Dionne Quan

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Dionne Quan
Born (1978-10-20) October 20, 1978 (age 47)
Oakland, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1995–2015; 2024–present
Notable work

Dionne Quan (born October 20, 1978) is an American actress, known for her roles as Kimi Watanabe-Finster in Rugrats and Trixie Tang in The Fairly OddParents .

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Early life

Quan was born in Oakland, California to Lori and Daryl Quan, who ran a sewing machine and vacuum store in Vallejo, California. [1] She is legally blind, having been born with optic nerve hypoplasia. [1] Quan grew up in San Francisco, California. [2]

When she was ten, her father heard a radio interview with a teacher who instructed students in voice-over acting, and he immediately enrolled Dionne for lessons. [3] She obtained her first voice work at the age of 14 for television commercials [1] and acted in high school productions. [4] Quan graduated from Benicia High School in 1998. [4]

Career

Quan was cast as Kimi Watanabe in Rugrats in Paris: The Movie (2000), [5] her film debut. [6] She continued playing the role on the series itself, Rugrats , [7] Rugrats Go Wild (2003) [8] and the spinoff All Grown Up! . [9] [10] Quan provided the voices of Trixie Tang in The Fairly OddParents [11] as well as Yasmin in the Bratz franchise. [4]

Due to her disability, Quan was given scripts written in braille as opposed to standard lettering. [12] [13]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 I Am Weasel GirlEpisode: "I Am My Lifetime"
Adventures from the Book of Virtues MariEpisode: "Charity"; credited as Dione Quon
Oh Yeah! Cartoons Queen RapsheebaEpisode: " ChalkZone : Rapunzel"
1998–2000 The Wild Thornberrys Shi Shou, Batlaa, Girl Voice4 episodes [14]
2000–2006 Rugrats Kimi Watanabe-Finster, additional voices [14]
2001 The Mummy IshiEpisode: "Eruption"
2001–2011 The Fairly OddParents Trixie Tang, AJ's Girl Voice, Cheerleaders
2003–2008 All Grown Up! Kimi Watanabe-Finster, additional voices [14]
2003 Clifford's Puppy Days Jenny2 episodes [14]
2005–2006 Bratz Yasmin [14]
2005Kitty's DishLily
2006 Shorty McShorts' Shorts Kodama TwinsEpisode: "Dudley and Nestor Do Nothing" [14]
Me, Eloise Yuko
2009 Wishology Trixie TangTelevision film [14]
2015 Curious George Lily, Aunt LingEpisode: "George's Curious Dragon Dance"

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Rugrats in Paris: The Movie Kimi Watanabe-Finster [14]
2003 Rugrats Go Wild [14]
2005 Bratz Rock Angelz Yasmin [14]
2006 Bratz: Passion 4 Fashion Diamondz [14]
2006 Bratz: Genie Magic
2013Bratz Go to Paris: The Movie
2026 The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender Toph Beifong [15]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 The ClueFinders Math Adventures Village Girl [14]
2000 Rugrats in Paris: The Movie Kimi Watanabe-Finster [14]
2001 Rugrats: Totally Angelica [14]
2001 Rugrats: All Growed Up [14]
2002 Rugrats: Royal Ransom [14]
2003Rugrats Go Wild [14]
2005 Bratz: Rock Angelz Yasmin
2006 Bratz: Forever Diamondz
2007 Bratz: The Movie
2007 Driver 76 Chen Chi [16]
2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Singapore Townsfolk
2009 Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings Suzy Tan [14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fields-Meyer, Thomas (December 11, 2000). "Baby Talk". People Magazine. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Meet Dionne Quan" . The Call-Leader. October 21, 2003. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Kendrick, Deborah (January 27, 2002). "Blind actress on 'Rugrats'". The Cincinnati Enquirer . Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  4. 1 2 3 "Little voices in her head". Vallejo Times-Herald . November 9, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  5. ↑ Willis, John; Monush, Barry (March 25, 2002). Screen World 2001. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 147. ISBN   9781557834782.
  6. ↑ Stein, Ruthe (November 17, 2000). "A Benicia Woman Gives Voice to a Brand-New Rugrat". San Francisco Gate . Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  7. ↑ Moran, Maria-Belen (February 20, 2001). "New 'Rugrats' character voiced by blind actress". Santa Cruz Sentinel . p. 10.
  8. ↑ Beck, Jerry (October 28, 2005). The Animated Movie Guide. Chicago Review Press. p. 237. ISBN   9781569762226.
  9. ↑ Shattuck, Kathryn (November 23, 2003). "FOR YOUNG VIEWERS; Just a Bunch of Big Babies". The New York Times . Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  10. ↑ Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Company. p. 28. ISBN   9780786486410.
  11. ↑ Perlmutter, David (May 4, 2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 187. ISBN   9781538103746.
  12. ↑ Behbehani, Mandy (April 15, 2008). "Vocal Hero". Marin Magazine. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  13. ↑ Kent, Deborah (January 1, 2012). What Is Braille?. Enslow Publishing. p. 29. ISBN   9780766037700.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Dionne Quan (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 12, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  15. ↑ "Aang: The Last Airbender Movie Has Found Its Cast, Including Dave Bautista". Gizmodo. April 11, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  16. ↑ Sumo Digital; Ubisoft Reflections. Driver 76. Ubisoft. Scene: Ending credits, 2:32:09 in, Voice Actors.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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