| Sherry Cola | |
| Birth Place: | Shanghai, China |
| Alma Mater: | CSU Fullerton |
| Years Active: | 2017–present |
Sherry Cola[1] 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).
Sherry Cola grew up in Temple City, California. Her parents gave her the Americanized first name "Sherry". They ran a restaurant in San Gabriel, California.[2]
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.[3] She majored in communications with an emphasis on entertainment studies.[4]
Sherry Cola is her stage name.[5] It was devised in 2011 as her username for the online food review website Yelp.[6]
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 host comedic segments on AMP Radio, which eventually led to her own show, The BAE Show,[7] at the station. She later began pursuing comedy by taking Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB) classes and doing stand-up comedy.
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.[8] Following this, she expanded into film and television acting, appearing in the romantic drama Endings, Beginnings (2020)[9], directed by Drake Doremus, and in the independent film Sick Girl, which was produced in 2019.
Cola is also known for her role as Alice Kwan on the Freeform television series Good Trouble.[10]
In addition to on-screen work, Cola has continued to perform stand-up comedy and has appeared as an opening act for established comedians, including Ronny Chieng.[11]
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[12] and Shortcomings[13], Cola appeared in the Netflix romantic comedy film A Family Affair (2024)[14] and the Netflix comedy series Nobody Wants This (2024–present).[15] . In April 2025, she was announced to join Season 3 of Apple's Shrinking for a recurring role.[16]
Cola is bisexual. As of June 2025, she is dating Marisela Zumbado.[17] She served as a Grand Marshal at San Francisco Pride 2022.[18]
| 2019 | Endings, Beginnings | Chris | [19] |
| 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 | ||
| Studio Spokesperson / Krusty Krab Patron (voice) | |||
| 2026 | Goat | Hannah (voice) | [20] |
| Little Brother | TBA | Post-production[21] | |
| Year | Title | Role | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | I Love Dick | Natalie | Recurring role[22] | |
| 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 | Cadet Kwan (voice) | 2 episodes | ||
| Blue Eye Samurai | Kuma (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[23] | |
| 2025 | Grimsburg | Charlotte Kang (voice) | Episode: "Granddaddy Issues" | |
| Poker Face | Paige | Episode: "Last Looks" | ||
| Long Story Short | Veronica (voice) | Episode: "Kendra's Job" | ||
| Solar Opposites | Mary (voice) | Episode: "The Realm of Satin and Swords" | ||
| Krapopolis | Ali (voice) | Episode: "Society of Swords" | ||
| 2026 | Camp Rock 3 | Lark | Television film | |
| 2026–Present | Shrinking | Maya | Recurring role |
