Ali Hillis

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Ali Hillis
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Hillis at the 16th Annual MovieGuide Faith and Values Awards Gala on February 12, 2008
Born (1978-12-29) December 29, 1978 (age 45)
Alma mater East Carolina University [1]
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present
SpouseMatt Swartz [2]
Children1
Website alihillis.com

Ali Hillis (born December 29, 1978) [3] [4] is an American actress who has appeared in television and film, and voices a number of characters in video games. She is best known for her video game work as Dr. Liara T'Soni in the Mass Effect trilogy, Lightning in the Final Fantasy XIII series, and Palutena in Kid Icarus: Uprising.

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Biography

Hillis was born in Huntington Beach, California on December 29, 1978. [1] [4] When she was six months old, Hillis and her family moved to Normal, Illinois and at age 3, to Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. She moved to Charlotte, North Carolina at age 13 [5] and performed at The Children's Theater. [6] She auditioned for Broadway plays in New York City with TV shows of Felicity (2 episodes in 1999), FreakyLinks , Undressed (2000), Naruto , JAG , Boomtown and Less Than Perfect . [7] Her several film roles are All the Wrong Places, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang , Must Love Dogs, Open Water 2: Adrift , The Ultimate Gift , and The Heartbreak Kid [5] and the Los Angeles play, A Good Soldier. Her video game roles are Lightning in Final Fantasy XIII , its sequels and Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy , Liara T'Soni in the Mass Effect trilogy, Ariel Hanson in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty , Karin in the Naruto series, Palutena in Kid Icarus: Uprising and Isabelle "Izzy" Sinclair in Fuse .

In 2012, she starred in a YouTube web series called Fix Me by ModernMom, in which she plays Sydney Lang, a housewife who tries to fix everything around her. [8]

Personal life

Hillis is married to Matt Swartz. [2] The couple have one daughter together. [9]

Filmography

Voice-over roles

Television

List of voice performances in television
YearTitleRoleNotesSource [10]
2005 Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story Meg singingResume
201112 Marvel Anime: X-Men Emma Frost English versionResume
2013;
201619
Naruto Shippuden Karin English versionResume
2013 Stitch! TorikoEnglish version [11]
2013;
201516
Regular Show Tracey, Pam, others  [12]
2015Bear in UnderwearEloise  [13]
2019 Apple & Onion Cinnamon Twist  [14]
2019 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations KarinEnglish version [15]
2022 Exception NinaEnglish version [16]

Film

List of voice performances in direct-to-video and television films
YearTitleRoleSource [10]
2012 Back to the Sea Teaching Fish [12]
2015 Regular Show: The Movie Ship Computer, Rigby's Mother [12]

Video games

List of performances in video games
YearTitleRoleSource [10]
2005 Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse Mary Godwin, Shelley Godwin [12]
2006 Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra Mary Godwin, Shelley Godwin [12]
2007 Mass Effect Liara T'Soni [12]
201011 Mass Effect 2 Liara T'SoniResume
2010 Final Fantasy XIII Lightning [12]
2010 Dead or Alive Paradise Rio [12]
2010 StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Ariel Hanson [12]
2010 Valkyria Chronicles II Audrey Gassenarl [12]
2010present Naruto: Ultimate Ninja seriesKarin [12]
2011 Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy Lightning [12]
2011 Resistance 3 Glenda, Norma [12]
2011 Saints Row: The Third Pedestrian voices [17]
2012 Final Fantasy XIII-2 Lightning [12]
201213 Mass Effect 3 Liara T'Soni [12]
2012 Ninja Gaiden 3 Mizuki McCloud [12]
2012 Kid Icarus: Uprising Palutena [12]
2012 The Amazing Spider-Man Felicia Hardy / Black Cat [12]
2013 Gears of War: Judgment Sofia Hendrik [12] [18]
2013 Fuse Isabelle Sinclair, Female Computer [12]
2013 Saints Row IV The Voices of Virtual Steelport [19]
2013 Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus Talwyn, Computer, Mrs. Zurkon [12]
2014 Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Lightning [12]
2014 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Black Cat/Felicia Hardy [12]
2014 Dragon Age: Inquisition Lace Harding, Valta [20]
2015 Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Emina [12]
2016 Ratchet & Clank Computer, Starlene, Mrs. Zurkon [12]
2016 World of Final Fantasy Lightning [12]
2017 Mass Effect: Andromeda Liara T'Soni [21]
2017 Mobius Final Fantasy Lightning [22]
2018 Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Lightning [12]
2021 Mass Effect Legendary Edition Liara T'Soni [12]
2021 Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster Old Woman, Lady of the Fount [12]
2021 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Mrs Zurkon, Ms. Fungal [12]
2023 Star Trek: Resurgence Bedrosian [12]
2024 Arknights Ascalon [23]
2024 Dragon Age: The Veilguard Lace Harding [24]


Live-action roles

Television

List of live-action acting performances on television and related media
YearTitleRoleNotesSource [10]
1999 Felicity Chloe2 episodesResume
2000 Undressed Kim3 episodesResume
2000MK3 FOX pilotResume [25]
2000 FreakyLinks CrystalEpisode: "Subject: Fearsum"Resume
2001 Baywatch Hawaii Ivy LathamEpisode: "A Good Man in a Storm"Resume
2001 Inside Schwartz LaineEpisode: "Roommates"Resume
2002 Boomtown Melanie StoneEpisode: "The Squeeze"Resume
2002 Less Than Perfect TiffanyEpisode: "The Pole"Resume
2004JessicaHollyTV pilot with Jessica Simpson [25]
2004 JAG Rachel HannaEpisode: "Retrial"Resume
2005 Life on a Stick JennyEpisode: "Things People Stand For"Resume
2007 Heartland Heather HartogEpisode: "I Make Myself Into Something New"Resume
2007 My Boys RachelEpisode: "The Estates of Hoffman"Resume
2008 The New Adventures of Old Christine DeniseEpisode: "Beauty is Only Spanx Deep"Resume
2010 Miami Medical Heidi PeltonEpisode: "88 Seconds"Resume
2011 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Olivia FowlerEpisode: "Hitting for the Cycle"Resume
2011 Memphis Beat Stacy EklerEpisode: "At the River"Resume
2012Fix MeSydney LangWeb series for ModernMom.comFacebook [26]
2015 Castle Megan BrooksEpisode: "At Close Range"Resume
2015 Bones Lynette O'MalleyEpisode: "The Senator in the Street Sweeper"Resume
2017 Rebel Vivian ReevesEpisode: "Partners"Resume
2017 NCIS: Los Angeles VA AdministratorEpisode: "Battle Scars"
2018 NCIS Antonia MorelloEpisode: "Fallout"
2018 9-1-1 Jen2 episodes
2019 Grey's Anatomy Lori Carter4 episodes
2022-2023 Chicago Med Vickie Evans2 episodes
 Being Dunbar FOX pilotResume

Film

List of live-action acting performances in feature films
YearTitleRoleSource [10]
2000 All the Wrong Places Marisa BaronResume
2002The Month of AugustAugustResume
2005 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Marleah [27]
2005 Must Love Dogs ChristineResume
2005 American Gun Gunshop PatronResume
2006 Open Water 2: Adrift LaurenResume
2006 The Ultimate Gift Alexia DrummondResume
2007 The Heartbreak Kid Jodi the BrideResume
2008 Beverly Hills Chihuahua AngelaYouTube [28]
2013 The Ultimate Life Alexia DrummondResume
2014The Road WithinMonicaResume
2015The Ultimate LegacyAlexia DrummondResume
List of live-action acting performances in direct-to-video and television films
YearTitleRoleSource [10]
2009 Space Buddies Astro Spalding [29]
2012 Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups Agnes BrightResume [30]


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