Jaclyn Linetsky (January 8, 1986 – September 8, 2003) was a Canadian actress and voice actress. She was best known for her roles as Megan O'Connor on 15/Love and Caillou on the show of the same name.
Biography
Jaclyn Michelle Linetsky was born at the Jewish General Hospital to Terry Weiner, daughter of Jeanne and David Weiner, and Lawrence "Larry" Linetsky, son of Eunice and Eli Linetsky. She had two siblings, Kelly and Derek. Linetsky was raised in the suburb of Hampstead in Montréal, Québec. She graduated from St. George's High School, Montreal in 2003 and spoke at the graduation ceremony.
Linetsky began her career in 1994 at the age of eight when she acted in stage productions. At age 10, she was in a radio milk advertisement. In 2000, Linetsky dubbed the English voice of Caillou in the preschool animated series of the same name until her death in 2003. She also provided the voices for Bitzi in the 2002 animated series Daft Planet, Lori Mackney in What's with Andy? (2003–2004), and Meg in Mega Babies. Her other roles in voice acting included Kit & Kaboodle, Sagwa, the Chinese Cat, The Kids from Room 402, Wunschpunsch, The Country Mouse & the City Mouse Adventures, Pet Pals, Rotten Ralph, Tommy & Oscar, Jim Button and popular video games Alex Builds His Farm and Evolution Worlds. In 2003, Linetsky was cast in the tennis-circuit-themed dramatic series 15/Love on YTV. Her character, Megan O'Connor was mutually falling in love with co-star Vadim Schneider's character, Sebastien Dubé.
On September 8, 2003, Linetsky was killed in a traffic collision alongside co-star Vadim Schneider. As a result, their characters were killed off in 15/Love. Linetsky's other roles were recast.
Filmography
Animation Dubbing
Animated Series
- Jim Button (1998-1999) - Additional Voices
- Tommy & Oscar (2000) - Yukari
- Wunschpunsch (2000) - Additional Voices
External Links
- Jaclyn Linetsky at the Internet Movie Database