For a normal actor, knowing what your role is and what movie or show you’re in is just part of the process. It would be a little tough to act well if you’re not sure whether you’re a cowboy in a virtual theme park or an extra in a giant monster clash. Cissy Jones, a voice actor known for her roles as Delilah in Firewatch and Fury in the upcoming Darksiders 3, knows this all too well. One day, Jones was brought into a studio to record dialogue for a small part in an upcoming project she knew nothing about. Once there, the acting directors instructed her to play the role of a prostitute in various situations, including having her car stolen, being thrown out a window, and being burned alive.

Jones completed the job, collected her check, and moved on. Sometime later, a fan messaged her excitedly saying “I just found your prostitute in GTA 5!”

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Jones sat down with IGN’s Ryan McCaffrey for an interview on IGN Unfiltered to talk all about her experiences as a voice actor in the video game industry.

As a voice actor, Jones is often brought in to voice roles she has little to know knowledge of beforehand, specifically because the game developers don’t want actors spilling the beans on a giant project before they’re ready. Before the game voice acting community (SAG-AFTRA) went on strike, even those who managed actors like Jones had no idea where Jones’ talent was being used. Oftentimes, big budget games will be given a codeword, so an actor like Jones may come in to record dialogue for something called “Bookshelf,” as a hypothetical, not-real example.

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Even in the case of a project where secrecy isn’t the biggest concern, actors like Jones often won’t memorize a script because the writers are frequently updating it until the last minute.

“What I'll do is try to understand who this person is, what's the situation they're in, who are they talking to?” Jones says. “Is this a battlefield? Are we screaming at each other? Or is this more like an intimate one-on-one, casual, or romantic. A lot of times we don't have the context of where we are and what's going on in the scene and that makes all the difference.”

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Jones considers it a luxury to get something minor like a picture of her character, which happened when she played Katjaa on the first season of Telltale's The Walking Dead. Jones says she does appreciate the creativity that comes with playing a role blind.

“That's the great thing about actors is everybody will bring a different spin on what's happening,” Jones says. “If my spin is the one that happens to book the job, let's have some fun. I want to make sure that the people on the other side of the glass are seeing their characters coming to life.”

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While Jones may not always know what her work will end up in, she’s also confident that her work on commercials means plenty of fans have heard her elsewhere and not even realized. The voice actress who gave us dozens of witty quips as Delilah has also starred in weekly commercials for grocery stores like Ralph’s, Kroger, and Meijer just to name a few. Perhaps more importantly, Jones also regularly provides celebrity soundalikes on movie trailers when it’s too expensive to get a film star back in the booth. Jones has filled the shoes of Charlize Theron, Emma Thompson, and Rebel Wilson.

If you want to learn more about the life of a video game voice actor and how Cissy Jones’ life has been changed by starring in Firewatch, what it feels like to earn a BAFTA award, and how she landed the role of Fury in Darksiders 3, make sure to check out the full episode of IGN Unfiltered (embedded above). Also be sure to check out past episodes of IGN Unfiltered, including interviews with Xbox legend Seamus Blackley and Obsidian’s Josh Sawyer.

Joseph Knoop is a contributor to IGN. Chat with him on Twitter at @JosephKnoop.