Chantal Strand (born October 15, 1987) is a Canadian voice and stage actress as well as former stunt performer known for her vocal roles in
animation
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,
anime
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and
video game
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s.
Her vocal role credits include those for younger girl characters in
the ''Barbie'' films between 2001 and 2009, Holly in ''
The Charlie Horse Music Pizza'', Sarah's Sister in ''
Life-Size'', Cassie in ''
Dragon Tales'', Tammy in ''
Air Bud: World Pup'', ''
Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch'' and ''
Air Bud Spikes Back'', Sophie in ''
ToddWorld'' and Molly O in ''
Generation O!.''
Biography
At a young age, Strand started off doing stunts on ''
Look Who's Talking Now'' with her twin sister, Michelle. Strand began working on many projects including ''The Outer Limits'', ''The Commish'', ''The Charlie Horse Music Pizza'', ''Life-Size'', ''Air Bud: World Pup'', ''Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch'' and ''Air Bud: Spikes Back'' throughout her elementary and high school years. In 2010, Strand graduated from
Capilano University with an
Associate of Arts
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degree and then transferred to the
University of British Columbia
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, graduating in 2013 with a
Bachelor of Arts
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degree. Strand completed a Master of Journalism degree at the
University of British Columbia
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in 2016. She has published articles with
The Tyee.
Career
Strand provided various
voice-over roles in such animated shows as ''Generation O'', ''Dragon Tales'', ''Hamtaro'', and ''Sabrina: The Animated Series'', in which she played the characters of Gem, Pi, and Bernard. She played
Lacus Clyne in ''
Gundam SEED'', and ''
Gundam SEED Destiny'', in which she voiced both Clyne and
Meer Campbell. After ''Lamb Chop's Play-Along'' ended, Strand was cast as Holly in the short-lived spin off ''
The Charlie Horse Music Pizza'', starring
Shari Lewis and
Lamb Chop. ''The Charlie Horse Music Pizza'' was canceled on August 3, 1998, following Lewis' death.
Strand attended the 2002
Leo Awards when she was nominated for Best Supporting Performance in a Feature Length Drama. In June 2002, she received honours for contributing to the
Emmy
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award-winning program ''The New Adventures of Madeline'', going on to play the title character in two feature films. In the 2010s, Strand appeared in ''
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' as the voice of Diamond Tiara and her mother, Spoiled Rich.
Filmography
Animation
* ''A Very Fairy Christmas'' (2006) - Leah Adams
* ''
Barbie in the Nutcracker'' (2001) – Kelly
* ''Kelly Dream Club (2002)'' - Kelly
* ''
Barbie as Rapunzel'' (2002) – Kelly, Princess Katrina
* ''
Barbie of Swan Lake'' (2003) – Kelly
* ''
Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus'' (2005) – Rose
* ''
Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses'' (2006) – Princess Lacey
* ''
Barbie as the Island Princess'' (2007) – Sofia
* ''
Barbie and the Diamond Castle'' (2008) – Stacie
* ''
Bratz Fashion Pixiez'' (2007) – Breeana
* ''
Bratz Babyz: The Movie'' (2006) – Nora
* ''
Bratz Kidz Sleepover Adventure'' (2007) – Dana
* ''
Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-lot'' (2007) - McKenna
* ''
Dinosaur Train'' – Valerie
Velociraptor
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* ''
Dragon Tales'' – Cassie
* ''
Everything's Rosie'' - Rosie (US dub)
* ''
Fat Dog Mendoza'' – Uncas
* ''
Finley the Fire Engine'' (2001/2006) – Jesse the
tow truck (US dub)
* ''
Generation O!'' – Molly O!
* ''
LoliRock'' - Shelby (episode, "Blurred Vision")
* ''My Fair Madeline'' – Madeline
* ''Madeline in Tahiti'' - Madeline
* ''
Make Way for Noddy'' – Skittles (US Re-Dub) (2002-2009)
* ''
The New Adventures of Madeline'' (2000) – Danielle
* ''
My Little Pony (G3 videos)'' – Pink Sunsparkle, StarSong, Tiddlywink
* ''
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' – Diamond Tiara, Spoiled Rich, Bon Bon
* ''
Rainbow Fish'' – Sea Filly
* ''
RoboCop: Alpha Commando'' – Additional Voices
* ''
Sabrina: The Animated Series'' – Gemini Stone
* ''
Superbook'' -
Miriam
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(episode, "The Birth of Moses")
* ''
Super Duper Sumos'' – Prima
* ''
The Little Prince'' - Linea/Lenaya in "The Planet of Cublix"
* ''The World of Piwi'' — Little Gelatos (1st voices)
* ''
ToddWorld'' - Sophie
* ''
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale'' – Nibbles
* ''
Tom and Jerry Tales'' – Nibbles (season 2)
* ''
X-Men: Evolution'' –
Wolfsbane
Anime
* ''
Brain Powered
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'' – Akari Comodo
* ''
Cardcaptors'' – Alex Mills (Episode 7), Anika (Episode 15)
* ''
Dragon Drive'' – Sue
* ''
Gintama°'' - Tama
* ''
Gundam Seed'' –
Lacus Clyne
* ''
Gundam Seed Special Edition'' – Lacus Clyne
* ''
Gundam Seed Destiny'' – Lacus Clyne,
Meer Campbell
* ''
Gundam Seed Destiny Special Edition'' – Lacus Clyne, Meer Campbell
* ''
Gundam 00'' –
Feldt Grace
* ''
Hamtaro'' – Bijou, Mia, Natalie
* ''
Hikaru no Go'' – Akari Fujisaki
* ''
Infinite Ryvius'' –
Neeya
* ''
Inuyasha'' – Mayu Ikeda, Asuka
* ''
Junkers Come Here'' – Kazuko
* ''
Mirmo!'' – Yurin
* ''
Mix Master'' – Penril, Poy
* ''Njasok'' – Shizuka Kushini
* ''
Let's Go Quintuplets'' – Vanessa, Bridget
* ''
Little Astro Boy'' - Pikko
* ''
Powerpuff Girls Z'' – Mandy, Duchess Morbucks
* ''
Pucca'' – Ching
* ''
Ranma ½'' – Temari Kaminarimon
* ''
Shakugan no Shana'' – Kazumi Yoshida (Season 1)
* ''
The Story of Saiunkoku'' – Korin
* ''
Tico of the Seven Seas'' - Nanami Simpson
* ''
Tokyo Underground'' – Ruri Sarasa
Video games
Live action
Crew work
*''Look Who's Talking Now'' - Stunt performer
References
External links
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1987 births
Living people
Actresses from Vancouver
Canadian child actresses
Canadian film actresses
Canadian stunt performers
Canadian television actresses
Canadian video game actresses
Canadian voice actresses
Capilano University alumni
University of British Columbia alumni
Women stunt performers
20th-century Canadian actresses
21st-century Canadian actresses