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 Ballard at Animate! Columbus in 2024 | |
| Born | 1985 or 1986 (age 39–40) Paris, Texas, U.S. |
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| Education | Paris Junior College |
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| Years active | 2009–present |
Tia Ballard (born 1985 or 1986)[1] is an American voice actress and ADR director. Some of her notable roles areKusano inSekirei,Mizore Shirayuki inRosario + Vampire, Rin Ogata inRideback,Happy inFairy Tail,Eris inCat Planet Cuties, Nanami Momozono inKamisama Kiss, Kokomi Teruhashi inThe Disastrous Life of Saiki K.,Zero Two inDarling in the Franxx, Itsuki Nakano inThe Quintessential Quintuplets and Yashiro Nene inToilet-Bound Hanako-kun.[2]
Ballard was born and grew up inParis, Texas.[3][4][5] She developed an interest in voice acting when she attended a local anime convention, seeing the panel of voice actors, and learned thatFunimation was only two hours from her hometown. While attendingParis Junior College,[3] she was a participant in theDisney College Program, after which she changed her major to theatre.[4] Ballard graduated in 2006 with an associate degree in theatre and art.[3][6][7]
Ballard's first voice acting gig was at Funimation where she worked withMonica Rial.[4] She played Young Asim inDragonaut: The Resonance. She later had a larger role asRachel Calvin inLinebarrels of Iron.[3]
Outside of voice acting, Ballard has co-created aSuper Mario Bros.-themed online comic calledKoopasta.[8][9]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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| 2010 | Summer Wars | Kana Jinnouchi | [135] | |
| 2012 | Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos | Karina | [11] | |
| 2012 | Fafner in the Azure: Dead Aggressor: Heaven and Earth | Miwa Hino | [11] | |
| 2012 | Blood-C: The Last Dark | Hiro "Tsuki" Tsukiyama | [136] | |
| 2012 | Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo | Midori Kitakami | [137] | |
| 2013 | Shakugan no Shana: The Movie | Marianne | [11] | |
| 2013 | Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess | Happy | ||
| 2014 | One Piece Film: Z | Young Z | [11] | |
| 2015 | Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' | Marron | [11] | |
| 2016 | Escaflowne | Sora | [138] | |
| 2017 | Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry | Happy | [139] | |
| 2019 | One Piece: Stampede | Porche | [11] | |
| 2022 | The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie | Itsuki Nakano | [140] | |
| 2023 | Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King | Bell, Millie | [11] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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| 2010 | Comic Jumper: The Adventures of Captain Smiley | Geisha Puppets, Hent High Students, "I Love U" (Vocals) | [4][141] | |
| 2011 | Monster Tale | Priscilla | [4][11] | |
| 2012 | Borderlands 2 | Generic Female #3 | [11] | |
| 2015 | Dragon Ball Xenoverse | Time Patroller | [36] | |
| 2016 | Street Fighter V | Jianyu, Telephone Voice, Marlowe | [11] | |
| 2016 | Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 | Time Patroller | [11] | |
| 2017 | Orcs Must Die! Unchained | Ivy | [11] | |
| 2017 | Akiba's Beat | Riyu Momose | [11] | |
| 2018 | Them's Fightin' Herds | Velvet | [142] | |
| 2019 | Borderlands 3 | Killavolt Fangirl | [36] | |
| 2020 | Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot | Marron | [143] | |
| 2021 | Muv-Luv: Project Mikhail | Haruko Kashiwagi | [11] |
Tia Ballard, a sixth grader at Crockett Junior High, has been recognized by the Texas Education Agency for participating in the Rising Star Writing project in the spring. [...] The 11 year-old hopes to be an actress one day.
At least the dub was decent. Tia Ballard does a great job saying "Aye" a million times in a million ways as Happy.
Stars Tia Ballard (Eris) and Brittney Karbowski (Manami) give us an intimate look at their time recording Cat Planet Cuties. They discuss their time in the booth, their favorite moments, and autograph a special prize pack for one lucky fan.