Born in Pensacola, Florida, and raised in Redondo Beach, California, Clemons is of African-American and white heritage. She began appearing on the Disney Channel as Kira Starr in Austin & Ally and in the film Cloud 9, later guest-starring on CSI and featuring in music videos for Trey Songz. A recurring role on Transparent (2014-15) and a starring turn in MTV’s Eye Candy followed, as did a cameo on…