Jessica DiCicco
| Jessica DiCicco | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jessica Sonya DiCicco[1] June 10, 1980 [2] Los Angeles, California, U.S.[3] |
| Occupation | Actress, voice actress, singer |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Website | |
| www.jessicadicicco.com | |
Jessica Sonya DiCicco[1] (born June 10, 1980) is an American actress, voice actress, and singer, perhaps best known for her voice acting in animated television series and video games.[4]
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Born in Los Angeles, California, DiCicco and her sister Katie were raised on Manhattan, New York City.[5] DiCicco's birth was announced in both Variety and US Magazine since her father, Bobby DiCicco, was a popular actor.[6] At age seven, DiCicco was selected by Marlo Thomas in favor of thousands of other school children to appear on the ABC special Free To Be a Family.[3] When she was ten years old, she was cast by Francis Ford Coppola in The Godfather Part III as an unnamed child. She had a small role as young Cindy Zagarella in the 1993 film Household Saints at age thirteen.[3] At age sixteen, DiCicco was a photographer for New York Magazine.[7]
[edit] Career
At age eighteen, DiCicco appeared in the NBC miniseries Witness to the Mob and in the Disney film In the Nick of Time.[3] Besides from her numerous appearances in television and commercials, DiCicco has worked on stage with several prestigious repertory companies. In 1999, DiCicco and her co-stars in the Nickelodeon pilot Bus No. 9 were nominated a Young Artist Award, but lost to The Sweetest Gift.[8] She also starred in the miniseries As Our Schoolbus Turns. Nickelodeon noted her versatile voice and casted her as the voice of Noggin from 1998 to 2002 to launch the Noggin network.[3] She was also the voice of Miguzi on Cartoon Network.[9]
As a voice actress, DiCicco had lead roles on The Emperor's New School, The Buzz on Maggie, Loonatics Unleashed, and Shuriken School. She had recurring roles on The Replacements, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, American Dragon: Jake Long, Bratz, and All Grown Up!.[9] She co-starred as Shelby in the DreamWorks film Over the Hedge and is currently the voice of Gwen on Amy Poehler's television series for Nickelodeon, The Mighty B!.[9] DiCicco was the voice of Master Viper in the Kung Fu Panda short film Secrets of the Furious Five.[9] She was nominated a Daytime Emmy in 2008 for her performance as Malina on The Emperor's New School, but lost to Eartha Kitt from the same series.[10]
DiCicco has also contributed to several video games, including Psychonauts, Kingdom Hearts II, Hot Shots Tennis, and Pimp My Ride.[9]
[edit] Filmography
| Film[3][9] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1990 | The Godfather Part III | Child | |
| 1993 | Household Saints | Young Cindy Zagarella | |
| 1998 | Bus No. 9 | Jessica | TV movie |
| Witness to the Mob | Karen | TV movie | |
| 2006 | Over the Hedge | Shelby | Voice |
| 2007 | Toot & Puddle: I'll Be Home for Christmas | Opal | Voice / TV movie |
| 2008 | Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five | Young Viper | Voice / Short film |
| Unstable Fables: Goldilocks & 3 Bears Show | Misty | Voice | |
| 2010 | Einstein Pals | Millie | Voice / Direct-to-video |
| Television[9] | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks | Gerdie | Voice / "Dannan's American Cousin" (season 3, episode 5) |
| 2005-2007 | All Grown Up! | Wally | Voice / Recurring role |
| Loonatics Unleashed | Lexi Bunny | Voice / Main role | |
| 2005-2006 | The Buzz on Maggie | Maggie Pesky | Voice / Main role |
| 2006-2008 | The Emperor's New School | Malina | Voice / Main role |
| 2006 | Frances | Frances | Voice / Main role |
| Shuriken School | Okuni / Ami / Kita | Voice / Main role | |
| Bratz | Roxxi / Fiana / Sheridan | Voice / Recurring role | |
| Danger Rangers | Manny / Moe | Voice / "Medicine Mix Up" (season 1, episode 5) | |
| 2007 | El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera | Davi Rococo | Voice / Recurring role |
| American Dragon: Jake Long | Danica | Voice / Recurring role | |
| 2008 | Toot & Puddle | Opal | Voice / Main role |
| The Replacements | Celebrity Starr | Voice / "Hollywoodn't" (season 2, episode 10) | |
| 2008-present | The Mighty B! | Gwen | Voice / Main role |
| 2008-2009 | Random! Cartoons | Gloom / Fuzzy Animal #1 | Voice / "Sparkles and Gloom" (season 1, episode 7) |
| Smart Alec / Plasma Tot | Voice / "Hero Heights" (season 1, episode 4) | ||
| 2010 | Two and a Half Men | Jenny | Voice / "Aye, Aye Captain" (season 7, episode 15) |
| 2011 | Tinker Bell and the Pixie Hollow Games | Lilac | Voice / Main Role |
| Video games[9] | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Midnight Club: Street Racing | Announcer for the New York level | |
| 2003 | Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure | Skater Girl | |
| 2005 | Psychonauts | Franke Athens | |
| 2006 | Kingdom Hearts II | Olette | |
| Pimp My Ride | Marcia | ||
| 2007 | Hot Shots Tennis | Ashley | |
| Bratz 4 Real | Roxxi / Fianna | ||
| 2010 | White Knight Chronicles: International Edition | Additional Voices | |
| Final Fantasy XIII | Additional Voices | ||
| Resonance of Fate | Leanne | ||
| 2011 | Rise of Nightmares | Monica | |
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Congratulations to former Chicago actor Bobby Di Cicco and his wife/manager Margo Malkin on their firstborn Jessica Sonya DiCicco". Chicago Tribune. 1980-06-24.
- ^ "Celebrity Birthday: June 10". AbsoluteNow.com. http://www.absolutenow.com/features/birthday0610_2.html. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ^ a b c d e f "SBV: Voice Over: Jessica DiCicco". Archived from the original on 2011-04-03. http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20090216174951/http://sbvtalentagency.com/vo_talent_detail.php?id=131. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ^ "Jessica DiCicco - Clips". http://www.jessicadicicco.com. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ^ "Katie DiCicco biography". Velvet Addiction. 2008-11-22. http://www.velvetaddiction.com/blog/index.php?m=200812. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ "Jessica DiCicco - ABC Medianet". http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=001991&type=dicicco. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ "New York Magazine - 16 dec 1996". Google Books. http://books.google.se/books?id=VuECAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA33&dq=Jessica+DiCicco+new+york#v=onepage&q=&f=false. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ "20th Annual Awards (Young Artist Awards)". http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms20.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Jessica DiCicco - Credits". http://www.jessicadicicco.com/. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ^ "35th Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations". Emmy Online. http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_35th_nominations.html. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
