High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Asajj Ventress is a fictional character from the Star Wars Expanded Universe. She is best known for her appearances in the Star Wars: Clone Wars animated series, in which she is played by voice-actress Grey DeLisle and serves as Anakin Skywalker`s arch nemesis during the first season. She also appeared in many other Expanded Universe novels, comic books and video games, and is a recurring villain in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, in which she is played by Nika Futterman. LucasArts` Leland Chee suggested using "Asajj" as Ventress` first name, naming her after the character Asaji from Akira Kurosawa`s Throne of Blood.