Sherry Cola | |
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 Cola in 2023 | |
| Born | Shanghai, China |
| Alma mater | CSU Fullerton |
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Sherry Cola[1][2] is an American actress and comedian. Cola began her career in radio andstand-up comedy. She made her acting debut in 2017 onAmazon'sI Love Dick. Cola gained recognition for starring as Alice Kwan in theFreeform drama seriesGood Trouble (2019–2024). After herbreakthrough with the 2023 comediesJoy Ride andShortcomings, Cola appeared in theNetflix comediesA Family Affair (2024) andNobody Wants This (2024–present).
Sherry Cola grew up inTemple City, California. Her parents gave her theAmericanized first name "Sherry".[2] They ran a restaurant inSan Gabriel, California.[3]
Cola attendedCalifornia State University, Fullerton for seven years, saying about that time, "I didn't have my shit together, frankly." At CSU Fullerton, she didcampus radio. After graduation, she worked at97.1 FM inLos Angeles.[3][4] She majored in communications with an emphasis on entertainment studies.[5]
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Sherry Cola is her stage name.[6] It was devised in 2011 as her username for the online food review websiteYelp.[2]
Cola worked onCarson Daly's radio show on97.1 AMP Radio. She later began pursuing comedy by takingUpright Citizens Brigade (UCB) classes and doingstand-up comedy.[4][2] During this time, she developed her Lil Tasty persona for the online parody web series,Drive Luber. This character wentviral online, which caught the attention of Carson Daly. This gave her the opportunity to host comedic segments on AMP Radio, which eventually led to her own show,The BAE Show,[7] at the station.[5][3]
Cola met hertalent manager at UCB[5] and got her break in television in 2017, after landing a seven-episode recurring appearance as an art student onAmazon'sI Love Dick.[8][7]
Cola isbisexual.[9] She served as a Grand Marshal atSan Francisco Pride 2022.[10]
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Endings, Beginnings | Chris | [11] |
| 2021 | Music | Coffee Shop Manager | |
| 2022 | Turning Red | Helen (voice) | [4] |
| 2023 | Shortcomings | Alice | [4] |
| Joy Ride | Lolo Chen | ||
| Sick Girl | Laurel | [9] | |
| 2024 | The Tiger's Apprentice | Naomi (voice) | |
| Thelma the Unicorn | Female Talent Judge (voice) | ||
| A Family Affair | Stella | ||
| 2025 | Bride Hard | Nadine | |
| Freakier Friday | Pickleball Announcer | ||
| Good Fortune | Linda | ||
| The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants | (voice) | Post-production | |
| 2026 | Goat | TBA | In-production[12] |
| TBA | Little Brother | TBA | Filming[13] |
| TBA | Camp Rock 3 | Lark | Television film |
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
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| 2017 | I Love Dick | Natalie | Recurring role[9] |
| Transparent | Improviser #3 | Episode: "Groin Anomaly"[11] | |
| Life in Pieces | Cutter | Episode: "Treasure Ride Poker Hearing" | |
| SafeWord | Herself | MTV[8] | |
| 2018–2019 | Claws | Special Agent Lucy Chun | Recurring role[9] |
| 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 |
| 2024 | That '90s Show | Morgan | Episode: "Two Princes" |
| Primos | Ms. Mahoney (voice) | 2 episodes | |
| 2024–present | Nobody Wants This | Ashley | Recurring role[14] |
| 2025 | Grimsburg | Charlotte Kang (voice) | Episode: "Granddaddy Issues" |
| Poker Face | Paige | Episode: "Last Looks" | |
| Krapopolis | Ali (voice) | Episode: "Society of Swords" |
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