If you’re a fan of the NBC sitcom, Superstore then you definitely know Nichole Bloom. However, if this is not the case, the introductions are fine. Nichole Bloom is a Japanese/Irish-American actress who is making waves in Hollywood. She has appeared in many films and TV series, as well as several award-winning indie productions. In today’s Hollywood world of racial diversity and inclusion, Bloom is helping change the narrative with her own quota.
Nichole Bloom Biography
Nichole Sakura O’Connor was born on December 15th , 1989 in Santa Clara, California. She spent her formative years in Bay Area, San Francisco and earned her high school diploma from Santa Susana High School. She then attended the University of Southern California, where she studied drama. Bloom was an exceptional student, earning her Bachelor of Arts in Fine and Performing Arts in just three years. Nichole Bloom first fell in love with acting when she was quite young.
As a child, she loved nothing better than doing funny voices and recreating movie/tv characters. She therefore asked her parents to help her find an agent. Her parents were very supportive of her ambitions and when she was 14, they moved the whole family to Los Angeles for better opportunities there. In Los Angeles, Bloom took drama classes to hone her skills and also got an agent. However, her agent warned her that she would have to work extra hard to make it in Hollywood since she was mixed race.
Movies and TV Shows
Nichole Bloom landed her very first role in 2010 in the independent short film. Every day. She then appeared in another short indie film, Carpool , in 2011. The Bay Area native finally rose to the limelight in 2012 thanks to the comedy film Project X. The film revolved around three friends, Thomas,Costas and JB, whose plans to throw an epic party go awry. Bloom played the role of JB’s girl and although the film received poor reviews, it was still popular with viewers, grossing $102.7 million on a budget of just $12 million.
Since her breakthrough on Project X , Nichole Bloom has appeared in other films such as Full Circle, Man Up, Teenage Cocktail, Lazer Team 2 and Model Minority. In the Minority model , Bloom played the lead role of Kayla Tanaka, an aspiring artist who becomes involved with drug dealers after her dysfunctional family fell out. The film has won multiple awards, including Best Feature Film at the 2012 Asian American International Film Festival and Best Small Budget Feature Film at the 2013 London Independent Film Festival best newcomer (special prize of the jury).
Besides the films, Nichole Bloom has also acted in several TV series including Teen Wolf (2014), Grey’s Anatomy (2014), Shameless (2014 – 2016), OK KO! Let’s Be Heroes (2017) and Superstore (2015). Superstore is an NBC sitcom about the employees at a fictional store known as Cloud 9. In the series, Blooms plays the role of Cheyenne, a pregnant high schooler associated with the store. Her character is born later and subsequently marries her baby’s father. Superstore Variety received high ratings and positive reviews, calling it “a funny, witty, and must-have workplace comedy”.Personal life
Bloom comes from a family of four. Her father is Irish American and his name is Kevin Kelly O’Connor. Her mother is Japanese and her name is Kinuko Mizuno. The actress also has an older brother. Nichole Bloom has announced that she hopes to one day become a filmmaker. According to her, she and her brother made many short films during their childhood and she has maintained her passion for filmmaking. The young lady is already working on her dreams as she has a short film to her credit. Titled Kiko in America , the short comedy revolves around a girl who moves from Japan to live in Los Angeles. In addition to co-directing the film, Bloom also wrote the screenplay.
friend
Even though Bloom portrays a pregnant high schooler who later hitchhikes to Superstore , her real-life circumstance is pretty tame by comparison. She has no boyfriend, at least to the best of my knowledge and belief. There have also been no rumors linking her romantically with any of her co-stars or other actors on the matter. The Bay Area native is pretty much focused on building a successful Hollywood career.
More facts about Nichole Bloom
- She is 1.7 m tall and weighs 70 kg.
- The actress is very fluent in Japanese as she was tutored by her mother.
- She honed her acting skills at the Upright Citizens Brigade and the Groundlings Theatre.
- Bloom is also a model and has appeared in commercials for clothing brand American Apparel.
- She voiced the role of Em Davis in the 2015 Sony video game Until Dawn.
