Carolina Ravassa
Carolina Ravassa at the Supanova in Sydney in July 2017
Born (1985-06-15) 15 June 1985
Cali, Colombia
NationalityColombian
Occupation(s)Actress, producer
Years active2009–present
Known forVoice of Sombra in Overwatch, voice of Raze in Valorant
Websitecarolinaravassa.com

Carolina Ravassa (born 15 June 1985 in Cali, Colombia) is a Colombian actress and producer. A performing arts graduate from Boston College and New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts,[1] Ravassa is best known outside of Colombia for her voice over work in television series and video games, most notably Sombra from the video game Overwatch and Raze in VALORANT. She is also voices Carolina Grant-Gomez in the Disney Channel animated series Hamster & Gretel.

Life and career

Ravassa grew up in several countries, spending her childhood between Colombia and the US, and is therefore fluent in 4 languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian. She was interested in acting from a young age and her first role was in a local production of The Sound of Music in which she played Gretel.[2] She studied in Spain and Italy, and was then inspired by the power of socio-political change through Theatre of the Oppressed with Augusto Boal in Brazil.[1] She was educated at Boston College, receiving her Theatre Arts degree, as well as undergoing a year of acting for film/TV at the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts.[1]

In 2010, Ravassa made an appearance in the Disney film Step Up 3D where she starred as the character Kristin. In 2014 she appeared in two episodes of Showtime's The Affair as Jules.[3] Ravassa has also done work as a voice actress. Her video game appearances include her role as Taliana Martinez from the game Grand Theft Auto V in 2013,[4] and her well known portrayal of Sombra from Blizzard's 2016 game Overwatch.[5]

Ravassa also produces and stars in the webseries Hispanglo-Saxon, where she explores her life as a white Latina in New York.[6]

Outside acting, Ravassa is also an accomplished dancer, being particularly drawn to salsa dancing.[3]

Filmography

Film

Year(s)TitleRoleNotes
2009Inside the Mind of Etta NettermanEtta NettermanShort film
2009Nueva YorkColombian WifeShort film
2010Step Up 3DKristin
2010Love Between the LinesJulieShort film
2011I Am JuliaDiana CastilloShort film
20115ive: Thirty One (5:31)Ada B. RubiaShort film
2012Maybe TomorrowKiah Mendoza
2013Follow The LeaderAshleyShort film
2014The Re-GiftVanessaShort film
20145Emily Richards
2014The AffairJulesRecurring role (2 episodes)
2015Brasilia: City of the FutureCarolinaShort film
2015Millie and the LordsLucy
2016Overwatch: InfiltrationSombra (voice)Short film
2018El GalloSonia
2018Saint NicholasIris
2020The Happy SideCarlaShort film

Television

Year(s)TitleRoleNotes
2015 Alternatino Zumba Dancer Episode: "Perfecting the Automated Voice"
2015–2020 Hispanglosaxon Multiple Roles Lead role (21 episodes)
2017 Dopamine Alice Recurring role
2017 Mr. Robot Woman Episode: "eps3.8_stage3.torrent"
2017 LaGolda LaGolda (voice) Miniseries
2018 Suspense Corporal Haedo Episode: "Pioneer"
2019 Big City Greens Female Hygienist (voice) Episode: "Hurty Tooth"
2019–2021 Victor and Valentino Itzel, various voices (voice) 11 episodes[7]
2019 The Loud House Ana Ronalda (voice) Episode: "No Show with the Casagrandes"[7]
2020 Power Players Cleo Leball (voice) Recurring role[7]
2020 Onyx Equinox Zyanya (voice) Main role
2021 Baby Shark's Big Show! Mariana (voice) 3 episodes
2021 Maya and the Three Barbarian Princess (voice) 4 episodes[7]
2021–2022 The Casagrandes Principal Valenzuela, Girl #3 (voice) Recurring role
2021 Ridley Jones Mother Penguin (voice) 2 episodes[7]
2022 Big Nate Veronica (voice) Episode: "Wilderness Warriors"
2022–present Hamster & Gretel Carolina Grant-Gomez (voice) Main role[7]
2022 Spidey and His Amazing Friends Corn Dog Vendor (voice) Episode: "Too Much Fun"
2022 Backwards Faces - Executive Producer
2023 Royal Crackers The Traveler (voice) Episode: "Casa de Darby"
2023 What If...? Queen Isabella of Spain (voice) Episode: "What If... Kahhori Reshaped the World?"

Video games

Year(s)TitleRoleNotes
2012Max Payne 3The Local PopulationUncredited
2013Grand Theft Auto VTaliana Martinez[7]
2016OverwatchSombra[7]
2018Just Cause 4People of Solis[7]
2020ValorantRaze[7]
2020Marvel's AvengersAdditional voices
2020Cyberpunk 2077Additional voices
2020Legends of RuneterraIxtali Sentinel, Giselle
2021Far Cry 6VO
2022ShatterlineBrisa
2022Overwatch 2Sombra
2023Dead Island 2Carla

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Carolina Ravassa Bio". Carolina Ravasso. Archived from the original on 2017-03-22. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  2. ↑ Anna Cherry (9 September 2015). "Colombian-American Actress Carolina Ravassa On Being "Too White"". HipLatina. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  3. 1 2 Gornoblonde (22 December 2014). "Rising Starlet: Carolina Ravassa". Gornoblonde. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  4. ↑ TreeFitty (2015). "GTA 5 Characters". Simon ‘Psy’ Elliot and iGTA5. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  5. ↑ Maleok (1 February 2017). "Interview with the voice of Sombra: Carolina Ravassa". Maleok. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Hispanglo-Saxon". Carolina Ravasso. Archived from the original on 2017-03-22. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Carolina Ravassa (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved December 28, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
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