Saara Chaudry

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Saara Chaudry
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Chaudry at the 2022 New York Comic Con
Born (2004-06-07) June 7, 2004 (age 20)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2011–present

Saara Chaudry (born June 7, 2004) is a Canadian actress. She is most noted for her performances in The Breadwinner , for which she won an ACTRA Award for Best Voice Performance [1] and was a finalist for Voice Acting in a Feature Production at the 45th Annie Awards, [2] 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 .

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Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight ChloeDirect-to-video film
2017Reel Women SeenYoung DaughterShort film
The Breadwinner Parvana (voice)Voice role
2021 Paw Patrol: The Movie Daughter (voice)Voice role

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2011 Combat Hospital Afghan Girl #1Episode: "Reason to Believe"
Desperately Seeking Santa Little GirlTelevision film
2013 Degrassi: The Next Generation Madison Grant3 episodes; recurring
2014–2016 Max & Shred Howie FinchMain 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 Olympia5 episodes; recurring
2017–2020 Dino Dana Saara JainAmazon Prime original series
2018 True and the Rainbow Kingdom Night QueenEpisode: “Queens of the Day and Night”
2018–2022 Let's Go Luna! Carmen (voice)Main role; voice role
2018–present Charlie's Colorforms City Violet (voice)13 episodes
2018–2022 Holly Hobbie Amy AbbasiMain role
2019 Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum Cleopatra (voice)Episode: "I Am Cleopatra"
2020 Lockdown NiraMain role; YouTube Originals series
2021-2022 The Mysterious Benedict Society Martina CroweRecurring
2022 Bakugan: Evolutions Callie Dahl, Miss Bliss
2022–2023 Daniel Spellbound Shakila Chinda
2023 The Muppets Mayhem HannahMain role
2023Armadillo AvalancheRaven (voice)Main role
2024Dino DexSaara JainAmazon Prime original series

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2017 Canadian Screen Awards Best Performance in an Animated Program or Series The Curse of Clara: A Holiday Tale Nominated [3]
2018Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a Voice-Acting Role - Young Artist The Breadwinner Nominated [4]
Best Performance in a TV Series - Supporting Young Actress Dino Dana Nominated [4]
Behind the Voice Actors AwardsBest Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Feature Film The Breadwinner Won [5]
Annie Awards Outstanding Voice Acting in a Feature Production Nominated [6]
Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Animated FemaleWon [7]
ACTRA Awards Outstanding Performance - VoiceWon [1]
2019 Canadian Screen Awards Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series Dino Dana Nominated [8]
Youth Media AllianceOutstanding Youth PerformerNominated [9]
2020 Canadian Screen Awards Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series Won [10]
Holly Hobbie Nominated [11]

Personal life

She is of Indian descent. Her mother is South African. She was accepted into Harvard University. [12] It is believed that she is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) in Art, Film, and Visual Studies (AFVS) at Harvard College.

References

  1. 1 2 "The Breadwinner's Saara Chaudry among ACTRA award winners". CBC News. February 25, 2018.
  2. Hipes, Patrick (December 4, 2017). "Annie Awards: Disney/Pixar's 'Coco' Tops Nominations". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  3. "Saara Chaudry (2017)". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television . 9 January 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Nominees – Young Artist Awards". Young Artist Awards . July 14, 2018.
  5. "Saara Chaudry (Awards)". Behind the Voice Actors.
  6. Swertlow, Meg (February 4, 2018). "Annie Awards 2018: The Complete Winners List". E! Online . Retrieved August 23, 2020.
  7. "2017 EDA Award Winners". Alliance of Women Film Journalists .
  8. "Saara Chaudry (2019)". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television . 7 February 2019.
  9. "Awards of Excellence Nominees Announced" (PDF). Youth Media Alliance.
  10. "Saara Chaudry (2020, Dino Dana)". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television . 18 February 2020.
  11. "Saara Chaudry (2020, Holly Hobbie)". Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television . 18 February 2020.
  12. 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 .