Ana Sani (September 14, 1991), is a Canadian actress, voice actress, and writer of Indian and Persian/Iranian descent. She is the current voice of Strawberry Shortcake, and the first woman of color to voice the character.
Biography[]
Ana Sani was born on September 14th, 1991. She graduated from the University of Toronto with an Honors Bachelor in Arts for Political Science and Theatre.
She began her acting career in short films, with her first-ever role being in the 2011 horror/thriller short film "Survival", as the lead character, Amy. One of her most well-known live-action roles is as recurring character Anika in 2019's "The Boys".
In 2014, Ana Sani began doing voice acting, debuting as the English dub voice of Red Riding Hood in the German animated comedy-musical "The Seventh Dwarf". Since then, Ana has gone on to become a regular in Toronto voice casts, lending her voice to many different series such as Piper Willowbrook in "Mysticons", Mitsuba in "Dragalia Lost", Cleo Badette in "Ollie's Pack", Sugar Snap in "My Little Pony: Pony Life", Robin in "Angry Birds: Summer Madness", Crystal Blue in "Bakugan Battle Planet", and Izzy Moonbow in "My Little Pony (Generation 5)".
In 2021 Ana Sani became the voice of Strawberry Shortcake in Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City.
As well as acting, Ana Sani has contributed as a writer from time to time, with her most recent contribution being as the writer for the episode Strawberry's Perfect Present in Season 3 of Berry in the Big City.
In 2024, Ana was nominated for Best Performance in Television Animation at the Canadian Screen Awards for her performance as Strawberry Shortcake in Strawberry Shortcake and the Beast of Berry Bog, though lost to Jayne Eastwood, the voice of Helga Humdinger in "PAW Patrol".
Voice Roles in Strawberry Shortcake[]
- Strawberry Shortcake (2021-)
- Aunt Praline (2021-)
- Custard (2021-)
- Honeydew Sorbet (2021-)
- The Cakenator (2021-)
- Additional Voices (credited) (2021-)
- Customer #1 (Mean Berries, 2021)
- Studio Executive (Lucky Berry, 2022)
- Purple Strawberry (Strawberry Nightmare, 2022)
- Additional Voices (uncredited) (2021-)
- Boutique Owner #3 (Bread Pudding's New BFF, 2022)
- Fruitleg Alley Vendor (Fruitleg Alley, 2022)
- Customer #2 (Bad Day Blues, 2022)
- Paparazzi (The Mint Gala, 2022)
- Horror Movie Character (Slumber Party, 2023)
- Apricot (not that one) (Let's Go to the Movies, 2023)
- The Mold (The Swirliverse Strikes Back, 2023)
Other Contributions[]
- Writer - Strawberry's Perfect Present