Claire Margaret Corlett (born July 9, 1999) is a Canadian actress, known most notably for her nine years of voice work on the family fantasy/comedy animated television series ''

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' is an animated children's television series based on the fourth incarnation of Hasbro's ''My Little Pony'' franchise. The series follows a studious unicorn (later an alicorn) pony named Twilight Spark ...

'', for which she provided the voice for the supporting character

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Career

She is best known for being the voice of

in the TV series ''

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' is an animated children's television series based on the fourth incarnation of Hasbro's ''My Little Pony'' franchise. The series follows a studious unicorn (later an alicorn) pony named Twilight Spark ...

'',

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in '' 3-2-1 Penguins'' and Tiny in '' Dinosaur Train''. She was first introduced to voice acting when her father

Ian James Corlett Ian James Corlett (born August 29, 1962) is a Canadian voice actor, animator, and author. He is the creator of Studio B Productions' animated series '' Being Ian'' and '' Yvon of the Yukon''. One of his best-known animation roles was the first E ...

made her a demo when she was five years old. She is also the younger sister of voice actor Philip Corlett who did the voice of Buddy on ''Dinosaur Train''. Her very first voice acting role was as a preschooler in an episode of '' Being Ian'', an animated series created by her father which was based on his life. She collaborated on ''Smart Cookies'' with actress Michelle Creber, who also worked on ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' as the voice of Apple Bloom (and singing voice of Sweetie Belle, seasons 1–3).

Personal life

Corlett was born in

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. She attended the

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for Creative Writing. She dropped out in 2019. In 2019, she lived in

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. Corlett started dating Gabriel Christian Brown in 2020, a fellow voice actor who she met through her voice work on ''

'', and as of 2021, lives with him in

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. Corlett became engaged on January 29, 2022 to Brown. They got married on November 12, 2022.

Filmography

Animation

Live action

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Corlett, Claire 1999 births Living people Actresses from Vancouver Canadian expatriate actresses in the United States Canadian film actresses Canadian television actresses Canadian voice actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses