Carolina Ravassa (born 15 June 1985 in

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, Colombia) is a Colombian actress and producer. A

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graduate from

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and

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, Ravassa is best known outside of Colombia for her voice over work in television series and video games, most notably Sombra from the video game ''

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'' and Raze in ''

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''.

Life and career

Ravassa grew up in several countries, spending her childhood between

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and the US, and is therefore fluent in 4 languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian. She was interested in acting from a young age and her first role was in a local production of ''

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'' in which she played Gretel. She studied in Spain and Italy, and was then inspired by the power of socio-political change through

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with

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in Brazil. She was educated at

, receiving her Theatre Arts degree, as well as undergoing a year of acting for film/TV at the

. In 2010, Ravassa made an appearance in the Disney film ''

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'' where she starred as the character Kristin. In 2014 she appeared in two episodes of Showtime's '' The Affair'' as Jules. Ravassa has also done work as a voice actress. Her video game appearances include her role as Taliana Martinez from the game ''

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'' in 2013, and her well known portrayal of Sombra from

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's 2016 game ''

''. Ravassa also produces and stars in her One-Woman-Webseries ''Hispanglo-Saxon'' where she explores her life as a white Latina in New York. As well as acting and voice acting, Ravassa is also an accomplished dancer, being particularly drawn to salsa dancing.

Filmography

Video games

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ravassa, Carolina 1985 births Living people Actresses from Cali Boston College alumni Colombian film actresses Colombian producers Colombian television actresses Colombian video game actresses Colombian voice actresses 21st-century Colombian actresses Colombian actors