Hedy BurressHedy Burress (born October 3, 1973) is an American actress. She was born Heather Burress in Edwardsville, Illinois. She attended Milikin University in Decatur, Illinois. She relocated to Los Angeles, California, in 1995. She has acted in many television programs and motion pictures since 1996. Burress is known by video game players as the English voice actor of Yuna in the PlayStation 2 games Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2. Her Yuna performance in Final Fantasy X is controversial and considered by some players to be grating. She has been accused of synchronizing Yuna's CG lips, which were programmed to speak Japanese, not English. Several gamers believe that Burress did better in Final Fantasy X-2 than she did in Final Fantasy X, and believed that she took voice lessons between the two projects. She is also slated to reprise the role of Yuna in the fortcoming sequel to Kingdom Hearts. Burress auditioned for the role of Dorothy Wheeler in the motion picture Valentine, but that role was handed over to Jessica Capshaw. However, director Jamie Blanks still wanted Burress to star in the motion picture. During the meeting, they looked at each other in the eye and both said, "Ruthie", resulting in Burress playing as Ruthie Walker. Filmography
Voice acting roles
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During the meeting, they looked at each other in the eye and both said, "Ruthie", resulting in Burress playing as Ruthie Walker. Along with this odd Japanese single, she also has done many Japanese TV commercials. However, director Jamie Blanks still wanted Burress to star in the motion picture. The B-side of the tape is Message of Love, an interview with music in the background. Burress auditioned for the role of Dorothy Wheeler in the motion picture Valentine, but that role was handed over to Jessica Capshaw. Around this time, Connelly had a strange career move, releasing Monologue of Love, a "charming" Japanese single with a semi-classical instrumental arrangement. She is also slated to reprise the role of Yuna in the fortcoming sequel to Kingdom Hearts. She returned to films in the 1990s, in such titles as The Rocketeer (1990), Dark City (1998), and House of Sand and Fog (2003). Several gamers believe that Burress did better in Final Fantasy X-2 than she did in Final Fantasy X, and believed that she took voice lessons between the two projects. She began studying at Yale, but transferred two years later to Stanford. She has been accused of synchronizing Yuna's CG lips, which were programmed to speak Japanese, not English. She followed that with a major role in Jim Henson's film Labyrinth (1986). Her Yuna performance in Final Fantasy X is controversial and considered by some players to be grating. Her first film role was in the 1984 film Once Upon a Time in America, where she danced for the role of "young Deborah Gelly" in Sergio Leone's gangster epic. Burress is known by video game players as the English voice actor of Yuna in the PlayStation 2 games Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2. At the age of 10, her career started in newspaper and magazine ads, then moved to television commercials. She has acted in many television programs and motion pictures since 1996. The executive friend suggested Jennifer audition at a modelling agency. She relocated to Los Angeles, California, in 1995. Her father was in the garment industry, and one of his close friends through the trade was an advertising executive. She attended Milikin University in Decatur, Illinois. Ann's School, except for four years the family spent living in Woodstock, New York. She was born Heather Burress in Edwardsville, Illinois. Connelly grew up in Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn near the Brooklyn Bridge, attending St. Hedy Burress (born October 3, 1973) is an American actress. She has also a five-year-old son, Kai, from a previous relationship. Kingdom Hearts 2 (2005) - Yuna. Connelly is married to the British actor Paul Bettany, whom she met while working on a film; the couple has a son (born August 5, 2003). Final Fantasy X-2 (2003) - Yuna. Although she has been working in the film industry since she was a teenager, she has only recently received critical acclaim for her work, most notably for Requiem for a Dream (2000) and A Beautiful Mind (2001), for which she won an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actress. The Animatrix (2003) - Cis (segment "Program"), Yoko (segment "Beyond"). Jennifer Lynn Connelly (born December 12, 1970 in the Catskill Mountains, New York) is an American film actress. Final Fantasy X (2001) - Yuna. Dark Water (2004). Silver Lake (2004) - Julie Patterson. House of Sand and Fog (2003). Open House (2004) - Gloria Hobbs. Hulk (2003). Death by Committee (2004) - Cindy. A Beautiful Mind (2001). Open House (2003) - Gloria Hobbs. Pollock (2000). Bug (2002) - Roy. Requiem for a Dream (2000). Valentine (2001) - Ruthie Walker. Waking the Dead (2000). Cabin by the Lake (2000) - Mallory McCall. Dark City (1998). Looking for Bobby D (2000) - Belinda. Inventing the Abbotts (1997). Tick Tock (2000) - Anne. Mulholland Falls (1996). Getting Personal (1999) - Melissa Parks. Higher Learning (1995). Swing Vote (1999). The Rocketeer (1990). Los Años Bárbaros (1998) - Kathy. Labyrinth (1986). Any Mother's Son (1997) - Kathy. Once Upon a Time in America (1984). Foxfire (1996) - Madeline "Maddy" Wirtz. If These Walls Could Talk (1996) - Linda Barrows. Seduced By Madness (1996) - Brook Borchardt. |