Nichole Bloom

Nichole Sakura (formerly credited as Nichole Bloom) is a Japanese-American actress best known for her roles as Cheyenne Thompson in the NBC sitcom '' Superstore'' (2015–2021), Amanda in '' Shameless'' (2014-2016), and as Emily Davis in the horror video game '' Until Dawn'' developed by Supermassive Games.

Early life

Sakura was born to a Japanese mother and an American father with Irish ancestry. She was raised in San Francisco and usually spent her summers as a child visiting relatives in Japan. She went to Santa Susana High School in Simi Valley and later attended the University of Southern California, from which she graduated after three years as a Theater major. After college Sakura briefly attended classes at The Groundlings Theatre but was cut from the program, which she considered "devastating."

Career

She had the recurring role of Amanda on '' Shameless'' from 2014 to 2016.

In 2015, Sakura starred in the music video for one of Phantoms’ two singles, “Broken Halo,” from their EP of the same name. Later that year, she was added to the main cast of the NBC sitcom '' Superstore'' as Cheyenne, a 17-year-old store employee who is pregnant at the start of the series. The series followed a group of employees working at Cloud 9, a fictional big-box chain store in St. Louis, Missouri.

She had voice roles in numerous animated film and television series, including '' Suzume'', '' OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes'', '' Kiff'', and ''Central Park''. In 2023, she had a recurring role as a ghost named Jessica on CBS' sitcom ''Ghosts''. In November that year, Sakura starred alongside troupe Please Don’t Destroy in the comedy film '' Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain'', directed by Paul Briganti and written by the former.

Personal life

Her stage name was originally Nichole Bloom (the last name derived from her Japanese name Sakura, for cherry blossom); she changed it to Nichole Sakura in August 2020, announcing through Instagram that she had changed her name for her acting credits to honor her mother and her Japanese heritage. She stated that she had taken her original stage name out of fear in being typecast into stereotypical Asian roles.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Music videos

References

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Living people
Actresses from San Francisco
American actresses of Japanese descent
American film actresses
American people of Irish descent
American video game actresses
American voice actresses
Female models from California
USC School of Dramatic Arts alumni
1989 births