Beatrice Schneider

Beatrice Schneider
OccupationActress

Beatrice Schneider is a Canadian actress. She is known for playing Imogene Herdman in the film The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024), for which she received the Movieguide Grace Award for movie performance,[1][2] and for her voice roles in animated series including Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum and Carl the Collector.[3][4]

Career

Voice acting

Schneider began her career in animation voice-over. Her early credits include Abby Hatcher (Nickelodeon), Blue's Clues & You! (Nickelodeon), and Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum (PBS Kids), in which she voiced several historical figures including Julia Child, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Hedy Lamarr and Billie Jean King.[3][4] In 2021, she received an ACTRA Award nomination for Outstanding Performance – Female Voice for her portrayal of Julia Child in the episode "I Am Julia Child".[3] Her later voice work includes Lydia in Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie Brown (Apple TV+), Emmy in PAW Patrol (Nickelodeon), and Arugula in Carl the Collector (PBS Kids), a main role across 23 episodes of the two-time Emmy-winning series.[4]

Stage

In 2023, Schneider appeared as one of three child witches in Sir David McVicar's production of Macbeth at the Canadian Opera Company; the opera publication Schmopera praised the three young performers' "very creepy effect".[5] The production received the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in the opera division that year.

Television

Schneider's live-action television credits include The Lost Symbol (Peacock, 2021), a guest appearance in The Boys, and a recurring role as Willa in The Pradeeps of Pittsburgh, the Amazon Freevee comedy created by Vijal Patel.[4] In 2024, she played the lead role of Abigail in "Plastic Smile", an episode of the horror anthology series Tales from the Void (Screambox) directed by John Adams and Toby Poser.[6][7] The Geek Show described her work in the episode as "a stunning performance".[7] In 2025, she guest-starred as young Gigi in the CBS series Watson.[4]

Film

Schneider plays the young Klara in the science fiction feature Signal One, written and directed by Jonathan Sobol and starring Isabelle Fuhrman, Dennis Quaid, Josh Hutcherson and David Thewlis. The film was released in 2026.[8]

Her breakthrough role came in 2024, when she was cast as Imogene Herdman in Dallas Jenkins's film adaptation of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Lionsgate).[9][10] Her performance was singled out by critics: The New York Times wrote that Schneider made "a particularly strong — and yes, moving — showing as Imogene",[9] while Deadline Hollywood called her "a wonderful Beatrice Schneider" who was "leading the pack" of the film's young cast,[11] and RogerEbert.com found her "excellent in the story's most complicated role".[10] The Hollywood Reporter noted that her performance "makes it easier to buy Imogene's transformation".[12][13]

For the role, Schneider won the Grace Award for movie performance at the 32nd Movieguide Awards in February 2025.[2][1] She also appeared in the independent feature Paige Darcy: Reluctant Detective (2025) as the young Paige.[14]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2024The Best Christmas Pageant EverImogene Herdman[9]
2025Paige Darcy: Reluctant DetectiveYoung Paige[14]
2026Signal OneYoung Klara

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2021The Lost SymbolLittle Kat1 episode
2021Odd SquadAgent Office Supplies1 episode
2022Christmas in ToylandGranddaughterTelevision film (Hallmark Channel)[15]
2024The BoysPigtailed girlGuest appearance
2024The Pradeeps of PittsburghWillaRecurring role, 6 episodes
2024Tales from the VoidAbigailEpisode: "Plastic Smile"[7]
2025WatsonYoung GigiEpisode: "Take a Family History"[4]
2025OvercompensatingDanni1 episode

Voice roles

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019–2024Xavier Riddle and the Secret MuseumJulia Child, Kate Warne, Harper and others7 episodes; ACTRA Award nomination[3]
2020–2021Abby HatcherSweet Pea5 episodes
2020–2022Blue's Clues & You!Boo, Owl, Josh's Friend4 episodes
2022Snoopy Presents: It's the Small Things, Charlie BrownLydia
2022Pinecone & PonyFauna2 episodes
2022–2023PAW PatrolEmmy4 episodes
2024–2026Carl the CollectorArugulaMain role, 23 episodes[4]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResultRef.
2021ACTRA Awards (Toronto)Outstanding Performance – Female VoiceXavier Riddle and the Secret MuseumNominated[3]
2025Music City Film Critics' AssociationBest Young ActressThe Best Christmas Pageant EverNominated[16]
2025Movieguide AwardsGrace Award for Movie PerformanceThe Best Christmas Pageant EverWon[2][1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "2025 Movieguide Awards Celebrate Excellence in Faith & Family Programming". Splash Magazines. February 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "32nd Annual Movieguide Awards reveals 2025 nominees". Deadline Hollywood. January 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Pruner, Karl (January 21, 2021). "ACTRA Toronto Announces ACTRA Awards in Toronto 2021 Voice Nominees". ACTRA Toronto.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Beatrice Schneider". TresA Magazine. June 12, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Quinn Kelsey's Macbeth: a haunted, manipulated husk of a man". Schmopera. May 2023.
  6. ↑ ""Tales from the Void" – Directors John Adams & Toby Poser Talk Nature and Creepy Dolls [Interview]". Bloody Disgusting. October 26, 2024.
  7. 1 2 3 "Tales from the Void (2024) out now on Screambox – Review". The Geek Show. November 4, 2024.
  8. ↑ Seitz, Matt Zoller (2026). "Signal One: Patient, ideas-forward science fiction (on a budget)". RogerEbert.com.
  9. 1 2 3 Kenny, Glenn (November 7, 2024). "'The Best Christmas Pageant Ever' Review". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 26, 2025.
  10. 1 2 "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever film review". RogerEbert.com. November 2024.
  11. ↑ "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Review: A Faith-Based Family Holiday Comedy That Knows the True Meaning of a Christmas Movie". Deadline Hollywood. November 5, 2024.
  12. ↑ "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever review". The Hollywood Reporter. November 2024.
  13. ↑ "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever movie review". The Indian Express. December 2024.
  14. 1 2 "Paige Darcy: Reluctant Detective Exclusive Trailer Premiere". That Shelf. 2025.
  15. ↑ "Hallmark's 'Christmas In Toyland' Brings Fun To Christmas In July". TV Shows Ace. July 13, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Music City Film Critics' Association's 2025 Nominations". Nashville Scene. January 2025.
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