Ashly Burch

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**Ashly Burch** (born June 19, 1990) is an American actress, voice actress, singer and writer. She is known for her roles as Aloy in *Horizon Zero Dawn* and *Horizon Forbidden West*, Tiny Tina in *Borderlands 2* and *Borderlands 3*, Miss Pauling in *Team Fortress 2*, the web series *Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin'?*, Chloe Price in *Life Is Strange*, Mayuri Shiina from *Steins;Gate*, Sasha Braus from *Attack on Titan*, Ray from *Fortnite*, Parvati Holcomb from *The Outer Worlds* and Ash Graven from *Final Space*.

Burch was a writer on Cartoon Network's *Adventure Time*, and her work in *Life Is Strange* and *Horizon Zero Dawn* won her the 2015 and 2017 Golden Joystick Awards for Best Performance. She was also the host of Geek & Sundry's *Unplugged* series.

## Early life

Burch grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, and has an older brother named Anthony. Her mother is an immigrant from Thailand. She credits her career path as a voice actress to playing *Metal Gear Solid* at age 12. Upon seeing voice actor David Hayter's name alongside that of the main characters, she looked him up and realized that there were actual people who voiced the characters, as she realized that was what she wanted to do as a career. She graduated from Occidental College in Los Angeles in 2012.

## Career

After starting *Hey Ash, Whatcha Playin'?*, Burch got her first voice acting role when her brother, Anthony Burch, was hired as a writer for *Borderlands 2* and he suggested she try out for Tiny Tina. For *Life Is Strange*, she was cast in the role of Chloe Price, after having also auditioned for the roles of Max Caulfield, Victoria Chase and Kate Marsh.

## Personal life

Burch dated *Must Come Down* co-star David Fetzer until his death by accidental overdose in 2012. She discussed this event as well as her own personal mental health issues during her appearance on Paul Gilmartin's *The Mental Illness Happy Hour* podcast and on Brian W. Foster's show *Between the Sheets* on *Critical Role'*s YouTube channel. She suffers from chronic anxiety and credits her love of video games to playing *Harvest Moon* as a child as it was the only thing able to calm her down. She has spoken several times about her anxiety and the positive impact video games had on it.

## References

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2. ↑ Hinkle, David (December 3, 2013). "Saints Row 4 'Hey Ash' DLC makes homies out of the Burch family". Joystiq. http://www.joystiq.com/2013/12/03/the-burchs-become-your-homies-in-saints-row-4-hey-ash-dlc/. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
3. ↑ "Ashly Burch is amazing as Tiny Tina in Borderlands 2". Destructoid. http://www.destructoid.com/ashly-burch-is-amazing-as-tiny-tina-in-borderlands-2-231163.phtml. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
4. ↑ "Internet superstar and 'Must Come Down' Actress Ashly Burch talks with OMBG! | Victoria TX Independent Film Festival". Vtxiff.com. March 23, 2013. http://www.vtxiff.com/internet-superstar-and-must-come-down-actress-ashly-burch-talks-with-ombg/. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
5. ↑ "Ashly Burch (Person)". Giant Bomb. http://www.giantbomb.com/ashly-burch/3040-102388/. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
6. ↑ "Ashly Burch". IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3950075/. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
7. ↑ GamerHubTV (June 24, 2013). "Actress Ashly Burch Talks Borderlands 2 Tiny Tina And Video Game Acting – Gamerhubtv". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXErsfVaOUw.
8. ↑ "Ashly Burch". Twitter. https://twitter.com/ashly\_burch. Retrieved June 3, 2015. Template:Primary source inline
9. ↑ Pendarvis, Jack (November 21, 2016). "The Place Where Jack Pendarvis has a "Blog": Waaaaahhhhhhhh!". http://jackpendarvis.blogspot.com/2016/11/waaaaahhhhhhhh.html.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Ashly Burch Wins for Best Performance at 2015 Golden Joystick Awards – AAALAVO". http://www.aaalavo.com/ashly-burch-nominated-for-best-performance-at-2015-golden-joystick-awards/.
11. ↑ "The 2017 Golden Joystick Awards winners have been revealed". https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gaming/news/2017-golden-joystick-awards-winners-have-revealed/.
12. ↑ "'Geek & Sundry' Brings Video Games To Life With 'Unplugged'". April 3, 2014. http://www.tubefilter.com/2014/04/03/geek-and-sundry-unplugged-gaming-web-series/.
13. ↑ Burch, Ashly (September 22, 2017). "Thank you @SenJohnMcCain for opposing the #GrahamCassidyBill. Phoenix is my hometown. Proud of your choice.". https://twitter.com/ashly\_burch/status/911293500540428288. Template:Primary source inline
14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Ashly Burch's Favourite Game". Kotaku. July 8, 2016. http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2016/07/08/ashly-burchs-favourite-game.
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "The strange life of video game voice actor Ashly Burch", *Engadget*.
16. ↑ Frankel, Todd C. (October 27, 2017). "In $25 billion video game industry, voice actors face broken vocal cords and low pay", *The Washington Post*.
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18. ↑ "The Boy in the Well", *ASHLY BURCH*.
19. ↑ "Episode 115: Ashly Burch", *Mental Illness Happy Hour*.
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22. ↑ Alexander, Julia (December 15, 2015). "Ashly Burch talks stepping into the director's chair and dealing with anxiety". https://www.polygon.com/2015/12/15/10220118/ashly-burch-talks-stepping-into-the-directors-chair-and-dealing-with.
23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 "Resume – Ashly Burch". August 26, 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160826232449/http://www.ashlyburch.com/resume.html.
24. ↑ "New Awesomenaut Ayla voiced by Ashly Burch". https://www.destructoid.com/new-awesomenaut-ayla-voiced-by-ashly-burch-254541.phtml.
25. ↑ Amini, Tina. "Tiny Tina's Racism Reference in the New Borderlands 2 DLC [Update]", *Kotaku*.
26. ↑ "Let's Talk to Ashly Burch", *BruisedThumbs*.
27. ↑ "Ashly Burch". https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story\_fbid=289183204571597&id=425788337456505. Template:Primary source inline
28. ↑ "Saints Row 4 'Hey Ash' DLC makes homies out of the Burch family". https://www.engadget.com/2013/12/03/the-burchs-become-your-homies-in-saints-row-4-hey-ash-dlc/.
29. ↑ Burch, Ashly (June 30, 2014). "Very excited to announce that I will be in Persona Q!". https://twitter.com/ashly\_burch/status/483756397264248832?lang=en. Template:Primary source inline
30. ↑ Burch, Ashly (June 17, 2014). "Some of ya'll have already guessed it, but I am indeed Ms. Pauling in the new TF2 short!". https://twitter.com/ashly\_burch/status/479055810211770369. Template:Primary source inline
31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 31.5 31.6 31.7 31.8 31.9 "Ashly Burch | Behind The Voice Actors". http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Ashly-Burch/. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources
32. ↑ "Ashly Burch Talks Borderlands The Pre Sequel". http://gamerhub.tv/article/6187/ashly-burch-talks-borderlands-the-pre-sequel.
33. ↑ "Ashly Burch plays a giant rapping mouse in Gravity Ghost". https://www.destructoid.com/ashly-burch-plays-a-giant-rapping-mouse-in-gravity-ghost-286562.phtml.
34. ↑ Frank, Allegra (June 14, 2017). "Life is Strange: Before the Storm got a lot of help from exiting voice actor Ashly Burch". https://www.polygon.com/e3/2017/6/14/15798050/life-is-strange-before-the-storm-ashly-burch-voice-actor.
35. ↑ GameZone. "Meet the cast of There Came an Echo".
36. ↑ Burch, Ashly (April 14, 2015). "Hey y'all like video games Mortal Kombat X is out today and who's that Cassie Cage the lady that voices her must be pretty all right". https://twitter.com/ashly\_burch/status/588021276318560257?lang=en. Template:Primary source inline
37. ↑ Burch, Ashly (July 9, 2015). "I'm also in The Magic Circle! But apart from that it's just a really good game.". https://twitter.com/ashly\_burch/status/619220945711009792?lang=en. Template:Primary source inline
38. ↑ "Yu and Rise Get English Character Trailers for Persona 4: Dancing All Night". July 8, 2015. http://nichegamer.com/2015/07/08/yu-and-rise-get-english-character-trailers-for-persona-4-dancing-all-night/.
39. ↑ "Fallout 4 Archives – Shall We Play a Game?". http://shallweshow.com/tag/fallout-4/.
40. ↑ Makuch, Eddie (January 26, 2016). "PSA: Rise of the Tomb Raider's First Story Expansion Out Now". https://www.gamespot.com/articles/psa-rise-of-the-tomb-raiders-first-story-expansion/1100-6434166/.
41. ↑ "Ashly Burch Is "The First Canonical Voice of New Ms. Marvel" in LEGO Marvel's Avengers Game". https://www.themarysue.com/ashly-burch-ms-marvel/.
42. ↑ Burch, Ashly (June 6, 2016). "Super excited to be part of Minecraft Story Mode! Find me in episode six :O". https://twitter.com/ashly\_burch/status/739985172192333825?lang=en. Template:Primary source inline
43. ↑ "'Horizon Zero Dawn' Star on Her Voice Acting Heroes and Playing Aloy", *Glixel*.
44. ↑ Burch, Ashly (April 19, 2017). "Yo! @telltalegames' Guardians of the Galaxy is out and I play Nebula! Stop being mean to my dad!". https://twitter.com/ashly\_burch/status/854856881331765250?lang=en. Template:Primary source inline
45. ↑ "Pit People VO Spotlight: Ashly Burch". http://blog.thebehemoth.com/2017/05/16/pit-people-vo-spotlight-ashly-burch/. Retrieved June 10, 2017.
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47. ↑ "So delighted to announce that I play Ray in Fortnite!". July 27, 2017. https://twitter.com/ashly\_burch/status/889870562591375362?lang=en. Template:Primary source inline
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50. ↑ "Farewell – Behind the Scenes". March 11, 2018. http://lifeisstrange-blog.tumblr.com/post/168049347750/farewell-behind-the-scenes.
51. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHWncvFIH2M&t=14m30s
52. ↑ "Meet Sam Hill, your sorta friendly guide to the Underworld, played by @ashly\_burch". April 28, 2019. https://twitter.com/AfterpartyGame/status/1122578383110492160.
53. ↑ "CREDIT | TEPPEN -Official Site-". https://teppenthegame.com/credit.html. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
54. ↑ Good, Owen (April 14, 2019). "Borderlands 3 brings back Ashly Burch in her first big role". *Polygon*. https://www.polygon.com/2019/4/14/18310466/borderlands-3-voice-actors-tiny-tina-ashly-burch-ps4-xbox-one-pc. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
55. ↑ Wilde, Thomas (September 19, 2018). "[Hands-On Preview ‘The Blackout Club’ Could Be The Next Great Co-Op Horror Game"]. *Bloody Disgusting*. https://bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/3522167/hands-preview-blackout-club-next-great-co-op-horror-game/. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
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62. ↑ "Metal Gear Solid by Ashly and Anthony Burch". https://bossfightbooks.com/products/metal-gear-solid-by-ashly-and-anthony-burch.
63. ↑ "Cast & Crew – Must Come Down". http://mustcomedownmovie.com/cast-crew/.
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70. ↑ "Funimation Announces 2nd Round of Attack on Titan Dub Cast", *Anime News Network*.
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76. ↑ "Here are your 2017 Golden Joystick Award winners", *pcgamer*.
77. ↑ "Game of the Year 2017: The Winners, As Voted By You". https://blog.us.playstation.com/2018/01/11/game-of-the-year-2017-the-winners-as-voted-by-you/.
78. ↑ "Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice at forefront of BAFTA Games Awards nominations", *MCV*.
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