language=en-us|access-date=2019-12-13}}
Early life
Capri was born and raised in Baltimore and moved to Georgia when she was 12.{{Cite web|url=http://www.papermag.com/sierra-capri-on-my-block-2632677725.html|title=Get Ready for Sierra Capri's Glow Up|date=2019-03-24|website=PAPER|language=en|access-date=2019-04-24}} She was interested in acting from a young age. She promised her parents she would graduate from college before pursuing the career full-time.
Career
She never studied acting. As a college student studying biology at college in Savannah, Georgia, she took jobs as an uncredited extra in the 2016 films Hidden Figures and Neighbors 2.{{Cite web|url=https://terroirmag.com/articles/2018/4/30/siera-capri-is-the-future|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200708100547/https://terroirmag.com/articles/2018/4/30/siera-capri-is-the-future|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 8, 2020|title=Sierra Capri is The Future|website=Terroir Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-06}}
While working on Hidden Figures, she submitted audition tapes with the help of another actress on set, and auditioned for the Netflix original series On My Block. Capri told Terroir in 2018: "I was preparing myself for anything at that point, it didn’t really hit me until one of the casting directors emailed me and said, we like you, do you have time tomorrow to FaceTime one of the producers? And that turned out to be Lauren Iungerich, who is the creator of the show."{{cn|date=September 2023}} After accepting the lead role of Monse Finnie, an Afro-Latina teenager, Capri left college to film the show.{{Cite web|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/on-my-block-sierra-capri-season-two|title=Sierra Capri Loves All the "Girl Power" In "On My Block" Season 2|website=Teen Vogue|date=29 March 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-04-24}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/06/on-my-block-sierra-capri-interview-monse.html|title=On My Block's Sierra Capri on Monse's Best Season Two Moments|last=Fernandez|first=Maria Elena|date=2019-06-19|website=Vulture|language=en-us|access-date=2020-01-06}} The show received critical acclaim, with the ensemble cast being praised for their performances.{{Cite web|url=https://shadowandact.com/on-my-block-netflix-review|title='On My Block': Netflix's Timely Coming-Of-Age Dramedy Has A Lot Of Heart (Review)|website=shadowandact.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-16}} Capri is not Afro-Latina, but said in an interview with Remezcla that she can relate to Monse "in the sense that I’m multicultural and growing up I didn’t know that I wasn’t that accepted by either side."{{Cite web|url=https://remezcla.com/features/film/on-my-block-set-visit-season-2-sierra-capri/|title='On My Block' Showrunner Explains How Legal Issues Around Ethnicity Complicate Casting Afro-Latino Roles|date=2019-03-27|website=Remezcla|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-24}}
In 2019, Capri starred as Kai in the indie film American Skin,{{Cite web|url=https://idolpersona.com/5-need-to-know-facts-on-my-block-star-sierra-capri|title=5 Need to Know Facts about 'On My Block' Star Sierra Capri|date=2020-03-22|website=idolpersona.com|language=en|access-date=2020-04-16}} which premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/08/venice-film-festival-nate-parker-american-skin-spike-lee-1202663210/|title=Nate Parker's 'American Skin' To World Premiere At Venice Film Festival|last=Tartaglione|first=Nancy|date=2019-08-07|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=2020-04-16}} It was received negatively by critics.{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/09/american-skin-review-nate-parker-venice-1202170342/|title='American Skin' Review: Nate Parker's Terrible Comeback Is Like a Cross Between Frank Capra and Tommy Wiseau|last=Ehrlich|first=David|date=2019-09-01|website=IndieWire|language=en|access-date=2020-04-16}} In the same year, she was invited to be a part of a re-creation of the historic photograph "A Great Day in Harlem" by Art Kane, organized by the Strong Black Lead division of Netflix.{{Cite web|url=https://www.etonline.com/on-my-block-star-sierra-capri-opens-up-about-life-changing-season-2-exclusive-122068|title='On My Block' Star Sierra Capri Talks 'Life-Changing' Season 2|website=Entertainment Tonight|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-24}}
Personal life
Capri enjoys biology and would like to pursue a career in forensics while continuing acting. She resides in Los Angeles.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lootriot.mobi/sierra-capri/|title=Actress Sierra Capri is here to command real heroine roles, challenge the status quo, and make her dreams a reality. The beautiful B-More native talks socioeconomics, classic films, and life "On My Block" in Her LXR Mag Exclusive.|last=Swep|first=Tone|date=2019-11-01|website=LOOT & RIOT|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-06}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes !{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| rowspan="2" |2016
| rowspan="2" |Extra | rowspan="2" |Uncredited |
| Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising |
| 2019
|Kai | |
| 2023
|Cassidy | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes !{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| 2018–2021
|Monse Finnie |Main role; 38 episodes |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|8609229|Sierra Capri}}
- [https://www.instagram.com/thesierracapri/?hl=en Sierra Capri] on Instagram
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Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:American television actresses