Ashley Scott

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Ashley Scott
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Born (1977-07-13) July 13, 1977 (age 46)
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2001–present
Spouses
Anthony Rhulen
(m. 2004;div. 2008)
(m. 2010;div. 2019)
Children2

Ashley McCall Scott (born July 13, 1977) is an American actress and model, best known for providing the voice and motion capture for Maria Miller in the video games The Last of Us (2013) and The Last of Us Part II (2020). She has also appeared in films such as A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Walking Tall (2004), Into the Blue (2005), The Kingdom (2007), 12 Rounds (2009), and Secret Obsession (2019), as well as a number of television movies on the Lifetime network since 2010. Her television roles include Jericho , Birds of Prey , and Dark Angel .

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Early life

Scott was born outside New Orleans in Metairie, Louisiana, on July 13, 1977, growing up in Charleston, South Carolina. [1] She began her modeling career as a young girl and was a 1993 Elite Model Look finalist. As a teenager, she became a model for Elite Miami. She modeled internationally in fashion shows in Miami, Paris, and London, and has modeled for photos on the cover of numerous publications.

Career

First screen credit was as Gigolo Jane in the 2001 feature film A.I. Artificial Intelligence . While Scott has had supporting roles and bit parts in a number of feature films including Walking Tall (2004), Into the Blue (2005), The Kingdom (2007), and 12 Rounds (2009) she has had a number of lead and recurring roles on television.

In 2001, she was cast as series regular Asha Barlow on the Fox science fiction series Dark Angel . In 2002, Scott was cast as Helena Kyle / Huntress on the WB television drama series Birds of Prey .

In 2004, she played the role of Allison on Joey in the unbroadcast pilot, and was replaced by Andrea Anders for the series. [2]

She starred as Emily Sullivan for both seasons of the CBS series Jericho (2006—2009). She was also cast as series regular Mary in the first season (2015) of the Lifetime network's comedy-drama series UnREAL . [3]

In 2013, she voiced the character Maria in the video game The Last of Us . [4] She reprised her role in the 2020 sequel The Last of Us Part II . [5] It was revealed during her appearance in Retro Replay that she had originally auditioned for the role of Tess before it went to Annie Wersching.

In 2019, Scott starred in the Netflix psychological thriller Secret Obsession , which was digitally released worldwide on July 18, 2019. [6] [7] In the same year, it was reported that Scott would reprise her role as Helena Kyle/Huntress in the Arrowverse crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths". [8]

Personal life

Scott was married to producer Anthony Rhulen from 2004 to 2008. [1] In 2010, she married Steve Hart, lead singer of the band Worlds Apart, and they have two daughters. They divorced in 2019. As of October 2017, she resided in Los Angeles with her two daughters. [1] [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence Gigolo Jane
2003 S.W.A.T. Lara
2004 Walking Tall Deni
Evil RemainsSharon
Lost Judy
2005 Into the Blue Amanda
Just Friends Janice
2006 Puff, Puff, Pass Elisedirect-to-video
2007 The Kingdom Janine Ripon
2008 Strange Wilderness Cheryl
2009 12 Rounds Molly Porter
2010 Christmas Mail Kristi North
2019 Secret Obsession Nurse Masters
Jumanji: The Next Level [ citation needed ]Ashleydeleted scenes

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001–2002 Dark Angel Asha Barlow Main role (season 2)
2002–2003 Birds of Prey Helena Kyle / Huntress Main role
2004 Joey Allisonunaired pilot
2006DeceitSam PruittTelevision film
2006–2008 Jericho Emily Sullivan Main role
2009 Fear Itself LisaEpisode: "The Circle"
CSI: Miami Zoe BelleEpisode: "Target Specific"
2010 NCIS Dana HuttonEpisode: "Obsession"
Christmas MailKristi NorthTelevision film
2012UnstableChristine MarchTelevision film
2013The Perfect BoyfriendAprilTelevision film
Summoned Laura PriceTelevision film
The Nightmare NannyAnnieTelevision film
Holiday Road TripMayaTelevision film
201516 and MissingJuliaTelevision film
UnREAL Mary NewhouseMain role (season 1)
2016Broken PromiseMina GardnerTelevision film
A Killer Walks Amongst UsHathawayTelevision film
2017Fatal DefenseArden WalshTelevision film
A Woman DeceivedElizabethTelevision film
Manny DearestKaren ClarkTelevision film
One Small DiscretionCarolineTelevision film
2018A Tale of Two CoreysSheila FeldmanTelevision film
2019 The Flash Helena Kyle / HuntressEpisode: “Crisis on Infinite Earths: Part Three” [10]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013 The Last of Us Maria Miller (voice)also motion capture
2020 The Last of Us Part II

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