Kiersey Clemons

ABOUT KIERSEY CLEMONS

Actress who played the role of Kira Starr on Disney Channel's Austin and Ally and also played Danielle on two episodes of Shake It Up . In 2015, she began playing Sophia on the series Eye Candy . She also stars as Diggy in the 2015 film Dope .

She started out in musical theater, and convinced her mother to let her audition for screen roles when she was 16.

She was cast as the lead character, Skye, in the 2014 Disney Channel Original movie Cloud 9 .

She was born in Los Angeles, California and has a younger sister.

She mentioned Mariah Carey and Will Smith among her most admired performers.