Chiara Zanni

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| birth_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1986–present

| agent = Lauren Levitt and Associates

| website = http://chiarazanni.com/

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Chiara Zanni ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɪ|ɑː|r|ə|_|ˈ|z|æ|n|i}}) 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.{{cite press release |url=http://biz.viacom.com/sites/nickelodeonpress/Teen%20Nick/Pages/showpdf.aspx?FileName=AAG%20Announcement%20FINAL.pdf&ListName=Press%20Releases&ItemID=21 |title=The N Is All About a Girl This Summer as the Teen Network Commences Production on Its First Scripted Comedy |publisher=The N |date=August 14, 2007 |access-date=2016-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921083237/http://biz.viacom.com/sites/nickelodeonpress/Teen%20Nick/Pages/showpdf.aspx?FileName=AAG%20Announcement%20FINAL.pdf&ListName=Press%20Releases&ItemID=21 |archive-date=September 21, 2016 |url-status=dead }}

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 Vancouver, British Columbia, 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 X-Men, 40 Days and 40 Nights, Come l'America, In the Land of Women and Good Luck Chuck.

Her television credits include Supernatural, Stargate Atlantis, 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, My Little Pony, 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 Los Angeles 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.{{Cite AV media |date=23 April 2023 |title=Chiara Zanni Wand ID | via=YouTube|format=Video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_P5Jf8vnEs }}

Personal life

Zanni is married and is a Christian.{{Cite web|url=http://mydevotionalthoughts.net/2017/09/interview-with-chiara-zanni-harvest-love.html|author=Ruth Hill|title=Interview with Actress Chiara Zanni, "Harvest Love"|publisher=Media from the Heart|date=September 2017}}

Filmography

=Live-action=

==Film==

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
2001 \|Prozac Nation \|Ruby's Roommate \|
2002 \|40 Days and 40 Nights \|Nun \|
2003 \|X2 \|White House Tour Guide \|
2004 \|Have You Heard? Secret Central \|Natasha \|Direct-to-video
2006 \|Love and Other Dilemmas \|Goldy Shapiro \|
2007 \|Good Luck Chuck \|Bride \|
2010 \|Messages Deleted \|Claire \|
2013 \|That Burning Feeling \|Sally Sugarman \|
2019 \|A Christmas Duet \|Susie{{Cite web\|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2019-11-24/whats-on-tv-monday-bob-hearts-abishola-on-cbs\|title=What's on TV Monday: 'Bob Hearts Abishola' on CBS\|website=Los Angeles Times \|date=25 November 2019}}{{Cite web\|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2019/11/hallmark-a-christmas-duet/\|title=Hallmark's 'A Christmas Duet': See Where It's Filmed, Photos & Meet the Cast\|date=26 November 2019}} \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2001

|Prozac Nation

|Ruby's Roommate

2002

|40 Days and 40 Nights

|Nun

2003

|X2

|White House Tour Guide

2004

|Have You Heard? Secret Central

|Natasha

|Direct-to-video

2006

|Love and Other Dilemmas

|Goldy Shapiro

2007

|Good Luck Chuck

|Bride

2010

|Messages Deleted

|Claire

2013

|That Burning Feeling

|Sally Sugarman

2019

|A Christmas Duet

|Susie{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2019-11-24/whats-on-tv-monday-bob-hearts-abishola-on-cbs|title=What's on TV Monday: 'Bob Hearts Abishola' on CBS|website=Los Angeles Times |date=25 November 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2019/11/hallmark-a-christmas-duet/|title=Hallmark's 'A Christmas Duet': See Where It's Filmed, Photos & Meet the Cast|date=26 November 2019}}

==Television==

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1995 \|Bye Bye Birdie \|Helen \|Television film
1997 \|Breaker High \|Ellen \|Episode: "Swiss You Were Here"
1998 \|Every Mother's Worst Fear \|Sherry \|Television film
1998 \|Night Man \|Rebecca \|Episode: "Fear City"
1998 \|Perfect Little Angels \|Kelly \|Television film
2001 \|{{sortname\|The\|Immortal\|The Immortal (2000 TV series)}} \|Ashara \|Episode: "Forest for the Trees"
2001 \|Come l'America \|Alida Zecchi \|Television film
2001–05 \|Edgemont \|Maggie Buckman \|Recurring (seasons 1–4) Regular (season 5)
2002 \|Night Visions \|Gail \|Episode: "The Maze"
2002 \|Critical Assembly \|India \|rowspan="3" \| Television film
2003 \|First to Die \|Heather Tibbs
2003 \|{{sortname\|The\|Stranger Beside Me}} \|Olivia
2006 \|Godiva's \|Claire \|Episode: "Inked"
2006 \|Stargate Atlantis \|Melena \|Episode: "Sateda"
2006 \|Trophy Wife \|Chelsea Fordham \|Television film
2006 \|Supernatural \|Tracy \|Episode: "Simon Said"
2007 \|Post Mortem \|Heather \|Television film
2007–08 \|About a Girl \|Amy Ryan \|Main role
2010 \|Riverworld \|Deborah Glass \|Miniseries
2014 \|In My Dreams \|Lori Beth Wacker \|Television film
2015 \|Motive \|Diane Miller \|Episode: "Frampton Comes Alive"
2016 \|Ms. Matched \|Samantha \|rowspan="4" \| Television film
2017 \|Home for Christmas Day \|Meg
2017 \|Garage Sale Mystery: The Beach Murder \|Anne Winters{{Cite web\|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Lori-Loughlin-to-Star-in-New-Limited-Series-of-GARAGE-SALE-MYSTERY-Movies-20170724\|title=Lori Loughlin to Star in New Limited Series of GARAGE SALE MYSTERY Movies}}
2017 \|Harvest Love \|Nicole Reed{{Cite web\|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2017/09/hallmark-harvest-love-cast-time-photos-discussion-movie/\|title=Hallmark's 'Harvest Love': Time, Cast, Discussion & Photos\|date=30 September 2017}}
2019 \|Valley of the Boom \|Sheila \|4 episodes

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1995

|Bye Bye Birdie

|Helen

|Television film

1997

|Breaker High

|Ellen

|Episode: "Swiss You Were Here"

1998

|Every Mother's Worst Fear

|Sherry

|Television film

1998

|Night Man

|Rebecca

|Episode: "Fear City"

1998

|Perfect Little Angels

|Kelly

|Television film

2001

|{{sortname|The|Immortal|The Immortal (2000 TV series)}}

|Ashara

|Episode: "Forest for the Trees"

2001

|Come l'America

|Alida Zecchi

|Television film

2001–05

|Edgemont

|Maggie Buckman

|Recurring (seasons 1–4)
Regular (season 5)

2002

|Night Visions

|Gail

|Episode: "The Maze"

2002

|Critical Assembly

|India

|rowspan="3" | Television film

2003

|First to Die

|Heather Tibbs

2003

|{{sortname|The|Stranger Beside Me}}

|Olivia

2006

|Godiva's

|Claire

|Episode: "Inked"

2006

|Stargate Atlantis

|Melena

|Episode: "Sateda"

2006

|Trophy Wife

|Chelsea Fordham

|Television film

2006

|Supernatural

|Tracy

|Episode: "Simon Said"

2007

|Post Mortem

|Heather

|Television film

2007–08

|About a Girl

|Amy Ryan

|Main role

2010

|Riverworld

|Deborah Glass

|Miniseries

2014

|In My Dreams

|Lori Beth Wacker

|Television film

2015

|Motive

|Diane Miller

|Episode: "Frampton Comes Alive"

2016

|Ms. Matched

|Samantha

|rowspan="4" | Television film

2017

|Home for Christmas Day

|Meg

2017

|Garage Sale Mystery: The Beach Murder

|Anne Winters{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Lori-Loughlin-to-Star-in-New-Limited-Series-of-GARAGE-SALE-MYSTERY-Movies-20170724|title=Lori Loughlin to Star in New Limited Series of GARAGE SALE MYSTERY Movies}}

2017

|Harvest Love

|Nicole Reed{{Cite web|url=https://heavy.com/entertainment/2017/09/hallmark-harvest-love-cast-time-photos-discussion-movie/|title=Hallmark's 'Harvest Love': Time, Cast, Discussion & Photos|date=30 September 2017}}

2019

|Valley of the Boom

|Sheila

|4 episodes

=Voice acting=

==Anime==

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1996 \|Boys Over Flowers \|Yuriko Asai \|
1999–2000 \|Infinite Ryvius \|Faina S. Shinozaki \|
2000 \|Hamtaro \|Hamtaro \|
2000 ; 2005-2006 \|Inuyasha \|Yura of the Hair, Infant, Hakudōshi \|
2003–04 \|Zoids: Fuzors \|Amy, Chiara \|
2006 \|Ōban Star-Racers \|Eva "Molly" Wei \|
2012 \|Inuyasha: The Final Act \| Infant, Hakudōshi \|
2014 \|World Trigger \|Kirie Konami \|Ep. "Tamakoma's A-Class Members"

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1996

|Boys Over Flowers

|Yuriko Asai

1999–2000

|Infinite Ryvius

|Faina S. Shinozaki

2000

|Hamtaro

|Hamtaro

2000 ; 2005-2006

|Inuyasha

|Yura of the Hair, Infant, Hakudōshi

2003–04

|Zoids: Fuzors

|Amy, Chiara

2006

|Ōban Star-Racers

|Eva "Molly" Wei

2012

|Inuyasha: The Final Act

| Infant, Hakudōshi

2014

|World Trigger

|Kirie Konami

|Ep. "Tamakoma's A-Class Members"

==Animation==

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1989 \|Little Golden Book Land \|Poky Little Puppy \|Television film
1989–90 \|Camp Candy \|Alex \|
1992 \|My Little Pony Tales \|Bon Bon, Various \|
1994 \|Conan and the Young Warriors \|Navah \|
1994–96 \|Hurricanes \|Amanda Carey \|
2000 \|Rainbow Fish \|Ruby \|
2000–02 \|What About Mimi? \|Mimi Morton \|
2001–02 \|X-Men: Evolution \|Jubilee{{Cite web \|url=https://www.geek.com/comics/happy-birthday-jubilation-lee-1739622/ \|title=Happy Birthday Jubilation Lee!\|website=Geek.com \|access-date=2019-12-29 \|archive-date=2019-12-29 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229030222/https://www.geek.com/comics/happy-birthday-jubilation-lee-1739622/ \|url-status=dead }} \|
2002–05 \|Baby Looney Tunes \|Petunia Pig \|
2004 \|Dragons: Fire and Ice \|Princess Kyra \|Television film
2005 \|Elemental gelade \|Viro \|
2005 \|Dragons II: The Metal Ages \|Kyra \|Television film
2005 \|Trollz \|Ruby Trollman \|
2005 \|{{sortname\|A\|Fairy Tale Christmas\|nolink=1}} \|Dart \|Television film
2007 \|Sushi Pack \|Kani Maki \|
2007–08 \|Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-Lot \|Wish Bear \|
2007–09 \|Storm Hawks \|Piper \|
2008 \|Holly and Hal Moose: Our Uplifting Christmas Adventure \|Holly Moose \|Television film
2008–09 \|Zeke's Pad \|Rachel Palmer \|
2009 \|Dinosaur Train \|Shoshana Shonisaurus \|Ep. "Dinosaur Train Submarine Part 2"
2009 \|Cosmic Quantum Ray \|Atee, Geecey \|
2010 \|Maryoku Yummy \|Hadagi \|
2010–11 \|Kid vs. Kat \|Fiona Munson \|
2011 \|Rated A for Awesome \|Thera, Various \|
2012 \|Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot \|Madison \|Ep. "Bully Exposed"
2012–19 \|My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic \|Daring Do,{{Cite web\|url=https://www.vancourier.com/entertainment/a-massive-my-little-pony-inspired-convention-is-coming-to-metro-vancouver-1.24040427\|title = A massive My Little Pony-inspired convention is coming to Metro Vancouver\| date=22 December 2019 }} A.K. Yearling, Random Villager \|
2013–15 \|Henry Hugglemonster \|Cobby{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/disney-juniors-henry-hugglemonster-sneak-435730\|title = 'Henry Hugglemonster' Sneak Peek: Fun-Loving Monster Family Heads to Disney Junior (Exclusive Video)\| website=The Hollywood Reporter \|date = 10 April 2013}} \|
2014–17 \|LoliRock \|Izira \|
2016 \|data-sort-value="Deep, The" \| The Deep \|A.R.I.A. \|
2018 \|Polly Pocket \|Blair Delaware \|
2022 \|Super Wish \|Sips \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1989

|Little Golden Book Land

|Poky Little Puppy

|Television film

1989–90

|Camp Candy

|Alex

1992

|My Little Pony Tales

|Bon Bon, Various

1994

|Conan and the Young Warriors

|Navah

1994–96

|Hurricanes

|Amanda Carey

2000

|Rainbow Fish

|Ruby

2000–02

|What About Mimi?

|Mimi Morton

2001–02

|X-Men: Evolution

|Jubilee{{Cite web |url=https://www.geek.com/comics/happy-birthday-jubilation-lee-1739622/ |title=Happy Birthday Jubilation Lee!|website=Geek.com |access-date=2019-12-29 |archive-date=2019-12-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229030222/https://www.geek.com/comics/happy-birthday-jubilation-lee-1739622/ |url-status=dead }}

2002–05

|Baby Looney Tunes

|Petunia Pig

2004

|Dragons: Fire and Ice

|Princess Kyra

|Television film

2005

|Elemental gelade

|Viro

2005

|Dragons II: The Metal Ages

|Kyra

|Television film

2005

|Trollz

|Ruby Trollman

2005

|{{sortname|A|Fairy Tale Christmas|nolink=1}}

|Dart

|Television film

2007

|Sushi Pack

|Kani Maki

2007–08

|Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-Lot

|Wish Bear

2007–09

|Storm Hawks

|Piper

2008

|Holly and Hal Moose: Our Uplifting Christmas Adventure

|Holly Moose

|Television film

2008–09

|Zeke's Pad

|Rachel Palmer

2009

|Dinosaur Train

|Shoshana Shonisaurus

|Ep. "Dinosaur Train Submarine Part 2"

2009

|Cosmic Quantum Ray

|Atee, Geecey

2010

|Maryoku Yummy

|Hadagi

2010–11

|Kid vs. Kat

|Fiona Munson

2011

|Rated A for Awesome

|Thera, Various

2012

|Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot

|Madison

|Ep. "Bully Exposed"

2012–19

|My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic

|Daring Do,{{Cite web|url=https://www.vancourier.com/entertainment/a-massive-my-little-pony-inspired-convention-is-coming-to-metro-vancouver-1.24040427|title = A massive My Little Pony-inspired convention is coming to Metro Vancouver| date=22 December 2019 }} A.K. Yearling, Random Villager

2013–15

|Henry Hugglemonster

|Cobby{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/disney-juniors-henry-hugglemonster-sneak-435730|title = 'Henry Hugglemonster' Sneak Peek: Fun-Loving Monster Family Heads to Disney Junior (Exclusive Video)| website=The Hollywood Reporter |date = 10 April 2013}}

2014–17

|LoliRock

|Izira

2016

|data-sort-value="Deep, The" | The Deep

|A.R.I.A.

2018

|Polly Pocket

|Blair Delaware

2022

|Super Wish

|Sips

==Film==

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

2003

|Bionicle: Mask of Light

|Hahli

|rowspan="2" | Direct-to-video

2003

|Polly Pocket: Lunar Eclipse

|Shani

2004

|Stellaluna

|Stellaluna, Flitter

2004

|My Little Pony: Dancing in the Clouds

|Twinkle Twirl

2005

|Barbie: Fairytopia

|Dahlia, Pixie #3

2005

|Ark

|Amarinth

2005

|My Little Pony: Friends are Never Far Away

|Twinkle Twirl, Triple Treat

|rowspan="12" | Direct-to-video

2005

|data-sort-value="Walker Explosions, The" | The Walker Explosions

|Ji Aum (speaking voice)

2005

|Polly Pocket: 2 Cool At the Pocket Plaza

|Shani

2006

|Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia

|Nori

2006

|data-sort-value="Barbie Diaries, The" | The Barbie Diaries

|Raquelle

2006

|Boom Boom Sabotage

|Kit

2006

|Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses

|Edeline

2006

|PollyWorld

|Shani

2007

|Care Bears: Oopsy Does It!

|Wish Bear

2008

|Barbie Mariposa and Her Butterfly Fairy Friends

|Mariposa

2010

|Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale

|Shyne

2011

|Barbie: A Perfect Christmas

|Holly Elf

2014

|Achmed Saves America

|Kevin

2015

|Barbie in Rock 'N Royals

|Erika Juno

2016

|Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell{{Cite web|url=https://www.newsarama.com/31518-best-shots-advance-review-hulk-where-monsters-dwell.html|title =Best Shots Advance Review: HULK - WHERE MONSTERS DWELL Animated Movie|publisher=Newsarama|last=Pitts|first=Lan| date=5 July 2023 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013161743/https://www.newsarama.com/31518-best-shots-advance-review-hulk-where-monsters-dwell.html|archive-date=13 October 2016}}

|Vampire by Night / Nina Price