Sherry Cola

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Sherry Cola
Cola in 2023
Born (1989-11-10) 10 November 1989 (age 34)[1]
Shanghai, China
Alma materCSU Fullerton
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Comedian

Sherry Cola (born 10 November 1989)[1] is an American comedian and actress. She played Alice Kwan in Freeform's Good Trouble and was one of the four leads, Lolo Chen, of the 2023 comedy Joy Ride.

Early life[edit]

Sherry 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. After graduation, she worked at 97.1 FM in Los Angeles.[2][3]

Career[edit]

Sherry Cola is her stage name.[4] It was devised in 2011 as her username for the online food review website Yelp.[5]

Cola got a job on Carson Daly's radio show on 97.1 AMP Radio and later becoming an on-air host. She later began pursuing comedy by taking Upright Citizens Brigade classes and doing stand-up comedy.[3][5]

Cola got her break in television in 2017 after landing a seven-episode appearance on Amazon's I Love Dick.[6]

Personal life[edit]

Cola is bisexual.[7] She served as a Grand Marshal at San Francisco Pride 2022.[8]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Note
2019 Endings, Beginnings Chris [9]
2021 Music Coffee Shop Manager
2022 Turning Red Helen (voice) [3]
2023 Joy Ride Lolo Chen
Shortcomings Alice [3]
Sick Girl [7]
2024 The Tiger's Apprentice Naomi (voice)
TBA Bride Hard Post-production

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Note
2017 I Love Dick Natalie Recurring role[7]
Transparent Improviser #3 Episode: "Groin Anomaly"[9]
Life in Pieces Cutter Episode: "Treasure Ride Poker Hearing"
SafeWord Herself MTV[6]
2018–2019 Claws Special Agent Lucy Chun Recurring role[7]
2019–2024 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[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Sherry Cola". Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b Nguyen, Kelly (2021-02-20). "Sherry Cola on authenticity, queer representation and comedy — and the weirdness along the way". HS Insider. Archived from the original on 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  3. ^ a b c d 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. Archived from the original on 2022-04-09. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  4. ^ Whitney, Alyse (2023-07-06). "Sherry Cola Always Knew She Was Meant for More—and Then Came 'Joy Ride'". Glamour. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  5. ^ a b Fang, Marina (2023-06-23). "Sherry Cola Is Unlearning Scarcity And Embracing Abundance". HuffPost. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  6. ^ a b "Sherry Cola: "My whole life was kind of an inside conversation"". www.goldenglobes.com. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  7. ^ a b c d Patterson, Denny (2021-07-16). "Sherry Cola: Representing the Future of Asian Entertainers". OUT FRONT. Archived from the original on 2021-07-16. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  8. ^ "'Good Trouble' actress Sherry Cola embraces queerness as 2022 SF Pride Grand Marshal". ABC7 San Francisco. 2022-06-24. Archived from the original on 2022-10-28. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  9. ^ a b Rodriguez, Bri (March 23, 2021). "Sherry Cola: From Early Radio Beginnings to a Multi-Faceted Career in Entertainment". Rival Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-05-21. Retrieved 2022-04-28.

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