ConversationsRadio
Episode 155
Mia Bella & Glee Dango
Wednesday, October 25th, 2023
Mike and cohost, Violet Tinnirello welcomed Canadian actresses Mia Bella and Glee Dango to
ConversationsRadio Episode 155.
Mia and Glee star in Ytv’s ‘Popularity Papers!
We are thrilled to have Mia Bella and Glee Dango back on ConversationsRadio.
Mia is based in Vancouver, BC and Glee hails from Toronto Ontario. Both are blessed to be working actors and have appeared on numerous projects.
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Popularity Papers follows middle-school besties Julie (Glee Dango) and Lydia (Mia Bella) as they seek to demystify one of life’s greatest questions: what makes someone popular? Every social experiment they test out comes with unexpected lessons about the value of friendship, kindness, and confidence, helping guide our characters through the struggles of middle school with humor and heart.
The show airs in Canada on YTV and can be streamed live and on demand on STACKTV, available through Amazon Prime Video Channels, Rogers Ignite TV and Ignite Streaming.
Glee Dango
Actress Glee Dango is no stranger to show business. Glee is a multi-talented young performer living in Toronto, Canada.
She started dancing and modelling at 18 months old and her passion and hard work have been rewarded with numerous awards and scholarships. Now 12, Glee has established herself as a successful Actress, Voiceover Artist, Singer, Dancer, Model, and Brand Ambassador. In addition to her role as Julia on 'Popularity Papers',
Glee is known for her role as 'Osmerelda' on 'Odd Squad: Mobile Unit', 'Ukulele U', In 2021, she starred as a 'Young Tia Zhang' - a young chinese ballerina in the narrative film 'Dancing Through the Shadows' - a true story based on a book written by Agnes Bristow. Glee is an award-winning dancer and was recently given the unique opportunity to be a special presenter at the White House, as well as represent 'Team Canada Dance' in Showdance in International competitions.
Follow Glee on Instagram @glee.dango
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Mia Bella
Canadian actress Mia Bella returns to ConversationsRadio Known for her recurring role as 'Kali' - the blue alien Disney's 'Gabby Duran & the Unsittables' currently stars as Lydia Goldblatt opposite Glee Dango on 'Popularity Papers'
In addition to her role as ‘Lydia', Mia has appeared as 'Young Jessica' in ‘Lost in Space’ and can also be seemd in ‘Child’s Play’ and ‘DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.'
Mia holds a first degree Black Belt in Taekwondo and is building her music career! Her new single - 'KNOTS' is available on Spotify! Check out her mash ups and more original music on YouTube!
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Knots
You can follow Mia on Instagram @miabellaofficial
About Our Cohost
Violet Tinnirello
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Violet Tinnirello is an American actor, singer, and dancer from New York's Hudson Valley who is known for her work as Charlie on Sesame Street. As a lifelong fan of all Jim Henson’s work, it was a dream come true when Violet was cast to play the first child cast member on Sesame Street in nearly 20 years. The 2022 Young Entertainer Award (Best Actress in a recurring role -TV) was given to Violet for her work on Sesame Street.
She began her performance career at the age of four and has appeared inmany commercials including Lunchables, Red Lobster, Stop & Shop, HolidayInn, Nickelodeon, Lego, NBC's America's Got Talent and HAPPY! - the book
and videos by Pharrell Williams. She voices the characters "Cappie" on Nick Jr's Wallykazam and "Penny" in the Nickelodeon short, The Thing AboutBabies. Violet has appeared in short films including A Force for Good, which isabout the universal power of compassion. She appears on Cyberchase on PBS as Alex and has been seen on Saturday Night Live multiple times with Kristin Stewart, John Mullaney, Saoirse Ronan and more.
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Violet loves to perform on the live stage. Throughout the Broadway labs, workshops, and even the run at the iconic Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey, Violet spent over two years working on Chasing Rainbows: TheRoad to Oz.
She loved playing the role of Shirley Temple and showcasing hertap-dancing skills - her favorite dance style. She also sang and danced in the cabaret style shows both at The Laurie Beechman Theater and Stage 72 at The Triad - In a tribute to Broadway’s return.
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Violet Tinnirello is a supporter of the Jeffrey Modell Foundation! JMF is a global nonprofit dedicated to early diagnosis, treatments, and ultimately, future cures for Primary Immunodeficiency through awareness, advocacy, and research.
Learn more about the foundation at https://info4pi.org/
Follow Violet on Instagram @violettinnirello
We enjoyed catching up with Mia Bella and Glee Dango.
Thanks for listening live!
Enjoy the Podcast!
