Hedy Burress

Infobox actor
birthname = Heather Elizabeth Burress
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birthplace = city-state|Edwardsville|Illinois, U.S.
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occupation = Film, voice actress
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Hedy Burress (born October 3, 1973) is an American actress.

Biography

Early life

She was born Heather Elizabeth Burress in Edwardsville, Illinois to teacher parents. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/86/Hedy-Burress.html Hedy Burress Biography (1973-) ] ] She attended Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, before relocating to Los Angeles, California, in 1995.

Career

Burress has acted in many television programs and motion pictures since 1996. She also co-starred in the short-lived NBC sitcom "Boston Common".

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" (more recently, "Kingdom Hearts II" as well). Burress auditioned for the role of Dorothy Wheeler in the motion picture "Valentine", but the role went to Jessica Capshaw. In the film's original cast, Tara Reid auditioned for that role. 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.

Personal life

Contrary to some reports, Burress was not named after actress Hedy Lamarr. Her brother mispronounced her name as "Hedy" while he was learning to talk, and the name, according to Heather, "stuck." Fact|date=May 2008

Burress married Gary Fullerton, USMC in 2000; in July 2004, shortly after he and Burress had divorced, Fullerton died in a jet crash. Fact|date=May 2008

Filmography

*"Seduced By Madness" (1996) - Brook Borchardt
*"If These Walls Could Talk" (1996) - Linda Barrows
*"Foxfire" (1996) - Madeline "Maddy" Wirtz
*"Any Mother's Son" (1997) - Kathy
*"Los Años Bárbaros" (1998) - Kathy
*"Swing Vote" (1999)
*"Getting Personal" (1999) - Melissa Parks
*"Tick Tock" (2000) - Anne
*"Looking for Bobby D" (2000) - Belinda
*"Cabin by the Lake" (2000) - Mallory McCall
*"Valentine" (2001) - Ruthie Walker
*"Bug" (2002) - Roy
*"Death by Committee" (2004) - Cindy
*"Open House" (2004) - Gloria Hobbs
*"Silver Lake" (2004) - Julie Patterson

Voice acting roles

*"The Animatrix" (2003) - Cis (segment "Program"), Yoko (segment "Beyond")
*"Final Fantasy X" (2001) - Yuna, Anima (Human form)
*"Final Fantasy X-2" (2003) - Yuna
*"Kingdom Hearts II" (2006) - Yuna
*"Project Sylpheed" (2007) - Sandra Redbird
*"" (2007) - Agrias Oaks

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0123102|name=Hedy Burress
*amg name|2:215087

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DATE OF BIRTH= October 3, 1973
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