Chiara Zanni
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Chiara Zanni | |
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| Occupation(s) | Actress, comedian |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Agent(s) | Lauren Levitt and Associates |
| Website | http://chiarazanni.com/ |
Chiara Zanni (/ˈkiːˈɑːrə zɑːni/) is a Canadian actress and comedian. She is known for her roles as Amy Ryan on The N series About a Girl and Maggie Buckman on the CBC series Edgemont.[1]
She is also known for her voice-work as Hahli in Jubilee in X-Men: Evolution, Eva "Molly" Wei in Ōban Star-Racers, Piper in Storm Hawks, Stellaluna in the film adaptation of Stellaluna, and Kani Maki in Sushi Pack.
Life and career
Zanni was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, to an Italian father and an English mother. She started her career at the age of eight when she was cast as the "Pokey Little Puppy" in the animated television film Little Golden Book Land. She has appeared in the feature films X-Men, 40 Days and 40 Nights, Come l'America, In the Land of Women and Good Luck Chuck.
Her television credits include Bye Bye Birdie, 1st to Die and Post Mortem. She has also provided voice-work to projects such as Zeke's Pad, Hamtaro, Trollz, My Little Pony, Polly Pockets, Barbie: Fairytopia, X-Men: Evolution, Sabrina: The Animated Series, Bionicle: Mask of Light, Inuyasha, Storm Hawks, and Ōban Star-Racers.
In 2013, she made her Los Angeles voice acting debut with Henry Hugglemonster.
She voiced Daring Do in
Personal life
Zanni is married and is a Christian.[4]
Filmography
Live-action
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Prozac Nation | Ruby's Roommate | |
| 2002 | 40 Days and 40 Nights | Nun | |
| 2003 | X2 | White House Tour Guide | |
| 2004 | Have You Heard? Secret Central | Natasha | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | Love and Other Dilemmas | Goldy Shapiro | |
| 2007 | Good Luck Chuck[5] | Bride | |
| 2010 | Messages Deleted | Claire | |
| 2013 | That Burning Feeling | Sally Sugarman | |
| 2019 | A Christmas Duet | Susie[6][5] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1995 | Bye Bye Birdie | Helen | Television film |
| 1997 | Breaker High | Ellen | Episode: "Swiss You Were Here" |
| 1998 | Every Mother's Worst Fear | Sherry | Television film |
| 1998 | Night Man | Rebecca | Episode: "Fear City" |
| 1998 | Perfect Little Angels | Kelly | Television film |
| 2001 | The Immortal | Ashara | Episode: "Forest for the Trees" |
| 2001 | Come l'America | Alida Zecchi | Television film |
| 2001–05 | Edgemont[5] | Maggie[5] Buckman | Recurring (seasons 1–4) Regular (season 5) |
| 2002 | Night Visions | Gail | Episode: "The Maze" |
| 2002 | Critical Assembly | India | Television film |
| 2003 | First to Die | Heather Tibbs | |
| 2003 | The Stranger Beside Me | Olivia | |
| 2006 | Godiva's | Claire | Episode: "Inked" |
| 2006 | Stargate Atlantis | Melena | Episode: "Sateda" |
| 2006 | Trophy Wife[5] | Chelsea Fordham | Television film |
| 2006 | Supernatural | Tracy | Episode: "Simon Said" |
| 2007 | Post Mortem | Heather | Television film |
| 2007–08 | About a Girl[5] | Amy[5] Ryan | Main role |
| 2010 | Riverworld | Deborah Glass | Miniseries |
| 2014 | In My Dreams | Lori Beth Wacker | Television film |
| 2015 | Motive | Diane Miller | Episode: "Frampton Comes Alive" |
| 2016 | Ms. Matched[5] | Samantha | Television film |
| 2017 | Home for Christmas Day | Meg | |
| 2017 | Garage Sale Mystery: The Beach Murder[7] | Anne Winters[7] | |
| 2017 | Harvest Love[8] | Nicole Reed[8] | |
| 2019 | Valley of the Boom | Sheila[5] | 4 episodes |
Voice acting
Anime
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Boys Over Flowers | Yuriko Asai | |
| 1999–2000 | Infinite Ryvius | Faina S. Shinozaki | |
| 2000 | Hamtaro | Hamtaro | |
| 2000 ; 2005-2006 | Inuyasha | Yura of the Hair, Infant, Hakudōshi | |
| 2003–04 | Zoids: Fuzors | Amy, Chiara | |
| 2006 | Ōban Star-Racers | Eva "Molly" Wei | |
| 2012 | Inuyasha: The Final Act
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Infant, Hakudōshi | |
| 2014 | World Trigger | Kirie Konami | Ep. "Tamakoma's A-Class Members" |
Animation
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Little Golden Book Land | Poky Little Puppy | Television film |
| 1989–90 | Camp Candy | Alex | |
| 1992 | My Little Pony Tales | Bon Bon, Various | |
| 1994 | Conan and the Young Warriors | Navah | |
| 1994–96 | Hurricanes | Amanda Carey | |
| 2000 | Rainbow Fish | Ruby | |
| 2000–02 | What About Mimi? | Mimi Morton | |
| 2001–02 | X-Men: Evolution | Jubilee[9]
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| 2002–05 | Baby Looney Tunes | Petunia Pig | |
| 2004 | Dragons: Fire and Ice | Princess Kyra | Television film |
| 2005 | Elemental gelade | Viro | |
| 2005 | Dragons II: The Metal Ages | Kyra | Television film |
| 2005 | Trollz | Ruby Trollman | |
| 2005 | A Fairy Tale Christmas[5] | Dart | Television film |
| 2007 | Sushi Pack | Kani Maki | |
| 2007–08 | Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-Lot
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Wish Bear | |
| 2007–09 | Storm Hawks | Piper
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| 2008 | Holly and Hal Moose: Our Uplifting Christmas Adventure | Holly Moose | Television film |
| 2008–09 | Zeke's Pad | Rachel Palmer | |
| 2009 | Dinosaur Train | Shoshana Shonisaurus | Ep. "Dinosaur Train Submarine Part 2" |
| 2009 | Cosmic Quantum Ray | Atee, Geecey | |
| 2010 | Maryoku Yummy | Hadagi | |
| 2010–11 | Kid vs. Kat | Fiona Munson | |
| 2011 | Rated A for Awesome | Thera, Various | |
| 2012 | Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot | Madison | Ep. "Bully Exposed" |
| 2012–19 | My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | Daring Do,[2] A.K. Yearling, Random Villager | |
| 2013–15 | Henry Hugglemonster | Cobby[10] | |
| 2014–16, 2025 | LoliRock[5] | Izira | |
| 2016 | The Deep
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A.R.I.A. | |
| 2018 | Polly Pocket
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Blair Delaware | |
| 2022 | Super Wish | Sips |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Bionicle: Mask of Light | Hahli | Direct-to-video |
| 2003 | Polly Pocket: Lunar Eclipse | Shani | |
| 2004 | Stellaluna | Stellaluna, Flitter | |
| 2004 | My Little Pony: Dancing in the Clouds | Twinkle Twirl | |
| 2005 | Barbie: Fairytopia | Dahlia, Pixie #3 | |
| 2005 | Ark | Amarinth | |
| 2005 | My Little Pony: Friends are Never Far Away | Twinkle Twirl, Triple Treat | Direct-to-video |
| 2005 | The Walker Explosions | Ji Aum (speaking voice) | |
| 2005 | Polly Pocket: 2 Cool At the Pocket Plaza | Shani | |
| 2006 | Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia | Nori | |
| 2006 | The Barbie Diaries | Raquelle | |
| 2006 | Boom Boom Sabotage | Kit | |
| 2006 | Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses | Edeline | |
| 2006 | PollyWorld | Shani | |
| 2007 | Care Bears: Oopsy Does It! | Wish Bear | |
| 2008 | Barbie Mariposa and Her Butterfly Fairy Friends | Mariposa | |
| 2010 | Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale | Shyne | |
| 2011 | Barbie: A Perfect Christmas | Holly Elf | |
| 2014 | Achmed Saves America | Kevin | |
| 2015 | Barbie in Rock 'N Royals | Erika Juno | |
| 2016 | Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell[11] | Vampire by Night / Nina Price |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
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| 2014 | Spider-Man Unlimited | Annie Parker |
References
- ^ "The N Is All About a Girl This Summer as the Teen Network Commences Production on Its First Scripted Comedy" (Press release). The N. August 14, 2007. Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ^ a b "A massive My Little Pony-inspired convention is coming to Metro Vancouver". 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Massive My Little Pony convention is returning to Richmond". 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Media from the Heart by Ruth Hill | Interview with Actress Chiara Zanni, "Harvest Love"".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Hallmark's 'A Christmas Duet': See Where It's Filmed, Photos & Meet the Cast". 26 November 2019.
- ^ "What's on TV Monday: 'Bob Hearts Abishola' on CBS". Los Angeles Times. 25 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Lori Loughlin to Star in New Limited Series of GARAGE SALE MYSTERY Movies".
- ^ a b "Hallmark's 'Harvest Love': Time, Cast, Discussion & Photos". 30 September 2017.
- ^ "Happy Birthday Jubilation Lee! - Geek.com". Archived from the original on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
- ^ "'Henry Hugglemonster' Sneak Peek: Fun-Loving Monster Family Heads to Disney Junior (Exclusive Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. 10 April 2013.
- ^ "Newsarama | GamesRadar+". 5 July 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Chiara Zanni at IMDb
- Chiara Zanni at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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