Ciara Bravo

Ciara Bravo
Bravo in February 2011
Born	Ciara Quinn Bravo March 18, 1997 Alexandria, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2006–present
Known for	Big Time Rush Red Band Society Second Chance Jinxed "Swindle"

Ciara Quinn Bravo (pronounced /siːˈɛrə/; born March 18, 1997)^[1][2][3] is an American actress. She is known for her role as Katie Knight on Big Time Rush and her role as Emma Chota on Red Band Society.^[4]

Bravo's work as a voice actress includes Giselita in the Open Season universe, Patty in Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown, and Sarah in Special Agent Oso. She has also starred in movies, playing Meg Murphy in Jinxed and Mellissa Bing in Swindle.

Life and career

Bravo was born in Alexandria, Kentucky, 15 miles (24 km) south of Cincinnati, Ohio. Her career began at the age of 9, after attending the Mike Beaty Model and the Talent Expo in Dallas, Texas. She was discovered by Bryan Leder and Frederick Levy of Management 101.^[5][6] This led to several voice overs for Playhouse Disney and Can You Teach My Alligator Manners?, an appearance in the Willow Smith music video "Knees and Elbows" and several commercials.

During 2008, she continued pursuing auditions and acted in several local commercials for Newport Aquarium^[7] and made a short appearance as an Italian girl in the hit film Angels & Demons.^[8]

Bravo acted in two short films, Lost Sheep (A.K.A. The Cafeteria) and Washed Up; and in the Nickelodeon television series, Big Time Rush and the Fox television series, Red Band Society. 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 The Penguins of Madagascar.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	Angels & Demons	Italian Girl	Uncredited
2009	The Cafeteria	Caroline	Short film
2009	Washed Up	Sarah	Short film
2010	Open Season 3	Giselita	Direct-to-video; voice role
2011	Cinnamon	Heather	Direct-to-video
2016	Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising	Sorority Girl
2017	To the Bone	Tracy

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Can You Teach My Alligator Manners?	Additional Voices	2 episodes
2009	Special Agent Oso	Sarah	Episode: "View to a Book/Diamonds Are for Kites"
2009–13	Big Time Rush	Katie Knight	Main role (74 episodes)
2011	BrainSurge	Herself	Contestant
2011	Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown	Patty	TV special; voice role
2011	Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas	Peaches	TV special; voice role
2012	The Penguins of Madagascar	Hunter	Episode: "Operation: Antarctica"
2012	Figure It Out	Herself	Regular panelist
2012	Big Time Movie	Katie Knight	Television film (Nickelodeon)
2013	Supah Ninjas	Kylie	Episode: "Cheer Fever"
2013	AwesomenessTV	Herself, Guest Host	1 Episode
2013	Swindle	Melissa Bing	Television film (Nickelodeon)
2013	Jinxed	Meg Murphy	Television film (Nickelodeon)
2013	The Haunted Hathaways	Blair	Episode: "Haunted Boat"
2014–15	Red Band Society	Emma Chota	Main role (13 episodes)
2016	Second Chance	Gracie Pritchard	Main role
2016	NCIS	Amanda Campbell	Episode: "Rogue"

References

1. "Twitter / ciarabravo: @AnnaMarieBee Well I'm in luck". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
2. "Twitter / ciarabravo: @JarlosandKogan it's on Monday". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
3. "Twitter / ciarabravo: @_nadpeace 16". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
4. "Big Time Rush: About The Cast". Retrieved 2010-08-14.
5. "From Expo to "Big Time Rush"". Wings model management.
6. Betsy Boyd. "Leder & Levy: 101 duo manage expectations". Variety.com.
7. "Two NKY Actresses Make TV Debut Next Week". Cincinnati.com. November 19, 2009.
8. "Actress Ciara Bravo Visits FOX19". WXIX-FOX19.

External links

• Ciara Bravo at the Internet Movie Database
• Katalyst article