Ashleigh Adele Ball (born March 31, 1983) is a Canadian voice actress and musician, known for performing with the rock band
Hey Ocean!
Hey Ocean! is a Canadian indie alternative rock and synthpop band formed in 2004 in Vancouver. David Beckingham and Ashleigh Ball had been friends since grade 6, joining with David Vertesi in the 2000s to form the band. The band consists of Ashlei ...
, as well as voicing characters in several
toyetic Toyetic is a term referring to the suitability of a media property, such as a cartoon or movie, for merchandising tie-in lines of licensed toys, games and novelties. The term is attributed to Bernard Loomis, a toy development executive for Ken ...
movies and television series, notably the
''Barbie'' film series, ''
Bratz
Bratz is an American fashion doll and media franchise created by former Mattel employee Carter Bryant for MGA Entertainment which debuted in 2001.
The four original 10-inch (25 cm) dolls were released on May 21, 2001 — Yasmin, Cloe, Jade ...
'', ''
Johnny Test
''Johnny Test'' is an animated television series created by Scott Fellows, originally produced in the United States by Warner Bros. Animation and later produced in Canada by Cookie Jar Entertainment. It premiered on Kids' WB on September 17 ...
'', ''
Littlest Pet Shop
Littlest Pet Shop is a toy franchise and cartoon series owned by Hasbro. The original toy series was produced by Kenner in the early 1990s. An animated television series was made in 1995 by Sunbow Productions and Jean Chalopin Creativite et Devel ...
'', and ''
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic''. She is the subject of the documentary ''
A Brony Tale
''A Brony Tale'' (originally titled ''Brony'') is a 2014 Canadian-American documentary film directed by Brent Hodge. The film explores the brony phenomenon, the adult fan base of the children's animated show '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Ma ...
'' directed by
Brent Hodge, which follows her through her first interactions with the
brony
'' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' is an animated television series produced by Hasbro as part of the ''My Little Pony'' toy franchise, which is tied in with the 2010 relaunch of dolls and play sets and original programming for the Amer ...
community at BronyCon 2012.
Early life
Ball was born in
Vancouver
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
, British Columbia on March 31, 1983.
[References to confirm middle name:]
*
*
* [Birthday posts from Hey Ocean:
*
* ]
Career
Ball has found a fan following through her band
Hey Ocean!
Hey Ocean! is a Canadian indie alternative rock and synthpop band formed in 2004 in Vancouver. David Beckingham and Ashleigh Ball had been friends since grade 6, joining with David Vertesi in the 2000s to form the band. The band consists of Ashlei ...
and through
bronies
''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' is an animated television series produced by Hasbro as part of the ''My Little Pony'' toy franchise, which is tied in with the My Little Pony (2010 toyline), 2010 relaunch of dolls and play sets and orig ...
, the adult fans of the television show ''
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'', a show in which she voices and sings as two of the six main characters, Applejack and Rainbow Dash. Ball has been to several My Little Pony fan conventions, including
BronyCon
BronyCon was an annual fan convention held on the East Coast of the United States for fans of ''My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'', among them adult and teenage My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic fandom, bronies. Eleven events were held, with ...
and Everfree Northwest as a guest of honor. Ball stated in her documentary ''
A Brony Tale
''A Brony Tale'' (originally titled ''Brony'') is a 2014 Canadian-American documentary film directed by Brent Hodge. The film explores the brony phenomenon, the adult fan base of the children's animated show '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Ma ...
'', in which she is the main subject, "It's (My Little Pony) a really important part of a lot of these people's lives. So yeah, as long as My Little Ponies exist, there will be bronies."
On May 2, 2017, she released the music video "Crazy" and on June 2, released her debut solo EP ''Gold in You''.
Discography
Solo albums
* ''Gold in You'' (EP) (2017)
Filmography
Anime
Animation
Films
Video games
Live-action
References
Bibliography
*
External links
*
*
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ball, Ashleigh
1983 births
Living people
Actresses from Vancouver
Canadian film actresses
Canadian video game actresses
Canadian voice actresses
Musicians from Vancouver
Canadian indie pop musicians
21st-century Canadian actresses
21st-century Canadian women singers