Michela Luci

Michela Luci (born May 19, 2006) is a Canadian child actress and singer from Ancaster, Ontario, most noted as the leading role of Dino Dana.[1] She won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children's, Family Viewing or Special Class Program at the 45th Daytime Emmy Awards,[2] and is a two-time Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018[3] and the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019.[4] She also portrayed Tabby in the science fiction series Endlings, which premiered on January 5, 2020 on CBC Television in Canada and Hulu in the U.S.

Michela Luci
Born (2006-05-19) May 19, 2006
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Occupation
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active2006–present

Life and career

Michela Luci was born in Ancaster, Ontario to mother Lucy Fricano. She first gained recognition as a judge on YTV’s Cook’d and went on to book the reccurring role of ‘Agent Orchid’ on the Emmy award-winning TVOKids and PBS Kids hit series, Odd Squad. In 2016, Luci appeared in Odd Squad: The Movie as Agent Orchid. This marked her first theatrical appearance. During this year, she also formed the all-girl group GFORCE with a group of friends from the Greater Toronto Area. GFORCE went on to appear on season 13 of America's Got Talent and were eliminated in the Quarterfinals.[5] She then took on a voice acting role of Princess Flug in TVOKids and Nick Jr.'s Abby Hatcher. Luci also voiced the young heroine protagonist "True" in the popular Netflix original True and the Rainbow Kingdom. In 2019, Luci was cast as Tabby on Hulu original Endlings. She will also star in Dino Dana: The Movie which was slated to release in Spring 2020 but was pushed back due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

References
  1. Downey, Debra (January 6, 2018)."Ancaster’s Michela Luci stars in new kids’ show Dino Dana". Hamilton News.
  2. Thiessen, Connie (May 6, 2019)."Odd Squad among Canadian kids shows recognized at Daytime Emmys". Broadcast Dialogue.
  3. David, Greg (January 16, 2018). "Cardinal, Letterkenny and Kim’s Convenience top 2018 Canadian Screen Award nominees". TV, eh?.
  4. Furdyk, Brent (March 27, 2019). "The Winners: Canadian Screen Awards Presented For Creative Fiction Storytelling". ET Canada.
  5. Anitos, Rania. "Tween Girl Group GFORCE Brings the Energy to 'America's Got Talent': Watch Their Audition". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  6. Pinto, Jordan (June 26, 2018). "Sinking Ship roars into Dino Dana movie". Kidscreen. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
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