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'''Ashley Margaret Anne Leggat''' (born September 26, 1986) is a Canadian actress, singer, and dancer. She is known for her roles as Casey McDonald in ''[[Life with Derek]]'' and |
'''Ashley Margaret Anne Leggat''' (born September 26, 1986) is a Canadian actress, singer, and dancer. She is known for her roles as Casey McDonald in ''[[Life with Derek]]'' and Ashley Dunnfield in ''[[The Perfect Roommmate]]''. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Revision as of 20:54, 2 October 2011
Ashley Leggat | |
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| File:Ashley in April, 2011.jpg | |
| Born | Ashley Margaret Anne Leggat September 26, 1986 |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Website | http://www.AshleyLeggat.net |
Ashley Margaret Anne Leggat (born September 26, 1986) is a Canadian actress, singer, and dancer. She is known for her roles as Casey McDonald in Life with Derek and Ashley Dunnfield in The Perfect Roommmate.
Career
Ashley Leggat began her theatrical training with Theatre Aquarius’ Performing Arts Program under the direction of Lou Zamprogna. That same year, Leggat made her professional theatre debut playing Marta in Theatre Aquarius’ production of The Sound of Music. She went on to perform in several of the company’s productions including The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, Cinderella, Anne of Green Gables, Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang, Jekyll And Hyde and The Wizard of Oz. She also performed the role of Montagra in The Nutcracker at Hamilton Place.
Beginning in 2004, she appeared in the Disney feature Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen as Marcia, also starring Lindsay Lohan and Megan Fox, the television movie A Very Married Christmas, with Joe Mantegna and Jean Smart and played series lead Kat Adams in Ace Lightning.
Ashley Leggat performed concurrent recurring roles on the series I Was a Sixth Grade Alien for Fox and YTV, and In a Heartbeat for Disney. She performed a guest lead role on the popular series Real Kids, Real Adventures, and a lead role on the CBC Radio drama Articles of Faith. As well, she appeared in the cable feature What Girls Learn, starring Elizabeth Perkins and Scott Bakula; the Disney television movie The Music Man, starring Matthew Broderick, the comedy series The Blobheads, and the fantasy sci-fi series The Zack Files. In 2005, Leggat performed in Moze Mossanen's short film Roxana as part of CBC's "Opening Night" series.
Ashley Leggat has starred in the Toronto version of the hit play Dirty Dancing and has received critical acclaim for her lead role of Baby.
On July 31, 2009, Ashley commented on her official Facebook page[1] that they would begin shooting Vacation with Derek in September of that year.
Personal life
Leggat was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and has Scottish and Irish ancestry on her mother's side. .[2] Ashley is the youngest of 5 children, She has 4 brothers, Rob, Brett, Todd and Bram. Ashley is married to Jeremy Williams formerly of the Toronto Maple Leafs http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/gallery/featured/GAL1149460/19/23/index.ht
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1999 | Real Kids, Real Adventures | Michelle | Episode: "Heimlich Hero: The Michelle Shreffler Story" |
| 2000 | I Was a Sixth Grade Alien | Stacey | 4 episodes |
| 2000–2001 | In a Heartbeat | Michelle | 3 episodes |
| 2001 | What Girls Learn | Libbie | TV movie |
| 2002 | The Zack Files | Kristen | Episode: "Once and Future Zack" |
| 2003 | The Music Man | Actor/dancer | |
| 2004 | The Blobheads | Misty | 2 episodes |
| Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen | Marcia | ||
| A Very Married Christmas | Danielle | TV movie | |
| Ace Lightning | Kat Adams | 13 episodes | |
| 2005-2009 | Life with Derek | Casey McDonald | Main role |
| 2005-2006 | Darcy's Wild Life | Brittany McMillan | 5 episodes |
| 2006 | 11 Cameras | Kelly | 20 episodes |
| 2008 | The Latest Buzz | Herself | Episode: "The Star Power Issue" |
| 2009 | The Jerk Theory | Britney | |
| 2010 | Vacation with Derek | Casey McDonald | TV movie |
| Aaron Stone | Nikki York | Episode: "My Own Private Superhero" | |
| Unnatural History | Whitney Coleman | Episode: "Sleeper in a Box" | |
| Made The Movie | Tiffany | TV movie | |
| 2011 | The Perfect Roommate | Ashley Dunnfield | Movie (Thriller) |
| My Dog's Christmas Miracle | Chloe | Movie |
References
- ^ Official Facebook Page
- ^ Ashley Leggat - Making a Difference in Kids' Lives By Kees Boer - Positive-entertainment.com