Line #5 Creator/KierseyClemons


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3	Kiersey Nicole Clemons (born December 17, 1993 in Pensacola, Florida) is an American actress and singer of African-American and Caucasian ancestry.
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5	She made her [[StarMakingRole acting breakthrough]] as Diggy Andrews in the 2015 comedy-drama ''Film/{{Dope}}'', directed by Rick Famuyiwa. Clemons identifies as queer, going by alternately she/her and they/them pronouns. They have bipolar disorder. Clemons has spoken up about having experienced racism in Hollywood and struggling due to her mental illness especially before they'd been diagnosed.
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7	She is in a relationship with Ebony De La Haye, an Australian {{stunt double}}. The couple met [[RomanceOnTheSet during filming]] of ''Film/{{Sweetheart}}'', where De La Haye doubled Clemons during action sequences underwater.
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9	!!Selected Filmography:
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11	* ''Series/AustinAndAlly'' (2013) as Kira Starr
12	* ''Film/{{Dope}}'' (2015) as Cassandra "Diggy" Andrews
13	* ''Series/EyeCandy'' (2015) as Sophia
14	* ''[[Film/Neighbors2014 Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising]]'' (2016) as Beth
15	* ''Easy'' (2016-2019) as Chase
16	* ''Film/{{Flatliners}} remake'' (2017) as Sophia
17	* ''An L.A. Minute'' (2018) as Velocity
18	* ''Film/HeartsBeatLoud'' (2018) as Samantha Lee "Sam" Fisher
19	* ''Little Bitches'' (2018) as Marisa
20	* ''Film/{{Lady and the Tramp\|2019}}'' (2019) as Darling
21	* ''Theatre/{{Rent}} Live'' (2019) as Joanne Jefferson
22	* ''Film/{{Sweetheart}}'' (2019) as Jenn
23	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Scoob}}'' (2020) as [[WesternAnimation/CaptainCavemanAndTheTeenAngels Dee Dee Skyes]]
24	* ''Film/{{Antebellum}}'' (2020) as Julia
25	* Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse as [[Franchise/TheFlash Iris West]]
26	** ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague'' (2021)
27	** ''Film/{{The Flash\|2023}}'' (2023)
28	* ''Asking For It'' (2021) as Joey
29	* ''Am I OK?'' (2022) as Brittany
30	* ''Film/SomebodyIUsedToKnow'' (2023) as Cassidy
31	* ''Series/{{Swarm}}'' (2023) as Rashida
32	* ''WesternAnimation/PraisePetey'' (2023) as Eliza
33	* ''Series/MonarchLegacyOfMonsters'' (2023) as May
34	* ''Film/SusieSearches'' (2023) as Susie
35	* ''The Young Wife'' (2023) as Celestina
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37	!!Tropes & Trivia in her works:
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39	* ActorSharedBackground: She's played multiple characters who are, like her, biracial with black and white parents, e.g. Sam in ''Film/HeartsBeatLoud'', Cassidy from ''Film/SomebodyIUsedToKnow''.
40	* DeletedRole: Rick Famuyiwa (who previously directed her in ''Dope'') chose Kiersey to portray Iris West in his planned film adaptation of Franchise/TheFlash in the Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse starring Creator/EzraMiller as Barry Allen, but then he left the project out of CreativeDifferences with Creator/DCFilms in 2016. Kiersey was still set to appear in 2017's ''Film/{{Justice League\|2017}}'', but their scenes were ultimately scrapped by Creator/JossWhedon after Creator/ZackSnyder left the post-production. The role was eventually restored in the [[ReCut director's cut]], ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague''. One week before the latter film's release in March 2021, Clemons was announced to reprise the role of Iris in ''Film/{{The Flash\|2023}}'', which was eventually directed by Creator/AndresMuschietti.
41	* QueerCharacterQueerActor: Clemons, who's queer, has played lesbian characters Diggy (''Film/{{Dope}}''), Chase (''Easy''), Sam (''Film/HeartsBeatLoud''), Joanne (''Theatre/{{Rent}} Live''), bisexual Cassidy (''Film/SomebodyIUsedToKnow'') and queer Rashida (''Series/{{Swarm}}'') so far.

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