Julia Voth

Julia Anne Voth is a Canadian model and actress who was born on May 16, 1985. She is best known for serving as the character model for Jill Valentine across several instalments of the Resident Evil video game franchise, as well as for her starring roles in the 2009 film Bitch Slap and the television series Package Deal.

Raised in the Canadian Prairies, Voth was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Her modeling career began in 1999 at the age of 14 after attending a modeling convention in Vancouver. At the event, she was discovered by an agent from Tokyo who offered her a two-month contract to work in Japan.

As a model, Voth went on to participate in photo shoots and commercials for major brands such as Guess and Calvin Klein. In 2001, at 15 years old, she auditioned and was selected to serve as the face model for Jill Valentine in the 2002 remake of Resident Evil, which became one of the best-selling GameCube games of all time. Her likeness was subsequently used in multiple subsequent titles in the video game series. Years later, in 2016, she cosplayed as Valentine for a photoshoot after receiving a custom-made Resident Evil beret from a fan.

Voth expanded her career into acting, starring as Trixie, a down-on-her-luck stripper, alongside Erin Cummings and America Olivo in the 2009 action film Bitch Slap. The film was screened at various film festivals, including the Idyllwild Festival of Cinema, where Voth won the award for Best Actress.

In addition to her film work, Voth appeared in guest roles on television series such as Huge, Castle, and Supernatural. From 2013 to 2014, she starred as a main cast member in the comedy sitcom Package Deal, which aired for two seasons.

Voth has been based in Los Angeles since 2007. She married David Zonshine in 2018, and the couple has two daughters, born in 2020 and 2022.