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.
Saara Chaudry | |
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![]() Chaudry at the 2022 New York Comic Con | |
Born | (2004-06-07) June 7, 2004 (age 18) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2011–present |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight | Chloe | Direct-to-video film |
2017 | Reel Women Seen | Young Daughter | Short film |
The Breadwinner | Parvana (voice) | Voice role | |
2021 | PAW Patrol: The Movie | Daughter (voice) | Voice role |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2011 | Combat Hospital | Afghan Girl #1 | Episode: "Reason to Believe" |
Desperately Seeking Santa | Little Girl | Television film | |
2013 | Degrassi: The Next Generation | Madison Grant | 3 episodes; recurring |
2014–2016 | Max & Shred | Howie Finch | Main 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 Olympia | 5 episodes; recurring | |
2017–present | Dino Dana | Saara Jain | Amazon Prime original series |
2018–present | Let's Go Luna! | Carmen (voice) | Main role; voice role |
Charlie's Colorforms City | Violet (voice) | 13 episodes | |
Holly Hobbie | Amy Abbasi | Main role | |
2019 | Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum | Cleopatra (voice) | Episode: "I Am Cleopatra" |
2020–present | Lockdown | Nira | Main role; YouTube Originals series |
2021 | The Mysterious Benedict Society | Martina Crowe | Recurring |
2022 | The Muppets Mayhem | Hannah | Main role |
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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2017 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Performance in an Animated Program or Series | The Curse of Clara: A Holiday Tale | Nominated | [3] |
2018 | Young Artist Awards | Best 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 Awards | Best 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 Female | Won | [7] | ||
ACTRA Awards | Outstanding Performance - Voice | Won | [1] | ||
2019 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series | Dino Dana | Nominated | [8] |
Youth Media Alliance | Outstanding Youth Performer | Nominated | [9] | ||
2020 | Canadian Screen Awards | Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series | Won | [10] | |
Holly Hobbie | Nominated | [11] |
She is of Indian descent. She was accepted into Harvard University. [12]
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