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

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
Year Title Role Notes Source[10]
2005Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold StoryMeg singingResume
201112Marvel Anime: X-MenEmma FrostEnglish versionResume
2013;
201619
Naruto ShippudenKarinEnglish versionResume
2013Stitch!TorikoEnglish version[11]
2013;
201516
Regular ShowTracey, others [12]
2015Bear in UnderwearEloise [13]
2019Apple & OnionCinnamon Twist [14]
2019Boruto: Naruto Next GenerationsKarinEnglish version[15]
2022 Exception Nina English version [16]

Film

List of voice performances in direct-to-video and television films
Year Title Role Source[10]
2012Back to the SeaTeaching Fish[12]
2015Regular Show: The MovieShip Computer, Rigby's Mother[12]

Video games

List of performances in video games
Year Title Role Source[10]
2005Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und BöseMary Godwin, Shelley Godwin[12]
2006Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach ZarathustraMary Godwin, Shelley Godwin[12]
2007Mass EffectLiara T'Soni[12]
201011Mass Effect 2Liara T'SoniResume
2010Final Fantasy XIIILightning[12]
2010Dead or Alive ParadiseRio[12]
2010StarCraft II: Wings of LibertyAriel Hanson[12]
2010Valkyria Chronicles IIAudrey Gassenarl[12]
2010presentNaruto: Ultimate Ninja seriesKarin[12]
2011Dissidia 012 Final FantasyLightning[12]
2011Resistance 3Glenda, Norma[12]
2011Saints Row: The ThirdPedestrian voices[17]
2012Final Fantasy XIII-2Lightning[12]
201213Mass Effect 3Liara T'Soni[12]
2012Ninja Gaiden 3Mizuki McCloud[12]
2012Kid Icarus: UprisingPalutena[12]
2012The Amazing Spider-ManFelicia Hardy / Black Cat[12]
2013Gears of War: JudgmentSofia Hendrik[12][18]
2013Shin Megami Tensei IVBurroughs
2013FuseIsabelle Sinclair, Female Computer[12]
2013Saints Row IVThe Voices of Virtual Steelport[19]
2013Ratchet & Clank: Into the NexusTalwyn, Computer, Mrs. Zurkon[12]
2014Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIIILightning[12]
2014The Amazing Spider-Man 2Black Cat/Felicia Hardy[12]
2014Dragon Age: InquisitionScout Harding, Valta[20]
2015Final Fantasy Type-0 HDEmina[12]
2016Ratchet & ClankComputer, Starlene, Mrs. Zurkon[12]
2016World of Final FantasyLightning[12]
2017Mass Effect: AndromedaLiara T'Soni[21]
2017Mobius Final FantasyLightning[22]
2018Dissidia Final Fantasy NTLightning[12]
2021Mass Effect Legendary EditionLiara T'Soni[12]
2021Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD RemasterOld Woman, Lady of the Fount[12]
2021Ratchet & Clank: Rift ApartMrs Zuckon, Ms. Fungal[12]
2023Star Trek: ResurgenceBedrosian[12]


Live-action roles

Television

List of live-action acting performances on television and related media
Year Title Role Notes Source[10]
1999FelicityChloe2 episodesResume
2000UndressedKim3 episodesResume
2000MK3 FOX pilotResume[23]
2000FreakyLinksCrystalEpisode: "Subject: Fearsum"Resume
2001Baywatch HawaiiIvy LathamEpisode: "A Good Man in a Storm"Resume
2001Inside SchwartzLaineEpisode: "Roommates"Resume
2002BoomtownMelanie StoneEpisode: "The Squeeze"Resume
2002Less Than PerfectTiffanyEpisode: "The Pole"Resume
2004JessicaHollyTV pilot with Jessica Simpson[23]
2004JAGRachel HannaEpisode: "Retrial"Resume
2005Life on a StickJennyEpisode: "Things People Stand For"Resume
2007HeartlandHeather HartogEpisode: "I Make Myself Into Something New"Resume
2007My BoysRachelEpisode: "The Estates of Hoffman"Resume
2008The New Adventures of Old ChristineDeniseEpisode: "Beauty is Only Spanx Deep"Resume
2010Miami MedicalHeidi PeltonEpisode: "88 Seconds"Resume
2011CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationOlivia FowlerEpisode: "Hitting for the Cycle"Resume
2011Memphis BeatStacy EklerEpisode: "At the River"Resume
2012Fix MeSydney LangWeb series for ModernMom.comFacebook[24]
2015CastleMegan BrooksEpisode: "At Close Range"Resume
2015BonesLynette O'MalleyEpisode: "The Senator in the Street Sweeper"Resume
2017RebelVivian ReevesEpisode: "Partners"Resume
2017NCIS: Los AngelesVA AdministratorEpisode: "Battle Scars"
2018NCISAntonia MorelloEpisode: "Fallout"
20189-1-1Jen2 episodes
2019Grey's AnatomyLori Carter4 episodes
2022-2023Chicago MedVickie Evans2 episodes
 Being Dunbar FOX pilotResume

Film

List of live-action acting performances in feature films
Year Title Role Source[10]
2000All the Wrong PlacesMarisa BaronResume
2002The Month of AugustAugustResume
2005Kiss Kiss Bang BangMarleah[25]
2005Must Love DogsChristineResume
2005American GunGunshop PatronResume
2006Open Water 2: AdriftLaurenResume
2006The Ultimate GiftAlexia DrummondResume
2007The Heartbreak KidJodi the BrideResume
2008Beverly Hills ChihuahuaAngelaYouTube[26]
2013The Ultimate LifeAlexia DrummondResume
2014The Road WithinMonicaResume
2015The Ultimate LegacyAlexia DrummondResume
List of live-action acting performances in direct-to-video and television films
Year Title Role Source[10]
2009Space BuddiesAstro Spalding[27]
2012Santa Paws 2: The Santa PupsAgnes BrightResume[28]


References

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  8. ModernMom. "Fix Me". YouTube. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
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