Ally Maki

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::summary American actress ::

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Field	Value
name	Ally Maki
image	Ally Maki.jpg
caption	Maki in 2021
birth_name	Ally Maki Matsumura
birth_date
birth_place	Kirkland, Washington, U.S.
other_names	Ally Matsumura
occupation	{{flatlist
years_active	2002–present
children	1
module	{{Infobox musical artist
past_member_of	The Valli Girls}}
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| name = Ally Maki | image = Ally Maki.jpg | caption = Maki in 2021 | birth_name = Ally Maki Matsumura | birth_date = | birth_place = Kirkland, Washington, U.S. | other_names = Ally Matsumura | occupation = {{flatlist|

• Actress
• model
• singer | years_active = 2002–present | children = 1 |module = {{Infobox musical artist |embed=yes | past_member_of = The Valli Girls}}

Ally Maki Matsumura (born December 29, 1986), 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. She has two older brothers.

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

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. As part of her training, she took DJ lessons at Freakbeat Records.

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.

Between 2016 and 2018, she starred as Jess Kato in the TBS comedy series Wrecked. 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.

Personal life

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

Filmography

Film

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

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	My Wife and Kids	Sasha	Episode: "Samba Story"
2003	ER	Missy	Episode: "No Strings Attached"
That's So Raven	Student #2	Episode: "Campaign in the Neck"
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"
Miss Guided	Michelle	Episode: "High School Musical"
Privileged	Breckyn	Recurring role; 4 episodes
iCarly: iGo to Japan	Kyoko	Television film
2009	Bones	Dr. Haru Tanaka	Episode: "The Girl in the Mask"
Greek	Hot Renaissance fair girl	Episode: "See You Next Time, Sisters!"
2009–2010	10 Things I Hate About You	Dawn	Recurring role; 16 episodes
2010	**	Joyce Kim	Episode: "The Staircase Implementation"
2011	Workaholics	Brenanda	Episode: "We Be Ballin'"
Franklin & Bash	Tonia	Guest role; 2 episodes
2012	Shake It Up	Keiko Ishizuka	Episode: "Made in Japan"
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
2017–2019	Dear White People	Ikumi	Recurring role; 5 episodes
2018–2019	Marvel's Cloak & Dagger	Mina Hess	Recurring role; 8 episodes
2018, 2022	Robot Chicken	Wanda Li (voice)	2 episodes
2020	Into the Dark	Allison	Episode: "My Valentine"
2020–2023	The Owl House	Viney (voice)	Recurring role; 5 episodes
2021–2024	Hit-Monkey	Haruka (voice)	Main role; 9 episodes
2022-2025	Beavis and Butt-Head	Various (voice)	3 episodes
2023-2024	The Big Door Prize	Hana	Main role; 16 episodes
2024	Exploding Kittens	Greta Higgins	Main role; 9 episodes
Universal Basic Guys	Andrea	Main role
Dream Productions	Janelle Johnson (voice)	Recurring role; 4 episodes
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Web series

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

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	Beyond Blue	Ren
2022	We Are OFK	Itsumi Saito, Anime Hero, Virtual Streamer
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References

References

1. "Instagram".
2. "Angry Reader of the Week: Ally Maki".
3. (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 💫🦋".
4. "Angry Reader of the Week: Ally Maki".
5. (2023-05-11). "She lives in L.A., but Seattle is home for ‘The Big Door Prize’s’ Ally Maki".
6. NEPALES, JANET SUSAN R.. (2021-11-18). "Japanese-American actress Ally Maki on Asian representation in Hollywood, doing animated series 'Hit-Monkey'".
7. Maki, Ally. (2023-05-26). "Ally Maki: A Letter to My Grandma and the Women Who Paved the Way".
8. "So-Cal Teen Prodigies The Valli Girls Launch Pop-Rock Campaign".
9. Stiefel, Steven. (2018-10-09). "Meet Wrecked actress Ally Maki and discover her favorite Valley haunts.".
10. Hickey, Timothy. (June 22, 2017). "Five Things You Didn't Know about Ally Maki".
11. Andreeva, Nellie. (January 26, 2015). "TBS Deserted Island Comedy Pilot 'Wrecked' Sets Ensemble Cast".
12. Yaptangco, Ariana. (2020-09-02). "At Ally Maki's Asian American Girl Club, All Are Welcome".
13. "Ally Maki {{!}} The History at the Heart of It All".
14. Telling, Gillian. (April 17, 2024). "Actress Ally Maki Is Pregnant, Expecting Her First Baby: 'There's No Hiding It Anymore' (Exclusive)".
15. (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.".
16. Anderton, Ethan. (March 19, 2019). "Meet The New 'Toy Story 4' Characters Voiced By Keanu Reeves, Christina Hendricks & Ally Maki".
17. "Ally Maki (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors.
18. Ramos, Dino-Ray. (July 16, 2020). "Disney+ 'Home Alone' Reboot Adds Kenan Thompson, Ally Maki And Chris Parnell".
19. DeVore, Britta. (May 11, 2022). "'Doula' Trailer Spotlights Troian Bellisario in Quirky Pregnancy Comedy From Executive Producer Chris Pine".
20. Rubin, Rebecca. (August 30, 2022). "Randall Park's Directorial Debut 'Shortcomings' to Star Justin H. Min, Sherry Cola and Ally Maki (EXCLUSIVE)".
21. Wells, V. S.. (August 4, 2023). "BC filmmaker Meredith Hama-Brown to premiere debut feature at TIFF".
22. Andreeva, Nellie. (January 27, 2015). "TBS Deserted Island Comedy Pilot 'Wrecked' Sets Ensemble Cast".
23. Agard, Chancellor. (June 21, 2018). "Exclusive: 'Cloak & Dagger' first look finally reveals Ally Maki's brilliant character".
24. 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".
25. (September 20, 2021). "'Hit-Monkey' Premieres November 17 On Hulu".
26. Petski, Denise. (February 7, 2022). "'The Big Door Prize': Djouliet Amara, Ally Maki & Crystal Fox Round Out Series Regular Cast For Apple TV+ Comedy".

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