Lyra Hannah Katherine Heartstrings is a female unicorn pony who frequently appears as a background character featured in the TV show My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and occasionally in more prominent roles. Her human form appears across the Equestria Girls film lineup as one of Amber's backup vocalists in the Amber Crew.
Portrayers[]
Britt McKillip previously plays Princess Cadance, Lyra Heartstrings and the character Blueberry Muffin from Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures, but from Crystal Prep High Rocks onwards, Heartstrings is played by Sarah Jessica Parker.
Depiction In Friendship Is Magic[]
Season 1[]
Lyra first appears in Friendship Is Magic - Part 1 in Canterlot where she walks with Amethyst Star and waves to Twilight Sparkle. She later attends Pinkie Pie’s surprise party for Twilight in Ponyville.
Lyra and Sweetie Drops watch the Iron Pony competition in Fall Weather Friends. In Swarm of the Century, the two marvel at a parasprite that hovers over their table before gobbling up their food nearly making the duo cry.
Season 2[]
Lyra and Bon Bon tussle for Smarty Pants in Lesson Zero. In Luna Eclipsed, she wears a mummy outfit for Nightmare Night. In Secret of My Excess, Lyra and Sweetie Drops are surprised when Derpy pops out of a nearby well.
In The Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000, Lyra is among the crowd of ponies beside Rainbow Dash gazing upon Flim and Flam's Super Speedy Cider Squeezy 6000. She also sings along during The Flim Flam Brothers Song.
In Hearts and Hooves Day, Lyra Heartstrings appears next to Sweetie Drops in the village shot and later in Apple Bloom's fantasy scene. In A Friend in Deed, she, Sweetie Drops and other ponies hop on roofs during The Smile Song. In the market scene of Putting Your Hoof Down, she slumps on a table. Later, she sits up, holding a drink and talking to Sweetie Drops.
In A Canterlot Wedding - Part 1, Lyra Heartstrings, Minuette and Twinkleshine are the unwitting bridesmaids of Queen Chrysalis, the changeling queen disguising as Princess Cadance. Lyra says she loves the bridesmaids' dresses that Rarity has made. They are bewitched to do Queen Chrysalis' bidding in A Canterlot Wedding - Part 2 and try to stop Twilight and the real Cadance from escaping. However, Cadance distracts them with a bouquet of flowers, throwing it into the caves while the bridesmaids jump into the caves after it. They are freed from Chrysalis' control towards the end of the episode.
Season 3[]
In Magic Duel, she drinks from a cup and stands next to Sweetie Drops. The duo dive for cover when Twilight zaps Pinkie. In Magical Mystery Cure, she attends Twilight's coronation. During the song Life in Equestria, she jumps excitedly in the crowd as Twilight and her friends pass by.
Season 4[]
Lyra Heartstrings appears in Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1, Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 2 and Rainbow Falls. In Pinkie Pride, she appears in the present day and a filly version of her appears in a flashback. She also appears in Simple Ways, Filli Vanilli, It Ain't Easy Being Breezies and For Whom the Sweetie Belle Toils. In Leap of Faith, she appears as a judge of the synchronized swimming contest. While the other judges give Granny Smith and Apple Bloom a 10, she seemingly gives them a "01", despite holding the score mark upside down. She appears briefly in Trade Ya. In Equestria Games, Lyra goes through a magic inhibitor that disables all unicorn magic in the Equestria Games stadium. She also appears in Twilight's Kingdom - Part 1 and Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2.