Lacey Chabert
Lacey Nicole Chabert (/ʃəˈbɛr/; born September 30, 1982) is an American actress, voice actress and singer. One of her first roles was playing Erica Kane's daughter on All My Children. She was the third actress to play Bianca Montgomery, playing the part from 1992 until 1993. She then gained prominence as a child actress on television for her role as Claudia Salinger in the television drama Party of Five (1994–2000).[1]
Lacey Chabert | |
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 Chabert in 2007 | |
| Born | Lacey Nicole Chabert September 30, 1982 Purvis, Mississippi, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1991–present |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) |
| Spouse(s) | David Nehdar (m. 2013) |
| Children | 1 |
She provided the voice of Eliza Thornberry in the animated series The Wild Thornberrys (1998–2004) and two feature films. She was also the voice of Meg Griffin during the first season of the animated sitcom Family Guy,[2] and superheroine Zatanna Zatara in various pieces of DC Comics-related media. In film, she has appeared in Lost in Space (1998), Not Another Teen Movie (2001), and Daddy Day Care (2003), and had leading roles as Gretchen Wieners in Mean Girls (2004), Meg Cummings in Dirty Deeds (2005), and Dana Mathis in the horror remake Black Christmas (2006).
Chabert has also appeared in 18 Hallmark Channel movies and four Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movies, saying "I love working for Hallmark. They've been so good to me. I have friends there now. I'm proud of their movies and the message of their movies."[3]
Early life
Chabert was born in Purvis, Mississippi. Her father is Cajun.[4] She was "World's Baby Petite" in the "World's Our Little Miss Scholarship Competition" in 1985.[5] In 1992 and 1993, she played young Cosette in the Broadway production of Les Misérables.
Career
Chabert played the role of Cosette in Les Misérables on Broadway before taking the role of Claudia Salinger in Party of Five. Chabert made her big-screen debut in the late 1990s, starring as Penny Robinson in the space thriller Lost in Space (1998). Since then, she has been the voice of Eliza Thornberry in the animated series The Wild Thornberrys, and has voiced Eliza in two films, The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002) and Rugrats Go Wild (2003). She then had a supporting role in the parody film Not Another Teen Movie as Amanda Becker. She provided the voice for the title character's daughter Aleu in Balto 2: Wolf Quest (2002) and she provided the voice of Meg Griffin, unbilled, for the first season of the animated sitcom Family Guy (1999), after which Mila Kunis took over the role.[2][6]
Chabert played the title role in The Brooke Ellison Story, a movie produced and directed by Christopher Reeve, based upon a real-life quadriplegic woman who overcame many obstacles to graduate from Harvard University. She co-starred in Mean Girls (2004) and the television film Hello Sister, Goodbye Life (2006) on ABC Family. She appeared in a 2006 remake of Black Christmas. She appeared in an episode of Ghost Whisperer opposite former Party of Five costar Jennifer Love Hewitt. She performed the voice of Princess Elise from the game Sonic the Hedgehog for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. She also voiced Gwen Stacy in the animated series The Spectacular Spider-Man.
Chabert, along with Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, and Amanda Seyfried, won the 2005 MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team for Mean Girls. She won both the 1997 and 1998 The Hollywood Reporter Annual YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama TV Series for Party of Five, and had been nominated three other times for work from 1999 to 2000. The YoungStar awards honor the best film, TV, and music performances made exclusively by six- to 18-year-olds.
From 2013–2014, Chabert had a recurring role on the ABC Family sitcom Baby Daddy as Dr. Amy Shaw.[7] After working in various TV movies during this time, she opened 2018 with an original Hallmark movie that premiered as part of the Valentine's Day Countdown.
In the media
Appearing in over 18 Hallmark Channel movies,[3] Chabert has been referred to as the 'Queen of Hallmark Christmas Movies' by The New York Post and other media sources.[8][9][10] Hallmark Channel has called Chabert "one of the best young actresses of her generation" going on to say that her "resume is as extensive as it is versatile".[11] Chabert stated in an E! interview that "One of the things I love about [working with Hallmark] is you’re guaranteed a happy ending ... I think in the world we’re living in today, to be a part of a project that adds a little love and light and levity into the world is something I’m very proud of."[12] Dr. Phil McGraw has stated that he has seen all of Chabert's Hallmark Christmas Movies.[13]
Chabert has been featured in blogs and magazines such as Saturday Night and Maxim.[14]
Personal life
Chabert married her longtime boyfriend, David Nehdar, on December 22, 2013, in Los Angeles.[15] Chabert gave birth to their daughter Julia in September 2016.[16]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Journey Beneath the Sea | Merla (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 1997 | Redux Riding Hood | Little Red (voice) | Short film |
| 1997 | Babes in Toyland | Jill (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 1997 | Anastasia | Young Anastasia (voice) | Singing voice |
| 1998 | Lost in Space | Penny Robinson | |
| 1998 | The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | Young Vitani (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 1998 | An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island | Tanya (voice) | |
| 1999 | An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster | ||
| 1999 | We Wish You a Merry Christmas | Cindy (voice) | |
| 2001 | Tart | Eloise Logan | |
| 2001 | Not Another Teen Movie | Amanda Becker | |
| 2002 | Hometown Legend | Rachel Sawyer | |
| 2002 | Balto II: Wolf Quest | Aleu (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2002 | Snow Dogs | Little Aleutia Voice | |
| 2002 | The Scoundrel's Wife | Florida Picou | |
| 2002 | The Wild Thornberrys Movie | Eliza Thornberry (voice) | |
| 2003 | Daddy Day Care | Jenny | |
| 2003 | Rugrats Go Wild | Eliza Thornberry (voice) | |
| 2004 | On Tracy Lane: Back to Maybe | Leading Lady | Short film |
| 2004 | Mean Girls | Gretchen Wieners | |
| 2004 | Shadows of Fear | Allison Henderson | |
| 2005 | Dirty Deeds | Meg Cummings | |
| 2006 | High Hopes | Cindy | |
| 2006 | Fatwa | Noa Goldman | |
| 2006 | A New Wave | Julie | |
| 2006 | Bratz: Genie Magic | Kaycee (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | The Pleasure Drivers | Faruza | |
| 2006 | Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman | Crista North (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2006 | Bratz: Passion 4 Fashion – Diamondz | Kaycee (voice) | |
| 2006 | Black Christmas | Dana Mathis | |
| 2007 | Be My Baby | Tiffany | |
| 2007 | Being Michael Madsen | Vanessa Rapaport | |
| 2008 | Sherman's Way | Marcy | |
| 2008 | Reach for Me | Sarah | |
| 2009 | Ghosts of Girlfriends Past | Sandra | |
| 2010 | In My Sleep | Becky | |
| 2010 | Thirst | Noelle Edwards | Direct-to-video; also Executive Producer |
| 2011 | Destruction Party | Ava | Short film |
| 2011 | A Holiday Heist | Jennifer | |
| 2012 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva La Fiesta! | Charlotte (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2013 | Sanitarium | Ms. Lorne | segment "Monsters are Real" |
| 2013 | Slightly Single in L.A. | Dale Squire | |
| 2013 | Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace | Melanie Staples (voice) | Short film |
| 2013 | Anything Is Possible | Maggie | |
| 2013 | Off Season: Lex Morrison Story | Sally Summers | |
| 2014 | Telling of the Shoes | Abby | |
| 2014 | Ghost of Goodnight Lane | Dani | |
| 2014 | Christian Mingle | Gwyneth Hayden | |
| 2016 | Ginger & Snapper | Ginger | Short film |
| 2016 | The Lost Tree | Jenna Lynds | |
| 2017 | All I Want for Christmas Is You | Penelope (voice) | Direct-to-video |
| 2018 | Do You | Jane | Short film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | A Little Piece of Heaven | Princess aka "Hazel" | Television movie |
| Reading Rainbow | Herself | Episode: "Snowy Day: Stories and Poems"; voice role | |
| 1992–1993 | All My Children | Bianca Montgomery | 2 episodes |
| 1993 | Gypsy | Baby June | Television movie |
| 1994–2000 | Party of Five | Claudia Salinger | Series regular; 142 episodes |
| 1996 | ABC Afterschool Specials | Carly Gallagher | Episode: "Educating Mom" |
| Gargoyles: The Goliath Chronicles | Kim, Bobbi Porter (voice) | 2 episodes | |
| Aaahh!!! Real Monsters | Girl, Kids, Additional voices | 3 episodes | |
| 1997 | The Adventures from the Book of Virtues | The Younger Daughter (voice) | Episode: "Respect" |
| When Secrets Kill | Jenny Newhall | Television movie | |
| 1997–1998 | Hey Arnold! | Ruth P. McDougal (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Stories from My Childhood | Jenny | Episode: "The Last Petal" |
| Hercules | Callista (voice) | Episode: "Hercules and the Kids" | |
| 1998–2004 | The Wild Thornberrys | Eliza Thornberry (voice) | Series regular; 90 episodes |
| 1999 | Rayman: The Animated Series | Betina (voice) | Episode: "High Anxiety" (English version) |
| 1999–2000, 2011, 2018 | Family Guy | Meg Griffin, Jan Brady (voices) | Series regular; 15 episodes |
| 2001 | The Wild Thornberrys: The Origin of Donnie | Eliza Thornberry (voice) | Television movie |
| 2002 | The Proud Family | Additional voices | Episode: "Romeo Must Wed" |
| Strong Medicine | Mary | Episode: "Heartbeat" | |
| The Drew Carey Show | Grace | Episode: "Drew's Girl Friday" | |
| 2003 | Punk'd | Herself | Episode: "#1.4" |
| 2004 | The Brooke Ellison Story | Brooke Ellison | Television movie |
| 2005 | American Dragon: Jake Long | Jasmine (voice) | Episode: "Dragon Breath" |
| Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! | Surthanna (voice) | Episode: "Girl Trouble" | |
| 2005–2006 | Bratz | Kaycee (voice) | Series regular; 17 episodes |
| 2006 | She Said/He Said | Unknown role | Television movie |
| Hello Sister, Goodbye Life | Olivia | ||
| Ghost Whisperer | Donna Ellis | Episode: "Love Still Won't Die" | |
| 2007 | Me, Eloise | Unknown role (voice) | Episode: "Eloise Goes Hollywood (Part 1)" |
| What If God Were the Sun? | Jamie Spagnoletti | Television movie | |
| 2008 | Untitled Liz Meriwether Project | Liz Meriwether | |
| 2008–2009 | The Spectacular Spider-Man | Gwen Stacy (voice) | Series regular; 25 episodes |
| 2009 | The Lost | Jane | Television movie |
| 2009 | Glenn Martin, DDS | Amish Girls (voice) | Episode: "Amish Anguish" |
| 2010 | Elevator Girl | Liberty Taylor | Hallmark Channel Television movie |
| 2011 | Mike DA Mustang | Angel | Television movie |
| Allen Gregory | Beth (voice) | Recurring role; 6 episodes | |
| 2011–2012 | Generator Rex | Jojo, Additional voices | 2 episodes |
| 2011–2013, 2019 | Young Justice | Zatanna Zatara, Isis, Little Girl (voices) | Series regular; 12 episodes |
| 2011–2016 | Transformers: Rescue Bots | Dani Burns, Additional voices | Series regular; 104 episodes |
| 2012 | Doc McStuffins | Gabby the Giraffe (voice) | Episode: "Arcade Escapade/Starry, Starry Night |
| Imaginary Friend | Emma | Television movie | |
| The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Daisy Johnson, Quake (voices) | 2 episodes | |
| Matchmaker Santa | Melanie | Hallmark Channel Television Movie | |
| 2013 | Off Season: Lex Morrison Story | Sally Summers | Television movie |
| Scarecrow | Kristen | Television movie | |
| Non-Stop | Amy Nightingale | Television movie | |
| 2013–2014 | Baby Daddy | Dr. Amy Shaw | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
| 2013–2015 | Robot Chicken | Eliza Thornberry, Carly Shay (voices) | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | The Color of Rain | Gina Kell | Television movie |
| A Royal Christmas | Emily Taylor | Hallmark Channel Television Movie | |
| The Tree That Saved Christmas | Molly Logan | Television movies | |
| Living the Dream | Jenna Harris | ||
| 2015 | All of My Heart | Jenny Fintley | Hallmark Channel Television Movies |
| Family for Christmas | Hanna Dunbar | ||
| A Christmas Melody | Kristin Parson | ||
| Family Fortune | Nichole | Television movie | |
| 2016 | Teachers | Ginny | Episode: "Jacob" |
| Still the King | Laura Beth | Recurring role; 4 episodes | |
| Kulipari: An Army of Frogs | Coorah | Series regular; 13 episodes Voice role | |
| A Wish for Christmas | Sara Thomas | Hallmark Channel Television Movie; also Co-Executive Producer | |
| The Lion Guard | Vitani | Episode: "Lions of the Outlands" | |
| 2016–2017 | Justice League Action | Zatanna Zatara (voice) | Recurring role; 5 episodes |
| 2016–2018 | Voltron: Legendary Defender | Nyma, Romelle, Te-osh (voices) | 4 episodes |
| 2016–present | Shimmer and Shine | Zeta the Sorceress (voice) | Series regular; 22 episodes |
| 2017 | Moonlight in Vermont | Fiona Rangley | Hallmark Channel Television Movies |
| All of My Heart: Inn Love | Jenny Fintley | ||
| The Sweetest Christmas | Kylie Watson | ||
| 2018 | My Secret Valentine | Chloe Grange | |
| Love on Safari | Kira Slater | ||
| All of My Heart: The Wedding | Jenny Fintley | ||
| Pride And Prejudice And Mistletoe | Darcy Fitzwilliam | ||
| 2019 | Love, Romance and Chocolate | Emma Colvin | |
| The Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle To Die For | Tess Harper | Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Television Movies | |
| The Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder | |||
| Christmas In Rome | Angela de Luca | Hallmark Channel Television Movies | |
| 2020 | Winter in Vail | Chelsea Whitmore | |
| The Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver | Tess Harper | Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Television Movie | |
| Christmas Waltz | Avery | Hallmark Channel Television Movie | |
| Time for Us to Come Home for Christmas | Sarah Thomas | Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Television Movie | |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Nicktoons Racing | Eliza Thornberry | Voice role from "The Wild Thornberrys" |
| 2002 | Nickelodeon Party Blast | ||
| 2003 | Rugrats Go Wild! | ||
| 2005 | Bratz: Rock Angelz | Kaycee | Voice role |
| 2006 | Sonic the Hedgehog | Princess Elise | Voice role (English version) |
| 2011 | Star Wars: The Old Republic | Mako | Voice role |
| 2013 | Star Wars: The Old Republic – Rise of the Hutt Cartel | ||
| Injustice: Gods Among Us | Zatana Zatara | Voice role; uncredited | |
| Young Justice: Legacy | Zatana Zatara/LexCorp Bot/Tourist | Voice role | |
| 2014 | Star Wars: The Old Republic – Shadow of Revan | Mako | |
| 2015 | Infinite Crisis | Zatana Zatara | |
| Star Wars: The Old Republic – Knights of the Fallen Empire | Mako |
Home media
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Richard Scarry's Best Busy People Video Ever! | Unknown | Voice role |
| Richard Scarry's Best Learning Songs Video Ever! | |||
| 1994 | Richard Scarry's Best Silly Stories and Songs Video Ever! | ||
| Richard Scarry's Best Sing-Along Mother Goose Video Ever! |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Title | Accolade | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | A Little Piece of Heaven | Young Artist Award, Best Young Actress Under 10 in a Television Movie | Nominated |
| 1995 | Party of Five | Young Artist Award, Best Performance by a Youth Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated |
| 1996 | Young Artist Award, Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Television Drama Series | Nominated | |
| 1997 | Online Film & Television Association award, Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Nominated | |
| Online Film & Television Association award, Best Ensemble in a Series | Nominated | ||
| Online Film & Television Association award, Best Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated | ||
| Young Artist Award, Best Performance in a Drama Series – Young Actress | Nominated | ||
| YoungStar Award, Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama Television Series | Won | ||
| 1998 | Lost in Space | The Stinkers Bad Movie award, Worst Supporting Actress | Won |
| Party of Five | YoungStar Award, Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama Television Series | Won | |
| 1999 | Lost in Space | Young Artist Award, Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress | Nominated |
| Party of Five | Young Artist Award, Best Performance in a Television Drama or Comedy Series – Leading Young Actress | Won | |
| YoungStar Award, Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama Television Series | Nominated | ||
| 2000 | Nominated | ||
| The Wild Thornberrys | YoungStar Award, Best Young Voice Over Talent | Nominated | |
| 2005 | Mean Girls | MTV Movie + TV award, Best On-Screen Team
(shared with Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried) |
Won |
| 2012 | Young Justice | Online Film & Television Association award, Best Voice-Over Performance | Nominated |
| 2013 | Behind the Voice Actors award, Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role – Action/Drama | Nominated | |
| Transformers: Rescue Bots | Behind the Voice Actors award, Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series | Nominated | |
| 2015 | Behind the Voice Actors award, Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series – Children/s/Educational | Nominated | |
| 2017 | Kulipari: An Army of Frogs | Behind the Voice Actors award, Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Television Series | Nominated |
| Behind the Voice Actors award, Best Vocal Ensemble in a New Television Series | Nominated | ||
| The Lost Tree | Independent Filmmakers Showcase IFS Film Festival award, Best Supporting Actress | Won |
Other media
- Les Misérables (1992–1993) Broadway Production ... young Cosette
- The Broadway Kids (1995) Audio CD (voice) ... The Broadway Kids Sing Broadway
References
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