Dalila Bela (born October 5, 2001) is a Canadian-American actress who is known for her role as Agent Olive on the TVOKids/PBS Kids series Odd Squad (2014–16), the voice of Sydney in the PBS Kids animated series Ready Jet Go! (2016–17), a minor role as Taylor Pringle in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid sequels (2011–12), and her breakthrough as Diana Berry in the Netflix/CBC series Anne with an E (2017–19) as well as appearances on The 100 (2014) and Once Upon a Time (2015).
Personal life Dalila Bela was born Dalila Caballero Meranu in Montreal, Quebec. She is of mixed English, French, Brazilian, Panamanian and Spanish ancestry. Her father is from Panama, and her mother is from Brazil. She has two younger brothers named Bruce and Raphael, who are also actors. She is currently attending UCLA studying for a degree in psychology.
Career Bela began her career in acting at the age of five when she first appeared on a national commercial. A year later, she won Best Actor of the Year, and moved with her family to Vancouver. Following her move, she won the Young Artist Award for best performance in a direct to video film, entitled The Stranger. In both 2011 and 2012, she was awarded the Young Artist Award for her work in Joanna Makes a Friend.
Bela won the 2015 Joey Awards for Best Young Ensemble in a TV Series for her breakout starring role in Odd Squad, sharing the award with her Odd Squad co-stars. Additionally, she has received accolades for her role of Lola Littleton in Dead Hearts at the Diabolique Film Festival Award.
She portrayed Diana Barry in the series Anne with an E by CBC and Netflix (USA), based on the book Anne of Green Gables.
Filmography Films Year Title Role Notes 2010 The Stranger Granddaughter2011 Joanna Makes a Friend Joanna Red Riding Hood Man's daughter Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Taylor Pringle2012 Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Grave Encounters 2 Kaitlin A Christmas Story 2 Kid in Line #3 2013 That Burning Feeling Queenetta 2016 Odd Squad: The Movie Agent Olive The Adventure Club Sandy 2021 Pil's Adventures Pil (voice) US version
Television Year Title Role Notes2009 Mrs. Miracle Young girl Supernatural Little girl Episode: "I Believe the Children Are Our Future" Fringe Jenny Burgess Episode: "Fracture" 2010 R. L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series Jealous girl Episode: "Really You: Part 1"2012 A Fairly Odd Christmas Jingle Jill Elf Television film It's Christmas, Carol! Young Carol Television film Mr. Young Lucy Roboto Episode: "Mr. & Mrs. Roboto" 2014 The 100 Child/Leigh Episode: "Unity Day" 2014–2016; 2022 Odd Squad Agent Olive Main role 2015 Once Upon a Time Young Guinevere Episode: "The Broken Kingdom" 2016 Annedroids Lisa Episode: "Teacher's Pal" 2016–2017 Ready Jet Go! Sydney Skelley (voice) Main role 2017–2019 Anne with an E Diana Barry Main role2021Doug UnplugsMiss Molly (voice)Episode: "Camper Bots / Bots to Read"
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Work Result 2010 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series – Guest Starring Young Actress Supernatural rowspan="2" 2011Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Short Film – Young Actress Ten and Under Kid's Court Best Performance in a DVD Film – Young Actress The Stranger 2012Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Actress Ten and Under Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules Best Performance in a Short Film – Young Actress Ten and UnderJoanna Makes a Friend Leo Awards Best Performance by a Female in a Short Drama rowspan="3" 2013Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries, Special or Pilot – Supporting Young Actress A Fairly Odd Christmas Best Performance in a Feature Film – Supporting Young Actress Ten and Under Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days 2014 Diabolique Film Festival Award Best Actress Dead Hearts 2015Young Artist Awards Outstanding Young Ensemble in a TV Series Odd Squad rowspan="2" Best Performance in a TV Series- Leading Young Actress Joey Awards Best Young Ensemble in a TV Series 2016 Young Artist Awards Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Television Series rowspan="5" Canadian Screen Awards Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series Imagen Awards Best Young Actor – Television Joey Awards Best Young Ensemble in a TV Series 2019 ACTRA Toronto Awards Outstanding Performance – Ensemble Anne with an E
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