Sherry Cola is an American comedian and actress. She played Alice Kwan in
Freeform's ''
Good Trouble''.
Early life
Cola was born in
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin ...
, China and later moved to
Temple City, California
Temple City, officially the City of Temple City, is a city in Los Angeles County, California located northeast of downtown Los Angeles and at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains. Temple City is part of a cluster of cities, along with Pasadena ...
. Her parents ran a restaurant in
San Gabriel, California.
Cola attended
California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Fullerton (CSUF or Cal State Fullerton) is a public university in Fullerton, California. With a total enrollment of more than 41,000, it has the largest student body of the 23-campus California State University (CSU) ...
for seven years, saying about that time, "I didn’t have my shit together, frankly". At CSU Fullerton, she did
campus radio and after graduation, she worked at
97.1 FM
The following radio stations broadcast on FM frequency 97.1 MHz:
Brasil
Radio família Rio de Janeiro
Argentina
* Alfa in Zárate, Buenos Aires
* LRM743 FM Funes in Funes, Santa Fe
* Radio María in Canals, Córdoba
Australia
* Radio Nationa ...
.
Career
Cola later got a segment on
Carson Daly's radio show.
She later began pursuing comedy by taking
Upright Citizens Brigade
The Upright Citizens Brigade is an improvisational and sketch comedy group that emerged from Chicago's ImprovOlympic in 1990. The original incarnation of the group consisted of Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, Matt Walsh, Adam McKay, ...
classes and doing
stand-up comedy.
She got her break in television in 2017 after landing a seven-episode appearance on
Amazon Prime Video'
''I Love Dick''.
Personal life
Cola is
bisexual.
She was a Grand Marshal at
San Francisco Pride 2022.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
*
20th-century births
Living people
Year of birth uncertain
American actresses of Chinese descent
American comedians of Asian descent
California State University, Fullerton alumni
Chinese LGBT actors
American LGBT actors
American LGBT people of Asian descent
Bisexual actresses
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