Carolina Ravassa (born 15 June 1985) is a Colombian actress. A performing arts graduate from Boston College and New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts,[1] 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 Overwatch and Raze in VALORANT. She also voices Carolina Grant-Gomez in the Disney Channel animated series Hamster & Gretel.
Carolina Ravassa | |
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 Carolina Ravassa at the Supanova in Sydney in July 2017 | |
| Born | 15 June 1985 Cali, Colombia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Known for | Voice of Sombra in Overwatch, voice of Raze in Valorant |
| Website | carolinaravassa |
Life and career
editRavassa grew up in several countries, spending her childhood between Colombia 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 The Sound of Music in which she played Gretel.[2] She studied in Spain and Italy, and was then inspired by the power of socio-political change through Theatre of the Oppressed with Augusto Boal in Brazil.[1] She was educated at Boston College, receiving her Theatre Arts degree, as well as undergoing a year of acting for film/TV at the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts.[1]
In 2010, Ravassa made an appearance in the Disney film Step Up 3D where she starred as the character Kristin. In 2014 she appeared in two episodes of Showtime's The Affair as Jules.[3] Ravassa has also done work as a voice actress. Her video game appearances include her role as Taliana Martinez from the game Grand Theft Auto V in 2013,[4] and her well known portrayal of Sombra from Blizzard's 2016 game Overwatch.[5]
Ravassa also produces and stars in the webseries Hispanglo-Saxon, where she explores her life as a white Latina in New York.[6]
Outside acting, Ravassa is also an accomplished dancer, being particularly drawn to salsa dancing.[3]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Inside the Mind of Etta Netterman | Etta Netterman | Short film |
| 2009 | Nueva York | Colombian Wife | Short film |
| 2010 | Step Up 3D | Kristin | |
| 2010 | Love Between the Lines | Julie | Short film |
| 2011 | I Am Julia | Diana Castillo | Short film |
| 2011 | 5ive: Thirty One (5:31) | Ada B. Rubia | Short film |
| 2012 | Maybe Tomorrow | Kiah Mendoza | |
| 2013 | Follow The Leader | Ashley | Short film |
| 2014 | The Re-Gift | Vanessa | Short film |
| 2014 | 5 | Emily Richards | |
| 2014 | The Affair | Jules | Recurring role (2 episodes) |
| 2015 | Brasilia: City of the Future | Carolina | Short film |
| 2015 | Millie and the Lords | Lucy | |
| 2016 | Overwatch: Infiltration | Sombra (voice) | Short film |
| 2018 | El Gallo | Sonia | |
| 2018 | Saint Nicholas | Iris | |
| 2020 | The Happy Side | Carla | Short film |
Television
edit| Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Alternatino | Zumba Dancer | Episode: "Perfecting the Automated Voice" |
| 2015–2020 | Hispanglosaxon | Multiple Roles | Lead role (21 episodes) |
| 2017 | Dopamine | Alice | Recurring role |
| 2017 | Mr. Robot | Woman | Episode: "eps3.8_stage3.torrent" |
| 2017 | LaGolda | LaGolda (voice) | Miniseries |
| 2018 | Suspense | Corporal Haedo | Episode: "Pioneer" |
| 2019 | Big City Greens | Female Hygienist (voice) | Episode: "Hurty Tooth" |
| 2019–2021 | Victor and Valentino | Itzel, various voices (voice) | 11 episodes[7] |
| 2019 | The Loud House | Ana Ronalda (voice) | Episode: "No Show with the Casagrandes"[7] |
| 2020 | Power Players | Cleo Leball (voice) | Recurring role[7] |
| 2020 | Onyx Equinox | Zyanya (voice) | Main role |
| 2021 | Baby Shark's Big Show! | Mariana, Becky (voice) | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | Maya and the Three | Barbarian Princess (voice) | 4 episodes[7] |
| 2021–2022 | The Casagrandes | Principal Valenzuela, Girl #3 (voice) | Recurring role |
| 2021 | Ridley Jones | Mother Penguin (voice) | 2 episodes[7] |
| 2022 | Big Nate | Veronica (voice) | Episode: "Wilderness Warriors" |
| 2022–present | Hamster & Gretel | Carolina Grant-Gomez (voice) | Main role[7] |
| 2022 | Spidey and His Amazing Friends | Corn Dog Vendor (voice) | Episode: "Too Much Fun" |
| 2022 | Backwards Faces | - | Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Royal Crackers | The Traveler (voice) | Episode: "Casa de Darby" |
| 2023 | What If...? | Queen Isabella of Spain (voice) | Episode: "What If... Kahhori Reshaped the World?" |
Video games
edit| Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Max Payne 3 | The Local Population | Uncredited |
| 2013 | Grand Theft Auto V | Taliana Martinez | [7] |
| 2016 | Overwatch | Sombra | [7] |
| 2018 | Just Cause 4 | People of Solis | [7] |
| 2020 | Valorant | Raze | [7] |
| 2020 | Marvel's Avengers | Additional voices | |
| 2020 | Cyberpunk 2077 | Additional voices | |
| 2020 | Legends of Runeterra | Ixtali Sentinel, Giselle | |
| 2021 | Far Cry 6 | VO | |
| 2022 | Shatterline | Brisa | |
| 2022 | Overwatch 2 | Sombra | |
| 2023 | Dead Island 2 | Carla |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Carolina Ravassa Bio". Carolina Ravasso. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ Anna Cherry (9 September 2015). "Colombian-American Actress Carolina Ravassa On Being "Too White"". HipLatina. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ a b Gornoblonde (22 December 2014). "Rising Starlet: Carolina Ravassa". Gornoblonde. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ TreeFitty (2015). "GTA 5 Characters". Simon ‘Psy’ Elliot and iGTA5. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ Maleok (1 February 2017). "Interview with the voice of Sombra: Carolina Ravassa". Maleok. Archived from the original on 12 November 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Hispanglo-Saxon". Carolina Ravasso. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Carolina Ravassa (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 28 December 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.