Nichole Sakura

Nichole Sakura O'Connor (formerly credited as Nichole Bloom) is an American actress best known for her role as Cheyenne in the NBC sitcom Superstore.

Nichole Sakura
Born
Nichole Sakura O'Connor

Alma materUniversity of Southern California (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present

Early life

Nichole Sakura O'Connor was born to a Japanese mother and a white father in Santa Clara County, California. She has Irish ancestry from the paternal side of her family.[1] She was raised in San Francisco and usually spent her summers as a child visiting relatives in Japan.[2] She went to Santa Susana High School in Simi Valley and later attended the University of Southern California, to which she graduated after three years as a Theater major.[3]

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.[4] 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.[5]

She had voice roles in numerous animated film and television series, including Suzume, OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes, Kiff, and Central Park.[6][7]

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 her real name of Nichole Sakura in August 2020,[8] announcing through Instagram that she had reclaimed her real 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

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Everyday Nichole O'Connor Short film
2011 Carpool Rachel Short film
2012 Project X JB's Girlfriend
2012 Model Minority Kayla Tanaka
2013 Full Circle by Justin Chon Nichole Short film
2015 Man Up Kayla
2016 Teenage Cocktail Annie Fenton Main role
2017 Lazer Team 2 Maggie Wittington
2023 Suzume Suzume Iwato (voice) Main role, English dub[9]

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Teen Wolf Rinko 2 episodes
2014 Grey's Anatomy Leanne 1 episode
2014–2016 Shameless Amanda Recurring role; 17 episodes
2015–2021 Superstore Cheyenne Main cast; 111 episodes
2017–2019 OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Carla, Pepelina, Nanini, Gecky, Bobo (voice) 6 episodes
2018–2020 Robot Chicken Various Characters (voice) 2 episodes
2020 Big Hero 6: The Series Olivia Mole (voice) 1 episode
2021–2022 Maggie Louise Main cast[10]
2021 Star Wars: Visions Haru (voice) Short film: The Village Bride: English language dub[11]
2022 Beavis and Butt-Head Girl (voice) 1 episode
2023 Central Park (voice) 2 episodes
2023 Ghosts Jessica 3 episodes
2023 Kiff Terri Buns (voice) 2 episodes

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2015 Until Dawn Emily "Em" Davis Also performed motion-capture

Music Videos

Year Song Artist Role Notes
2015 "Broken Halo" Phantoms

References

  1. "Being "Shameless" with Nichole Bloom - The Dodgy". The Dodgy. April 6, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  2. "IR Interview: Nichole Sakura For "Suzume" [Crunchyroll]". SirkTV. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  3. "All Truth About Nichole Sakura – formerly Nichole Bloom". Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  4. "Phantoms Broken Halo ft. Nicholas Braun". YouTube. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  5. Lee, Ben (March 13, 2015). "Shameless actress Nichole Bloom joins NBC's Superstore". Digital Spy. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  6. "Nanini". Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  7. "Superstore's Nichole Sakura lands next lead movie role". Digital Spy. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  8. Sakura, Nichole (August 14, 2020). "Nichole Sakura Instagram post". Nichole Sakura. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  9. Mateo, Alex (March 21, 2023). "Makoto Shinkai's Suzume Film Reveals English Dub Cast with Lead Nichole Sakura". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  10. Petski, Denise (April 6, 2021). "Nichole Sakura, Angelique Cabral, Chloe Bridges & Kerri Kenney Join ABC Comedy Pilot 'Maggie'; Natalia Anderson To Direct". Deadline. Retrieved May 23, 2021.
  11. "Stunning New Star Wars: Visions Trailer Debuts". StarWars.com. August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
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