Cierra Voelkl grew up living in Tustin, California with her parents Richele and Jim but also has two older half-brothers, Jason and Ryan. Ever since she was a baby, performing has been in her blood. From the Miss Tustin Toddler pageant to dance classes, she couldn't stay off the stage. In 2003, Cierra joined the new local studio, South Coast Performing Arts and soon enough, she was on their competing team living her dream. After leaving her studio after the 8th grade, she wanted to focus on school and pursue acting. In May of 2009, Cierra was an extra in the feature film People Like Us and starting in December starting working on the Nickolodeon show Victorious and soon, iCarly. Around her 16th birthday, Cierra wanted to dance again and joined the local dance crew Smurf Kids as a hip hop dancer and is going far.