Lisa Renee Foiles Cloninger[2] (born September 29, 1986) is an American actress, presenter, video game journalist, model and author, who first came to prominence as a cast member of the Nickelodeon series All That.
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Born | Lisa Renee Foiles (1986-09-29) September 29, 1986 (age 35) Portland, Oregon, U.S.[1] |
Occupation | Actress, presenter, video game journalist, model, author |
Years active | 2001–present |
Spouse | Shawn Cloninger |
Children | 2 |
Website | www |
Foiles was one of the new cast members introduced as part of the 2002 revival of All That, a Nickelodeon-produced alternative to Saturday Night Live.[2] She appeared on the program for four seasons, until its eventual cancellation in 2005. During this period, she made several appearances on numerous other television series,[3] most notably Even Stevens.[4] In 2003, she guest-starred in "If Boys Were Girls", an episode of the fourth season of Malcolm in the Middle, where she portrayed Mallory, a female version of the titular character (portrayed by Frankie Muniz).[5] Foiles subsequently took a break from acting to complete "college writing courses", with a focus on graphic design and video games.[4]
In 2009, Foiles began writing articles on gaming website Kotaku.[6] She later credited her love of video games with "absolutely [changing] my life", and said many of the acting roles she subsequently received were a direct result of her involvement with the gaming industry.[7] She returned to acting in 2010, portraying 'Trina' in an episode of the American television series Leverage.[8] That same year, she began a career in video game journalism, appearing several times on The Angry Joe Show.[9] She was also the production and graphic designer of several books released by Hungry Girl, two of which entered The New York Times Best Seller list.[4] During this time she also began working with the indie video game company Soma Games as a writer for their new games.[10] In 2011, she appeared in the Disney Digital Network 6-episode miniseries The Street Fighter,[11] and in the game-themed movie Your Friends Close,[12] which was eventually released in 2013.[13] She provided a voice in the Xbox Live Arcade game Ms. Splosion Man (2011).[7]
The following year saw Foiles appear in the Adventures of the League of STEAM episode "Tall Tails", as well as an episode of SMBC Theater,[14] and in the Cracked.com skit "If Movie Hackers Were More Like IT Guys".[15] She starred in the pilot episode of A. J. Locascio's Spike TV series Yesterday Tonight, a show based on the popular culture of the 1980s and '90s,[16] and appeared as Princess Zelda in The Game Station's live action adaptation of The Legend of Zelda, in the episode "A Fistful of Rupees".[17] Foiles was also a model in the "Girls of Geek" calendar,[18] the proceeds of which were donated to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.[19] She hosted The Escapist magazine's Top 5 with Lisa Foiles feature, which was published through MSN TV from 2012 until the publisher's closure in 2014.[20] From 2013, she co-hosted a podcast entitled "4RunnersUp", which acted as a companion piece to Top 5. The podcast ran for 18 episodes.[21] She appeared in IGN's 2013 video parody of Macklemore's "Thrift Shop",[22] and voiced a character in the 2013 video game LocoCycle.[23]
Her presenting career began in 2014, as part of the editorial team for GameSpot's coverage of the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2014,[24] which led to her becoming the host of a regular feature on GameSpot's website, Analog.[25] She began hosting the Ultimate Fighting Championship web series UFC Minute in the summer of 2014.[1] She provides the voice of 'Jocelyn the Intern' on ScrewAttack's The Desk of Death Battle web series, which premiered in 2015.[26] She would continue the role 6 years later in Death Battle and its side series DBX, where she is now a co-host in the latter. In 2016, Foiles reunited with her All That colleagues for the relaunch of Nickelodeon's programming block The Splat.[27] She has made frequent appearances at the L.A. Comic Con, formerly known as Stan Lee's Comikaze Expo.[28] The 2015 version of the event saw an extensive reunion of the All That cast.[29] She portrayed Lara Croft in a live action music video for Irish musician Gavin Dunne's 2018 song "Edge of the World".[30] Foiles additionally created the video game website Load Save Point, consisting of game reviews, articles, and videos featuring herself.[3] In 2020, Foiles also became the author of the young adult novel Ash Ridley and the Phoenix.[31]
Foiles is married to producer Shawn Cloninger, and currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada. She gave birth to her first child, a daughter in September 2016,[32] and a son in November 2018.[33]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Even Stevens | Carla | 2 episodes |
2002 | The Master of Disguise | Lisa (deleted scenes) | |
2002–2005, 2020 | All That | Regular Performer | 33 episodes |
2003 | Malcolm in the Middle | Mallory | Episode: "If Boys Were Girls" |
2005 | All That 10th Anniversary Reunion Special | Various Characters | |
2010 | Leverage | Trina | Episode: "The Double Blind Job" |
2011 | Ms. Splosion Man | Tutorial Voice | Video game |
2011 | The Street Fighter | Camille | |
2012 | Shiver | Jennifer | Direct-to-DVD |
2012 | The League of S.T.E.A.M. | Shelley the Mermaid | Episode: "Tall Tails" |
2013 | Your Friends Close | Aileen | |
2013 | LocoCycle | I.R.I.S. | Video game |
2015 | Muzzled | Princess | TV series (announced) |
2016 | Game Shakers | Teacher | Episode: "The Very Old Finger" |
2019 | Wonder Park | Additional Voices | |
2021 | Danger Force | Doris | Episode: "Drive Hard" |
Year | Title | Role |
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2013–2018 | Desk of Death Battle | Jocelyn the Intern |
2021- | DBX | |
2021- | Death Battle |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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2003 | Lisa Foiles | Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) - Leading Young Actress | Nominated | [34] |
2005 | All That cast | Outstanding Young Ensemble Performers in a TV Series | Nominated | [35] |
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2004 | All That | Favorite TV Show | Won |