Suki Lopez

Suki Lopez (born October 7, 1990) is an American actress, dancer, and graphic designer. She is best known for her role as Nina on the children's television series Sesame Street. Lopez grew up in Miami, Florida, where she began studying ballet at the Maria Verdeja School of the Arts at the age of three. She participated in talent shows and school choir, and performed in Spanish-language commercials in Latin America. Lopez further honed her dance skills at summer workshops with Joffrey Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. Inspired by seeing the Broadway musical Hairspray, she decided to pursue acting as a career. After participating in musical theatre in high school, she moved to New York City to study acting at the Collaborative Arts Project 21 conservatory. Lopez has also appeared in productions of Singin' in the Rain and toured nationally with a musical.