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Sierra (name)
Sierra is both a surname and a feminine given name. It is the Spanish word for saw or mountain range. It originates from the Galicia (Spain), Galicia and Asturias regions of northern Spain. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Álvaro Sierra (born 1967), Colombian road cyclist * Andrea Sierra (born 1998), Spanish footballer * Arlene Sierra (born 1970), American classical composer * Gabriel Sierra (born 1975), Colombian visual artist * Javier Sierra (born 1971), Spanish journalist * Jessica Sierra (born 1985), ''American Idol 4'' contestant * Jessica Wild, José David Sierra (born 1980), Puerto Rican drag queen also known as Jessica Wild * José Luis Sierra (footballer, born 1968), José Luis Sierra (born 1968), Chilean footballer * Liza del Sierra (born 1985), French pornographic actress, film director, and producer. In use as stage name. * Magneuris Sierra (born 1996), Dominican professional baseball player * Nadine Sierra (born 1988), American operatic soprano * Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galicia (Spain)
Galicia ( ; or ; ) is an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain and nationalities and regions of Spain, historic nationality under Spanish law. Located in the northwest Iberian Peninsula, it includes the provinces of Spain, provinces of La Coruña (province), A Coruña, Lugo (province), Lugo, Ourense (province), Ourense, and Pontevedra (province), Pontevedra. Galicia is located in Atlantic Europe. It is bordered by Portugal to the south, the Spanish autonomous communities of Castile and León and Asturias to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and the Cantabrian Sea to the north. It had a population of 2,705,833 in 2024 and a total area of . Galicia has over of coastline, including its offshore islands and islets, among them Cíes Islands, Ons Island, Ons, Sálvora, Cortegada Island, which together form the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park, and the largest and most populated, A Illa de Arousa. The area now called Galicia was first in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra Boggess
Sierra Marjory Boggess (; born May 20, 1982) is an American actress, singer, and figure skater. She is best known for originating the role of Ariel in ''The Little Mermaid'' on Broadway, and for her multiple appearances as Christine Daaé in ''The Phantom of the Opera.'' She first appeared in the Las Vegas production of ''Phantom'' in 2006. In 2010, she reprised the role of Christine in the original London version of '' Love Never Dies'', which continues the story of ''Phantom''. In 2012, she played Fantine in the London production of ''Les Misérables''. She then played Christine in the Broadway production of ''The Phantom of the Opera'' in 2013. She also originated the role of Rosalie Mullins in ''School of Rock'' in 2016. Early life and education Sierra Boggess was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. She grew up in a family of professional musicians. She was a member of the Colorado Children's Chorale. Sierra attended George Washington High School. In an interview with '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra Schmidt
Sierra Schmidt (born May 6, 1998) is a retired American competition swimmer who swam for the University of Michigan and was a distance freestyle medalist in the 2015 Pan American Games and 2016 World Cup. Early life and swimming Schmidt was born to Melinda and Joseph Schmidt in Scottsdale, Arizona. In Junior High, around 2012–2014, Sierra swam for Hall of Fame Coach Dick Shoulberg while attending Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania and competed in a number of events including the 1650 free. On February 22–23, 2014, taking a first-place finish with a time of 4:46.29 in the 500 freestyle, she helped lead Germantown Academy to a first-place finish at the Eastern Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships at LaSalle University. In 2014, she was named a Catholic League All-Star. Schmidt graduated from the 21st Century Cyber Charter School in Exton, Pennsylvania in 2017. She was a multiple time junior national champion in 2014 and competed for the North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra Romero
Sierra Joy Romero (born March 19, 1994) is an American professional softball player for the Volts of the Athletes Unlimited Softball League (AUSL). She previously was a volunteer assistant softball coach for the Oregon Ducks softball team. She played college softball for Michigan from 2013 to 2016, where she set numerous records and was a four-time All-American. She holds the Big Ten Conference career Triple Crown, along with the total bases and slugging percentage records, simultaneously leading all of the NCAA Division I in runs scored and grand slams. She was the inaugural winner of both the espnW Softball Player of the Year in 2015 and the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Player of the Year in 2016, when she also took home the Honda Sports Award Softball Player of the Year and USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year awards. She is one of nine NCAA players to hit .400 with 200 RBIs, 50 home runs and an .800 slugging percentage for her career and was named the #5 Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra Noble
Sierra Dawn Sky Noble (born February 20, 1990) is a non-binary Canadian singer-songwriter, and fiddle player. Theirfirst album was instrumental, they played a traditional fiddle and followed up with a vocal album in 2008. They have won numerous musical awards, and has opened for famous rock stars like Bon Jovi. They are also an active philanthropist. Biography Early life Born in Ottawa, Ontario, Noble is the third and youngest child of Sherry Noble (born in Kingston, Ontario) and David Noble (born in Muscatine, Iowa). They moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1990. Sierra attended École Laura Secord School from pre-school to the grade 4 when they transferred to Wolseley School for grades 5 and 6. They attended and graduated from Gordon Bell High School with the exception of grades 10 and 11 when they attended The University of Winnipeg Collegiate on a full scholarship from the University of Winnipeg president, Lloyd Axworthy. Sierra Noble began by busking at The Forks in Winni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra McCormick
Sierra McCormick (born October 28, 1997) is an American actress. She first became known for participating in the game show ''Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?'' (2007–2008) before making her acting debut with a recurring role as Lilith on the television series ''Supernatural'' (2008). She also starred as Scout Thomas on the comedy television series '' Romantically Challenged'' (2010), played Alice in the direct-to-DVD film '' Spooky Buddies'' (2011) for which she won a Young Artist Award, and Susan Kushner in the comedy film '' Ramona and Beezus'' (2010). She had her breakthrough starring as Olive Doyle on the Disney Channel series '' A.N.T. Farm'' (2011–2014). McCormick transitioned to more mature roles by starring as Moira in the horror indie film '' Some Kind of Hate'' (2015). She then earned critical acclaim for playing Fay Crocker in the science fiction film '' The Vast of Night'' (2019) and a nomination from the Critics' Choice Super Awards. She has since playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra McClain
Sierra Aylina McClain (born March 16, 1994) is an American actress and singer. As an actress, she was first recognized for her role as Sierra in ''Daddy's Little Girls'' (2007). She had her breakthrough as Nessa Parker in ''Empire'' (2016–2018), and is also best known for starring as Tanya Clifton in the television series '' Mindhunter'' (2019), and as Grace Ryder in '' 9-1-1: Lone Star'' (2020–2023). Her film roles have included starring as Tosha in the film '' Honey: Rise Up and Dance'' (2018), and as Carina in '' Shrink'' (2009). As a singer, she is best known as a member of her family pop/ R&B group, Thriii, with her sisters. Early life Sierra was born in Decatur, GA, the eldest daughter of father Michael and mother Shontell McClain. Michael is a music producer who produced Solange Knowles' debut album '' Solo Star'' (2002). Shontell (née Rucker) is a songwriter and former television screenwriter. Sierra has two younger sisters, actress/singers Lauryn (born January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra Kay
Sierra Kay Kusterbeck (born December 18, 1990), better known as Sierra Kay, is an American singer-songwriter and model. She rose to prominence as the lead vocalist of the rock band VersaEmerge. Early life Kusterbeck was born and raised in St. Petersburg, Florida. She began taking vocal lessons in the third grade. She attended the arts-centric PCCA Gibbs High School in St. Petersburg for three years as a Musical Theatre major, but dropped out of high school to pursue music as a career. Career VersaEmerge Kusterbeck auditioned to be VersaEmerge's lead vocalist in 2006, by sending a tape of herself singing one of VersaEmerge's songs, "The Blank Static Screen". VersaEmerge released their first EP with Kusterbeck on vocals, ''Perceptions'', in May 2008. They were signed to Fueled by Ramen in 2008, and they released their self-titled EP in 2009 and their debut album '' Fixed at Zero'' the following year. In October 2010, Kusterbeck appeared alongside her bandmates from VersaEmerge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra Katow
Sierra Lynn Katow is an American stand-up comedian, actress, writer and podcaster. Early life Sierra Lynn Katow was born to Vincent and Corinne Katow at the Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, California and is a fourth-generation American of Chinese and Japanese heritage. She grew up in La Cañada in Los Angeles County. Katow attended La Cañada Elementary School, La Cañada High School, and Harvard University, where she was part of a number of comedy groups including the Harvard College Stand-Up Comic Society and vice-president of ''The Harvard Lampoon''; and from 2013 to 2014 a cartoonist for ''The Harvard Crimson'', and graduated with a degree in Computer Science in 2016. While attending college, Katow performed in and around Boston and around Hollywood when home on summer break, and participated in a ''Lampoon'' roast of and award ceremony for Jimmy Fallon in 2015. Career Katow began performing at comedy clubs at the age of 16, and broke into the West Coast stand-u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra Jackson
Sierra (Jackson) Giesler (born August 1992) is a sprint car racer from Middleton, Idaho. Giesler began dirt track kart racing at the age of six, graduating to asphalt sprint car racing in 2006 and briefly racing late model stock cars in 2007. She has had wins at racetracks throughout the Northwestern United States and in Canada. Giesler holds sprint car qualifying speed records at Magic Valley Speedway in Twin Falls, Idaho and on the old track configuration at Meridian Speedway in Meridian, Idaho. Giesler is the youngest driver and first female to win the Northwest Sprintcar Racing Association championship, doing so in 2011 at the age of 19, also becoming the first Ford driver to do so. She was also the inaugural Canadian-American Western Winged Sprintcars champion in 2012. In 2014 she finished second in the western portion of Davey Hamilton's King of the Wing Series. She is also the only female driver to win the prestigious NSRA/WWS Diamond Cup at Meridian Speedway, winning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra Hyland
Sierra Hyland (born March 3, 1995) is a professional softball pitcher for the Smash It Sports Vipers of the Women's Professional Fastpitch (WPF). She represented Mexico at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and helped them place fourth. Early life Hyland was born in Merriam, Kansas and grew up in Visalia, California. She played softball at El Diamante High School. Playing career She graduated from Cal Poly. As a Mustang, Hyland broke the all-time career Big West Conference strikeouts record (finishing with 965) and tossed three perfect games (on March 29, 2014; February 11, 2017; and May 22, 2017 in the NISC). She also played for the Cleveland Comets after being drafted fourth overall in 2017. As a rookie with Chicago, Hyland compiled a 3.57 ERA in 15.2 innings. At the 2021 Olympics, Hyland pitched 1.2 innings across two games, holding opposing batters to a .167 average In colloquial, ordinary language, an average is a single number or value that best represents a set of data. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra Hull
Sierra Dawn Hull (born September 27, 1991) is an American Bluegrass music, bluegrass singer-songwriter, mandolinist, and guitarist. Hull was signed to Rounder Records at the age of 13 and released her debut vocal album, ''Secrets'', in 2008 at the age of 16. The album peaked at No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Top Bluegrass Albums chart. Her second album, ''Daybreak'', was released on March 8, 2011. Early life and career Sierra Hull was born and raised in Byrdstown, Tennessee, Byrdstown, Tennessee and attended Pickett County High School before accepting a Presidential Scholarship to study at the Berklee College of Music. Hull began playing the mandolin at the age of eight and put out the album ''Angel Mountain'' at 10. She was soon playing jam sessions with other musicians in her family, and by 2001 she was entering local talent contests. Her parents, Stacy and Brenda Hull, took her to numerous bluegrass festivals and it was during an International Bluegrass Music Association fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
