Claire Margaret Corlett (born July 9, 1999) is a Canadian actress, known most notably for providing the voice of Sweetie Belle in the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic.[1] She is the daughter of voice actor Ian James Corlett.

Claire Corlett
Corlett in 2021
Born
Claire Margaret Corlett

(1999-07-09) July 9, 1999 (age 25)
EducationThe University of British Columbia (BFA)
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
Known forMy Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic as Sweetie Belle
Spouse
Gabriel Christian Brown
(m. 2022)
FatherIan James Corlett
Websitewww.clairemargaretcorlett.com

Career

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Corlett is best known for voicing Sweetie Belle in the animated television series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Michelle in 3-2-1 Penguins!, and Tiny in Dinosaur Train. She was first introduced to voice acting when her father Ian James Corlett made her a demo when she was five years old.[2] She is also the younger sister of voice actor Philip Corlett, who was the original voice of Buddy in Dinosaur Train.

Corlett's first voice acting role was as a preschooler in an episode of Being Ian, an animated series created by her father and based on his life.

Corlett collaborated on Smart Cookies with actress Michelle Creber, who also worked on My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic as the voice of Apple Bloom.

Personal life

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Corlett was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. She attended the University of British Columbia for Creative Writing before dropping out in 2019.[3][4]

In 2019, she lived in Los Angeles.[5]

Corlett is married to Gabriel Brown, a fellow voice actor who she met while working on My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. The two were engaged on January 29, 2022, married on November 12, and currently live in Arizona.[6][7][8]

Filmography

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Animation

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List of voice performances in animation
Year Title Role Notes Source
2005–2008 Peanuts Motion Comics Sally Brown
2007–2008 3-2-1 Penguins! Michelle Conrad Seasons 2 and 3 [9]
2008 Peanuts Motion Comics Sally Brown
2009–2020 Dinosaur Train Tiny Pteranodon [9]
2011–2019 My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic Sweetie Belle, additional voices BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award [Winner]
Best Female Vocal Performance by a Child as the voice of "Sweetie Belle"
Behind the Voice Actors Awards 2013
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2013 My Little Pony: Equestria Girls Sweetie Belle Uncredited [9]
2015–2017 Bob the Builder Dizzy (US) Main cast
2017 My Little Pony: Better Together Sweetie Belle [9]
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Tales of Canterlot High
2017–2019 My Little Pony: Equestria Girls - Summertime Shorts
2019 Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! Mavis von Austien Anime English voice dub [10]
2020–2021 My Little Pony: Pony Life Sweetie Belle [9]
2021 Novelmore Gwynn
2022 Dragons: Rescue Riders Blazo Peacock original series based on How to Train Your Dragon [9]
List of voice performances in direct-to-video and television films
Year Title Role Notes Source
2013 Barbie & Her Sisters in a Pony Tale Stacie [9]
2015 Barbie & Her Sisters in The Great Puppy Adventure [9]
2016 Barbie & Her Sisters in A Puppy Chase [9]
2017 Barbie Dolphin Magic [9]
2016 Journey to GloE Lilly [9]

Live action

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List of acting performances in film and television
Year Title Role Notes Source[11]
2012 Smart Cookies Frank (Francine) Mabel
2017 Before I Fall Devil Cupid
2022 Superheroes Forever Sugar Rush (Sandra)

Video games

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Year Title Role Notes
2018 Dragalia Lost Pia [9]

References

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  1. ^ "Home Page: Claire Margaret Corlett". Ian Corlett. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved September 26, 2017. Claire Margaret Corlett (born July 9, 1999) is a Canadian teen voice actress, singer and live action actress.
  2. ^ "Interview: Claire Corlett at Everfree Northwest 2012!". The Round Stable. Archived from the original on August 25, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
  3. ^ "Ponyville Ciderfest 2019 Friday GoH Panel". YouTube. November 7, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "About: Claire Margaret Corlett". clairemargaretcorlett.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  5. ^ "Home | Claire's Business". Clairemargaretcorlett.com. Retrieved November 22, 2020. Hi! My name is Claire.
  6. ^ "Claire, I honestly never could have guessed you'd be my valentine one day". Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  7. ^ "Claire Margaret Corlett was born in Vancouver, BC and now resides in Arizona". Everfree Northwest. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  8. ^ "So yep. I'm an engaged woman now. Actually, I have been since January 29th, 2022!". Retrieved March 23, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Claire Corlett (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 6, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  10. ^ "Crunchyroll Announces Premiere Dates for Two New Dubs". Crunchyroll. November 7, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  11. ^ "About Claire Margaret Corlett". Clairecorlett.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2017.
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