Tia Ballard

Tia Lynn Ballard (born May 11, 1986 in Paris, Texas) is an American actress, artist, comedian, writer and voice actress for FUNimation Entertainment and Seraphim Digital. Her notable roles include Yoshino in Date A Live, Happy in Fairy Tail, Mizore Shirayuki in Rosario + Vampire, Rin Ogata in Rideback, Kusano in Sekirei, Nanami Momozono in Kamisama Kiss and Zero Two in DARLING in the FRANXX.

Biography
Ballard grew up in Paris, Texas. She was inspired to get into voice acting when she attended an anime convention, seeing the panel of voice actors, and learned that FUNimation was only two hours from her hometown. In college, she was a participant in the Disney College Program, after which she changed her major to theatre. She completed an associate degree from Paris Junior College with an emphasis on Theatre and Art.

Ballard's first voice acting gig was at Funimation where she worked with Monica Rial. She played Young Asim in Dragonaut: The Resonance. She later had a larger role as Rachel Calvin in Linebarrels of Iron.

Outside of voice acting, Ballard has co-created a Super Mario Bros.-themed online comic called Koopasta.

Anime

 * Crayon Shin-chan (1992-present) - Additional Voices (FUNimation Dub)
 * B't X (1996) - B't J'Taime (Redub)
 * The Vision of Escaflowne (1996) - Varie Fanel (FUNimation Dub)
 * One Piece (1999-present) - Porche, Additional Voices (FUNimation Dub)
 * Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple (2006-2007) - Reo Usami (eps. 38-39), Additional Voices
 * Rosario + Vampire (2008) - Mizore Shirayuki
 * Rosario + Vampire Capu2 (2008) - Mizore Shirayuki
 * Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009-2011) - Little Girl (ep. 59), ZZTV Receptionist (ep. 83) , Pink-Haired Girl (ep. 85)
 * Fairy Tail (2009-present) - Happy
 * Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009-2010) - Shao May, Additional Voices
 * Dance in the Vampire Bund (2010) - Nero
 * Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt (2010) - Naked Girl with Dental Braces (ep. 4A), Additional Voices
 * Hyperdimension Neptunia (2013) - Peashy/Yellow Heart
 * Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters (2014-2015) - Marron, Additional Voices
 * Dragon Ball Super (2015-2018) - Marron, Cosmetics Vendor (ep. 1), Reporter (ep. 15) , Refugee (ep. 65)
 * Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (2017) - Iida (ep. 9), Additional Voices
 * Saga of Tanya the Evil (2017) - Mary Sue
 * Pop Team Epic (2018) - Korona Yuhi (ep. 5), Mr. Bunny A (ep. 5) , Crappy Subculture Girl (ep. 7) , Additional Voices

Anime Films

 * Evangelion 2.22 You Can (Not) Advance (2009) - Additional Voices
 * Summer Wars (2009) - Kana Jinnouchi
 * One Piece Film: Z (2012) - Young Z
 * Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013) - Marron
 * Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ (2015) - Marron