Amanda Michalka

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Amanda Michalka

Amanda Michalka in concert, August 2007.
Background information
Birth name Amanda Joy Michalka
Also known as AJ, AJ Michalka
Born (1991-04-10) April 10, 1991 (age 21)[1]
Origin Torrance, California, U.S.
Genres Acoustic rock, pop, pop rock, electropop
Occupations Actress, singer, songwriter, guitarist
Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano
Years active 1996–present
Labels Hollywood (2004–2010)
Website 78violet official site

Amanda Joy "AJ" Michalka (born April 10, 1991), often credited as AJ, is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and musician. She used to be a model prior to becoming an actress, and was best known as one-half of the duo 78violet (formerly Aly & AJ) with her sister, Alyson Michalka. AJ recently recorded the theme song for the film Secretariat, entitled "It's Who You Are". A video was released along with the single.

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[edit] Early life

Michalka lived and grew up in Seattle, Washington and Southern California with her sister Aly. Her father, Mark, owns a contracting company, and her mother, Carrie, is a musician and performed with JC Band, a Christian band.[2][3] Michalka has been playing the piano since she was four and started playing the guitar in her early teens. She started acting when she was five years old, mostly in church play productions. She was raised as a Christian and continues to practice the faith.[4][5][6] Michalka was in a number of musical productions at her school in Milwaukee as a young adult.[5]

[edit] Career

She plays a variety of instruments such as acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, and bongos. She was a model for catalogs. In March 2006, she made her Disney Channel debut in the Disney Channel Original Movie Cow Belles, as "Courtney Callum", along with sister Aly, as "Taylor Callum". She has also made appearances on shows such as Oliver Beene, Six Feet Under, The Guardian, and General Hospital.[5][6][7][8] She has also appeared with her sister, Aly, in the MTV film Super Sweet 16: The Movie.

In 2009, she was featured in the Peter Jackson film The Lovely Bones, released widely on January 15, 2010.[9]

Michalka and her sister perform as the musical duo 78violet (formerly Aly & AJ). They have released two studio albums and a holiday album. The two are working on a new album, to be released in early 2011. She was cast as a recurring character into The CW series Hellcats[10] starring Ashley Tisdale and along with her sister Alyson Michalka. The series ran for one season and was cancelled in May 2011.

Michalka appeared in the 2011 film Super 8.

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Films

Title Year Role Notes
Kitty's Dish 2005 Kitty Unsold TV pilot
Haversham Hall 2006 Samantha Tillar Unsold Disney Channel pilot
Cow Belles 2006 Courtney Callum Made-For-TV film
Super Sweet 16: The Movie 2007 Sara Made-For-TV film
Lovely Bones, TheThe Lovely Bones 2009 Clarissa
Secretariat 2010 Kate Tweedy
Super 8 2011 Jen Kaznyk
Salem Falls[11] 2011 Gillian Duncan Made-For-TV film

[edit] Television

Title Year Role Notes
Passions 1999 Sheridan's Daughter 1 episode
Birds of Prey 2002 Young Dinah 2 episodes
General Hospital 2004 Ashley B. 2 episodes
Six Feet Under 2004 Ashley 2 episodes
Guardian, TheThe Guardian 2002–2004 Shannon Gressler 15 episodes
Oliver Beene 2003–2004 Bonnie 9 episodes
Hellcats 2011 Deirdre Perkins 5 episodes

[edit] Discography

See also: 78violet discography

[edit] Solo

Year Title Album
2010 "It's Who You Are" Secretariat

[edit] Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated Work Result
2006 American Music Awards Contemporary Inspirational Artists of the Year Into the Rush Nominated

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Family Tree Legends". Family Tree Legends. http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/calbirths?c=search&first=AMANDA+JOY&last=MICHALKA&spelling=Exact&4_year=1991&4_month=0&4_day=0&5=&7=&SubmitSearch.x=58&SubmitSearch.y=21. Retrieved 2010-05-11. 
  2. ^ Axson, Scooby (2006-07-07). "Article: Pop sisters: Better known for their acting, Aly and AJ leap onto music... | AccessMyLibrary – Promoting library advocacy". AccessMyLibrary. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-15872042_ITM. Retrieved 2010-05-11. 
  3. ^ "Tweenage Riot". Blender Magazine. 2006-05-23. http://www.blender.com/guide/68270/tweenage-riot.html. Retrieved 2010-09-24. 
  4. ^ "78 Violet, 11/05 – Interviews – Christian Music Today". Christianitytoday.com. http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/interviews/2005/alyandaj-1105.html. Retrieved 2010-05-11. 
  5. ^ a b c "Tweenage Riot Article on Blender". Blender.com. 2006-05-23. http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=1937. Retrieved 2010-11-10. 
  6. ^ a b Grounded in Faith – Today's Christian[dead link]
  7. ^ [1][dead link]
  8. ^ "Aly & AJ, 11/05 – Interviews – Christian Music Today". Christianitytoday.com. http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/interviews/2005/alyandaj-1105.html. Retrieved 2010-05-11. 
  9. ^ Aly & AJ Writing New Songs, Plot Films. Billboard. January 10, 2008.
  10. ^ Maria Valiente (2011-01-20). "Hellcats Star Aly Michalka Reveals AJ's Character's Name! - Hellcats". Wetpaint.com. http://www.wetpaint.com/hellcats/articles/hellcats-star-aly-michalka-reveals-ajs-characters-name. Retrieved 2012-03-28. 
  11. ^ "Salem Falls – New AJ Movie! | 78-Violet.com •". 78-violet.com. http://www.78-violet.com/salem-falls-new-aj-movie/. Retrieved 2012-03-28. 

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