Cree Cicchino (born May 9, 2002[1][2][3]) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress playing one of the lead characters, Babe, in the Nickelodeon comedy television series Game Shakers, which aired from 2015 to 2019. She then went on to portray Marisol Fuentes in the Netflix comedy television series Mr. Iglesias, Mim in the 2020 Netflix film The Sleepover, and Daisy in the 2024 film Turtles All the Way Down.
Cree Cicchino | |
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 Cree Cicchino as seen in the Vlogbrothers video Hello! Meet Daisy! in 2022 | |
| Born | May 9, 2002 |
| Other names | Cree |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2015–present |
Life and career
editCicchino grew up in Glendale, Queens, New York.[4] She is half Ecuadorian, half Italian,[1] and has a twin sister.[2] Cicchino started dancing at age 4,[5][6] but her mother put her in acting classes at 11 or 12 years old after which she decided she wanted to be an actress.[4][7]
In 2015, at age 13, Cicchino was cast in leading role of Babe in the Nickelodeon television comedy series Game Shakers,[8][9] which ran for three seasons.[4] In August 2018, she was cast in the role of Marisol Fuentes on the Netflix comedy series Mr. Iglesias, which debuted in 2019.[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] In July 2021, she was cast as Luisa Torres in the HBO Max limited television series And Just Like That..., based on Sex and the City.[13]
Cicchino starred as Daisy Ramirez in the film Turtles All the Way Down, directed by Hannah Marks[14] and released on Max (formerly HBO Max) in May 2024. She is credited by only her first name in the film, having revealed her decision to continue her career mononymously as Cree in a Zach Sang podcast the week before its release. Of the name change, she stated "it just felt the most comfortable", and that it marked her moving into a "new era" with her acting when she entered her twenties.[15]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015–2019 | Game Shakers | Babe | Main role[8][9] |
| 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[10] |
| 2020 | The Sleepover | Mim | Streaming film[11][12] |
| 2021–present | And Just Like That... | Luisa Torres | Recurring role[13] |
| 2022 | Stay Awake | Melanie | Film[16] |
| 2022 | Robot Chicken | Bubbles / Nellie / Alice | Voice role; episode: "May Cause a Squeakquel"[17] |
| 2022 | Big Sky | Emily Arlen | Recurring role (season 3)[18] |
| 2022 | FBF | Annie | |
| 2024 | Turtles All the Way Down | Daisy | Streaming film;[19] credited as Cree |
| TBA | Twinless | Post-production[20] |
Accolades
edit| Year | Awards | Category | Title | Result | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Imagen Awards | Best Young Actor – Television | Game Shakers | Nominated | [4][21] |
| 2018 | Imagen Awards | Best Young Actor – Television | Game Shakers | Nominated | [4][22] |
References
edit- ^ a b Nichole Fratangelo (December 21, 2016). "EXCLUSIVE: Cree Cicchino Talks Nickelodeon's 'Game Shakers' and Her Latina Role Models". Latina. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ a b Lauren Le Vine (July 30, 2020). "Game Shakers's Cree Cicchino Is Coming To Shake Up Netflix". Refinery29. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ Cree Cicchino [@creecicchino] (May 9, 2020). "these idiots are 18 rn". Retrieved 2022-04-26 – via Instagram.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Rosy Cordero (July 27, 2021). "'Sex And The City' Revival Casts Cree Cicchino, Niall Cunningham, And Cathy Ang". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- ^ Anthony D'Alessandro (April 4, 2022). "'Turtles All The Way Down': Cree Cicchino & Felix Mallard Join New Line HBO Max YA Movie". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
- ^ Zach Sang (April 25, 2024). "Cree | Turtles All The Way Down, Nickelodeon, OCD" (Podcast). Starts at 51:10. Retrieved May 5, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ Jamie Lang (July 14, 2021). "Chrissy Metz, Wyatt Oleff, Fin Argus Headline 'Stay Awake,' a Humanizing Look at Opioid Addiction (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
- ^ "Cree Cicchino (Visual voices guide)".
- ^ "Big Sky: Deadly Trails Season 3 Ep. 12 Preview: A Shocking Discovery". 11 January 2023.
- ^ Kiesewetter, John (April 26, 2022). "'Turtles All The Way Down', based on John Green's bestseller, films in Cincinnati this week". WVXU. Archived from the original on April 27, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (August 26, 2024). "Republic Pictures' Dark Comedy 'Twinless' Adds 'Abbott Elementary's Chis Perfetti, François Arnaud & More To Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ "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.