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Ciara Renée
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Renée in 2019
Born
Ciara Renée Harper

(1990-10-19) October 19, 1990 (age 34)
Alma mater Baldwin Wallace University (2013)
Occupation Actress, musician
Years active 2013–present

Ciara Renée Harper (born October 19, 1990) is an American actress and musician. She is well-known for her roles in popular Broadway musicals. These include playing The Witch in Big Fish, the Leading Player in Pippin, Jenna in Waitress, and Elsa in Frozen.

Ciara Renée also played Esmeralda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the Paper Mill Playhouse and La Jolla Playhouse. On television, she starred as Kendra Saunders / Hawkgirl in the CW series DC's Legends of Tomorrow. This show is a spin-off from Arrow and The Flash. She has a vocal range known as a mezzo-soprano.

Early Life and Training

Ciara Renée was born and grew up in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. She went to Central Dauphin East High School. In 2013, she graduated from Baldwin Wallace University with a degree in Music Theatre.

Career Highlights

In September 2013, Ciara Renée made her first appearance on Broadway. She played The Witch in the musical Big Fish at the Neil Simon Theatre. The next year, in February, she joined the musical Pippin. She took over the role of the Leading Player.

In 2014, Renée also appeared as a guest star on the TV show Law & Order: SVU. In 2015, she played Esmeralda in a musical version of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. This musical was based on the famous Victor Hugo novel and the Disney animated film. Critics praised her performance.

Becoming Hawkgirl

In March 2015, it was announced that Ciara Renée would play Kendra Saunders / Hawkgirl in a new TV series. This show was DC's Legends of Tomorrow, part of The CW's superhero universe. She joined other actors like Caity Lotz and Brandon Routh. Renée first appeared as Kendra Saunders in the final episode of The Flash season one in May 2015.

Other Stage Roles

In 2016, Renée performed in the musical Tick, Tick... Boom! Off-Broadway. She played the character Susan. In the summer of 2017, she took on the role of Mary Magdalene in the musical Jesus Christ Superstar at The Muny in St. Louis.

On January 15, 2020, it was announced that Renée would return to Broadway. She was set to play Elsa in Frozen starting February 18. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all Broadway theaters closed in March 2020. Disney later announced that Frozen would not reopen after the lockdown.

In November 2021, Renée joined the Broadway musical Waitress. She replaced country singer Jennifer Nettles as the character Jenna.

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Señora Perez Episode: "Girls Disappeared"
2015 The Flash Kendra Saunders / Hawkgirl 4 episodes
2015 Arrow Episode: "Legends of Yesterday"
2016 Legends of Tomorrow Main role, season 1
2017 Master of None Ellen Episode: "Le Nozze"
2018 The Big Bang Theory Sunny Morrow Episode: "The Conjugal Configuration"
2018 The Chinese Cop Candace Walker post-production
2023 Your Honor Janelle 4 episodes

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2023 Paint Ambrosia Iong

Theatre Credits

Year Title Role Dates Notes
2013 Big Fish Witch September 5, 2013 – December 29, 2013 Broadway
2014 Pippin Leading Player April 1, 2014 – September 14, 2014
Hamilton Peggy Schuyler / Maria Reynolds May 2014 Workshop
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Esmeralda October 28, 2014 – April 5, 2015 Paper Mill Playhouse
2016 Tick, Tick...Boom! Susan October 20, 2016 – November 20, 2016 Off-Broadway
2017 Jesus Christ Superstar Mary Magdalene June 12, 2017 – June 18, 2017 The Muny
2019 The Wrong Man Marianna September 18 - October 27, 2019 Off-Broadway, Lucille Lortel Award nominee
2020 Frozen Elsa February 18 – March 11, 2020 Broadway
2021 Waitress Jenna Hunterson November 25 – December 20, 2021
2023 The Lonely Few Amy March 1 - April 9, 2023 Audrey Skirball Kenis Theater
2024 Gun & Powder Mary Clarke April 4 - May 5, 2024 Paper Mill Playhouse

See also

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