Kiersey Nicole Clemons (born December 17, 1993) is an American actress. She has guest starred in numerous series. She portrays Kira Starr, the daughter of Jimmy Starr, in Season 2 of Austin & Ally. In early 2014, she has most recently appeared in the DCOM "Cloud 9" as Skye Sailor.
Clemons also guest starred on Good Luck Charlie and Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures.
In a 2013 interview, Kiersey revealed that she was working on some new music, "I’m just making sure everyone gets the right idea of who I really am through my music, so I want everything to be very precise."
Career[]
Early in her career, Clemons co-starred in the Disney Channel series Austin & Ally as Kira Starr. She also appeared in the Disney Channel original film Cloud 9. Clemons guest starred in the crime-drama series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In 2014, she appeared in Trey Songz's music video for "SmartPhones" and "What's Best for You" in which she played his love interest who catches him in the act of cheating via phone call.
Since 2014, Clemons has played Bianca in the comedy series Transparent. She also had a starring role on the MTV original series Eye Candy as Sophia. The series only aired for one season. She guest starred in a 2015 episode of New Girl as Winston's love interest, KC. Clemons appeared in Lady Gaga's music video for "Til It Happens to You", and in DJ Snake's music video for "Middle" alongside Josh Hutcherson.
In 2016, Clemons played Beth in the comedy film Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising. She also played Chase, a grad student from Chicago, in episodes of the Netflix original series Easy. Clemons was cast as Iris West in the action film The Flash, but the project was delayed due to the departure of director Rick Famuyiwa. Despite this, she was still slated to appear in the Justice League film as the same character, but her scenes were ultimately cut.
In 2017, Clemons co-starred with Callum Turner in the drama The Only Living Boy in New York, and with Ellen Page in the horror remake Flatliners.
In 2018, Clemons co-starred with Nick Offerman in musical drama Hearts Beat Loud. Clemons received the Atlanta Film Festival's inaugural Phoenix Award for Hearts Beat Loud in April 2018.
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Shake It Up | Danielle | 2 episodes, "Age It Up", "Party It Up" |
2011 | Bucket and Skinner's Epic Adventures | Summer | 1 episode, "Epic Wingman" |
2011 | Good Luck Charlie | Alicia | 1 episode, "The Bob Duncan Experience" |
2013 | Austin & Ally | Kira Starr | Several episodes |
2014 | Cloud 9 [1] | Skye | Main role; movie |
2015 | Eye Candy | Sophia | Main role |
2015 | Extant | Lucy | 11 episodes |
2015 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Waitress | Episode: "Brie Larson Wears a Billowy Long-Sleeve Shirt and White Saddle Shoes" |
2015–2016 | New Girl | KC | 2 episodes |
2016–2019 | Easy | Chase | 4 episodes |
2017 | Michael Jackson's Halloween | Victoria (voice) | Television special |
2018 | Angie Tribeca | Maria Charo | 10 episodes |
2019 | Rent: Live | Joanne Jefferson | Television special |
2019 | BoJack Horseman | Jameson H. (voice) | Episode: “A Horse Walks into a Rehab” |
External links[]
- Kiersey Clemons on IMDb
Trivia[]
- She played Kira in Austin & Ally.
- She played Sophia on the MTV series, Eye Candy.
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