Template:PersonnelChiara Zanni (/ˈkiːˈɑːrə zɑːni/; born July 19, 1978) is a Canadian actress and comedian. 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. She also played Shani in all three Polly Pocket movies.
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 series Little Golden Bookland. 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 voices 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.
Other work[]
Live-action[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | 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 |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | 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 | The Immortal | 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 | Television film |
| 2003 | First to Die | Heather Tibbs | |
| 2003 | 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 | Television film |
| 2017 | Home for Christmas Day | Meg | |
| 2017 | Garage Sale Mystery: The Beach Murder | Anne Winters | |
| 2017 | Harvest Love | Nicole Reed | |
| 2019 | Valley of the Boom | Sheila | 4 episodes |
Voice acting[]
Anime[]
| Year | Title | Role | 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[]
| Year | Title | Role | 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 Mortin | |
| 2001–02 | X-Men: Evolution | Jubilee | |
| 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 | A Fairy Tale Christmas | 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" |
| 2012–17 | My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic | Daring Do, A.K. Yearling, Random Villager | |
| 2013–15 | Henry Hugglemonster | Cobby | |
| 2014–16 | LoliRock | Izira | |
| 2016 | The Deep | A.R.I.A. | |
| 2018 | Polly Pocket | Blair Delaware |
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Bionicle: Mask of Light | Hahli | Direct-to-video |
| 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 | Direct-to-video |
| 2005 | My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas | Triple Treat | |
| 2006 | Barbie Fairytopia: Mermaidia | Nori | |
| 2006 | The Barbie Diaries | Raquelle | |
| 2006 | Boom Boom Sabotage | Kit | |
| 2006 | Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses | Edeline | |
| 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 | Vampire by Night / Nina Price |
Video games[edit][]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Spider-Man Unlimited | Annie Parker |
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Polly Pocket: Lunar Eclipse | Shani |
| 2005 | 2 Cool At the Pocket Plaza | Shani |
| 2006 | PollyWorld | Shani |