Sierra McCormick

Sierra McCormick (born October 28, 1997) is an American actress. She first became known for participating on 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 received recognition for her role as Susan Kushner in the comedy film ''Ramona and Beezus'' (2010).

McCormick had her breakthrough starring as Olive Doyle on the Disney Channel series ''A.N.T. Farm'' (2011–2014). She has since transitioned to more mature film roles, receiving praise for starring as Moira in the horror indie film ''Some Kind of Hate'' (2015) and earning critical acclaim for her roles as Fay Crocker in the science fiction film ''The Vast of Night'' (2019), which earned her a nomination from the Critics' Choice Super Awards, and as Melissa in the horror film '' We Need to Do Something'' (2021). She returned to television playing Scarlett in three episodes of the Hulu series ''American Horror Stories'' (2021).

Early life

McCormick was born on October 28, 1997 in Asheville, North Carolina. She moved to Los Angeles, California, in 2006, after expressing an interest in acting.

Career

2007–2014: Child acting and breakthrough

McCormick first began acting in 2007 at the age of nine, making an uncredited cameo on the television series '''Til Death''. In 2007, she was cast in the second season of the game show '' Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?'' as one of the students. Following a guest appearance on the Disney Channel series ''Hannah Montana'' in 2008, she co-starred with China Anne McClain in the film ''Jack and Janet Save the Planet'', an unaired pilot. In the same year, she appeared as Lilith on two episodes of the fantasy television series ''Supernatural''. In 2010, McCormick starred in the comedy film ''Ramona and Beezus'' as Susan Kushner, the rival of the title character, Ramona Quimby. The film was received positively, with the acting ensemble being praised for their performances. In the same year, she was cast as Scout Thomas, the daughter of Rebecca Thomas, in the comedy television series ''Romantically Challenged'', which was cancelled after a season.

In 2011, she appeared in the television film ''A Nanny for Christmas''. In the same year, she voiced Alice in the Disney direct-to-video film ''Spooky Buddies''. McCormick, along with the cast of the film, won a Young Artist Award for their performances. Also in 2011, McCormick had her breakthrough when she was cast in the role of Olive Doyle, a girl with an eidetic memory, in the Disney Channel series ''A.N.T. Farm''. She was chosen after an audition where she continuously spoke about tigers. Dan Signer stated: "And as I heard her continually talking about tigers, I thought, 'That's just how Olive would sound.' Which is how Sierra got that part." According to an interview with McCormick, getting the role was easy because she and McClain were already friends from their previous work experience. The show ran for three seasons, ending in 2014. From 2011 to 2014, McCormick had a recurring role on the Disney Chan