Sherry Cola"Cola" is a stage name. Her real Chinese surname is not public. is an American actress and comedian. Cola began her career in radio and stand-up comedy. She made her acting debut in 2017 on Amazon's I Love Dick. Cola gained recognition for starring as Alice Kwan in the Freeform drama series Good Trouble (2019–2024). After her breakthrough with the 2023 comedies Joy Ride and Shortcomings, Cola has appeared in the Netflix comedies A Family Affair (2024) and Nobody Wants This (2024–present), as well as Shrinking on Apple TV.
Early life Sherry Cola was born in Shanghai, China and grew up in Temple City, California. Her parents legally changed her first name to Sherry when they came to America. Her parents ran a restaurant in San Gabriel, California.
Cola attended California State University, Fullerton for seven years, saying about that time, "I didn't have my shit together, frankly." At CSU Fullerton, she did campus radio. After graduation, she worked at 97.1 FM in Los Angeles. She majored in communications with an emphasis on entertainment studies.
Career While Sherry is her first name, "Sherry Cola" is her stage name. It was devised in 2011 as her username for the online food review website Yelp.
During this period, she also created short-form comedic content online, including the recurring character Lil’ Tasty, for the online parody web series, Drive Luber. She hosted comedic segments on AMP Radio, which eventually led to her own show, The BAE Show, at the station. She later began pursuing comedy by taking Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) classes and doing stand-up comedy.
Acting She made her first major television acting appearance in 2017 in the Amazon series I Love Dick, in which she played the recurring role of Natalie. Following this, she expanded into film and television acting, appearing in the romantic drama Endings, Beginnings (2020), directed by Drake Doremus, and in the independent film Sick Girl, which was produced in 2019.
Cola is known for her role as Alice Kwan on the Freeform television series Good Trouble.
Cola has performed stand-up comedy and appeared as an opening act for established comedians, including Ronny Chieng.
She has also worked in voice acting and was cast as one of the lead characters in the animated feature film The Tiger’s Apprentice, produced by Paramount, alongside Sandra Oh and Michelle Yeoh.
After her breakthrough roles in the 2023 comedy films Joy Ride and Shortcomings, Cola appeared in the Netflix romantic comedy film A Family Affair (2024) and the Netflix comedy series Nobody Wants This (2024–present). In April 2025, she joined season 3 of Apple's Shrinking for a recurring role. In 2026, she co-hosted the HGTV series Wild Vacation Rentals with her Nobody Wants This co-star D'Arcy Carden.
Personal life Cola is bisexual. As of June 2025, she is dating Marisela Zumbado. She served as a Grand Marshal at San Francisco Pride 2022.
Filmography Film +YearTitleRoleNote 2019 Endings, Beginnings Chris 2021 Music Coffee Shop Manager 2022 Turning Red Helen (voice) 2023 Shortcomings Alice Joy Ride Lolo Chen Sick Girl Laurel 2024 The Tiger's Apprentice Naomi (voice) Thelma the Unicorn Female Talent Judge (voice) A Family Affair Stella 2025 Bride Hard Nadine Freakier Friday Pickleball Announcer Good Fortune Linda You're Dating a Narcissist! Diane The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants Studio Spokesperson / Krusty Krab Patron (voice) 2026 Goat Hannah (voice) Little Brother Mia Bad Day Completed TBA Untitled Stephen Merchant film Post-production
Television YearTitleRoleNote 2017 I Love Dick Natalie Recurring role Transparent Improviser #3 Episode: "Groin Anomaly" Life in Pieces Cutter Episode: "Treasure Ride Poker Hearing" SafeWord Herself MTV 2018–2019 Claws Special Agent Lucy Chun Recurring role 2019–2024 Good Trouble Alice Kwan Main role 2021 Poorly Drawn Lines The Guardian of The Forest of the Backyard (voice) Episode: "The Forest of the Backyard" 2022 Baby Shark's Big Show! Viv (voice) 2 episodes 2023 Transformers: EarthSpark Cadet Kwan (voice) 2 episodes Blue Eye SamuraiKuma (voice)Episode: "Peculiarities" 2024 American Dad!Hamster Owner (voice)Episode: "An Adult Woman" That '90s Show Morgan Episode: "Two Princes" Primos Ms. Mahoney (voice) 2 episodes 2024–present Nobody Wants This Ashley Recurring role 2025 Grimsburg Charlotte Kang (voice) Episode: "Granddaddy Issues" Poker Face Paige Episode: "Last Looks" Long Story ShortVeronica (voice)Episode: "Kendra's Job" Solar OppositesMary (voice)Episode: "The Realm of Satin and Swords" Krapopolis Ali (voice) Episode: "Society of Swords" 2026 Camp Rock 3 Lark Television film ShrinkingMayaRecurring role2027Hidden Heroes: A Descendants StoryYzmaTelevision film
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