Ali Hillis
American actress (born 1978)
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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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Hillis at the 16th Annual MovieGuide Faith and Values Awards Gala on February 12, 2008 | |
| Born | December 29, 1978 |
| Alma mater | East Carolina University[1] |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse | Matt Swartz[2] |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | alihillis |
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
Filmography
Voice-over roles
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | Meg singing | Resume | |
| 2011–12 | Marvel Anime: X-Men | Emma Frost | English version | Resume |
| 2013; 2016–19 | Naruto Shippuden | Karin | English version | Resume |
| 2013 | Stitch! | Toriko | English version | [11] |
| 2013; 2015–16 | Regular Show | Tracey, Pam, others | [12] | |
| 2015 | Bear in Underwear | Eloise | [13] | |
| 2019 | Apple & Onion | Cinnamon Twist | [14] | |
| 2019 | Boruto: Naruto Next Generations | Karin | English version | [15] |
| 2022 | Exception | Nina | English version | [16] |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Source[10] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Back to the Sea | Teaching Fish | [12] |
| 2015 | Regular Show: The Movie | Ship Computer, Barbara | [12] |
Video games
Live-action roles
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Felicity | Chloe | 2 episodes | Resume |
| 2000 | Undressed | Kim | 3 episodes | Resume |
| 2000 | MK3 | FOX pilot | Resume[25] | |
| 2000 | FreakyLinks | Crystal | Episode: "Subject: Fearsum" | Resume |
| 2001 | Baywatch Hawaii | Ivy Latham | Episode: "A Good Man in a Storm" | Resume |
| 2001 | Inside Schwartz | Laine | Episode: "Roommates" | Resume |
| 2002 | Boomtown | Melanie Stone | Episode: "The Squeeze" | Resume |
| 2002 | Less than Perfect | Tiffany | Episode: "The Pole" | Resume |
| 2004 | Jessica | Holly | TV pilot with Jessica Simpson | [25] |
| 2004 | JAG | Rachel Hanna | Episode: "Retrial" | Resume |
| 2005 | Life on a Stick | Jenny | Episode: "Things People Stand For" | Resume |
| 2007 | Heartland | Heather Hartog | Episode: "I Make Myself Into Something New" | Resume |
| 2007 | My Boys | Rachel | Episode: "The Estates of Hoffman" | Resume |
| 2008 | The New Adventures of Old Christine | Denise | Episode: "Beauty is Only Spanx Deep" | Resume |
| 2010 | Miami Medical | Heidi Pelton | Episode: "88 Seconds" | Resume |
| 2011 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Olivia Fowler | Episode: "Hitting for the Cycle" | Resume |
| 2011 | Memphis Beat | Stacy Ekler | Episode: "At the River" | Resume |
| 2012 | Fix Me | Sydney Lang | Web series for ModernMom.com | Facebook[26] |
| 2015 | Castle | Megan Brooks | Episode: "At Close Range" | Resume |
| 2015 | Bones | Lynette O'Malley | Episode: "The Senator in the Street Sweeper" | Resume |
| 2017 | Rebel | Vivian Reeves | Episode: "Partners" | Resume |
| 2017 | NCIS: Los Angeles | VA Administrator | Episode: "Battle Scars" | |
| 2018 | NCIS | Antonia Morello | Episode: "Fallout" | |
| 2018 | 9-1-1 | Jen | 2 episodes | |
| 2019 | Grey's Anatomy | Lori Carter | 4 episodes | |
| 2022-2023 | Chicago Med | Vickie Evans | 2 episodes | |
| Being Dunbar | FOX pilot | Resume |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Source[10] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | All the Wrong Places | Marisa Baron | Resume |
| 2002 | The Month of August | August | Resume |
| 2005 | Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | Marleah | [27] |
| 2005 | Must Love Dogs | Christine | Resume |
| 2005 | American Gun | Gunshop Patron | Resume |
| 2006 | Open Water 2: Adrift | Lauren | Resume |
| 2006 | The Ultimate Gift | Alexia Drummond | Resume |
| 2007 | The Heartbreak Kid | Jodi the Bride | Resume |
| 2008 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | Angela | YouTube[28] |
| 2013 | The Ultimate Life | Alexia Drummond | Resume |
| 2014 | The Road Within | Monica | Resume |
| 2015 | The Ultimate Legacy | Alexia Drummond | Resume |
| Year | Title | Role | Source[10] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Space Buddies | Astro Spalding | [29] |
| 2012 | Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups | Agnes Bright | Resume[30] |
