Tiera Skovbye

**Tiera Skovbye** is a Canadian actress. She is known for starring in television films such as her role playing Elizabeth Berkley in Lifetime's *The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story*, and for her recurring roles as Polly Cooper on The CW series *Riverdale* and as Robin on the ABC television series *Once Upon a Time*.

## Career

Skovbye's first substantial role was as the 10-year old Jane on the drama series *Painkiller Jane* in 2007. Skovbye has also appeared in a number of television films, most notably Lifetime's *The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story* in which she played Elizabeth Berkley. In early 2017, she began playing the recurring role of Polly Cooper on The CW teen drama series *Riverdale*. Skovbye played the recurring role of Robin, the daughter of Zelena and Robin Hood, during the seventh season of *Once Upon a Time*.

In 2018, Skovbye appeared in the horror mystery film Summer of 84, opposite Graham Verchere, Judah Lewis and Rich Sommer.

## Personal life

Skovbye was born in Vancouver, Canada. She has a younger sister, Ali, who is also an actress.

On August 14, 2017, Skovbye announced her engagement to Jameson Parker.

## Trivia

* Is an experienced fencer having booked roles in both Blink and Feint, which required a great deal of training in the sport.
* Performed most of her own stunts on Forever 16, including how to ride a Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle.
* Shoots an MP5K 9mm machine gun in the opening scene of the pilot episode of Painkiller Jane, at only 11 years old.
* Played the older sister of her actual little sister Ali Skovbye in Forever 16. First time playing siblings.
* Both Tiera and her sister Ali have guest starred on Supernatural, but not on the same episode.
* Booked her first pilot at age 16 playing the lead role of Sam Turner in the CBC pilot Wishing Well.
* Booked her first T.V role at 11 years old playing young Jane in Painkiller Jane.
* Has appeared in several magazine editorials and has appeared in Elle Canada four times the latest of which was April 2020 where she included in their choices of" Canadian Actresses on the Rise".
* Was scouted by an international modeling agency at age 13 at a street festival in Vancouver, and was sent to New York a year later at age 14.
* Began her acting career at only 7 years old when she was scouted by an agent at the Children's Festival in Vancouver.
* Not only is Tiera an actress, she's also a fashion model. She's represented by Next Models Management Canada.
* Was voted one of "Canada's Most Beautiful" in Hello Canada Magazine in 2017 and 2018.
* Was included in the Hollywood Reporters 2019 "Crop of Emerging Canadian Talent".
* Got her big break when she was cast as Polly Cooper in the CW hit Riverdale.
* Was one of the Whistler Film Festivals Stars to Watch in 2017.
* Booked her first Lead in the T.V show Nurses currently in production on Season 2 in Toronto Canada, February 2020.
* She was 7 years old when she kicked off her acting career after being spotted by an agent at a children's festival in Vancouver. She did some commercials before landing a lead role in the children's DVD series McKid's Adventures.
* She had lead roles in pilots for the CBC's Wishing Well and The CW's Blink. She is also a model and was initially scouted to model when she was 13.
* She is of Scandinavian descent, and most of her family resides in Sweden and Denmark. She is the older sister of Alissa Skovbye. In August 2017, she announced her engagement to Jameson Parker.
* She booked a role as Elizabeth in an adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.