Ashleigh Ball

Ashleigh Ball
Ashleigh Ball performing with Hey Ocean!
Born	Ashleigh Adele Ball March 31, 1983 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Alma mater	Canadian College of Performing Arts[1]
Occupation	Voice actress, musician
Years active	1987–present
Notable work	A Brony Tale,[1] My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic as Applejack and Rainbow Dash
Musical career
Genres	Pop, rock
Instruments	Vocals, flute
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Nettwerk, Universal Music
Associated acts	Hey Ocean!

Ashleigh Adele Ball^[2] (born March 31, 1983)^[3][4] is a Canadian voice actress and musician, known for singing in the rock band Hey Ocean!, as well as voicing characters in several toyetic movies and television series, notably the Barbie film series, Littlest Pet Shop, and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.^[5] She is the subject of the documentary A Brony Tale directed by Brent Hodge, which follows her through her first interactions with the Brony community at BronyCon 2012.^[6]

Career

A Brony Tale film poster, featuring Ball.

Ball has found a fan following through her band Hey Ocean! and through bronies, the male 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.^[7] Ball has been to several brony conventions, including BronyCon and Bay Area Brony Spectacular as a Guest of Honor. Ball stated in her documentary A Brony Tale, 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."

Filmography

Anime

List of voice performances in anime

Year	Series	Role	Notes	Source
2005	Starship Operators	Sanri Wakana		[8]
2006	Shakugan no Shana	Yukari Hirai		[8]
2007	Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage	Hansel
2009	Nana	Reira Serizawa

Animation

List of voice performances in animated series

Year	Series	Role	Notes	Source
2003–present	LeapFrog	Tad
2005–2014	Johnny Test	Mary Test, Sissy, others		[8]
2005–2006	Mix Master	Mary, Buma and others		[8]
2005–2006	Bratz	Kirstee		[8]
2007	Jibber Jabber	Jabber
2007	Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy	Morris Moony
2007–08	Care Bears: Adventures in Care-a-lot	Oopsy Bear	2 seasons
2007–08	Edgar & Ellen	Stephanie, Miles, others		[8][9]
2009	Cosmic Quantum Ray	Alison
2009–11	Dinosaur Train	Gilbert Troodon, Lorraine Lambeosaurus
2009	Iron Man: Armored Adventures	Black Widow / Natasha Romanoff		[8]
2010–13	Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures	Plum Pudding
2010–present	My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic	Applejack, Rainbow Dash, others		[8][10]
2011–12	Voltron Force	Allura
2012	Action Dad	Mick Ramsey, others		[8]
2012–present	Littlest Pet Shop	Blythe Baxter, Hubble, Baa Baa Lou, others		[8]
2013–present	Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures	Pinky, Spheria Suprema, others		[8]
2014-present	LoliRock	Talia		[11] [12]
2015	Lego Elves	Emily, Aira, Mrs. Jones, Skyra	Ep: "Unite the Magic". Also performed song "Elves Lullaby"	[13]
2015	Dinotrux	Skya
2015–present	The Deep	Fontaine Nekton
2016–present	Ready Jet Go!	Jet Propulsion, Man in the Moon	MitM in episode 8a "More Than One Moon" 29 February 2016	[14]

Films

List of voice performances in direct-to-video and television films and specials

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2005	Action Man: X Missions the Movie	Operator Voice		[8]
2006	Barbie Diaries, TheThe Barbie Diaries	The DJ		[8]
2006	Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses	Hadley, Isla		[8]
2006	A Very Fairy Christmas	Jessica Smith, Tim Lewis
2007	Bratz Fashion Pixiez	Sasha		[8]
2007	Care Bears: Oopsy Does It!	Oopsy Bear
2007	Betsy Bubblegum's Journey Through Yummi-Land	Cara Caramel		[8]
2008	Bratz Girlz Really Rock	Kirstee		[8]
2008	Death Note	Shiori Akino	Live-action dub. Limited theatrical release in North America.	[8]
2008	Edison and Leo	Robot Children
2009	Barbie Presents: Thumbelina	Violet		[8]
2009	The Strawberry Shortcake Movie: Sky's the Limit	Plum Pudding, Berrykin #2		[8]
2010	Strawberry Shortcake: The Berryfest Princess Movie	Plum Pudding, Berrykin #2		[8]
2010	Bratz: Pampered Pets	Celia, Little Joanie		[8]
2010	Care Bears: The Giving Festival	Oopsy Bear
2011	Thor: Tales of Asgard	Additional Voices		[15]
2012	Barbie in A Mermaid Tale 2	Kylie Morgan, Reporter		[8]
2012	Barbie: The Princess and the Popstar	Popstar Keira		[8]
2013	My Little Pony: Equestria Girls	Applejack, Rainbow Dash	Limited theatrical release	[8]
2014	Heavenly Sword	Kai	Limited theatrical release	[8]
2014	Barbie and the Secret Door	Nori		[8]
2014	My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Rainbow Rocks	Applejack, Rainbow Dash	Limited theatrical release	[8]
2015	My Little Pony: Equestria Girls – Friendship Games	Applejack, Rainbow Dash	Limited theatrical release in Europe	[8]

Video games

List of performances in video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2012	My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic	Applejack, Rainbow Dash

Live-action

List of live-action acting performances in television and film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2014	A Brony Tale	Herself	Documentary	[16]

References

1. Mike Devlin. "Morgan Spurlock gives local filmmaker huge boost". Times Colonist. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
2. References to confirm middle name:
   * Ashleigh Ball. "ashleigh adele ball (@ashperson) • Instagram photos and videos". Instagram. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
   * "Ashleigh Ball on solemnly swearing to vote #InAdvance". Turn Up YVR. October 2, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
   * "Big Blue Wave Lyrics". Lyrics.net. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
3. Birthday posts from Hey Ocean:
   • "Happy Birthday Ashleigh Ball!". Love Hey Ocean!. March 31, 2010. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
   • Hey Ocean! [heyoceanband] (March 31, 2010). "Happy birthday ashleigh ball!!" (Tweet). Retrieved December 8, 2015.
4. Furminger, Sabrina (April 30, 2014). "REEL PEOPLE: The trouble with Bronies". Westender. Vancouver. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
5. "Band Profiles: Hey Ocean, The Spades, Said the Whale, Summerlad, Three Days Grace, Corb Lund, Michael Bernard Fitzgerald, Face to Face, Fratellis". Postmedia News. June 19, 2008. Retrieved August 17, 2011.
6. "Brony: The Movie Official Trailer released". Everfree.net. Retrieved February 24, 2014.
7. Andrea Warner. "COVER/MUSIC: Hey Ocean’s Ashleigh Ball ‘reins’ over My Little Pony". Westender. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
8. "Behind The Voice Actors - Ashleigh Ball". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 10, 2015. Check mark indicates BTVA has verified the role using screen capture of closing credits and other methods.
9. Terrace 2008, p. 299
10. "Interview with Ashleigh Ball of 'My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic' - EW.com". ew.com. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
11. http://teamlolirock.tumblr.com/post/133994103918/lolirock-season-1-full-english-voice-cast-all
12. http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Ashleigh-Ball/
13. Lego (April 7, 2015). LEGO® Elves - New Episode 1 - Unite The Magic. YouTube. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
14. "Ready Jet Go! Credits". PBSkids.Org. Starring Jet ASHLEIGH BALL
15. "Behind The Voice Actors - Thor: Tales of Asgard". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
16. "BRONY: The Movie". YouTube. August 4, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2014.

Bibliography

• Terrace, Vincent (2008). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010 (2d ed.). McFarland. ISBN 9780786486410.

External links

• Hey Ocean!
• Ashleigh Ball at the Internet Movie Database
• Ashleigh Ball on Twitter