Cierra Ramirez

  Cierra Alexa Ramirez (born March 9, 1995) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Mariana Adams Foster in the Freeform television show The Fosters and reprising her role in the spin-off show Good Trouble, which she was also the co-executive producer along with co-star Maia Mitchell. Her awards include an ALMA Award, an Imagen Foundation Award and an Imagen Foundation Award and a GLAAD Media Award nomination. Ramirez was born in Houston, Texas on March 9th, 1995. Her father, Sonny Ramirez, was a music producer, and her mother, Cris Ramirez, was a kindergarten teacher. Ramirez was born in Sugar Land, Texas. She attended Westside High School for 2 years prior to making the move to Los Angeles. Ramirez completed high school through a home-school program that let her pursue acting. She made her TV debut when she was just 10 years old performing a song in the Apollo's "Apollo Kids Star of Tomorrow" segment of Showtime at the Apollo. Ramirez is associated with Empire and Tribeca Music Group. She has been the opening act for a variety of music acts, including Earth, Wind & Fire, Chicago, and Ruben Studdard.