Cree Cicchino
Cree Cicchino | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 May 2002 Glendale, Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Cree Cicchino (born c. May 2002[1][2]) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress playing one of the lead characters, Babe, on the Nickelodeon comedy television series Game Shakers, which aired from 2015 to 2019. She then went on to portray Marisol Fuentes on the Netflix comedy television series Mr. Iglesias, and to play Mim in the 2020 Netflix film The Sleepover.
Life and career
Cicchino grew up in Glendale, Queens, New York.[3] She is half Ecuadorian, half Italian,[1] and has a twin sister.[2] Cicchino started dancing at age 4,[4][5] but her mother put her in acting classes at 11 or 12 years old after which she decided she wanted to be an actress.[3][6]
In 2015, at age 13, Cicchino was cast in leading role of Babe in the Nickelodeon television comedy series Game Shakers,[7][8] which ran for three seasons.[3] In August 2018, she was cast in the role of Marisol Fuentes on the Netflix comedy series Mr. Iglesias, which debuted in 2019.[9][10] In August 2019, Cicchino was cast as Mim, best friend to Clancy whose parents are kidnapped, in the Netflix film The Sleepover, which was released in August 2020.[11][12]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–2019 | Game Shakers | Babe | Main role[7][8] |
| 2015 | Nickelodeon's Ultimate Halloween Costume Party | Herself | Host; television special |
| 2015 | Nickelodeon's Ho Ho Holiday | Fred | Television special |
| 2015–2017 | Whisker Haven | Seashell | Voice role; 4 episodes |
| 2016 | Nickelodeon's Ultimate Halloween Haunted House | Herself | Television special |
| 2017 | Paradise Run | Herself | Contestant; 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Henry Danger | Babe | Crossover special: "Danger Games" |
| 2018 | Me, Myself & I | Julia | Episode: "There She Goes" |
| 2018 | The Adventures of Kid Danger | Quinn | Voice role; Episode: "Mad Wax" |
| 2019–2020 | Mr. Iglesias | Marisol Fuentes | Main role[9] |
| 2020 | The Sleepover | Mim | Streaming film[11][12] |
Accolades
| Year | Awards | Category | Title | Result | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Imagen Awards | Best Young Actor – Television | Game Shakers | Nominated | [3][13] |
| 2018 | Imagen Awards | Best Young Actor – Television | Game Shakers | Nominated | [3][14] |
References
- ^ a b Nichole Fratangelo (December 21, 2016). "EXCLUSIVE: Cree Cicchino Talks Nickelodeon's 'Game Shakers' and Her Latina Role Models". Latina. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ a b Lauren Le Vine (July 30, 2020). "Game Shakers's Cree Cicchino Is Coming To Shake Up Netflix". Refinery29. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ a b c d e Emily Davenport (June 16, 2020). "Glendale native Cree Cicchino talks career beginnings and starring in Netflix film and comedy series". QNS.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ Brittany Vanbibber (February 4, 2017). "Why Game Shakers' Cree Cicchino is Nickelodeon's rising star". AOL.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ Bianca Gracie (April 24, 2017). "Cree Cicchino Talks Nickelodeon's 'Game Shakers' & Love For Beyoncé". Fuse.tv. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ Alexis Armandi; Nick Gomez; Jordan Hadix; Griffin Schwartz (May 2, 2016). "Cree Cicchino of 'Game Shakers' talks acting, dancing". Kidsday. Newsday. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ a b Elizabeth Wagmeister (July 7, 2015). "'Kenan & Kel' Alum Kel Mitchell to Return to Nickelodeon With New Sitcom 'Game Shakers'". Variety. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
...new live-action sitcom "Game Shakers," which follows two 12-year-old girls (Cree Cicchino and Madisyn Shipman) who start a multimillion-dollar gaming company...
- ^ a b Dan Snierson (July 7, 2015). "Kel Mitchell returns to Nickelodeon to star in Game Shakers". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
Created by Dan Schneider (iCarly, Victorious), the show centers on a pair of 7th grade girls, Babe (Cree Cicchino) and Kenzie (Madisyn Shipman), who after creating a wildly successful mobile gaming app called Sky Whale start a company in Brooklyn called Game Shakers...
- ^ a b Denise Petski (August 17, 2018). "'Mr. Iglesias': Jacob Vargas, Maggie Geha & Cree Cicchino Cast In Netflix Comedy Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
- ^ Michael Starr (June 11, 2020). "'Mr. Iglesias' star Cree Cicchino dishes on her big TV summer". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ a b Anthony D'Alessandro (August 26, 2019). "Ken Marino, Joe Manganiello, Malin Akerman & More Are Having A 'Sleepover' With Netflix". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ a b Kate Erbland (August 19, 2020). "'The Sleepover' Review: Netflix's Tepid Action-Comedy Offers Family-Friendly Thrills, but That's All". IndieWire. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ "Nominations Announced for 32nd Annual Imagen Awards" (Press release). The Imagen Foundation. July 6, 2017. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ "Imagen Foundation Announces Nominees for the 33rd Annual Imagen Awards" (Press release). The Imagen Foundation. June 28, 2018. Retrieved 2020-08-21.