Chiara Zanni | |
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Born |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
July 19, 1978
Occupation | Actress, voice actress |
Years active | 1986–present |
Agent | Lauren Leviitt and Associates |
Chiara Zanni (born July 19, 1978) is a Canadian comedian, actress and voice actress. As an actress, Zanni is known for playing, Amy Ryan, the titular character in the 2007 television series About a Girl for The N, as well as for her previous role as Maggie Buckman on CBC's adult drama Edgemont (2001–2005)
As a voice actress, Zanni is known for performances, such as Bionicle: Mask of Light as Hahli, playing the title role in Hamtaro and Stellaluna, Jubilee in X-Men: Evolution, Bon Bon in My Little Pony Tales and Nori, the mermaid in Barbie: Mermaidia. She is currently working on various animated series, including, Storm Hawks, Ricky Sprocket and Sushi Pack.
Zanni was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, to an Italian father and an English mother. Chiara started her career at the age of eight, when she was cast as the "Pokey Little Puppy" in a cartoon called Little Golden Bookland and hasn't stopped working since. Chiara has acted in feature films X-Men, 40 Days and 40 Nights, Come l'America, In the Land of Women, and Good Luck Chuck.
Her TV appearances include Supernatural, Stargate Atlantis, Edgemont, Trophy Wife, Bye Bye Birdie, First to Die, and Post Mortem. If Chiara sounds familiar, that's probably because she's also done voice work including roles in Zeke's Pad, Hamtaro, Trollz, My Little Pony, Polly Pockets, Barbie: Fairytopia, X-Men: Evolution, Sabrina, Bionicle, Inuyasha, Storm Hawks, and Oban Star-Racers.