Julia Voth

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Julia Voth
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Born (1985-05-16) May 16, 1985 (age 38) [1]
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2002–present
Spouse David Zonshine
Children2
Website juliavoth.com

Julia Voth (born May 16, 1985) is a Canadian actress and model. She is best known for her roles in the 2009 film Bitch Slap and the TV-series Package Deal , as well as for being the character model for Jill Valentine for a number of the Resident Evil video games.

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Career

Modeling

Julia Voth cosplaying as Jill Valentine at WonderCon 2016 Julia Voth as Jill Valentine crop.jpg
Julia Voth cosplaying as Jill Valentine at WonderCon 2016

Voth's modeling career has included photo shoots and commercials for brands such as Guess, Calvin Klein and Shiseido. She served as the character model for Jill Valentine of the 2002 Resident Evil video game. Her likeness was also used in several other video games in the Resident Evil franchise. [3] After receiving a custom-made Resident Evil beret from a fan, Voth was inspired to do a photoshoot cosplaying as Valentine. [4]

Acting

Voth starred alongside America Olivo and Erin Cummings in the action film Bitch Slap , playing the down-on-her-luck stripper named Trixie. She has also appeared on episodes of the TV series' Castle , Supernatural and Huge . Voth had a main role in the comedy sitcom Package Deal , which ran for two seasons from 2013 to 2014. [5]

Personal life

Voth is married to talent-manager/film-producer David Zonshine. [6] They have one child, a daughter, born in 2020. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 Bitch Slap Trixie
2009 Love Hurts Young Amanda Bingham
2009The AnniversaryShelly
2011AloneSarah EastwoodShort film
2011LilithSarah
2012 Project S.E.R.A. Gillean EamesShort film
2013Christmas Crush: Holiday High School ReunionKatie
2015PainkillersMasters
2016Seattle RoadEve
2017Hard SurfacesLiz Van Houten
2019BitSiran

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 The Phone Agent #1Regular role
2010 Huge Chelsey"Parents' Weekend: Parts 1 & 2"
2010 Supernatural Lana"The Third Man"
2011 Castle Violet Young"To Love and Die in L.A."
2012Holiday High School ReunionKatieTV film
2013Project: SERAGillian EamesRegular role
2013–2014 Package Deal Kim MattinglyMain role

Video Games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Resident Evil Jill Valentine Likeness
2007 Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles Jill ValentineLikeness
2009 Resident Evil 5 Jill ValentineLikeness

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