Lacey Chabert in Wild Thornberrys Movie, The (2002)
LACEY CHABERT (Eliza Thornberry) is fast becoming one of the best young actresses of her generation. Born in Purvis, Mississippi, she began her career in entertainment doing drama and music performances in and around her hometown, and was a finalist in Star Search ‘91. She got her big break on the Broadway stage playing young Cosette in "Les Miserables," after which she became most known as Claudia on the hit television series "Party of Five."
In 1998, Chabert made her feature film debut as Penny Robinson in "Lost in Space" and has gone on to appear in "Balto II: Wolf Quest," "Not Another Teen Movie," "Hometown Legend" and "The Scoundrel’s Wife." She is currently filming Steve Carr’s "Daddy Day Care," with Eddie Murphy and Anjelica Houston.
On the small screen, Chabert has appeared as Bianca in "All My Children" as well as in several made-for-TV movies including "Gypsy," starring Bette Midler and "A Little Piece of Heaven," with Kirk Cameron and Cloris Leachman. She also starred in the 1996 After School Special "Educating Mom."
The voice behind numerous animated films and TV shows, Chabert not only originated the role of Eliza in "The Wild Thornberrys," but she has also lent her voice to the popular TV series "Hey Arnold!" and "Stories From My Childhood," as well as such films as "An American Tale: The Treasure of Manhattan Island," "The Lion King II: Simba’s Pride," "Babes in Toyland," "Redux Riding Hood" and "Anastasia."