Ciara Renée is an American actress, singer, and musician. She is best known for her roles on Broadway as The Witch in Big Fish and the Leading Player in Pippin, as well as originating the role of Esmeralda in The Hunchback of Notre Dame at Paper Mill Playhouse and La Jolla Playhouse. She starred as Kendra Saunders / Hawkgirl in the CW series DC's Legends of Tomorrow.
Soon after graduating from Baldwin Wallace University with a degree in Music Theatre, Renée made her Broadway debut at the Neil Simon Theatre as The Witch in Big Fish after working in a pre-Broadway workshop of Bull Durham. Soon after the run of Big Fish she was cast in a revival of the musical Pippin, replacing Patina Miller as the Leading Player. Renée has since played Susan in the Off-Broadway revival of Jonathan Larson's autobiographical musical Tick, Tick... Boom!, and Mary Magdalene in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Jesus Christ Superstar at The Muny in St. Louis, Missouri.
On TV Renée has guest-starred on Law & Order: SVU on NBC. Following that Renée had been cast as Kendra Saunders / Hawkgirl in The CW's spin-off series DC's Legends of Tomorrow, an expansion of the network's existing universe of DC Comics adaptations. She was joined by co-stars Caity Lotz, Brandon Routh, Franz Drameh, Dominic Purcell, Victor Garber, Wentworth Miller, and Arthur Darvill. Renée also made a special guest appearance as Kendra Saunders on the first-season finale of The Flash.
Ciara Renee will be visiting the Palmerton Area High School on Saturday, March 28th 2020 for a Student Showcase with the Palmerton Drama Club featuring various songs.