Ciara Bravo

Ciara Bravo
Bravo in February 2011
Born	Ciara Quinn Bravo (1997-03-18) March 18, 1997 (age 19) Alexandria, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2006–present
Known for	Big Time Rush Red Band Society Second Chance Jinxed Swindle

Ciara Quinn Bravo (pronounced /siːˈɛrə/; born March 18, 1997) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Katie Knight on Big Time Rush and her role as Emma Chota on Red Band Society.

Bravo's work as a voice actress includes Giselita in the Open Season universe, Patty in Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown, and Sarah in Special Agent Oso. She has also starred in movies, playing Meg Murphy in Jinxed and Mellissa Bing in Swindle.

Bravo was born in Alexandria, Kentucky, 15 miles (24 km) south of Cincinnati, Ohio. Her career began at the age of 9, after attending the Mike Beaty Model and the Talent Expo in Dallas, Texas. She was discovered by Bryan Leder and Frederick Levy of Management 101. This led to several voice overs for Playhouse Disney and Can You Teach My Alligator Manners?, an appearance in the Willow Smith music video "Knees and Elbows" and several commercials.

During 2008, she continued pursuing auditions and acted in several local commercials for Newport Aquarium and made a short appearance as an Italian girl in the hit film Angels & Demons.