Hedy Burress
Born
Heather E. Burress

(1973-10-03) October 3, 1973 (age 50)
Edwardsville, Illinois, U.S.
Alma materMillikin University
OccupationActress
Years active1992–2018
Spouse
Gary Fullerton
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(m. 2000; died 2004)​

Heather E. "Hedy" Burress[1] (born October 3, 1973) is an American actress. She had a starring role in the film Foxfire as Maddy, and later landed roles in television shows Boston Common and E.R. In the video game world, she is best known as the English voice of leading character Yuna in Final Fantasy X and its sequel Final Fantasy X-2.

Life and career

Burress was born in Edwardsville, Illinois, on October 3, 1973, to teacher parents.[1] She attended Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, before relocating to Los Angeles, in 1995.[2]

She made her film debut in the 1996 film Foxfire, starring opposite Angelina Jolie and Peter Facinelli.[2] Burress auditioned for the role of Dorothy Wheeler in the motion picture Valentine, but the role went to Jessica Capshaw. However, director Jamie Blanks still wanted Burress to star in the film. During a meeting, they looked each other in the eye and both said, "Ruthie", resulting in Burress having the role of Ruthie Walker.[citation needed]

On television, she co-starred in the short-lived NBC sitcom Boston Common[3] and has made many guest appearances in various television shows. Burress was a recurring cast member in the final season of the acclaimed medical drama E.R. She then went on to become a recurring cast member of the acclaimed police drama Southland.

Burress performs many voice-over roles. She is best is known by gamers as the English voice actress of Yuna in the PlayStation 2 games Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2, and reprised the role in later releases, such as Kingdom Hearts II and Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy.

Burress is also an accomplished theater actress, appearing in many plays and musicals in the Los Angeles area.[4][5][6][7]

Personal life

Burress married Marine reservist Gary Fullerton in October 2000.[8] In July 2004, Maj. Fullerton died in a jet crash during a training exercise.[9][10]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Foxfire Maddy Wirtz [2][11]
1996 If These Walls Could Talk Linda Barrows Television film[2]
1997 Any Mother's Son Kathy Television film[12]
1998 Getting Personal Melissa Parks
1998 The Stolen Years Kathy
1999 Swing Vote Television film
2000 Cabin by the Lake Mallory Television film[13]
2000 Tick Tock Anne Avery
2001 Valentine Ruthie Walker
2001 Looking for Bobby D Belinda Short film
2002 Bug Roy - Chicken Eater
2003 The Animatrix Cis (segment "Program")
Yoko (segment "Beyond") (voice)
2004 Open House Gloria Hibbs
2004 The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury Lab Tech (voice) Direct-to-video
2004 Silver Lake Julie Patterson Television film
2005 The Reality Trap Cindy
2006 Round it Goes Women #2 Short film
2008 Jane Doe: Eye of the Beholder Joanne Nagle Television film
2009 He's Just Not That Into You Laura
2009 What Happens in Encino Wendy Short film
2009 Everything Happens in Black in White Women Short film
2010 Elevator Girl Tessa Television film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Seduced by Madness: The Diane Borchardt Story Brooke Borchardt mini-series[2]
1996–1997 Boston Common Wyleen Pritchett 32 episodes[3][14]
1998 The Closer Alex McLaren 10 episodes
1998 Working Dawn Episode: "A Boy, a Girl, and his Bird"
1998 Profiler Virginia 'Ginny' Tibbet Episode: "Home for the Homicide"
2000 Pepper Ann Effie Shrugg (voice) 2 episodes
2000 Chicken Soup for the Soul Katie Episode: "Father"
2000 DAG Susan Cole Episode: "Pilot"
2001 The Weekenders Kristi (voice) 2 episodes
2001 Gideon's Crossing Money Raspberry Dupree 6 episodes
2002 First Monday Ellie Pearson 13 episodes
2003 Ninja Scroll: The Series Sen (voice) Episode: "Amayodori"
2004 Cold Case Janet Lambert Episode: "Mind Hunters"
2004 House M.D. Jill Episode: "Maternity"
2007 Unfabulous Cruise Director Tammy 2 episodes
2008 Eli Stone Felicia Swain Episode: "Father Figure"
2008 Saving Grace Jack Fielding's aunt Episode: "Are You an Indian Princess"
2009 ER Joanie Moore 4 episodes
2009–2011, 2013 Southland Laurie Cooper 8 episodes
2010 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Julianne Torse Episode: "Take My Life, Please"
2010 The Closer Melanie Ryder Episode: "The Big Bang"
2010 Lie to Me Steph Salinger Episode: "In the Red"
2011 Detroit 1-8-7 Shayna Wilkins Episode: "Road to Nowhere"
2011 Curious George Teacher (voice) Episode: "Follow That Boat/Windmill Monkey"
2012 Criminal Minds Samantha Allen Episode: "Foundation"
2012 Common Law Suzanne Episode: "Role Play"
2013 Perception Ellen Resnick Episode: "Alienation"
2014 Shameless Doctor Episode: "Iron City"
2016 The Swipe Life Charlie Unknown episodes

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Final Fantasy X Yuna [15]
2003 Final Fantasy X-2 Yuna [15]
2005 Kingdom Hearts II Yuna
2006 Project Sylpheed Sandra Redbird[16] Credited as Hedy Buress
2008 Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions Agrias Oaks [15]
2008 Valkyria Chronicles Brigitte "Rosie" Stark
2009 Terminator Salvation Resistance Soldier
2010 Valkyria Chronicles 2 Chloe Bixen, Brigitte "Rosie" Stark
2011 Star Wars: The Old Republic Various voices
2011 Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy Yuna
2011 Final Fantasy XIII-2 Various voices
2016 Final Fantasy Explorers Yuna Archived Audio
2016 World of Final Fantasy Yuna
2018 The Walking Dead: The Final Season Brody
2018 Mobius Final Fantasy Yuna [17]
2018 Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Yuna [18]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hedy Burress Biography (1973-)". filmreference.com. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e King, Susan (24 August 1996). "Don't Hate Her Because She's Lucky". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b Rosenberg, Howard (21 March 1996). "'Boston Common' Less Than Ordinary". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  4. ^ Kendt, Rob (14 November 2003). "Off-key world, on-target musical". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  5. ^ Farabee, Mindy (3 April 2008). "Being a normal family is a tough act to pull off". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  6. ^ Shirley, Don (6 April 2004). "'Orpheus,' 'Shaggs,' 'Gem' in the circle". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  7. ^ Nichols, David C. (9 April 2008). "Sister, Mom at his door". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  8. ^ Merritt, Rich (2005). Secrets Of A Gay Marine Porn Star. Kensington Books. p. 11th photo page. ISBN 0758209681.
  9. ^ "Green, Kristen, and Steele, Jeanette, "Reservists on training mission; one injured", 22 July 2004, The San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego, California". Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
  10. ^ "Pilots killed in crash were experienced, 24 July 2004, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Washington". Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  11. ^ Mathews, Jack (23 August 1996). "Rebellion in 'Foxfire' Loses Impact in Leap to the '90s". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  12. ^ Linan, Steven (10 August 1997). "Gay bashing reveals a mom's love on Lifetime; TBS' whale time; Elvis meets Nixon on Showtime". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  13. ^ Lechner, Ernesto (1 February 2000). "'Cabin by the Lake' Built on Soggy Ground". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  14. ^ Michaelson, Judith (17 April 1996). "The Old College Try : Anthony Clark is working his hardest to help 'Boston Common' make the grade. So far, for him and the sitcom, the results have been first-class". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  15. ^ a b c "Hedy Burress (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 12 January 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.((cite web)): CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  16. ^ Game Arts, SETA Corporation, Anima. Project Sylpheed. Microsoft Game Studios. Scene: Ending credits, 44:57 in, Main English Cast.((cite book)): CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ Burress, Hedy [@BurressHedy] (August 3, 2018). "She's baa-aaaaaack..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ Burress, Hedy [@BurressHedy] (November 10, 2018). "So excited to be back, friends!!" (Tweet). Retrieved 10 November 2018 – via Twitter.

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