Ali Hillis

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.

Ali Hillis
Hillis at the 16th Annual MovieGuide Faith and Values Awards Gala on February 12, 2008
Born	(1978-12-29) December 29, 1978 (age 46) Huntington Beach, California, U.S.
Alma mater	East Carolina University[1]
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1999–present
Spouse	Matt Swartz[2]
Children	1
Website	alihillis.com

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]
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

List of voice performances in direct-to-video and television films

Year	Title	Role	Source[10]
2012	Back to the Sea	Teaching Fish	[12]
2015	Regular Show: The Movie	Ship Computer, Barbara	[12]

Video games

List of performances in video games

Year	Title	Role	Source[10]
2005	Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse	Mary Godwin, Shelley Godwin	[12]
2006	Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra	Mary Godwin, Shelley Godwin	[12]
2007	Mass Effect	Liara T'Soni	[12]
2010–11	Mass Effect 2	Liara T'Soni	Resume
2010	Final Fantasy XIII	Lightning	[12]
2010	Dead or Alive Paradise	Rio	[12]
2010	StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty	Ariel Hanson	[12]
2010	Valkyria Chronicles II	Audrey Gassenarl	[12]
2010–present	Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series	Karin	[12]
2011	Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy	Lightning	[12]
2011	Resistance 3	Glenda, Norma	[12]
2011	Saints Row: The Third	Pedestrian voices	[17]
2012	Final Fantasy XIII-2	Lightning	[12]
2012	Resident Evil: Revelations	Jessica Sherawat	[12]
2012–13	Mass Effect 3	Liara T'Soni	[12]
2012	Ninja Gaiden 3	Mizuki McCloud	[12]
2012	Kid Icarus: Uprising	Palutena	[12]
2012	The Amazing Spider-Man	Felicia Hardy / Black Cat	[12]
2013	Gears of War: Judgment	Sofia Hendrik	[12][18]
2013	Fuse	Isabelle Sinclair, Female Computer	[12]
2013	Saints Row IV	The Voices of Virtual Steelport	[19]
2013	Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus	Talwyn, Computer, Mrs. Zurkon	[12]
2014	Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII	Lightning	[12]
2014	The Amazing Spider-Man 2	Black Cat/Felicia Hardy	[12]
2014	Dragon Age: Inquisition	Lace Harding, Valta	[20]
2015	Final Fantasy Type-0 HD	Emina	[12]
2016	Ratchet & Clank	Computer, Starlene, Mrs. Zurkon	[12]
2016	World of Final Fantasy	Lightning	[12]
2017	Mass Effect: Andromeda	Liara T'Soni	[21]
2017	Mobius Final Fantasy	Lightning	[22]
2018	Dissidia Final Fantasy NT	Lightning	[12]
2021	Mass Effect Legendary Edition	Liara T'Soni	[12]
2021	Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster	Old Woman, Lady of the Fount	[12]
2021	Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart	Mrs Zurkon, Ms. Fungal	[12]
2023	Star Trek: Resurgence	Bedrosian	[12]
2024	Arknights	Ascalon	[23]
2024	Dragon Age: The Veilguard	Lace Harding	[24]
2024	Stranger Things VR	Eleven	[12]
2025	Date Everything!	Maggie	[12]

Live-action roles

Television

List of live-action acting performances on television and related media

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

List of live-action acting performances in feature films

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

List of live-action acting performances in direct-to-video and television films

Year	Title	Role	Source[10]
2009	Space Buddies	Astro Spalding	[29]
2012	Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups	Agnes Bright	Resume[30]