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Jessica DiCicco Born Jessica Sonya DiCicco[1]
June 10, 1980 [2]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.[3]Occupation Actress, voice actress, singer Years active 1987–present Website jessicadicicco.com Jessica Sonya DiCicco[1] (born June 10, 1980) is an American actress, voice actress, and singer, perhaps best known for her voice acting in animated television series and video games.[4]
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Biography
Early life
Born in Los Angeles, California, DiCicco and her sister Katie were raised on Manhattan, New York City.[5] DiCicco's birth was announced in both Variety and US Magazine since her father, Bobby DiCicco, was a popular actor.[6] At age seven, DiCicco was selected by Marlo Thomas in favor of thousands of other school children to appear on the ABC special Free To Be a Family.[3] When she was ten years old, she was cast by Francis Ford Coppola in The Godfather Part III as an unnamed child. She had a small role as young Cindy Zagarella in the 1993 film Household Saints at age thirteen.[3] At age sixteen, DiCicco was a photographer for New York Magazine.[7]
Career
At age eighteen, DiCicco appeared in the NBC miniseries Witness to the Mob and in the Disney film In the Nick of Time.[3] Besides from her numerous appearances in television and commercials, DiCicco has worked on stage with several prestigious repertory companies. In 1999, DiCicco and her co-stars in the Nickelodeon pilot Bus No. 9 were nominated a Young Artist Award, but lost to The Sweetest Gift.[8] She also starred in the miniseries As Our Schoolbus Turns. Nickelodeon noted her versatile voice and casted her as the voice of Noggin from 1998 to 2002 to launch the Noggin network.[3] She was also the voice of Miguzi on Cartoon Network.[9]
As a voice actress, DiCicco had lead roles on The Emperor's New School, The Buzz on Maggie, Loonatics Unleashed, and Shuriken School. She had recurring roles on The Replacements, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, American Dragon: Jake Long, Bratz, and All Grown Up!.[9] She co-starred as Shelby in the DreamWorks film Over the Hedge and is currently the voice of Gwen on Amy Poehler's television series for Nickelodeon, The Mighty B!.[9] DiCicco was the voice of Master Viper in the Kung Fu Panda short film Secrets of the Furious Five.[9] She was nominated a Daytime Emmy in 2008 for her performance as Malina on The Emperor's New School, but lost to Eartha Kitt from the same series.[10]
DiCicco has also contributed to several video games, including Psychonauts, Kingdom Hearts II, Hot Shots Tennis, and Pimp My Ride.[9]
Filmography
Film[3][9] Year Title Role Notes 1990 The Godfather Part III Child 1993 Household Saints Young Cindy Zagarella 1998 Bus No. 9 Jessica TV movie Witness to the Mob Karen TV movie 2006 Over the Hedge Shelby Voice 2007 Toot & Puddle: I'll Be Home for Christmas Opal Voice / TV movie 2008 Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five Young Viper Voice / Short film Unstable Fables: Goldilocks & 3 Bears Show Misty Voice 2010 Einstein Pals Millie Voice / Direct-to-video Television[9] Year Title Role Notes 2004 Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks Gerdie Voice / "Dannan's American Cousin" (season 3, episode 5) 2005-2007 All Grown Up! Wally Voice / Recurring role Loonatics Unleashed Lexi Bunny Voice / Main role 2005-2006 The Buzz on Maggie Maggie Pesky Voice / Main role 2006-2008 The Emperor's New School Malina Voice / Main role 2006 Frances Frances Voice / Main role Shuriken School Okuni / Ami / Kita Voice / Main role Bratz Roxxi / Fiana / Sheridan Voice / Recurring role Danger Rangers Manny / Moe Voice / "Medicine Mix Up" (season 1, episode 5) 2007 El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera Davi Rococo Voice / Recurring role American Dragon: Jake Long Danica Voice / Recurring role 2008 Toot & Puddle Opal Voice / Main role The Replacements Celebrity Starr Voice / "Hollywoodn't" (season 2, episode 10) 2008-present The Mighty B! Gwen Voice / Main role 2008-2009 Random! Cartoons Gloom / Fuzzy Animal #1 Voice / "Sparkles and Gloom" (season 1, episode 7) Smart Alec / Plasma Tot Voice / "Hero Heights" (season 1, episode 4) 2010 Two and a Half Men Jenny Voice / "Aye, Aye Captain" (season 7, episode 15) Video games[9] Year Title Role Notes 2000 Midnight Club: Street Racing Announcer for the New York level 2003 Disney's Extreme Skate Adventure Skater Girl 2005 Psychonauts Franke Athens 2006 Kingdom Hearts II Olette Pimp My Ride Marcia 2007 Hot Shots Tennis Ashley Bratz 4 Real Roxxi / Fianna 2010 White Knight Chronicles: International Edition Additional Voices Final Fantasy XIII Additional Voices Resonance of Fate Leanne 2011 Rise of Nightmares Monica References
- ^ a b "Congratulations to former Chicago actor Bobby Di Cicco and his wife/manager Margo Malkin on their firstborn Jessica Sonya DiCicco". Chicago Tribune. 1980-06-24.
- ^ "Celebrity Birthday: June 10". AbsoluteNow.com. http://www.absolutenow.com/features/birthday0610_2.html. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ^ a b c d e f "SBV: Voice Over: Jessica DiCicco". Archived from the original on 2011-04-03. http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20090216174951/http://sbvtalentagency.com/vo_talent_detail.php?id=131. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ^ "Jessica DiCicco - Clips". http://www.jessicadicicco.com. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ^ "Katie DiCicco biography". Velvet Addiction. 2008-11-22. http://www.velvetaddiction.com/blog/index.php?m=200812. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ "Jessica DiCicco - ABC Medianet". http://www.abcmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=001991&type=dicicco. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ "New York Magazine - 16 dec 1996". Google Books. http://books.google.se/books?id=VuECAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA33&dq=Jessica+DiCicco+new+york#v=onepage&q=&f=false. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
- ^ "20th Annual Awards (Young Artist Awards)". http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms20.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Jessica DiCicco - Credits". http://www.jessicadicicco.com/. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
- ^ "35th Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations". Emmy Online. http://www.emmyonline.org/mediacenter/daytime_35th_nominations.html. Retrieved 2009-05-22.
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Categories:- 1980 births
- Actors from New York City
- Actors from California
- American child actors
- American film actors
- American people of Italian descent
- American voice actors
- American television actors
- American video game actors
- Living people
- People from Los Angeles, California
- People from Manhattan
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