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about me
Height: 5"8 | Eye Color: Dark Brown | Hair Color: Dark Brown
Tierra Amira Jones was born on August 23rd in Washington, DC. Due to lack of good public education, she left DC at the age of 11 to attend a junior boarding school in New York. There, Tierra flourished her love and skills in dance and acting. Her acting experience started as the role of Carion form he Never-Ending Story and Bagheera in The Jungle Book. Her dance experience began in tap dance, where her natural knack led her to join the advance students. Tierra then graduated to attend an all-girls boarding school she continued to further her progression while acting, dancing, and singing in HS production such as West Side Story, Chicago, and Guy and Dolls. Since she attended an all-girls school, Tierra often played male as well as female roles in the production.
After high school, Tierra attended the University of Oklahoma where she majored in International studies with a minor in Spanish. During college, she also got to live in Mexico for a semester. She also continued to dance and joined the Sooner Dance Company as a company member.
Immediately after he college graduation she travelled, for the 2nd time, to the Cannes Film Festival where she worked with several Entertainment companies. A short month after the festival ended, Tierra moved to Los Angeles. Since moving she has been featured in music videos such as Mario’s Let Me Help You” and web series with All Def Digital and Hart Beat Studios.
Tierra has also appeared in TV shows such as Showtime's Shameless and SMILF, HBO'S Westward and Insecure, CBS's Young Sheldon, ABC'S Lucifer and Grownish, and Truth's Those Who Can't. Additionally, she is also taking the internet by storm appearing in YouTube Red, Hulu, and Amazon Prime shows such as Gamer, Foursome, All Night (2018), and Bosch.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Film
A Diary of a Serial Killer | Jennifer Nile | Hendrickson Film
Psychedelic Psychopaths | Halloween Angel | Dir. Tom Zarzycki
Dinner With Friends | Leah (Family Member) | Dir. Dave DeCoteau
AIR | Melissa | Dir. Darnell Bennet
Heart Eyes | Christina |Dir. Michel Bryant
Remember Me | Tiffany Pierce | Dir. Shelia Hart
Black Hole (China) | Cora | Dir. River Huang
Television
Westworld | Dolores Horde | HBO
Shameless | Biff's Wife | Showtime Dir. Regina King
America's Court with Judge Ross | Nakia Thomas | Entertainment Studios
Insecure |DJ Full Xposure (self) | HBO Max
Internet
The Story (Webseries) | Monica | Dir. Kyle McDuffie
Life On Pause (Webseries) | Dr. Henderson | Dir. Sam Tatsyfe
Training & Workshops
Debbie Allen Dance Academy
New York City Dance Alliance
The Alyson Horn + Ross Lacy Commercial Class
The Groundlings School
Sooner Dance Company
Youth Film Academy
Coaching By Camille | Camille Cana & Jonathan Chase
Special Skills
Dance: Hip-Hop, Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Modern, Step, Flamenco, African, Contemporary, and Dunham
Instruments: Guitar, Disc Jockey (DJ Full Xposure)
Sports: Skiing, Snowboarding, Horse-back Riding (English & Western), Capoeira
Languages: Spanish, Beginning French
Other: Motorcycle Licensed
PERSONAL INTERESTS
Passport Holder, Motorcycle Licensed, Singing, Hiking, Juggling, Swimming, Music Producing, Bowling, Ice Skating, Rollerblading, Photography, Double Dutch, Reading, Bike Riding, Traveling, Cooking, Skate-boarding, Dancing.