Asia Vieira
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Asia Molly Vieira is a Canadian actress.
and Diane Keaton
in The Good Mother
. She is an accomplished gymnast and graduated from the Etobicoke School of the Arts
as a Music Theatre Major. She is currently a student at the University of Toronto
, studying both drama and history.
Asia has starred in numerous made-for-TV movies and popular television shows, but she is probably best known for playing the roles of Jewel Staite
's best friend Christine Harrison in the TV series Flash Forward, Sally in The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon
and Delia York, granddaughter of Satan
, in Omen IV: The Awakening
. She has recently been recording for both radio and cartoons, along with appearing a number of made-for-TV movies and short films including I Am an Apartment Building which won Best Canadian short at the Edmonton Short Film Festival.
Biography
She began her career as a child model at the age of four, later gaining her first major role in 1988 starring alongside Liam NeesonLiam Neeson
Liam John Neeson, OBE is an Irish actor who has been nominated for an Oscar, a BAFTA and three Golden Globe Awards.He has starred in a number of notable roles including Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List, Michael Collins in Michael Collins, Peyton Westlake in Darkman, Jean Valjean in Les...
and Diane Keaton
Diane Keaton
Diane Keaton is an American film actress, director, producer, and screenwriter. Keaton began her career on stage, and made her screen debut in 1970...
in The Good Mother
The Good Mother (1988 film)
The Good Mother is a 1988 American drama film and an adaptation of Sue Miller's novel of the same name. Directed by Leonard Nimoy, the film Diane Keaton and Liam Neeson in the leading roles...
. She is an accomplished gymnast and graduated from the Etobicoke School of the Arts
Etobicoke School of the Arts
The Etobicoke School of the Arts is a specialized public arts-academic high school located in Etobicoke area of Toronto, Canada. Founded on September 8, 1981, the Etobicoke School of the Arts has the distinction of being the oldest, free standing arts focused high school in Canada...
as a Music Theatre Major. She is currently a student at the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
, studying both drama and history.
Asia has starred in numerous made-for-TV movies and popular television shows, but she is probably best known for playing the roles of Jewel Staite
Jewel Staite
Jewel Belair Staite is a Canadian actress, who portrayed Catalina in Space Cases, Kaylee Frye in Firefly and Serenity, and Dr. Jennifer Keller on Stargate Atlantis.-Personal life:...
's best friend Christine Harrison in the TV series Flash Forward, Sally in The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon
The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon
The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon is a children's television series which aired in Canada on YTV and the United States on public television stations, through Tampa, Florida PBS member station WEDU. The show ran for four seasons from 1993 to 1997. It was a live-action show incorporating actors,...
and Delia York, granddaughter of Satan
Satan
Satan , "the opposer", is the title of various entities, both human and divine, who challenge the faith of humans in the Hebrew Bible...
, in Omen IV: The Awakening
Omen IV: The Awakening
Omen IV: The Awakening is a 1991 made-for-television film that serves as the fourth and final addition to the original The Omen series, directed by Jorge Montesi and Dominique Othenin-Girard. It was the final film of the original "Omen" series. This was intended to be the first of many televisual...
. She has recently been recording for both radio and cartoons, along with appearing a number of made-for-TV movies and short films including I Am an Apartment Building which won Best Canadian short at the Edmonton Short Film Festival.
Filmography
- The Good MotherThe Good Mother (1988 film)The Good Mother is a 1988 American drama film and an adaptation of Sue Miller's novel of the same name. Directed by Leonard Nimoy, the film Diane Keaton and Liam Neeson in the leading roles...
(1988) as Molly - The Kissing Place (TV) (1990) as Melissa
- Omen IV: The AwakeningOmen IV: The AwakeningOmen IV: The Awakening is a 1991 made-for-television film that serves as the fourth and final addition to the original The Omen series, directed by Jorge Montesi and Dominique Othenin-Girard. It was the final film of the original "Omen" series. This was intended to be the first of many televisual...
(TV) (1991) as Delia York - Used PeopleUsed PeopleUsed People is a 1992 American romantic comedy film directed by Beeban Kidron. The screenplay by Todd Graff, adapted from his 1988 off-Broadway play The Grandma Plays , takes a humorous look at a highly dysfunctional family living in the New York City borough of Queens circa 1969...
(1992) as Young Norma - A Holiday to RememberA Holiday to RememberA Holiday to Remember is a TV movie starring Connie Sellecca and Randy Travis. It premiered on CBS in 1995. As of 2009, it was shown in the 25 Days of Christmas programming block on ABC Family, but it was not part of the block in 2010...
(TV) (1995) as Jordy Giblin - Flash ForwardFlash ForwardFlash Forward is a Disney Channel Original Series produced in Canada for pre-teens and teenagers which aired on both the Disney Channel and ABC from 1996-1997....
(TV) (1997–99) as Christine - Are You Afraid of the Dark?Are You Afraid of the Dark?Are You Afraid of the Dark? may refer to:* Are You Afraid of the Dark?, a 1992 television series* Are You Afraid of the Dark? , a 2004 novel by Sidney Sheldon...
(TV) (1999) as Meggie - Dangerous ChildDangerous ChildDangerous Child is a 2001 made-for-TV movie starring Delta Burke and Ryan Merriman. Merriman won a Young Artist Award for "Best Performance in a TV Movie or Special - Leading Young Actor" for his role in the film...
(TV) (2001) as Kayla - Guilt by Association (TV) (2002) as Teenage Hannah
- A Home at the End of the WorldA Home at the End of the WorldA Home at the End of the World is a 1990 novel by Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Michael Cunningham.The book is narrated in the first person, with the narrator changing in each chapter. Bobby and Jonathan are the main narrators, but several chapters are narrated by Alice, Jonathan's mother,...
(2004) as Emily - I am an Apartment Building (TV) (2006) as Teenager
- Gospel of Deceit (TV) (2006) as Margaret