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Dionne Quan

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Dionne Quan
Quan at the premiere of Rugrats in Paris: The Movie in 2000
Born (1978-10-20) October 20, 1978 (age 46)
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.

Early life

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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

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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

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Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1998 I Am Weasel Girl Episode: "I Am My Lifetime"
Adventures from the Book of Virtues Mari Episode: "Charity"; credited as Dione Quon
Oh Yeah! Cartoons Queen Rapsheeba Episode: "ChalkZone: Rapunzel"
1998–2000 The Wild Thornberrys Shi Shou, additional voices 4 episodes[14]
2000–2006 Rugrats Kimi Watanabe-Finster, additional voices [14]
2001 The Mummy Ishi Episode: "Eruption"
2001–2011 The Fairly OddParents Trixie Tang
2003–2008 All Grown Up! Kimi Watanabe-Finster, additional voices [14]
2003 Clifford's Puppy Days Jenny 2 episodes[14]
2005–2006 Bratz Yasmin [14]
2005 Kitty's Dish Lily
2006 Shorty McShorts' Shorts Kodama Twins Episode: "Dudley and Nestor Do Nothing"[14]
Me, Eloise Yuko
2009 Wishology Trixie Tang Television film[14]
2015 Curious George Lily, Aunt Ling Episode: "George's Curious Dragon Dance"

Film

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Year Title Role Notes
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
2013 Bratz Go to Paris: The Movie
2026 Aang: The Last Airbender Toph Beifong [15]

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
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]
2003 Rugrats 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

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  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "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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