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Ally Maki
Ally Maki
	Maki in 2021
Born	Ally Maki Matsumura; December 29, 1986 (age 38); Kirkland, Washington, U.S.
Other names	Ally Matsumura
Occupations	Actress; model; singer;
Years active	2002–present
Children	1
	Musical career
Formerly of	The Valli Girls

Ally Maki Matsumura^[2] (born December 29, 1986),^[3]^[4] known professionally as Ally Maki, is an American actress and former musician. She portrayed Jess Kato in the TBS comedy series Wrecked and was the voice of Giggle McDimples in Toy Story 4.

Early life

Maki was born and raised in Kirkland, Washington.^[5] She has two older brothers.^[2]

Maki is a fourth-generation Japanese American, or Yonsei.^[5] Her grandmother was held in the Japanese internment camp at Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming during World War II.^[3]^[6] Her grandfather was a part of the 442nd Infantry Regiment, a unit consisting of primarily Japanese American soldiers.^[3] One of her great-grandparents was a sharecropper in Mountain View, California.^[5]

Career

Maki was scouted at 14 by a talent agent in Seattle. In 2001, she moved to a communal home for artists in Santa Clarita, California. From there, she was recruited by Columbia Records to form the girl band The Valli Girls, for whom she played the keytar.^[7] As part of her training, she took DJ lessons at Freakbeat Records.^[3]

Maki performed in the television film iCarly: iGo to Japan (2008) as well as many cameo appearances in films and television series such as Step Up 3D (2010) and The Big Bang Theory (2010). She had supporting roles in the comedy-drama films The Family Tree (2011) and Geography Club (2013).

From 2009 to 2010, Maki had a recurring role as Dawn in the comedy-drama series 10 Things I Hate About You. She made a guest appearance in a season 4 episode of the TV series Bones as Dr. Tanaka, a forensic specialist from Japan. Maki was in the final considerations to play the role of Alice in the 2012 drama film The Perks of Being a Wallflower, which eventually went to Erin Wilhelmi.^[8]

Between 2016 and 2018, she starred as Jess Kato in the TBS comedy series Wrecked.^[9] From 2018 to 2019, she had a recurring supporting role in Marvel's Cloak & Dagger on Freeform.

In 2018, Maki founded the Asian American Girl Club, a lifestyle and apparel brand.^[10]^[11]

Personal life

In April 2024, Maki revealed she is pregnant, expecting her first child with fiancé Travis Atreo.^[12] On August 1, 2024, she gave birth to a daughter.^[13]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	80's Ending	Japanese Girl	Short film
2003	Rogues	Choir
2010	Step Up 3D	Jenny
2010	The Prankster	Kassandra Yamaguchi
2011	Recess Court	Cassie	Short film
2011	The Family Tree	Shauna
2012	Beach Bar	Ireene Saki Zbeitnefski and Merbaby
2012	Music High	Ally
2013	Geography Club	Min
2013	Amelia's 25th	Ally
2019	Toy Story 4	Giggle McDimples (voice)	^[14]^[15]
2020	Lamp Life	Giggle McDimples (voice)	Short film^[15]
2021	Home Sweet Home Alone	Mei	^[16]
2022	Dealing With Dad	Margaret
2022	Doula	Katherine	^[17]
2023	Shortcomings	Miko	^[18]
2023	Seagrass	Judith	^[19]
TBA	5 Years Apart	Olivia	Post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	My Wife and Kids	Sasha	Episode: "Samba Story"
2003	ER	Missy	Episode: "No Strings Attached"
2003	That's So Raven	Student #2	Episode: "Campaign in the Neck"
2003	Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Japanese girl	Episode: "Chosen"
2007	Subs	Alexa Tanaka	Unsold FX pilot
2008	Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles	Student	Episode: "Queen's Gambit"
2008	Miss Guided	Michelle	Episode: "High School Musical"
2008	Privileged	Breckyn	Recurring role; 4 episodes
2008	iCarly: iGo to Japan	Kyoko	Television film
2009	Bones	Dr. Haru Tanaka	Episode: "The Girl in the Mask"
2009–2010	10 Things I Hate About You	Dawn	Recurring role; 16 episodes
2009	Greek	Hot Renaissance fair girl	Episode: "See You Next Time, Sisters!"
2010	The Big Bang Theory	Joyce Kim	Episode: "The Staircase Implementation"
2011	Workaholics	Brenanda	Episode: "We Be Ballin'"
2011	Franklin & Bash	Tonia	Guest role; 2 episodes
2012	Shake It Up	Keiko Ishizuka	Episode: "Made in Japan"
2012	Hot in Cleveland	Brooke	Episode: "Method Man"
2013	2 Broke Girls	June	Episode: "And the Girlfriend Experience"
2015	NCIS	Marie Manna	Episode: "Lockdown"
2016	New Girl	Kumiko	Episode: "No Girl"
2016–2018	Wrecked	Jess	Main role; 30 episodes^[20]
2017–2019	Dear White People	Ikumi	Recurring role; 5 episodes
2018–2019	Marvel's Cloak & Dagger	Mina Hess	Recurring role; 8 episodes^[21]
2018–2022	Robot Chicken	Wanda Li (voice)	2 episodes
2020	Into the Dark	Allison	Episode: "My Valentine"^[22]
2020–2023	The Owl House	Viney (voice)	Recurring role; 5 episodes
2021–present	Hit-Monkey	Haruka (voice)	Main role; 9 episodes^[23]
2023	The Big Door Prize	Hana	Main role^[24]
2024	Exploding Kittens	Greta Higgins	Main role; 9 episodes
2024	Universal Basic Guys	Andrea	Main role
2024	Dream Productions	Janelle Johnson (voice)	Recurring role; 4 episodes

Web series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2010	Crazy/Sexy/Awkward	Rosemary	Episode: "The Wingwoman"
2012	Company Car	Ally	Episode: "He Said She Said"

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	Beyond Blue	Ren	^[15]
2022	We Are OFK	Itsumi Saito, Anime Hero, Virtual Streamer	^[15]

References

^ "Instagram".
^ ^a ^b "Angry Reader of the Week: Ally Maki". Retrieved 2021-12-01.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Stiefel, Steven (2018-10-09). "Meet Wrecked actress Ally Maki and discover her favorite Valley haunts". Ventura Blvd. Archived from the original on 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
^ @allymaki (December 29, 2019). "1 year older. Thank you guys so much for the endless love it's because of all of you that I feel the strength and fire to keep pushing. 2019 was a year of momentous growth in all the tiniest places. To get to a place where I finally feel like I really WANT to be me. For anyone out there who feels out of their own skin drowning by pressures and standards that live inside and outside of yourself just know that I am excited for those cool lil moments when you see how beautifully awesome you are when you're just you. Love you all so much 💫🦋" – via Instagram.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Angry Reader of the Week: Ally Maki". Retrieved 2021-02-15.
^ Maki, Ally (2023-05-26). "Ally Maki: A Letter to My Grandma and the Women Who Paved the Way".
^ "So-Cal Teen Prodigies The Valli Girls Launch Pop-Rock Campaign". sony.com. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
^ Hickey, Timothy (June 22, 2017). "Five Things You Didn't Know about Ally Maki". TV Overmind. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 26, 2015). "TBS Deserted Island Comedy Pilot 'Wrecked' Sets Ensemble Cast". Deadline Hollywood.
^ Yaptangco, Ariana (2020-09-02). "At Ally Maki's Asian American Girl Club, All Are Welcome". Elle.com. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
^ "Ally Maki | The History at the Heart of It All". www.flaunt.com. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
^ Telling, Gillian (April 17, 2024). "Actress Ally Maki Is Pregnant, Expecting Her First Baby: 'There's No Hiding It Anymore' (Exclusive)". People Magazine. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
^ @allymaki (2024-08-01). "Charlie Rei 🎀 Our sweetest baby girl has forever changed our lives. ⁣She was born to her daddy's music with the gentlest little personality and a full head of hair. There's not enough words to capture our love for her. Our beautiful little baby owl, we love you beyond the stars". Retrieved 2024-12-13 – via Instagram.
^ Anderton, Ethan (March 19, 2019). "Meet The New 'Toy Story 4' Characters Voiced By Keanu Reeves, Christina Hendricks & Ally Maki". SlashFilm. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Ally Maki (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 15, 2024. 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.
^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (July 16, 2020). "Disney+ 'Home Alone' Reboot Adds Kenan Thompson, Ally Maki And Chris Parnell". Deadline. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ DeVore, Britta (May 11, 2022). "'Doula' Trailer Spotlights Troian Bellisario in Quirky Pregnancy Comedy From Executive Producer Chris Pine". Collider. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ Rubin, Rebecca (August 30, 2022). "Randall Park's Directorial Debut 'Shortcomings' to Star Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola and Ally Maki (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ Wells, V. S. (August 4, 2023). "BC filmmaker Meredith Hama-Brown to premiere debut feature at TIFF". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 27, 2015). "TBS Deserted Island Comedy Pilot 'Wrecked' Sets Ensemble Cast". Deadline. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ Agard, Chancellor (June 21, 2018). "Exclusive: 'Cloak & Dagger' first look finally reveals Ally Maki's brilliant character". EW.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (February 8, 2020). "'Into The Dark' Sets Britt Baron, Anna Lore, Benedict Samuel, Anna Akana For Valentine's Day-Themed Installment Of Horror Anthology". Deadline. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ "'Hit-Monkey' Premieres November 17 On Hulu". www.marvel.com. September 20, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ Petski, Denise (February 7, 2022). "'The Big Door Prize': Djouliet Amara, Ally Maki & Crystal Fox Round Out Series Regular Cast For Apple TV+ Comedy". Deadline. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

External links

Ally Maki at IMDb

[1] "Instagram".

[blog.angryasianman.com-2] "Angry Reader of the Week: Ally Maki". Retrieved 2021-12-01.

[:0-3] Stiefel, Steven (2018-10-09). "Meet Wrecked actress Ally Maki and discover her favorite Valley haunts". Ventura Blvd. Archived from the original on 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-03.

[4] @allymaki (December 29, 2019). "1 year older. Thank you guys so much for the endless love it's because of all of you that I feel the strength and fire to keep pushing. 2019 was a year of momentous growth in all the tiniest places. To get to a place where I finally feel like I really WANT to be me. For anyone out there who feels out of their own skin drowning by pressures and standards that live inside and outside of yourself just know that I am excited for those cool lil moments when you see how beautifully awesome you are when you're just you. Love you all so much 💫🦋" – via Instagram.

[:1-5] "Angry Reader of the Week: Ally Maki". Retrieved 2021-02-15.

[6] Maki, Ally (2023-05-26). "Ally Maki: A Letter to My Grandma and the Women Who Paved the Way".

[7] "So-Cal Teen Prodigies The Valli Girls Launch Pop-Rock Campaign". sony.com. Retrieved 2021-08-01.

[8] Hickey, Timothy (June 22, 2017). "Five Things You Didn't Know about Ally Maki". TV Overmind. Retrieved March 28, 2019.

[9] Andreeva, Nellie (January 26, 2015). "TBS Deserted Island Comedy Pilot 'Wrecked' Sets Ensemble Cast". Deadline Hollywood.

[10] Yaptangco, Ariana (2020-09-02). "At Ally Maki's Asian American Girl Club, All Are Welcome". Elle.com. Retrieved 2021-02-15.

[11] "Ally Maki | The History at the Heart of It All". www.flaunt.com. Retrieved 2024-01-11.

[12] Telling, Gillian (April 17, 2024). "Actress Ally Maki Is Pregnant, Expecting Her First Baby: 'There's No Hiding It Anymore' (Exclusive)". People Magazine. Retrieved May 18, 2024.

[13] @allymaki (2024-08-01). "Charlie Rei 🎀 Our sweetest baby girl has forever changed our lives. ⁣She was born to her daddy's music with the gentlest little personality and a full head of hair. There's not enough words to capture our love for her. Our beautiful little baby owl, we love you beyond the stars". Retrieved 2024-12-13 – via Instagram.

[14] Anderton, Ethan (March 19, 2019). "Meet The New 'Toy Story 4' Characters Voiced By Keanu Reeves, Christina Hendricks & Ally Maki". SlashFilm. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[btva-15] "Ally Maki (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 15, 2024. 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.

[16] Ramos, Dino-Ray (July 16, 2020). "Disney+ 'Home Alone' Reboot Adds Kenan Thompson, Ally Maki And Chris Parnell". Deadline. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[17] DeVore, Britta (May 11, 2022). "'Doula' Trailer Spotlights Troian Bellisario in Quirky Pregnancy Comedy From Executive Producer Chris Pine". Collider. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[18] Rubin, Rebecca (August 30, 2022). "Randall Park's Directorial Debut 'Shortcomings' to Star Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola and Ally Maki (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[19] Wells, V. S. (August 4, 2023). "BC filmmaker Meredith Hama-Brown to premiere debut feature at TIFF". The Georgia Straight. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[20] Andreeva, Nellie (January 27, 2015). "TBS Deserted Island Comedy Pilot 'Wrecked' Sets Ensemble Cast". Deadline. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[21] Agard, Chancellor (June 21, 2018). "Exclusive: 'Cloak & Dagger' first look finally reveals Ally Maki's brilliant character". EW.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[22] Ramos, Dino-Ray (February 8, 2020). "'Into The Dark' Sets Britt Baron, Anna Lore, Benedict Samuel, Anna Akana For Valentine's Day-Themed Installment Of Horror Anthology". Deadline. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[23] "'Hit-Monkey' Premieres November 17 On Hulu". www.marvel.com. September 20, 2021. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

[24] Petski, Denise (February 7, 2022). "'The Big Door Prize': Djouliet Amara, Ally Maki & Crystal Fox Round Out Series Regular Cast For Apple TV+ Comedy". Deadline. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

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PROFILPELAJAR.COM

Ally Maki

Early life

Career

Personal life

Filmography

Film

Television

Web series

Video games

References

External links

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