Ciara Quinn Bravo (; born March 18, 1997) is an American actress and producer. She began her career as a

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, starring in the

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series ''

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'' and the

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series ''

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''. She also appeared in the Nickelodeon television films '' Jinxed'' and '' Swindle''. Bravo's voice work includes Giselita in '' Open Season 3'', Patty in '' Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown'', and Sarah in ''

Special Agent Oso ''Special Agent Oso ''( ) is an American animated children's television series created by Ford Riley for Playhouse Disney. It features Oso, a panda who is a special agent working for the United Network for Investigating Quite Usual Events (U.N ...

''.

Early life

Bravo was born Ciara Quinn Bravo on March 18, 1997, and raised in

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. Bravo attended Summit Country Day School nearby in

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Career

Bravo's career began at the age of nine after attending the Model and Talent Expo Presented by Mike Beaty in

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. She was discovered by Bryan Leder and Frederick Levy of Management 101. This led to several

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s for ''

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'' and '' Can You Teach My Alligator Manners?'', an appearance in the

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music video "Knees and Elbows", and several commercials. During 2008, she continued pursuing auditions and acted in several local commercials for

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and made a short appearance as an Italian girl in the hit film ''

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''. Bravo acted in two short films, ''Lost Sheep'' (or ''The Cafeteria'') and ''Washed Up''; and in the

television series, ''

'' and the

television series, ''

''. Bravo is also a voice actress; she has provided the voice of Giselita in the ''Open Season'' franchise. She has also done voice work in ''Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown'', ''Special Agent Oso'', and ''

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''. Bravo has also appeared in the film ''To the Bone'', which draws attention to

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Filmography

Film

Television

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