Who played Ellie's mom on The Last Of Us?

Ashley Johnson plays Ellie’s mom on The Last of Us.

American actress and voice actress Ashley Suzanne Johnson began her acting career as a child actress by starring as Chrissy Seaver on Growing Pains. Over the years, she has worked in numerous films and TV shows. The best ones she is known for are, The Killing, Blindspot, Jumanji, Wings, Anywhere but Here, What Women Want, Nearing Grace, Grad Night, Columbus Day, The Avengers, and many more.

Another major thing that Johnson is well-known for is voicing Ellie in the hit game The Last of Us. The game was recently turned into a series and Johnson played an integral role in it which many are unaware of.

What role did Ashley Johnson play in The Last of Us?

Ashley Johnson portrayed the role of Ellie's mom in the HBO series The Last of Us. Speaking about her experience from voicing Ellie for the game to playing the crucial role of her mother and birthing the character in a literal sense has been “Surreal and bizzare.” for her. During her conversation with EW, Johnson spoke about her cameo in the show. She said, "It's wild. It's surreal and bizarre.” She also added, "To be able to give birth to the character and to also be the first character to fight to keep Ellie alive... Yeah, the layers of it are not lost on me."

During another interview, Ashley Johnson spoke more about getting the opportunity to work as Ellie’s mother in the series. She said, “It was “special for [her] to play the mother of this character that [she cares] so deeply about.” The showrunners of the show, Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann shared their view on the casting and spoke about being a fan of Ashley Johnson’s work. During a virtual press conference with the reporters, Mazin said, “That, to me, is one of the most fulfilling moments of the production and the show, because I'm a fan of the game and I'm a fan of Ashley's."

He also added, "As I often say, Troy Baker" (The one who voices “Joel” in the game) "disappears into a thousand roles. I can't believe he has all the different characters he plays. But Ashley sounds like Ellie, and Ellie sounds like Ashley. So she's already this quasi-mythological creature to me. To see her giving birth to herself in a sense, and to create that genetic connection between her performances, Ellie and the origin story of Bella [Ramsey] as Ellie, was just profound."

Who plays Ellie in The Last of Us?

Isabella May Ramsey, best known by their shorter name, Bella Ramsey is an English actress who played the role of Ellie in The Last of Us. The 20 years old actor is also known for working in movies and TV shows such as Two for Joy, Princess Emmy, Resistance, Hilda and the Mountain King, Catherine Called Birdy, Game of Thrones, Requiem, The Worst Witch, Becoming Elizabeth, Time, and many more.

Ramsey was born in Nottingham, England on 25 September 2003. For the unversed, Bella Ramsey identifies as non-binary and goes by the pronoun, they/them. Recently during their interview, Ramsey opened up about their sexual orientation and their dating life.

As per FandomWire, during the interview, Ramsey labelled themselves as ‘not 100% straight’ as they’re ‘ever-evolving’. Ramsey said, “You never fully know who you are, it’s ever-evolving. But I certainly think that people have gathered that I’m not 100 percent straight. I’m a little bit wavy, you know? That’s what I like to say.”