Diana Kaarina

Diana Kaarina (born March 17, 1975) is a Canadian voice actress, stage performer, singer-songwriter, dancer and teacher based in Vancouver, British Columbia. She is best known for the role of Barbie in several 2010 Barbie animated films, succeeding fellow voice actress Kelly Sheridan. Kaarina has recently been cast as the role of Aria Blaze in the animated film My Little Pony: Equestria Girls â€" Rainbow Rocks.

Career

Kaarina was born in Vancouver and raised in Richmond. She got her start with Theatre Under the Stars in Stanley Park and has performed in Canadian and Broadway productions of numerous musicals, including Anne of Green Gables â€" The Musical, The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, and Rent.

In 2010, Kaarina was cast as the role of Barbie in Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale, replacing usual actress Kelly Sheridan for several films in the Barbie series before Sheridan resumed the role in 2012.

Kaarina has also done voiceovers for various radio commercials and PSAs.

Filmography

Animation

• Barbie: A Camping We Will Go (short) - Barbie
• Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale - Barbie
• Barbie: A Fairy Secret - Barbie
• Barbie: A Perfect Christmas - Barbie
• Barbie: Princess Charm School - Blair Willows
• Dinosaur Train - Tricia
• Little Battlers Experience - Rika
• My Little Pony: Equestria Girls â€" Rainbow Rocks - Aria Blaze
• Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China - Lychee
• SheZow - Kelly Hamdon

Theatre

• Anne of Green Gables â€" The Musical - Anne Shirley
• Les Misérables - Eponine
• The Marvelous Wonderettes - Suzy
• The Phantom of the Opera - Meg Giry
• Rent - Mimi Márquez, Maureen Johnson (swing)
• Thoroughly Modern Millie - Millie Dillmount, Miss Dorothy Brown

References

External links

• Official website
• Diana Kaarina at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Diana Kaarina at the Internet Movie Database
• Diana Kaarina on Twitter