Saara Chaudry
Saara Chaudry | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 7, 2004 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2011–present |
Saara Chaudry (born June 7, 2004) is a Canadian actress of Pakistani/Indian heritage.[1] She is most noted for her performances in The Breadwinner, for which she won an ACTRA Award for Best Voice Performance[2] and was a finalist for Voice Acting in a Feature Production at the 45th Annie Awards,[3] and The Curse of Clara: A Holiday Tale, for which she was a shortlisted Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Performance in an Animated Television Program or Series at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards. She has also appeared in the television series Combat Hospital, Degrassi, Odd Squad, Max & Shred and Dino Dana.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight | Chloe | Direct-to-video film |
| 2017 | Reel Women Seen | Young Daughter | Short film |
| The Breadwinner | Parvana (voice) | Voice role |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Combat Hospital | Afghan Girl #1 | Episode: "Reason to Believe" |
| Desperately Seeking Santa | Little Girl | Television film | |
| 2013 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Madison Grant | 3 episodes; recurring |
| 2014–2016 | Max & Shred | Howie Finch | Main role |
| 2015 | The Curse of Clara: A Holiday Tale | Vickie (voice) | Animated television special |
| 2015–2018 | Wishenpoof! | Violet (voice) | Amazon Prime original series; voice role |
| Odd Squad | Olympia / Assistant / Other Olympia | 5 episodes; recurring | |
| 2017–present | Dino Dana | Saara Jain | Amazon Prime original series |
| 2018–present | Let's Go Luna! | Carmen (voice) | Main role; voice role |
| Charlie's Colorforms City | Violet (voice) | 13 episodes | |
| Holly Hobbie | Amy Abbasi | Main role | |
| 2019 | Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum | Cleopatra (voice) | Episode: "I Am Cleopatra" |
| 2020-present | Lockdown | Nira | Main role; YouTube Originals series |
References
- ^ DeMara, Bruce (September 11, 2017) "At 9, Saara Chaudry was inspired by Parvana in The Breadwinner. At 13, she voices her in the film". Toronto Star.
- ^ "The Breadwinner's Saara Chaudry among ACTRA award winners". CBC News. February 25, 2018.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (December 4, 2017). "Annie Awards: Disney/Pixar's 'Coco' Tops Nominations". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
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