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[consoul]

The real identity of the elusive 'Inezh', who performed the role of Jill Valentine in Resident Evil's live action FMVs has been one of gaming's persistent mysteries.

I wasn't even trying to solve this nearly 30 year old mystery, but she just came forward and commented on one of the YouTube clips I uploaded of her performing in karaoke videos in the mid 90's. I just clicked through to her profile from her comment and there was her full name and photo.

So gaf, I can reveal the OG Jill Valentine is Inez Paulson, formerly Inez Jesionowski.

 

[SportsFan581]

 

[tommib]

Not a creepy thread.

 

[Toots]

TIL that dudes spent 3 decades searching for the name of a pretty fmv actress.

(edit : i went back to watch the resident evil fmv and had alter my statement, she's pretty not just somewhat pretty)

 

[poodaddy]

 

[STARSBarry]

Was it this video?

EDIT: It was infact this video.

 

[Arachnid]

Redirect Notice

Bloody Disgusting beat you to the punch 4 years ago, slim.

 

[consoul]

Bloody Disgusting beat you to the punch 4 years ago, slim.

No. Her name was never revealed.

 

[Hohenheim]

Yeah, i'm sure poor Inez is very happy about the fact that this mysterious mystery is finally solved..
Now on to the next:
Where does that geezer who played Barry live, and what's his favourite pale ale!

 

[nkarafo]

I thought it was Rebecca's actress who was the mystery.

 

[analog_future]

 

[STARSBarry]

Where does that geezer who played Barry live, and what's his favourite pale ale!

Wagga Wagga Australia. Does he have to pick just one?

 

[Lunarorbit]

Yeah, i'm sure poor Inez is very happy about the fact that this mysterious mystery is finally solved..
Now on to the next:
Where does that geezer who played Barry live, and what's his favourite pale ale!

 

[Hohenheim]

Lookin' good. Some Gabe Newell-vibes going on.
But the REAL mystery to solve is to find some footage of this guy singing karaoke with the Jill-lady.
Now, that's a mission for the next three decades.

 

[Badlucktroll]

look like interesting lady

 

[ssringo]

Weird that she was so resistant through all the efforts to find her so she could maintain her privacy then just outs herself on a random YouTube video.

 

[ArtHands]

TIL that dudes spent 3 decades searching for the name of a pretty fmv actress.

(edit : i went back to watch the resident evil fmv and had alter my statement, she's pretty not just somewhat pretty)

I don't think you get it. Fans has been tracking every actors down over the decades. She's the only one who has yet to be tracked down

 

[GymWolf]

Neat.

 

[Toots]

I don't think you get it. Fans has been tracking every actors down over the decades. She's the only one who has yet to be tracked down

I get it's interesting to the fans !
My post was more of a joke attempt going like this : instead of "today i learned" the name of the actress who played Jill Valentine, i learned that people were looking for her.
Win some, loose some...

Also my god it's like they took Barry straight from the game, dude is his character 1:1

 

[FoxMcChief]

Ok

 

[The Cockatrice]

I wish we had this dedication for modern games, if only modern games were this special.

 

[RagnarokIV]

That's great news. Maybe they will attend one of those YouTube reunions.

 

[Blitzmangoman]

I wasn't even trying to solve this nearly 30 year old mystery, but she just came forward and commented on one of the YouTube clips I uploaded of her performing in karaoke videos in the mid 90's. I just clicked through to her profile from her comment and there was her full name and photo.

 

[Von Hugh]

Neat.

 

[P:axMagellanic]

So, what did she comment?

 

[RagnarokIV]

So, what did she comment?

Hello weirdo, please take these videos down.

 

[Cyber_hunter026]

 

[mansoor1980]

 

[Elbereth]

She looks just like my wife, no BS…

 

[Tarnpanzer]

She looks just like my wife, no BS…

Can u give me her insta?

 

[Elbereth]

Can u give me her insta?

 

[Anthony Soprano]

I don't think you get it. Fans has been tracking every actors down over the decades. She's the only one who has yet to be tracked down

From what I understand, she's been tracked down for a few years now. When approached, she doesn't want anything to do with RE or to be interviewed because she's focusing on being a parent and put her modeling career behind her.

Very odd she's youtube searching her name and Resident Evil to find these, I wonder if someone linked her to them in an effort to convince her to do an interview for her fans. I hope seeing the respect given to the cast in the ROE interview you linked might change her mind if someone showed her.

 

[TGO]

The real identity of the elusive 'Inezh', who performed the role of Jill Valentine in Resident Evil's live action FMVs has been one of gaming's persistent mysteries.

I wasn't even trying to solve this nearly 30 year old mystery, but she just came forward and commented on one of the YouTube clips I uploaded of her performing in karaoke videos in the mid 90's. I just clicked through to her profile from her comment and there was her full name and photo.

So gaf, I can reveal the OG Jill Valentine is Inez Paulson, formerly Inez Jesionowski.

No way that's a recent picture of her, she has to be hitting 50+ now
She definitely reminds me of someone I actually know though

 

[K' Dash]

No way that's a recent picture of her, she has to be hitting 50+ now
She definitely reminds me of someone I actually know though

She was like 16 when they shoot the RE1 stuff.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Was it this video?

EDIT: It was infact this video.

Is this a video about making one of those Jill Sandwiches I’ve been hearing about?

Spoiler

c’mon, low hanging fruit and all that

 

[E-Cat]

She looks just like my wife, no BS…

Is she taken?

 

[Elbereth]

Tommy Is she taken?

 

[TGO]

She was like 16 when they shoot the RE1 stuff.

Same age range as me then..... fair enough totally possible if she's looked after herself

 

[consoul]

So, what did she comment?

Her comment was:

"Wow. this is me performing, but I never got the chance to see these. Thanks for sharing. Brought back a lot of memories."

 

[JohnSpartanLee]

Good job, Inezh was kinda the holy grail of gaming.

 

[wa600]

How did you stumble upon these karaoke videos? Did you know beforehand that 'Jill' was in them or how did you realize that?
I never even knew more stuff of her existed and I've never seen it mentioned by anyone.

Surprised by her message. How some resident evil channels presented it, it looked like she was trying to avoid being recognized at all costs. I was actually thinking this might be some troll, but that (newer) profile picture totally looks like her.

I am also perplexed how noone seemed to realize that the girl playing Rebecca was actually in a Gackt music video.

 

[consoul]

How did you stumble upon these karaoke videos? Did you know beforehand that 'Jill' was in them or how did you realize that?

I was going through a stage of buying lots of old laserdiscs. Due to their weight, buying bulk lots is often a better deal than paying shipping for individual titles. Consequently, I ended up with all kinds of random extras. I have so many karaoke discs now that I never wanted. I put them on as wallpaper while working sometimes just to enjoy terrible renditions of bad songs.

Late last year I saw a face that looked like Jill's in a couple of videos on a karaoke compilation laserdisc. Resident Evil was the first PlayStation game I ever bought and I've been a big fan of it and the series ever since. I checked the game's FMVs again and it was clear to me this was the same person. The laserdisc was from 1996, so the timing seems to line up.

I figured some Resi fans would be interested in seeing these clips featuring Inezh so I started seeking out other karaoke laserdiscs from the same production company made in 1996 and 1997. Sure enough, I found clips featuring Inezh on most of them. It took me a while to get around to it, but I eventually uploaded all the songs I found (20+) to YouTube.

Barely got any views, but that wasn't the point. I just wanted to share them online for the Resident Evil community. Much to my surprise, evidently Inez herself found them and decided to drop a comment.

 

[Germuso]

You are my Hero

 

[poodaddy]

You are my Hero

 

[Calverz]

Finally we have a name!

 

[Bloobs]

You are my Hero

And a real human being.

 

[Calverz]

She looks just like my wife, no BS…

Maybe it is your wife?!