Sierra Capri is probably one of your favorite new stars, and she definitely should be!
The 20-year-old actress stars as Monse in Netflix’s On My Block, and she owes it all to another really kind actress who helped her out.
“I was actually an extra in the movie, Hidden Figures,” Sierra told Hidden Remote about one of her first acting projects. “One of the cast members was giving a seminar which would become the place that I met someone who would help me film my self-tape that I submitted for On My Block.”
Sierra adds that she “definitely owes a lot to that woman. Her name is Deja Dee and until this day she is a mentor of mine. I’m really grateful for her.”
Starring as an extra in Hidden Figures was also a big experience for her.
“That as a very unique experience as well. Everyone was so sweet, Taraji P. Henson, she was one of the sweetest people I have ever met on a set that I wasn’t really part of,” Sierra says.
“It was great, I enjoyed meeting so many people and everything that came with being there for hours. It’s what you love, if you love what you do then it doesn’t feel like work. It was definitely fun.”
JJJ chatted with celebs on the orange carpet at the 2018 Kids’ Choice Awards and found out some insightful (and some hilarious) words of wisdom.
“Build a community of support and love…because it makes your whole life so much easier,” Kira told JJJ.
Liza added, “Do not worry about how you are perceived! You do you! Wear makeup if you want to, try different clothes if you want to…Try whatever you want, you’re young, you’re fabulous…but learn how to draw on your eyebrows!”
If you don’t know, On My Block is a new Netflix series premiering TOMORROW, March 16th.
The series is a coming of age comedy about four bright and street-savvy friends navigating their way through the triumph, pain and the newness of high-school set in LA’s South Central neighborhood.
Check out the latest trailer below!
FYI: Ronni is wearing a John Paul Ataker jumpsuit, Loriblu shoes, and Anne Sisteron earrings. Sierra is wearing Armature earrings.