Michela Luci
Michela Luci | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 19, 2006 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2006–present |
Michela Luci is a Canadian child actress, from Ancaster, Ontario, most noted as the leading role of Dino Dana.[1] She won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children's, Family Viewing or Special Class Program at the 45th Daytime Emmy Awards,[2] and is a two-time Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018[3] and the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.[4]
In 2020, she has a main role in the science fiction series Endlings, which premiered in January 2020 on CBC Television in Canada and Hulu in America.
Life and career
Michela Luci was born in Ancaster, Ontario to mother Lucy Fricano. She first gained recognition as a judge on YTV’s Cook’d and went on to book the reoccurring role of ‘Agent Orchid’ on the Emmy award-winning TVOKids and PBS Kids hit series, Odd Squad. In 2016, Luci appears in Odd Squad: The Movie as her reoccurring character, Agent Orchid. This marks her first theatrical appearance. During this year she also forms the all-girl group GFORCE with a group of friends from the Greater Toronto Area. GFORCE goes on to appear on season 13 of America's Got Talent’s Judge Cuts and are eliminated in the Quarterfinals.[5] She then takes on a voice acting role of Princess Flug in TVO Kids and Nick Jr.‘s Abby Hatcher. Luci also voices the young heroine protagonist "True" in the popular Netflix original True and the Rainbow Kingdom. In 2019 Luci was cast as Tabby on Hulu original Endlings. She also stars in Dino Dana The Movie which was slated to release in Spring 2020 but was pushed back due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[6]
References
- ^ Debra Downey, "Ancaster’s Michela Luci stars in new kids’ show Dino Dana". Hamilton News, January 6, 2018.
- ^ Connie Thiessen, "Odd Squad among Canadian kids shows recognized at Daytime Emmys". Broadcast Dialogue, May 6, 2019.
- ^ Greg David, "Cardinal, Letterkenny and Kim’s Convenience top 2018 Canadian Screen Award nominees". TV, eh?, January 16, 2018.
- ^ Brent Furdyk, "The Winners: Canadian Screen Awards Presented For Creative Fiction Storytelling". ET Canada, March 27, 2019.
- ^ "Tween Girl Group GFORCE Brings the Energy to 'America's Got Talent': Watch Their Audition". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
- ^ "Sinking Ship roars into Dino Dana movie". Retrieved March 23, 2020.
External links
- Michela Luci at IMDb
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