# Nichole Sakura

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American actress

"Nichole Bloom" redirects here. For the *Paradise* performer, see [Nicole Brydon Bloom](/source/Nicole_Brydon_Bloom).

Nichole Sakura Other names Nichole Bloom Nichole O'Connor Alma mater University of Southern California (BFA) Occupation Actress Years active 2010–present

**Nichole Sakura O'Connor** (formerly credited as **Nichole Bloom**) is an American actress best known for her roles as Cheyenne Tyler Lee in the [NBC](/source/NBC) [sitcom](/source/Sitcom) *[Superstore](/source/Superstore_(TV_series))* (2015–2021), Amanda in *[Shameless](/source/Shameless_(American_TV_series))* (2014–2016), and as Emily Davis in the horror video game *[Until Dawn](/source/Until_Dawn)* developed by [Supermassive Games](/source/Supermassive_Games).

## Early life

Sakura was born to a Japanese mother and an American father with Irish ancestry.[1] She was raised in [San Francisco](/source/San_Francisco) and usually spent her summers as a child visiting relatives in Japan.[2] She went to [Santa Susana High School](/source/Santa_Susana_High_School) in [Simi Valley](/source/Simi_Valley) and later attended the [University of Southern California](/source/University_of_Southern_California), from which she graduated after three years as a theater major.[3] After college, Sakura briefly attended classes at [The Groundlings Theatre](/source/The_Groundlings) but was cut from the program, which she considered "devastating".[4]

## Career

She had the recurring role of [Amanda](/source/List_of_Shameless_(American_TV_series)_characters#Amanda) on *[Shameless](/source/Shameless_(American_TV_series))* from 2014 to 2016.

In 2015, Sakura starred in the music video for one of [Phantoms](/source/Phantoms_(duo))'s two singles, "Broken Halo", from their EP of the same name.[5] Later that year, she was added to the main cast of the [NBC](/source/NBC) sitcom *[Superstore](/source/Superstore_(TV_series))* as Cheyenne, a 17-year-old store employee who is pregnant at the start of the series.[6] The series followed a group of employees working at Cloud 9, a fictional [big-box chain store](/source/Big-box_store) in [St. Louis](/source/St._Louis), [Missouri](/source/Missouri).[7]

She had voice roles in numerous animated film and television series, including *[Suzume](/source/Suzume)*, *[OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes](/source/OK_K.O.!_Let's_Be_Heroes)*, *[Kiff](/source/Kiff_(TV_series))*, and *[Central Park](/source/Central_Park_(TV_series))*.[8][9] In 2023, she had a recurring role as a ghost named Jessica on the [CBS](/source/CBS) sitcom *[Ghosts](/source/Ghosts_(American_TV_series))*.[10] In November of that year, Sakura starred alongside the troupe [Please Don't Destroy](/source/Please_Don't_Destroy) in the comedy film *[Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain](/source/Please_Don't_Destroy%3A_The_Treasure_of_Foggy_Mountain)*, directed by [Paul Briganti](/source/Paul_Briganti) and written by the former group.[11]

## Personal life

Her [stage name](/source/Stage_name) was previously Nichole Bloom. The name "Bloom" was chosen as an homage to her middle name, Sakura, the Japanese word for "[cherry blossom](/source/Cherry_blossom)". In an August 2020 post on [Instagram](/source/Instagram), she announced her decision to change her name to Nichole Sakura.[12] In the same post, Sakura wrote that she had changed her name for her acting credits to honor her mother and her Japanese heritage. She stated that she had adopted the stage name Nichole Bloom out of fear of being [typecast](/source/Typecast) into stereotypical Asian roles.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Filmography

### Film

Year Title Role Notes 2010 Everyday Nichole O'Connor Short film 2011 Carpool Rachel Short film 2012 Project X JB's Girlfriend Model Minority Kayla Tanaka 2013 Full Circle Nichole Short film 2015 Man Up Kayla 2016 Teenage Cocktail Annie Fenton Main role 2017 Lazer Team 2 Maggie Wittington 2023 Suzume Suzume Iwato Voice; Main role, English dub[13] Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain Amy Murphy 2026 Hoppers Reptile Queens Voices[14]

### Television

Year Title Role Notes 2014 Teen Wolf Rinko 2 episodes Grey's Anatomy Leanne 1 episode 2014–2016 Shameless Amanda Recurring role; 17 episodes 2015–2021 Superstore Cheyenne Thompson Main cast; 111 episodes 2017–2019 OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Carla, Pepelina, Nanini, Gecky, Bobo Voice; 6 episodes 2018–2020 Robot Chicken Various Characters Voice; 2 episodes 2020 Where's Waldo? Wizard Amber Voice; 1 episode (as Nichole Bloom) 2020 Big Hero 6: The Series Olivia Mole Voice; 1 episode 2021–2022 Maggie Louise Main cast; 13 episodes[15] 2021 Star Wars: Visions Haru Voice; Short film: The Village Bride: English language dub[16] 2022 Beavis and Butt-Head Girl Voice; 1 episode 2023 Central Park (voice) 2 episodes Ghosts Jessica 3 episodes 2023–present Kiff Terri Buns and Various roles Voice; 25 episodes 2024 The Finnish Line Elyse Television film 2025 Royal-ish Lacey Pope Hallmark Channel Movie

### Video games

Year Title Role Notes 2015, 2024 Until Dawn Emily "Em" Davis Also performed motion-capture

### Music videos

Year Song Artist Role Notes 2015 "Broken Halo" Phantoms

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Being "Shameless" with Nichole Bloom"](http://thedodgy.com/2014/04/06/being-shameless-with-nichole-bloom-2/). *The Dodgy*. April 6, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["IR Interview: Nichole Sakura For "Suzume" \[Crunchyroll\]"](https://www.sirktv.com/irinterviews/ir-interview-nichole-sakura-suzume-crunchyroll). *SirkTV*. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["All Truth About Nichole Sakura – formerly Nichole Bloom"](https://thebiography.org/all-truth-about-nichole-sakura-formerly-nichole-bloom/). Retrieved August 8, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Nichole Sakura - Sense of Freedom (Full video)"](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5IW_fRNILqI). *[YouTube](/source/YouTube)*. Retrieved August 2, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Phantoms Broken Halo ft. Nicholas Braun"](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=A9noIXSPM3s). *[YouTube](/source/YouTube)*. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Lee, Ben (March 13, 2015). ["Shameless actress Nichole Bloom joins NBC's Superstore"](http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/news/a635292/shameless-actress-nichole-bloom-joins-nbcs-superstore/). *[Digital Spy](/source/Digital_Spy)*. Retrieved September 22, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Superstore - Rotten Tomatoes"](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/superstore). *www.rottentomatoes.com*. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Nanini"](https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/OK-KO-Lets-Be-Heroes/Nanini/). Retrieved August 8, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Rowan, Iona (March 24, 2023). ["Superstore's Nichole Sakura lands next lead movie role"](https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a43409694/suzume-english-dub-nichole-sakura/). *[Digital Spy](/source/Digital_Spy)*. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Gelman, Vlada (December 1, 2022). ["Ghosts Welcomes Superstore Vet Nichole Sakura as Spirit Who Catches \[Spoiler\]'s Eye — 2023 FIRST LOOK"](https://news.yahoo.com/ghosts-welcomes-superstore-vet-nichole-140018295.html). *Yahoo News*. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain"](https://m.imdb.com/title/tt21335356/). *[IMDb](/source/IMDb)*. Retrieved August 2, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Sakura, Nichole (August 14, 2020). ["Nichole Sakura Instagram post"](https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CD4ONqQpawz). *Nichole Sakura*. Archived from [the original](https://www.instagram.com/p/CD4ONqQpawz/) on December 24, 2021. Retrieved August 14, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Mateo, Alex (March 21, 2023). ["Makoto Shinkai's Suzume Film Reveals English Dub Cast with Lead Nichole Sakura"](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-03-21/makoto-shinkai-suzume-film-reveals-english-dub-cast-with-lead-nichole-sakura/.196227). *[Anime News Network](/source/Anime_News_Network)*. Retrieved March 21, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** Becker, Amy (November 20, 2025). ["Pixar's 'Hoppers' trailer: Meryl Streep, Dave Franco, Jon Hamm star in animated comedy"](https://abc7.com/post/disney-pixar-release-hoppers-trailer-starring-meryl-streep-dave-franco-jon-hamm-animated-comedy-movie/18181016/). *abc7*. Retrieved November 22, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** Petski, Denise (April 6, 2021). ["Nichole Sakura, Angelique Cabral, Chloe Bridges & Kerri Kenney Join ABC Comedy Pilot 'Maggie'; Natalia Anderson To Direct"](https://deadline.com/2021/04/angelique-cabral-chloe-bridges-kerri-kenney-abc-comedy-pilot-maggie-natalia-anderson-direct-1234728456/). *Deadline*. Retrieved May 23, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Stunning New Star Wars: Visions Trailer Debuts"](https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-visions-trailer-and-cast). *StarWars.com*. August 17, 2021. Retrieved August 17, 2021.

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