Dionne Quan (born October 20, 1978) is an American actress, known for her roles as
Kimi Watanabe-Finster in ''
Rugrats'' and Trixie Tang in ''
The Fairly OddParents''.
Early life
Quan was born in
Oakland, California
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to Lori and Daryl Quan, who ran a sewing machine and vacuum store in
Vallejo, California
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.
She is
legally blind, having been born with
optic nerve hypoplasia.
Quan grew up in
San Francisco, California
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.
When she was ten, her father heard a radio interview with a teacher who instructed students in voice-over acting, and he immediately enrolled Dionne for lessons.
She obtained her first voice work at the age of 14 for
television commercials
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and acted in high school productions.
Quan graduated from
Benicia High School in 1998.
Career
Quan was cast as Kimi Watanabe in ''
Rugrats in Paris: The Movie'' (2000), her film debut. She continued playing the role on the series itself, ''
Rugrats'', ''
Rugrats Go Wild'' (2003) and the spinoff ''
All Grown Up!''. Quan provided the voices of Trixie Tang in ''
The Fairly OddParents'' as well as Yasmin in the ''
Bratz'' franchise.
Due to her disability, Quan was given scripts written in
Braille
Braille ( , ) is a Tactile alphabet, tactile writing system used by blindness, blind or visually impaired people. It can be read either on embossed paper or by using refreshable braille displays that connect to computers and smartphone device ...
as opposed to standard lettering.
Filmography
Television
Film
Video games
References
External links
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1978 births
Living people
American voice actresses
American blind people
People from Oakland, California
American actors of Chinese descent
Actresses from California
21st-century American actresses
Blind actors
American actors with disabilities