Zyra Shemitha
- Actress
Zyra Shemitha Quierrez, born on June 4, 1994, grew up in Bacoor, Cavite, a town just outside Metro Manila, Philippines. Zyra has been interested in acting and singing since she was 8 years old. She joined her school's theater club at age 10 and has since then participated in different plays in high school. In junior high, she joined her high school's pop singing club and then became a member of the school choir in her senior year.
In 2010, she went to Colegio de San Juan de Letran Manila where she earned a BA with a major in Communication Arts. She continued to pursue her love for choral singing in college after passing the audition for Templar Chorus of Letran. After college, she went to pursue her dream in acting and took up Diploma Program in Performing Arts- Acting at the International Academy of Film and Television Cebu. She starred in different student films during her entire stay at the academy portraying various roles. After completing the program, she graduated as the sole recipient of the Academic Excellence Award in her batch.
Aside from acting and singing, Zyra also took lessons on ice skating. She also plays the ukulele and is a certified instructor for archery. When it comes to sports, Zyra loves basketball, badminton and bowling. Having worked at a horseback riding camp, Zyra also enjoys riding horses. When it comes to languages, Zyra grew up bilingual with English and Tagalog as her languages. She also knows basic ASL and basic Norwegian.
In 2010, she went to Colegio de San Juan de Letran Manila where she earned a BA with a major in Communication Arts. She continued to pursue her love for choral singing in college after passing the audition for Templar Chorus of Letran. After college, she went to pursue her dream in acting and took up Diploma Program in Performing Arts- Acting at the International Academy of Film and Television Cebu. She starred in different student films during her entire stay at the academy portraying various roles. After completing the program, she graduated as the sole recipient of the Academic Excellence Award in her batch.
Aside from acting and singing, Zyra also took lessons on ice skating. She also plays the ukulele and is a certified instructor for archery. When it comes to sports, Zyra loves basketball, badminton and bowling. Having worked at a horseback riding camp, Zyra also enjoys riding horses. When it comes to languages, Zyra grew up bilingual with English and Tagalog as her languages. She also knows basic ASL and basic Norwegian.
