Hedy Burress
Born	Heather Elizabeth Burress October 3, 1973 (1973-10-03) (age 36) Edwardsville, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1996–present

Hedy Burress (born October 3, 1973) is an American actress.

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Career 1.3 Personal life 2 Filmography 3 Voice acting roles 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

She was born Heather Elizabeth Burress in Edwardsville, Illinois, to teacher parents.^[1] She attended Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois, before relocating to Los Angeles, California, in 1995.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Personal life

Contrary to some reports, Burress was not named after actress Hedy Lamarr. Her father gave her the name as "Hedy" and the name, according to Heather, "stuck."^{[citation needed]}

Burress married Gary Fullerton, USMC in 2000; in July 2004, shortly after he and Burress had separated, Fullerton died in a jet crash.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] 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 film) (1999)
• Getting Personal (1999) - Melissa Parks
• Tick Tock (2000) - Anne
• A Friendship To Die For (2000) - Anne Avery
• 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
• He's Just Not That Into You (2009) - Laura
• What Happens in Encino (2009)- Wendy
• Elevator Girl (2009) (TV)- Tessa

[edit] 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
• Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions (2007) - Agrias Oaks
• Kingdom Hearts II (2006) - Yuna
• Project Sylpheed (2007) - Sandra Redbird
• Valkyria Chronicles (2008) - Rosie, Theme song vocalist

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Hedy Burress at the Internet Movie Database
• Hedy Burress at Allmovie