Tia Ballard
Tia Lynn Ballard (born May 11, 1986)[1] is an American voice actress and ADR director affiliated with Funimation. Some of her notable roles are Zero Two from Darling in the Franxx, Kusano from Sekirei, Rin Ogata in Rideback, Mizore Shirayuki from Rosario + Vampire, Nanami Momozono from Kamisama Kiss, and Happy from Fairy Tail, Yashiro Nene from Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun, Kokomi Teruhashi from The Disastrous Life Of Saiki K..[2]
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Born | Tia Lynn Ballard May 11, 1986 Paris, Texas, U.S. |
Other names | Mikala Vallemo |
Education | Paris Junior College |
Occupation | Voice actress, ADR director |
Years active | 2009–present |
Biography
Ballard was born and grew up in Paris, Texas.[3][4][5] She developed an interest in voice acting when she attended a local anime convention, seeing the panel of voice actors, and learned that Funimation was only two hours from her hometown. While attending Paris Junior College,[3] she was a participant in the Disney College Program, after which she changed her major to theatre.[4] Ballard graduated in 2006 with an associate degree in theatre and art.[3][6][7]
Ballard's first voice acting gig was at Funimation where she worked with Monica Rial.[4] She played Young Asim in Dragonaut: The Resonance. She later had a larger role as Rachel Calvin in Linebarrels of Iron.[3]
Outside of voice acting, Ballard has co-created a Super Mario Bros.-themed online comic called Koopasta.[8][9]
Filmography
Anime
Films
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2010 | Summer Wars | Kana Jinnouchi | [111] | |
2012 | Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos | Karina | [10] | |
2012 | Fafner in the Azure: Dead Aggressor: Heaven and Earth | Miwa Hino | [10] | |
2012 | Blood-C: The Last Dark | Hiro "Tsuki" Tsukiyama | [112] | |
2012 | Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo | Midori Kitakami | [113] | |
2012 | Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess | Happy | ||
2013 | Shakugan no Shana: The Movie | Marianne | [10] | |
2014 | One Piece Film: Z | Young Z | [10] | |
2015 | Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' | Marron | [10] | |
2016 | Escaflowne (film) | Sora | [114] | |
2017 | Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry | Happy | [115] | |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2010 | Comic Jumper: The Adventures of Captain Smiley | Geisha Puppets, Hent High Students, "I Love U" (vocals) | [4][116] | |
2011 | Monster Tale | Priscilla | [4][10] | |
2012 | Borderlands 2 | Generic Female 3 | [10] | |
2015 | Dragon Ball Xenoverse | Time Patroller | [117] | |
2016 | Street Fighter V | Jianyu, Telephone Voice, Marlowe | [10] | |
2016 | Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 | Time Patroller | [10] | |
2017 | Orcs Must Die! Unchained | Ivy | [10] | |
2017 | Akiba's Beat | Riyu Momose | [10] | |
2018 | Them's Fightin' Herds | Velvet | [118] | |
2019 | Borderlands 3 | Killavolt Fangirl | [117] | |
2020 | Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot | Marron | [119] |
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At least the dub was decent. Tia Ballard does a great job saying "Aye" a million times in a million ways as Happy.
- Funimation (May 8, 2012). Cat Planet Cuties – Available on BD/DVD Combo on 5.15.12 – Cast Interview. YouTube.
Stars Tia Ballard (Eris) and Brittney Karbowski (Manami) give us an intimate look at their time recording Cat Planet Cuties. They discuss their time in the booth, their favorite moments, and autograph a special prize pack for one lucky fan.
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- Marron
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- Happy time with Tia! on YouTube – podcast interview with Tia Ballard posted January 7, 2012.
- Doty, Terri; Tatum, J. Michael (August 21, 2010). "EP 21, "The Return of Tia Ballard"" (Podcast). That Anime Show. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
External links
- Tia Ballard on Facebook
- Tia Ballard at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Tia Ballard at IMDb