Chantal Strand

{{short description|Canadian actress and former stunt performer}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=August 2017}}

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|10|15}}

| birth_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

| education = {{ubl|Capilano University|University of British Columbia}}

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| years_active = 1993–present

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Chantal Strand (born October 15, 1987){{cite web|title=Chantal Strand Biography (1987-)|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/57/Chantal-Strand.html|website=Film Reference|publisher=Advameg}} is a Canadian voice and stage actress as well as former stunt performer known for her vocal roles in animation, anime and video games.

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 degree and then transferred to the University of British Columbia, graduating in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Strand completed a Master of Journalism degree at the University of British Columbia in 2016.{{cite web|title=Chantal Strand|work=The Thunderbird|url=http://thethunderbird.ca/author/cstrand/|publisher=University of British Columbia|access-date=1 December 2016}} She has published articles with The Tyee.{{cite web|title=News, Articles & Commentary by Chantal Strand|website=The Tyee|date=July 23, 2015 |url=https://thetyee.ca/Bios/Chantal_Strand/|access-date=1 December 2016}}

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.{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}

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 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=

=Anime=

=Video games=

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!Title

!Role

!Note

Dragon Tales: Dragon Seek

| rowspan="3" |Cassie

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Dragon Tales: Dragon Frog Jamboree

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Dragon Tales: Learn & Fly with Dragons

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Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2

| rowspan="2" |Lacus Clyne

| rowspan="2" |English dub

Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3
Dragalia Lost

|Melody

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=Live action=

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!Title

!Role

!Notes

Air Bud Spikes Back

| rowspan="3" |Tammy

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Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch

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Air Bud: World Pup

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The Outer Limits

|Young Girl

|episode: "Nightmare"

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

|Nancy Nut-What

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L: Change the World

|Maki Nikaido

|voice

Life-Size

|Sarah's Sister

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The Charlie Horse Music Pizza

|Holly

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Poltergeist: The Legacy

|Vickie

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The Commish

|Margo Raphael

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Crew work

  • Look Who's Talking Now - Stunt performer

References

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