Chantal Strand (born October 15, 1987) is a Canadian voice and stage actress as well as former stunt performer known for her vocal roles in

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and

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s. Her vocal role credits include those for little female human characters in the ''Barbie'' films between 2001 and 2009, Holly in ''

The Charlie Horse Music Pizza ''The Charlie Horse Music Pizza'' is an American children's television show that was shown on PBS Kids in the United States from January 5, 1998, to January 17, 1999, with reruns continuing to air until September 5, 1999. Reruns again aired on PB ...

'', Sarah's Sister in ''

Life-Size ''Life-Size'' is a 2000 American fantasy-comedy television film directed by Mark Rosman and starring Lindsay Lohan and Tyra Banks. It originally premiered on March 5, 2000 on ABC as part of ''The Wonderful World of Disney'' block. The film fo ...

'', Cassie in ''

Dragon Tales ''Dragon Tales'' is an animated educational television, educational fantasy children's television series created by Jim Coane and Ron Rodecker and developed by Coane, Wesley Eure, Jeffrey Scott, Cliff Ruby and Elana Lesser and produced by Sony Pi ...

'', Tammy in '' Air Bud: World Pup'', '' Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch'', and '' Air Bud Spikes Back'' and Molly O in ''

Generation O! ''Generation O!'' is an American animated musical comedy children's television series made by Sunbow Entertainment, with co-production associated by Wang Film Productions in Taiwan and Ravensberger in Germany. The show was originally titled ''Moll ...

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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 Capilano University (CapU) is a teaching-focused public university based in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, located on the slopes of the North Shore Mountains, with programming that also serves the Sea-to-Sky Corridor and the Sunshin ...

with an Associate of Arts degree and then transferred to the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public university, public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks a ...

, graduating in 2013 with a

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degree. Strand completed a Master of Journalism degree at the

in 2016. She has published articles with

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Career

Chantal provided various

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roles in such cartoon 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

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in ''

Gundam SEED is an anime series developed by Sunrise and directed by Mitsuo Fukuda. The ninth installment in the ''Gundam'' franchise, ''Gundam SEED'' takes place in a future calendar era, in this case the Cosmic Era. In this era, mankind has devel ...

'', and ''

Gundam SEED Destiny is an anime television series, a direct sequel to ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' by Sunrise and the overall tenth installment in the ''Gundam'' franchise. It retains most of the staff from ''Gundam SEED'', including Director Mitsuo Fukuda. Se ...

'', in which she voiced both

and

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. After ''Lamb Chop's Play-Along'' came to an end Chantal was cast as Holly in the short-lived spin off ''The Charlie Horse Music Pizza'' starring

Shari Lewis Shari Lewis (born Phyllis Naomi Hurwitz; January 17, 1933 – August 2, 1998) was a Peabody-winning American ventriloquist, puppeteer, children's entertainer, television show host, dancer, singer, actress, author, and symphonic conductor. She wa ...

and Lamb Chop. ''The Charlie Horse Music Pizza'' was canceled on August 3, 1998 after Shari died from uterine cancer and viral pneumonia. Strand attended the 2002

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when she was nominated for Best Supporting Performance in a Feature Length Drama. In June 2002, she received honours for contributing to the

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award-winning program ''The New Adventures of Madeline'', going on to play the title character in two feature films. Strand was recently involved in '' My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' as the voice of Diamond Tiara and her mother, Spoiled Rich.

Filmography

Animation

* ''A Very Fairy Christmas'' (2006) - Leah Adams * ''

Barbie in the Nutcracker ''Barbie in the Nutcracker'' is a 2001 computer-animated fantasy film directed by Owen Hurley and written Linda Engelsiepen and Hilary Hinkle from a screenplay by Rob Hudnut. Featuring the voice of Kelly Sheridan as Barbie, it marked the firs ...

'' (2001) – Kelly * ''Kelly Dream Club'' - Kelly * ''

Barbie as Rapunzel ''Barbie as Rapunzel'' is a 2002 computer-animated fairy tale film directed by Owen Hurley. It was released to video and DVD on October 1, 2002, and made its television premiere on Nickelodeon on November 24, 2002. The film is the second entry in ...

'' (2002) – Kelly, Princess Katrina * ''

Barbie of Swan Lake ''Barbie of Swan Lake'' is a 2003 computer-animated fantasy film directed by Owen Hurley. It was released to video and DVD on September 30, 2003, and made its television premiere on Nickelodeon on November 16, 2003. Based on the Tchaikovsky ball ...

'' (2003) – Kelly the Cygnet * ''

Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus ''Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus'' is a 2005 computer-animated adventure film directed by Greg Richardson and produced by Mattel Entertainment with Mainframe Entertainment. It first premiered on Nickelodeon on September 18, 2005, and it was rel ...

'' (2005) – Princess Kelly Rose * ''

Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses ''Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses'' is a 2006 computer-animated dance film. It first premiered on Nickelodeon on September 10, 2006, and it was later released to DVD on September 19. The film was directed by Greg Richardson and loosely based ...

'' (2006) – Princess Lacey * ''

Barbie as the Island Princess ''Barbie as the Island Princess'' is a 2007 computer-animated musical film. It was released to DVD on September 18, 2007, and made its television premiere on Nickelodeon on September 23, 2007. The film is part of the Barbie film series and the se ...

'' (2007) – Sofia * ''

Barbie and the Diamond Castle ''Barbie & the Diamond Castle'' is a 2008 direct-to-video computer-animated musical film directed by Gino Nichele and produced by Mattel Entertainment with Rainmaker Entertainment. It first premiered on Nickelodeon on September 7, 2008, and it ...

'' (2008) – Stacie * ''

Bratz Fashion Pixiez Bratz is an American fashion doll and media franchise created by former Mattel employee Carter Bryant for MGA Entertainment which debuted in 2001. The four original 10-inch (25 cm) dolls were released on May 21, 2001 — Yasmin, Cloe, Jade ...

'' (2007) – Breeana * '' Bratz Babyz: The Movie'' (2006) – Nora * '' Bratz Kidz Sleepover Adventure'' (2007) – Dana * '' Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-lot'' (2007) - McKenna * ''

Dinosaur Train ''Dinosaur Train'' is a CGI-animated preschool musical television series aimed for preschoolers ages 3 to 6. Created by Craig Bartlett, who created Nickelodeon's ''Hey Arnold!'', the series features a curious young ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' named ...

'' – Valerie

Velociraptor ''Velociraptor'' (; ) is a genus of small dromaeosaurid dinosaur that lived in Asia during the Late Cretaceous epoch, about 75 million to 71 million years ago. Two species are currently recognized, although others have been assigned in the pa ...

* ''

'' – Cassie, Mother Rhyming Bird (episode, "Eggs Over Easy"), Blue Dragon with Red Badge (episode, "Four Little Pigs"), Jugglebug (episodes, "Quibbling Siblings", and "Sounds like Trouble") * ''

Everything's Rosie ''Everything's Rosie'' is a 1931 American Pre-Code slapstick comedy film directed by Clyde Bruckman, from a screenplay by Ralph Spence, Tim Whelan, and Al Boasberg, based on a story by Boasberg. Although the screenplay was credited as origina ...

'' - Rosie (US dub) * ''

Fat Dog Mendoza ''Fat Dog Mendoza'' is a children's animated series produced by Sunbow Entertainment, Sony Wonder Television and TMO-Loonland loosely based on a Dark Horse one-off comic book of the same name. It is the first Cartoon Network Europe co-produc ...

'' – Uncas * ''

Finley the Fire Engine ''Finley the Fire Engine'' is a 2007 British CGI animated children's television series produced by Balley Beg Animation Studios in Douglas, Isle of Man. Synopsis The show is about talking vehicles in a fictional town called Friendlyville. 78 ep ...

'' (2001/2006) – Jesse the

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(US dub) * ''

'' – Molly O! * '' LoliRock'' - Shelby (episode, "Blurred Vision") * ''My Fair Madeline'' – Madeline * ''Madeline in Tahiti'' - Madeline * '' Make Way For Noddy'' – Skittles * '' The New Adventures of Madeline'' (2000) – Danielle, Yvette, Monique, Anne, Lulu and Celia * '' My Little Pony (G3 videos)'' – Pink Sunsparkle, StarSong, Tiddlywink * '' My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' – Diamond Tiara, Spectator No. 1 (episode, "One Bad Apple"), Spoiled Rich (episodes, "Crusaders of the Lost Mark", "Applejack's "Day" Off", and "Where the Apple Lies") * ''

Rainbow Fish ''The Rainbow Fish'' is a children's picture book drawn and written by Swiss author and illustrator, Marcus Pfister, and translated into English by J. Alison James. The book is best known for the distinctive shiny foil scales of the Rainbow ...

'' – Sea Filly (TV series) * '' RoboCop: Alpha Commando'' – Additional Voices * '' Sabrina: The Animated Series'' – Gemini Stone, Pi, Bernard * '' Superbook'' -

Miriam Miriam ( he, מִרְיָם ''Mīryām'', lit. 'Rebellion') is described in the Hebrew Bible as the daughter of Amram and Jochebed, and the older sister of Moses and Aaron. She was a prophetess and first appears in the Book of Exodus. The Tor ...

(episode, "The Birth of Moses") * '' Super Duper Sumos'' – Prima * ''

The Little Prince ''The Little Prince'' (french: Le Petit Prince, ) is a novella by French aristocrat, writer, and military pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It was first published in English and French in the United States by Reynal & Hitchcock in April 1943 an ...

'' - Linea/Lenaya in "The Planet of Cublix" * ''The Rainbow Fish'' - Little Blue Fish (Direct-to-video film) * ''The World of Piwi'' — Little Gelatos (1st voices) * ''

ToddWorld ''ToddWorld'' is a Flash animated children's television series created by Todd Parr and Gerry Renert through their California-based company SupperTime Entertainment. The show was produced by Mike Young Productions, an animation studio based in ...

'' - Sophie * '' Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale'' – Nibbles aka Tuffy Jerry's Ward * ''

Tom and Jerry Tales ''Tom and Jerry Tales'' is an American animated television series featuring the cat-and-mouse duo Tom and Jerry. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation and Turner Entertainment, it is the seventh installment in the ''Tom and Jerry'' franchise as well ...

'' – Nibbles aka Tuffy Jerry's Ward (season 2) * '' X-Men: Evolution'' – Wolfsbane

Anime

* ''

Brain Powered is a Japanese anime television series created by Sunrise. The series is set on a future, decimated Earth after the discovery of a mysterious, alien spacecraft dubbed "Orphan". A group of researchers scour the planet for Orphan's disc plates ...

'' – Akari Comodo * ''

Cardcaptors , abbreviated as ''CCS'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp. Serialized monthly in the ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from May 1996 to June 2000, it was also published in 12 ''tankōbon'' ...

'' – Alex Mills (Episode 7), Anika (Episode 15) * ''

Dragon Drive is a Japanese manga by Kenichi Sakura ( 佐倉ケンイチ ''Sakura Ken'ichi'') published by Shueisha and serialized in the manga magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Jump''. Publication ended on January 5, 2006, with a total of 14 volumes. Dragon Dr ...

'' – Sue * '' Gintama°'' - Tama * ''

Gundam Seed is an anime series developed by Sunrise and directed by Mitsuo Fukuda. The ninth installment in the ''Gundam'' franchise, ''Gundam SEED'' takes place in a future calendar era, in this case the Cosmic Era. In this era, mankind has devel ...

'' –

* '' Gundam Seed Special Edition'' –

* ''

Gundam Seed Destiny is an anime television series, a direct sequel to ''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED'' by Sunrise and the overall tenth installment in the ''Gundam'' franchise. It retains most of the staff from ''Gundam SEED'', including Director Mitsuo Fukuda. Se ...

'' –

* '' Gundam Seed Destiny Special Edition'' –

* ''

Gundam 00 is a Japanese anime television series, the eleventh installment in Sunrise studio's long-running ''Gundam'' franchise comprising two seasons. The series is set on a futuristic Earth and is centered on the exploits of the fictional paramilit ...

'' –

Feldt Grace This is a list of fictional characters from the Japanese anime television series, ''Mobile Suit Gundam 00'', the eleventh incarnation of the ''Gundam'' media franchise. Celestial Being Gundam Meisters The series focuses on the four Gundam (fi ...

* ''

Hamtaro ''Hamtaro'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga and storybook series created and illustrated by Ritsuko Kawai about a hamster. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan's "Second Grade" magazine in April 1997; more ''Hamtaro'' stori ...

'' – Bijou, Mia, Natalie * ''

Hikaru no Go is a Japanese manga series based on the board game Go, written by Yumi Hotta and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The production of the series' Go games was supervised by Go professional Yukari Umezawa. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekl ...

'' – Akari Fujisaki * ''

Infinite Ryvius is a 26 episode drama/sci-fi series produced by Sunrise. The character and mecha designs in ''RYVIUS'' were created by Hisashi Hirai, who later went on to act as the character designer for ''Gundam SEED''. The series is also noted for its ...

'' – Neeya * ''

Inuyasha is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from November 1996 to June 2008, with its chapters collected in fifty-six '' ...

'' – Mayu Ikeda, Asuka * ''

Junkers Come Here is a series of novels about Junkers (pronounced Yoon-kers), a miniature schnauzer, language-speaking dog, written by Japanese musician Naoto Kine as a member of TM Network since 1990. Media Anime An anime movie about a girl, Hiromi Nozawa, dir ...

'' – Kazuko * ''

Mirmo! is a manga series written by Hiromu Shinozuka and serialized in '' Ciao'' magazine from July 2001 through December 2005. It was also published in twelve collected volumes by Shogakukan. The manga series was awarded in the 2003 Kodansha Mang ...

'' – Yurin * ''

Mix Master ''Mix Master'' (; ja, カード王ミックスマスター) is a South Korea–Japan co-produced anime series based on the massively multiplayer online role-playing game ''Mix Master: King of Cards''. It is a co-production of Nippon Animation ...

'' – Penril, Poy * ''Njasok'' – Shizuka Kushini * ''

Let's Go Quintuplets is a Japanese anime series that originally aired in Japan during 2001 and 2002 on TBS. The series is about five quintuplets who have many adventures together. The series has been dubbed into English by The Ocean Group as ''Let's Go Quintupl ...

'' – Vanessa, Bridget * ''

Little Astro Boy is an anime television spin-off series ''Astro Boy'' franchise created by Osamu Tezuka. Aimed at preschoolers, the series was produced by Tezuka Productions and Yomiuri TV Enterprises in partnership with Nigerian broadcaster Channels TV. Co ...

'' - Pikko * ''

Powerpuff Girls Z is a 2006 Japanese magical girl anime series directed by Megumu Ishiguro, based on the American animated television series ''The Powerpuff Girls''. The anime was co-produced by Cartoon Network Japan and Aniplex and was animated by Toei Animat ...

'' – Mandy, Duchess Morbucks * ''

Pucca ''Pucca'' (; ko, 뿌까 ) is a South Korean media franchise from the South Korean company VOOZ Character System. The main and titular character, Pucca, is the niece of three Korean men who run a Chinese-style restaurant. The restaurant, known as ...

'' – Ching * ''

Ranma ½ is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from August 1987 to March 1996, with the chapters collected into 38 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shogakukan. The st ...

'' – Temari Kaminarimon * ''

Shakugan no Shana , also known simply as , is a Japanese light novel series written by Yashichiro Takahashi with illustrations by Noizi Ito. ASCII Media Works published 26 novels from November 2002 to November 2012 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. The ...

'' – Kazumi Yoshida (Season 1) * ''

The Story of Saiunkoku is a series of Japanese light novels written by Sai Yukino and illustrated by Kairi Yura set in fictional ancient China. As of July 2011, the eighteenth and final volume was released, concluding the series. Four side story anthologies have ...

'' – Korin * ''

Tico of the Seven Seas is a Japanese anime series by Nippon Animation. It is about an 11-year-old girl and her best friend Tico, a female orca. Unlike the other series in Nippon Animation's ''World Masterpiece Theater'' line, ''Tico of the Seven Seas'' is an entire ...

'' - Nanami Simpson * ''

Tokyo Underground is a Japanese manga series by Akinobu Uraku and published by Square Enix. It was adapted into an anime television series by Pierrot and directed by Hayato Date. It was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April to September 2002. The anime series ...

'' – Ruri Sarasa

Video games

Live action

Crew work

*''Look Who's Talking Now'' - Stunt performer

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Strand, Chantal 1987 births Living people Actresses from Vancouver Canadian child actresses Canadian film actresses Canadian stunt performers Canadian television actresses Canadian video game actresses Canadian voice actresses Capilano University alumni University of British Columbia alumni Women stunt performers 20th-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian actresses