Lisa Foiles

Career

Foiles was one of the new cast members introduced as part of the 2002 revival of All That, a Nickelodeon sketch comedy show. She appeared on the program for four seasons, until its eventual cancellation in 2005. During this period, she made several appearances on numerous other television series, most notably Even Stevens. In 2003, she guest-starred in "If Boys Were Girls", an episode of the fourth season of Malcolm in the Middle, where she portrayed Mallory, a female version of the titular character (portrayed by Frankie Muniz). Foiles subsequently took a break from acting to complete "college writing courses", with a focus on graphic design and video games.

In 2009, Foiles began writing articles on gaming website Kotaku. She later credited her love of video games with "absolutely [changing] my life", and said many of the acting roles she subsequently received were a direct result of her involvement with the gaming industry. She returned to acting in 2010, portraying 'Trina' in an episode of the American television series Leverage. That same year, she began a career in video game journalism, appearing several times on The Angry Joe Show. She was also the production and graphic designer of several books released by Hungry Girl, two of which entered The New York Times Best Seller list. During this time she also began working with the indie video game company Soma Games as a writer for their new games. In 2011, she appeared in the Disney Digital Network 6-episode miniseries The Street Fighter, and in the game-themed movie Your Friends Close, which was eventually released in 2013. She provided a voice in the Xbox Live Arcade game Ms. Splosion Man (2011).

The following year saw Foiles appear in the Adventures of the League of STEAM episode "Tall Tails", as well as an episode of SMBC Theater, and in the Cracked.com skit "If Movie Hackers Were More Like IT Guys". She starred in the pilot episode of A.J. LoCascio's Spike TV series Yesterday Tonight, a show based on the popular culture of the 1980s and '90s, and appeared as Princess Zelda in The Game Station's live action adaptation of The Legend of Zelda, in the episode "A Fistful of Rupees". Foiles was also a model in the "Girls of Geek" calendar, the proceeds of which were donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. She hosted The Escapist magazine's Top 5 with Lisa Foiles feature, which was published through MSN TV from 2012 until the publisher's closure in 2014. From 2013, she co-hosted a podcast entitled "4RunnersUp", which acted as a companion piece to Top 5. The podcast ran for 18 episodes. She appeared in IGN's 2013 video parody of Macklemore's "Thrift Shop", and voiced a character in the 2013 video game LocoCycle.

Her presenting career began in 2014, as part of the editorial team for GameSpot's coverage of the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2014, which led to her becoming the host of a regular feature on GameSpot's website, Analog. She began hosting the Ultimate Fighting Championship web series UFC Minute in the summer of 2014. She provides the voice of 'Jocelyn the Intern' on ScrewAttack's The Desk of Death Battle web series, which premiered in 2015. She would continue the role 6 years later in Death Battle and its side series DBX, where she is now a co-host in the latter. In 2016, Foiles reunited with her All That colleagues for the relaunch of Nickelodeon's programming block The Splat. She has made frequent appearances at the L.A. Comic Con, formerly known as Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo. The 2015 version of the event saw an extensive reunion of the All That cast. She portrayed Lara Croft in a live action music video for Irish musician Gavin Dunne's 2018 song "Edge of the World". Foiles additionally created the video game website Load Save Point, consisting of game reviews, articles, and videos featuring herself. In 2020, Foiles also became the author of the young adult novel Ash Ridley and the Phoenix.

In 2024, Foiles joined the heavy metal band Von Boldt and currently performs backing vocals for them.

Personal life

Foiles is married to producer Shawn Cloninger, and currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada. She gave birth to her first child, a daughter in September 2016, and a son in November 2018.

Filmography

Web

Awards and nominations

• Young Artist Awards !Ref. |- !scope="row"|2003 | Lisa Foiles |Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actress | |- !scope="row"|2005 |All That cast ||Outstanding Young Ensemble Performers in a TV Series | |}

• Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards |- !scope="row"|2004 | All That |Favorite TV Show | |}

References

References

1. (January 15, 2002). "Nickelodeon's Hit Sketch Comedy Series 'All That' Premieres for a Seventh Season with an All-New Cast and a Brand New Celebrity Host Format on Saturday". [[Viacom Media Networks]].
2. Huerta, Heidi. (May 21, 2015). "Nickelodeon's 'All That' Cast: Where Are They Now?". [[Viacom (2005–present).
3. (January 31, 2012). "Lisa Foiles Bio". [[Univision Communications]].
4. (February 9, 2003). "Watch Malcolm in the Middle Season 4 Episode 10: If Boys Were Girls on FOX (2003)". [[TV Guide]].
5. Foiles, Lisa. (July 3, 2012). "Kicking Off Kotaku Presents: Lisa Foiles". [[Univision Communications]].
6. Foiles, Lisa. (July 22, 2011). "How Video Games Changed Me". [[Univision Communications]].
7. (July 11, 2010). "The Double-Blind Job: Leverage". [[Apple Inc.]].
8. (October 12, 2010). "Angry Joe & Lisa Foiles at E3 2010!". [[Internet Archive]].
9. (28 October 2010). "Whats up with Soma Games".
10. Foiles, Lisa. (December 16, 2011). "I'm an Actor, I'm a Gamer. But I'm No Street Fighter". [[Univision Communications]].
11. Tan, Maurice. (June 30, 2011). "Yahtzee joins 'Your Friends Close' game-themed movie". [[Destructoid]].
12. "Your Friends Close {{!}} Film Review". [[Tiny Mix Tapes]].
13. {{YouTube. AXC9wK15f-0. Valentine's Day - SMBC Theater
14. Foiles, Lisa. (November 16, 2012). "Hey. That's me in a Cracked Sketch!".
15. LoCascio, A.J.. (February 6, 2018). "I'm rather fond of this old promo for 'Yesterday Tonight' the one-off pilot for a nostalgic talk show developed for Spike Digital.".
16. McFerran, Damien. (August 8, 2012). "The Wild West Meets Zelda In A Fist Full of Rupees". Nlife Media.
17. Catron, Emerald. (November 20, 2012). "See Lisa Foiles From 'All That' Then and Now". [[Townsquare Media]].
18. Moore, Raychul. (September 15, 2011). "Girls get geeky for new calendar". [[Got Game Entertainment]].
19. "Top 5 with Lisa Foiles Video Gallery". [[The Escapist (magazine).
20. "4RunnersUp". [[SoundCloud]].
21. Vactor, Justin. (January 20, 2013). "SR Geek Picks: Doctor Who vs Sherlock Holmes, Superman Artwork, Assassin's Creed Cosplay & More". [[Screen Rant]].
22. Carter, Chris. (November 18, 2013). "Review: LocoCycle (Xbox One)". [[Destructoid]].
23. GameSpot Staff. (June 8, 2014). "E3 2014 GameSpot Cast and Crew". [[CBS Interactive]].
24. (June 30, 2014). "3 Games to Play After Super Time Force - Analog with Lisa Foiles". [[Yahoo!]].
25. Kowal, Eric. (May 24, 2016). "UFC Minute Host Lisa Foiles Like You've Never Seen Before". mymmanews.com.
26. Longwell, Todd. (December 16, 2014). "StreamDaily » Archive » ScrewAttack readies for battle with new series". [[Brunico Communications]].
27. Waslasky, Casey. (April 26, 2016). "Remember Lisa Foiles from 'All That'? Just wait until you see what she's up to now!". [[AOL.com]].
28. Hughes, Mark. (June 4, 2013). "Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo Hits L.A. In November". [[Forbes]].
29. (November 3, 2015). "Watch this epic 'All That' cast reunion". Rappler Holdings Corporation.
30. Berman, Nat. (August 30, 2018). "This Live Action Tomb Raider Music Video Ft. Lisa Foiles". [[Tribune Digital Ventures]].
31. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yen12NCafk LISA WROTE A BOOK! - Ash Ridley and the Phoenix - Announcement]
32. https://vonboldt.bandcamp.com/music
33. https://www.threads.net/@lisafoiles
34. Foiles, Lisa. (September 21, 2016). "SURPRISE!!!!!! I had a baby.".
35. Foiles, Lisa. (December 25, 2018). "SURPRISE!!!!!! I had a baby ...again.".
36. "24th Annual Young Artist Awards". [[Young Artist Awards]].
37. "26th Annual Young Artist Awards". [[Young Artist Awards]].