Jessica DiCicco

Jessica Sonya DiCicco (born on 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. She voices the recurring role of Tambry in Gravity Falls. She was also Shelby in the movie, Over the Hedge. She also voices Flame Princess in Adventure Time.

Early life
Born in Los Angeles, California, DiCicco and her sister Katie were raised in Manhattan, New York City. DiCicco's birth was announced in both Variety and US Magazine since her father, Bobby DiCicco, was a popular actor. 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. At age 10, she was cast by Francis Ford Coppola in The Godfather Part III as a cameo apperance of an unnamed child. She had a small role as young Cindy Zagarella in the 1993 film Household Saints at age thirteen. At age sixteen, DiCicco was a photographer for New York Magazine.

Career
At age eighteen, DiCicco appeared in the NBC miniseries Witness to the Mob, and in the Disney film In the Nick of Time. 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. She also starred in the miniseries As Our Schoolbus Turns. Nickelodeon noted her versatile voice and cast her as the voice of Noggin from 1998 to 2002 to launch the Noggin network. She was also the voice of Miguzi's Erin on Cartoon Network.

As a voice actress, DiCicco had lead roles on The Emperor's New School, The Buzz on Maggie, Loonatics Unleashed, and Shuriken School. She has had recurring roles on The Replacements, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera, American Dragon: Jake Long, Bratz, and All Grown Up!. 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!. DiCicco was the voice of Master Viper in the Kung Fu Panda short film Secrets of the Furious Five. 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. She also voices a character named Flame Princesson the animated series Adventure Time.

DiCicco has also contributed to several video games, including Psychonauts, Kingdom Hearts II, Hot Shots Tennis, and Pimp My Ride.

Filmography

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