Alésia Toyoko Glidewell (born December 8, 1978[1]) is an American video game actress, voice actress, model, and director who served as the base for Chell's face and body.[2]
Biography
Glidewell also served as the base for the original model of Left 4 Dead's Zoey, but she was replaced by Sonja Kinski when the characters' designs were changed (she is therefore not credited, although a picture of the model can be seen on her website). In the past, she performed the motion capture animations of another video game character, Alma Wade, for F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin.[2] She also has voiced several video game characters in Sly 2: Band of Thieves, Star Fox: Assault and Super Smash Bros. Brawl.[1]
Glidewell is of Brazilian and Japanese descent (her father is Brazilian American and her mother is Japanese). She speaks fluent Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, is an animal lover,[1] and a science fiction fan.[1] She is also the owner of a small film production company, Snagbuddy Films.[2][3] In 2008 she relocated from Seattle to Los Angeles where she currently resides.[2]
Works
Reference shot of Alésia as Chell, with orange jumpsuit and ASHPD placeholder.
Video game
Motion capture actress
- Portal (2007)
- Condemned 2: Bloodshot (2008)
- F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin (2009)
- Portal 2 (2011)
Voice actress
- Sly 2: Band of Thieves (2004)
- The Matrix Online (2005)
- Star Fox: Assault (2005)
- Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008)
Film
Actress
- Commercial (2004)
- Turnaround (2005)
- Gloria Jesus (2010)
Director
- First Date (2008)
- Look at Me (2010)
Misc.
- Snow Day, Bloody Snow Day (2005) (second assistant camera)
- Turnaround (2005) (second assistant camera)
- Elliot's Wake (2007) (production designer)
- The Ballad of Mary Jo (2007) (assistant camera)
- Tanner Hall (2009) (thanks)
- Nothing Special (2010) (director assistant; extras casting)
- Storage (2010) (unit production manager)
Gallery
References
External links
- Snagbuddy Films - official website of her film production company
Alésia Glidewell on Facebook- Alésia Glidewell at the Internet Movie Database
- Alésia Glidewell on MobyGames
 Real-World subjects | |
|---|---|
| Companies | Gearbox Software • Junction Point Studios • Valve Corporation |
| Production staff | Artists • Character models • Composers • Voice actors • Writers • Other |
| Software | Achievements • Compilations • Demos • Games (Half-Life • Multiplayer • Non-canon • Portal • Third-party) • Game Engines • HL HD Pack • Mods |
| Other Media | ApertureScience.com • Books (Lab Rat • Raising the Bar) • Fan content (Films • Games • Mods • Series) • Films • Merchandise • Preliminary Findings • Soundtracks (Songs • Composers) • The Final Hours (Half-Life • Half-Life 2 • Half-Life: Alyx • Portal 2) |
| Cut content | Prospero • Half-Life Alpha • Half-Life 2 Beta • Half-Life 2: Episode Three • Half-Life 2: Episode Four |
| Misc. | Canon • Development (Commentary • Half-Life 2 • Portal • Next Half-Life game) • Mr. Valve • Retcons |