| Chantal Strand | |
| Birth Date: | 15 October 1987 |
| Birth Place: | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Years Active: | 1993–present |
Chantal Strand (born October 15, 1987)[1] is a Canadian voice and stage actress as well as former stunt performer known for her vocal roles in animation, anime and video games.
Her vocal role credits include those for younger girl characters in the Barbie films between 2001 and 2009, Holly in The Charlie Horse Music Pizza, Sarah's Sister in Life-Size, Cassie in Dragon Tales, Tammy in , and Air Bud Spikes Back, Sophie in ToddWorld and Molly O in Generation O!.
At a young age, Strand started off doing stunts on Look Who's Talking Now with her twin sister, Michelle. Strand began working on many projects including The Outer Limits, The Commish, The Charlie Horse Music Pizza, Life-Size, Air Bud: World Pup, Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch and Air Bud: Spikes Back throughout her elementary and high school years. In 2010, Strand graduated from Capilano University with an Associate of Arts degree and then transferred to the University of British Columbia, graduating in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Strand completed a Master of Journalism degree at the University of British Columbia in 2016.[2] She has published articles with The Tyee.[3]
Chantal provided various voice-over roles in such cartoon shows as Generation O, Dragon Tales, Hamtaro, and Sabrina: The Animated Series, in which she played the characters of Gem, Pi, and Bernard. She played Lacus Clyne in Gundam SEED, and Gundam SEED Destiny, in which she voiced both Lacus Clyne and Meer Campbell. After Lamb Chop's Play-Along came to an end Chantal was cast as Holly in the short-lived spin off The Charlie Horse Music Pizza starring Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop. The Charlie Horse Music Pizza was canceled on August 3, 1998 after Shari died from uterine cancer and viral pneumonia.
Strand attended the 2002 Leo Awards when she was nominated for Best Supporting Performance in a Feature Length Drama. In June 2002, she received honours for contributing to the Emmy award-winning program The New Adventures of Madeline, going on to play the title character in two feature films.[4] Strand was recently involved in as the voice of Diamond Tiara and her mother, Spoiled Rich.
| Title | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Dragon Tales: Dragon Seek | Cassie | |
| Dragon Tales: Dragon Frog Jamboree | ||
| Dragon Tales: Learn & Fly with Dragons | ||
| Lacus Clyne | English dub | |
| Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bud Spikes Back | Tammy | ||
| The Outer Limits | Young Girl | episode: "Nightmare" | |
| It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie | Nancy Nut-What | ||
| Maki Nikaido | voice | ||
| Life-Size | Sarah's Sister | ||
| The Charlie Horse Music Pizza | Holly | ||
| Vickie | |||
| The Commish | Margo Raphael |