A Belleville teen is celebrating this Christmas season with an Emmy award.
14-year-old Maria Nash, a student at Centennial Secondary, was a winner December 17th at the Children’s and Family Emmy Awards.
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Buzz Collins and Tim Durkin of Rock 107 with Emmy winner Maria Nash (Photo: Marisa Dragani for Quinte News)
She won in the category of Outstanding Younger Voice Performance in a Preschool, Children’s, or Young Teen Program.
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She is the lead character Pinecone, from the Dreamworks show Pinecone and Pony, which airs on Apple TV+.
Nash tells Rock 107 that her mom enrolled her into acting classes when she was young.
Audio Player“I was 5 or 6 and I had a lot of confidence issues when I was in kindergarten. My mom said, you know what we’re going to put you in these classes at Modelle. I didn’t want to do it at first, because I was scared. Kept doing it. Got my first commercial and I just kept going.”
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She has also played Rachel Zane, a child version of Meghan Markle’s character in Suits, along with the character Polly in blockbuster show The Handmaid’s Tale.
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A new movie she is in will be showcasing at the Sundance Film Festival next year.
Audio Player“Called Out of My Mind. It’s based off a book by Sharon Draper. It’s about this girl who has cerebral palsy and it’s her story. How she navigates being in the classroom and all the challenges she faces.”
A full interview with Nash is available below.
Her mother Marisa Dragani also took part in the chat on Rock 107.
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Sean Kelly and Ashleigh Harvey of Mix 97 with Belleville’s Maria Nash (Photo: Marisa Dragani for Quinte News)
