Dionne Quan

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Dionne Quan
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Quan at the premiere of Rugrats in Paris: The Movie in 2000
Born (1978-10-20) October 20, 1978 (age 46)
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, additional voices4 episodes [14]
2000–2006 Rugrats Kimi Watanabe-Finster, additional voices [14]
2001 The Mummy IshiEpisode: "Eruption"
2001–2011 The Fairly OddParents Trixie Tang
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 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]

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  15. ↑ "Aang: The Last Airbender Movie Has Found Its Cast, Including Dave Bautista". Gizmodo. April 11, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
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