Chiara Zanni

Canadian actress

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Chiara Zanni

Born|

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Occupation(s)| Actress, comedian
Years active| 1986–present
Agent(s)| Lauren Levitt and Associates
Website| http://chiarazanni.com/

Chiara Zanni (/ˈkɪɑːrə ˈzæni/[1]) 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.[2]

She is also known for her voice-work as Hahli in Bionicle: Mask of Light, the titular character in Hamtaro, 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

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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 Supernatural, Stargate Atlantis, Edgemont, Trophy Wife, 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 My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, and she has appeared in MLP conventions in Vancouver[3] and Richmond.[4]

## Personal life

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Zanni is married and is a Christian.[5]

## Filmography

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### Live-action

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#### Film

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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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[6] | Bride  |
2010  | Messages Deleted | Claire  |
2013  | That Burning Feeling | Sally Sugarman  |
2019  | A Christmas Duet | Susie[7][6] |

#### Television

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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[6] | Maggie[6] 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[6] | Chelsea Fordham  | Television film
2006  | Supernatural | Tracy  | Episode: "Simon Said"
2007  | Post Mortem | Heather  | Television film
2007–08  | About a Girl[6] | Amy[6] 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[6] | Samantha  | Television film
2017  | Home for Christmas Day | Meg
2017  | Garage Sale Mystery: The Beach Murder[8] | Anne Winters[8]
2017  | Harvest Love[9] | Nicole Reed[9]
2019  | Valley of the Boom | Sheila[6] | 4 episodes

### Voice acting

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#### Anime

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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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 | Infant, Hakudōshi  |
2014  | World Trigger | Kirie Konami  | Ep. "Tamakoma's A-Class Members"

#### Animation

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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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[10] |
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[6] | Dart  | Television film
2007  | Sushi Pack | Kani Maki  |
2007–08  | Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-Lot | Wish Bear  |
2007–09  | Storm Hawks | Piper[broken anchor] |
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  |
2009–11  | Kid vs. Kat | Henry Chan  |
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,[3] A.K. Yearling, Random Villager  |
2013–15  | Henry Hugglemonster | Cobby[11] |
2014–17  | LoliRock[6] | Izira  |
2016  | The Deep | A.R.I.A.  |
2018  | Polly Pocket | Blair Delaware  |
2022  | Super Wish | Sips  |

#### Film

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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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[12] | Vampire by Night / Nina Price

#### Video games

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Year  | Title  | Role

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2014  | Spider-Man Unlimited | Annie Parker

## References

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1. ^ Chiara Zanni Wand ID. Retrieved 2024-06-18 - via www.youtube.com. 0:00
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ a b "A massive My Little Pony-inspired convention is coming to Metro Vancouver". 22 December 2019.
4. ^ "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_P5Jf8vnEs". YouTube. 23 April 2023. `{{cite web}}`: External link in ``|title=`` (help)
5. ^ "Media from the Heart by Ruth Hill | Interview with Actress Chiara Zanni, "Harvest Love"".
6. ^ 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.
7. ^ "What's on TV Monday: 'Bob Hearts Abishola' on CBS". Los Angeles Times. 25 November 2019.
8. ^ a b "Lori Loughlin to Star in New Limited Series of GARAGE SALE MYSTERY Movies".
9. ^ a b "Hallmark's 'Harvest Love': Time, Cast, Discussion & Photos". 30 September 2017.
10. ^ "Happy Birthday Jubilation Lee! - Geek.com". Archived from the original on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
11. ^ "'Henry Hugglemonster' Sneak Peek: Fun-Loving Monster Family Heads to Disney Junior (Exclusive Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. 10 April 2013.
12. ^ "Newsarama | GamesRadar+". 5 July 2023.

## External links

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* Official website
* Chiara Zanni at IMDb
* Chiara Zanni at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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