Ashley Scott

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Ashley McCall Scott (born July 13, 1977) is an American actress and model, best known for providing the voice and motion capture for Maria Miller in the video games The Last of Us (2013) and The Last of Us Part II (2020). She has also appeared in films such as A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Walking Tall (2004), Into the Blue (2005), The Kingdom (2007), 12 Rounds (2009), and Secret Obsession (2019), as well as a number of television movies on the Lifetime network since 2010. Her television roles include the genre series Jericho, Birds of Prey, and Dark Angel.

Early life

Ashley Scott was born outside New Orleans in Metairie, Louisiana, on July 13, 1977, growing up in Charleston, South Carolina. She began her modeling career as a young girl and was a 1993 Elite Model Look finalist. As a teenager, she became a model for Elite Miami. She modeled internationally in fashion shows in Miami, Paris, and London, and has modeled for photos on the cover of numerous publications.

Career

Scott's first screen credit was as Gigolo Jane in the 2001 feature film A.I. Artificial Intelligence. While Scott has had supporting roles and bit parts in a number of feature films – including Walking Tall (2004), Into the Blue (2005), The Kingdom (2007), and 12 Rounds (2009) – she has had a number of lead and recurring roles on television.

In 2001, she was cast as series regular Asha Barlow on the Fox science fiction series Dark Angel. In 2002, Scott was cast as Helena Kyle / Huntress on the WB television drama series Birds of Prey.

In 2004, she played the role of Allison on Joey in the unbroadcast pilot, and was replaced by Andrea Anders for the series.

She starred as Emily Sullivan for both seasons of the CBS series Jericho (2006—2009). She was also cast as series regular Mary in the first season (2015) of the Lifetime network's comedy-drama series UnREAL.

In 2013, she voiced the character Maria in the video game The Last of Us. She reprised her role in the 2020 sequel The Last of Us Part II. She had originally auditioned for the role of Tess before it went to Annie Wersching.

In 2019, Scott starred in the Netflix psychological thriller Secret Obsession, which was digitally released worldwide on July 18, 2019. In the same year, it was reported that Scott would reprise her role as Helena Kyle/Huntress in the Arrowverse crossover "Crisis on Infinite Earths". Scott appeared in a scene of Jumanji: The Next Level, although it was cut from the finished film.

Personal life

Scott was married to producer Anthony Rhulen from 2004 to 2008.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

References

1. "Ashley Scott". ashleyscott.com.
2. (June 12, 2004). "'JOEY' GETS CASTING CHANGE". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
3. Ng, Philiana. (November 7, 2013). "Lifetime's Shiri Appleby Drama Pilot Adds ''Jericho'' Alum". The Hollywood Reporter.
4. Saltzman, Marc. (June 3, 2012). "5 things you didn't know about 'The Last of Us'". ABC News.
5. Hawkins, Josh. (June 22, 2020). "The Last of Us Part 2 voice actors and cast". ShackNews.
6. MacLeish, Jessica. (July 19, 2019). "Yes, The Cast Of Secret Obsession Includes The Allstate Guy". Refinery29.
7. Nolfi, Joey. (July 8, 2019). "Brenda Song battles creepy stalker in Secret Obsession trailer".
8. Ausiello, Michael. "''Birds of Prey''{{'}}s Ashley Scott Will Bring Huntress to the Arrowverse 'Crisis'". TVLine Media, LLC..
9. (December 10, 2019). "What fun we had last night at the Jjumanji premiere. My little scene didn't make the final cut but the experience and the company was worth every second. So excited for the undoubted success of this film for @sevenbucksprod @therockofficial04 @hhgarcia41 ! Love seeing good things happen for good people".
10. (January 3, 2020). "And my scene lays on an editing room floor but the experience will live in my "Hart" forever.".
11. (September 11, 2015). "Ashley Scott Introduces Daughter Iyla Vue: 'I Just Love' Her Unique Name". [[People (magazine).
12. "Canadagraphs on Instagram: "Ashley Scott on set of The Flash filming a scene as The Huntress for the massive Crisis On Infinite Earths cross over yesterday in Burnaby,…"".