Sherry Cola is an American comedian and actress. She played Alice Kwan in Freeform's ''

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''.

Early life

Cola was born in

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, China and later moved to

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. Her parents ran a restaurant in

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. Cola attended

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for seven years, saying about that time, "I didn’t have my shit together, frankly". At CSU Fullerton, she did

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and after graduation, she worked at 97.1 FM.

Career

Cola later got a segment on

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's radio show. She later began pursuing comedy by taking

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classes and doing

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. She got her break in television in 2017 after landing a seven-episode appearance on

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' ''I Love Dick''.

Personal life

Cola is

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. She was a Grand Marshal at San Francisco Pride 2022.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 20th-century births Living people Year of birth uncertain American actresses of Chinese descent American comedians of Asian descent California State University, Fullerton alumni Chinese LGBT actors American LGBT actors American LGBT people of Asian descent Bisexual actresses {{US-actor-stub