Jessica Sonya DiCicco (; born June 10, 1980) is an American actress. She is known for voicing in animated television series and video games. Her first voice role was the announcer for

Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television television channel, channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its List of assets owned by Param ...

's educational channel

Noggin Noggin may refer to: General * Noggin or gill (volume), a unit of volume * Noggin (cup), a small cup * Noggin, slang for head A head is the part of an organism which usually includes the ears, brain, forehead, cheeks, chin, eyes, nose, an ...

. DiCicco has since voiced various other characters for Nickelodeon, including Gwen Wu in ''

The Mighty B! ''The Mighty B!'' (stylized in all caps) is an American animated television series created by Amy Poehler, Cynthia True, and Erik Wiese for Nickelodeon. The series centers on Bessie Higgenbottom, an ambitious Honeybee girl scout who believes sh ...

'', Selina and Miele in ''

Winx Club ''Winx Club'' is an animated series co-produced by Rainbow S.p.A., Rainbow SpA and later Nickelodeon. It was created by Italian animator Iginio Straffi. The show is set in a magical universe that is inhabited by fairies, witches, and other myth ...

'', Lynn Loud and Lucy Loud in ''

The Loud House ''The Loud House'' is an American animated television series created by Chris Savino that premiered on Nickelodeon on May 2, 2016. The series revolves around the chaotic everyday life of a boy named Lincoln Loud, who is the middle child and only so ...

'', and Annie Bramley in ''

It's Pony ''It's Pony'' is a British animated television series created by Ant Blades that premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on January 18, 2020. The series is storyboarded, designed, produced, and animated by Blue-Zoo Animation. Premise ''I ...

''. Some of her voice roles on other networks include Maggie Pesky in Disney Channel's ''

The Buzz on Maggie ''The Buzz on Maggie'' is an American animated television series created by Dave Polsky for Disney Channel. The series centers on an ambitious and expressive tween fly named Maggie Pesky and her family and friends. The show is set in Stickyfeet, a ...

'' and

Flame Princess The American List of animated television series, animated television series ''Adventure Time'' features a cast of Character (arts), fictional characters created by Pendleton Ward. The series revolves around the adventures of protagonists Finn t ...

in Cartoon Network's ''

Adventure Time ''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn (Jeremy Shada) and ...

'', which earned her worldwide recognition. She received a

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nomination for voicing Malina in ''

The Emperor's New School ''The Emperor's New School'' is an American animated television series created by Mark Dindal that aired on Disney Channel for two seasons between January2006 and November2008. It is the second sequel to the 2000 film ''The Emperor's New Groove ...

''.

Early life

DiCicco was born in

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on June 10, 1980. Her father is television and film actor

Bobby Di Cicco Bobby Di Cicco is an American actor best known for his early roles in the films ''I Wanna Hold Your Hand'' (1978) by Robert Zemeckis, ''1941'' (1979) by Steven Spielberg, Samuel Fuller's ''The Big Red One'' (1980), and the John Carpenter-produced ...

. Her family moved to

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when she was young and she was raised on the

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. In second grade, she was selected by

Marlo Thomas Margaret Julia "Marlo" Thomas (born November 21, 1937) is an American actress, producer, author, and social activist. She is best known for starring on the sitcom ''That Girl'' (1966–1971) and her children's franchise '' Free to Be... You and ...

to appear on the

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special '' Free to Be... A Family''. She was also cast by

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in ''

The Godfather Part III ''The Godfather Part III'' is a 1990 American crime film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from the screenplay co-written with Mario Puzo. The film stars Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, Andy García, Eli Wallach, Joe Mantegna, ...

'' as an unnamed child, and also had a guest role in ''

Kate and Allie ''Kate & Allie'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS from March 19, 1984 to May 22, 1989, starring Susan Saint James and Jane Curtin as two divorced women, both with children, who decide to live together in the same house. ...

''. She had a small role as young Cindy Zagarella in the 1993 film ''

Household Saints ''Household Saints'' is a 1993 film starring Tracey Ullman, Vincent D'Onofrio and Lili Taylor. It is based on the novel by Francine Prose and directed by Nancy Savoca. The film explores the lives of three generations of Italian-American women ov ...

''. At age 15, she was the photographer on a cover story for ''

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'' magazine about prep school gangsters, which was published in December 1996. DiCicco has also worked on music from Kimbo Educational.

Career

DiCicco attended Newhouse School at

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, hoping to learn more about production as she had primarily done on-camera work with Nickelodeon. Before heading to college, she met Newhouse alum and Nickelodeon producer Mike Pecoriello, who offered her an opportunity to be the voice of a new educational channel called

. She agreed to do the work while being a student and offered to record promos from Syracuse. She was the voice of Noggin throughout her college years and graduated in 2002. She was also the voice of ''

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''s Erin on

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. In 1998, DiCicco appeared in the

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miniseries ''

Witness to the Mob ''Witness to the Mob'' is a made-for-TV film which premiered on Sunday, May 10, and concluded on Monday, May 11, 1998. Plot Based on a true story, the film follows the rise of Sammy Gravano in ranks in the Gambino crime family, one of the "Five F ...

'' and in the TV film '' In the Nick of Time''. Besides her appearances in television and commercials, DiCicco has worked on stage with several repertory companies. In 1999, DiCicco and her co-stars in the

pilot ''Bus No. 9'' were nominated a

Young Artist Award The Young Artist Award (originally known as the Youth in Film Award) is an accolade presented by the Young Artist Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young ...

, but lost to ''The Sweetest Gift''. She also starred in a miniseries called ''As Our Schoolbus Turns''. As a voice actress, DiCicco had lead roles on ''

'', ''

Loonatics Unleashed ''Loonatics Unleashed'' is an American Superhero fiction, superhero animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation that ran on Kids' WB for two seasons from 2005 to 2007 in the United States. The series was based/inspired on the ' ...

'', and ''

Shuriken School ''Shuriken School'' is an animated series that first aired on August 20, 2006. It was produced by Xilam Animation and Zinkia Entertainment in association with France 3 and Jetix Europe. Characters * Eizan Kaburagi is an only child, 10 years old ...

''. She had recurring roles on '' The Replacements'', '' El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera'', '' American Dragon: Jake Long'', ''

Bratz 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 ...

'', and ''

All Grown Up! ''All Grown Up!'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. It served as a continuation of the series ''Rugrats'', as explores the daily lives of protagonist Tommy Pickles ...

''. She co-starred as Shelby in the

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film ''

Over the Hedge ''Over the Hedge'' is an American syndicated comic strip, written by Michael Fry, and drawn by T. Lewis. It tells the story of a raccoon, a turtle, a squirrel, and their friends, who come to terms with their woodlands being taken over, by subu ...

'' and voiced Gwen on

Amy Poehler Amy Poehler (; born September 16, 1971) is an American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and director. After studying improv at Chicago's Second City and ImprovOlympic in the early 1990s, Poehler co-founded the improvisational-comedy trou ...

's television series for Nickelodeon, ''

''. DiCicco was the voice of Master Viper in the ''

Kung Fu Panda ''Kung Fu Panda'' is an American media franchise that originally started in 2008 with the release of the animated feature film of the same name, produced by DreamWorks Animation. Following the adventures of the titular Po Ping (primarily voic ...

'' short film ''

Secrets of the Furious Five ''Secrets of the Furious Five'' (also known as ''Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five'') is a 2008 American animated short film produced by DreamWorks Animation, which serves as a semi-sequel/spin-off to the animated feature film ''Kung Fu Pa ...

''. In 2012, she joined the Cartoon Network show ''

'' starting from its season three finale, where she voiced

; the show has now run over seven seasons. She also voiced in ''

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'' and ''

Gravity Falls ''Gravity Falls'' is an American mystery comedy animated television series created by Alex Hirsch for Disney Channel and Disney XD. The series follows the adventures of Dipper Pines (Jason Ritter) and his twin sister Mabel (Kristen Schaal) wh ...

''. She also voices Lynn and Lucy Loud in the Nickelodeon animated series, ''

''. She was nominated for a

in 2008 for her performance as Malina on ''The Emperor's New School'', but lost to

Eartha Kitt Eartha Kitt (born Eartha Mae Keith; January 17, 1927 – December 25, 2008) was an American singer and actress known for her highly distinctive singing style and her 1953 recordings of "C'est si bon" and the Christmas novelty song "Santa Ba ...

, who did Yzma in the same series. DiCicco provides the voice of Toby the cactus and the sounds of the mule Clementine on ''

Sheriff Callie's Wild West ''Sheriff Callie's Wild West'' is an American animated children's television series created by the combined efforts of George Evelyn, Holly Huckins and Denis Morella, the creators of Higglytown Heroes, and produced by WildBrain Entertainment. It ...

''. DiCicco has also contributed to several video games, including ''

Psychonauts ''Psychonauts'' is a 2005 platform video game developed by Double Fine Productions. The game was initially published by Majesco Entertainment and THQ for Microsoft Windows, Xbox and PlayStation 2. In 2011, Double Fine acquired the rights for t ...

'', ''

Kingdom Hearts II is a 2005 action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix in collaboration with Disney Interactive Studios, Buena Vista Games for the PlayStation 2 video game console. The game is a sequel to ''Kingdom Hearts (video game), King ...

'', ''

Hot Shots Tennis ''Everybody's Tennis'', known as ''Hot Shots Tennis'' in North America and in Japan as , is a sports video game developed by Clap Hanz and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony Computer Entertainment. It is the sixth game in the Ever ...

'', and ''

Pimp My Ride ''Pimp My Ride'' is an American television series produced by MTV and hosted by rapper Xzibit, which ran for six seasons on MTV from 2004 to 2007. In each episode, a car in poor condition is both restored and customized. The work on the show w ...

''.

Filmography

Animation

Anime

Feature films

Direct-to-video and television films

Video games

Other dub roles

Live action

References

External links

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