Chiara Zanni () is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles as Amy Ryan on The N series '' About a Girl'' and Maggie Buckman on the CBC series '' Edgemont''. 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

Zanni was born in

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, 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 ''

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'', '' 40 Days and 40 Nights'', ''Come l'America'', '' In the Land of Women'' and '' Good Luck Chuck''. Her television credits include ''

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'', '' 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'', ''

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'', '' 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

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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 and Richmond.

Personal life

Zanni is married and is a Christian.

Filmography

Live-action

Film

Television

Voice acting

Anime

Animation

Film

Video games

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Zanni, Chiara Actresses from Vancouver Canadian child actresses Canadian film actresses Canadian people of English descent Canadian people of Italian descent Canadian television actresses Canadian voice actresses Canadian women comedians Living people Canadian impressionists (entertainers) Comedians from Vancouver Canadian Christians Year of birth missing (living people)