Shannon Chan-Kent

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Summary

Shannon Chan-Kent is a Canadian actor and opera-trained singer known for voice work in My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, Death Note, Littlest Pet Shop, and Sonic Prime, as well as stage and television roles. Her career spans animation, dubbing, musical theatre, and live-action television. In an interview about playing Belle in Beauty and the Beast, she said she took offense at the idea that she might be cast because of diversity quotas and wanted to know she had earned the role; she also said she wanted young girls to see that an Asian woman could play Belle. No public political affiliations, campaign activity, or advocacy statements on identity or DEI are on record.