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Alyson Renae "Aly" Michalka (born March 25, 1989 in Torrance, California), often credited as Aly, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. Michalka gained fame for playing the role of Marti Perkins in the CW cheer leading television drama Hellcats. She was also known for her roles as Keely Teslow in the Disney Channel original series Phil of the Future, Charlotte Barnes in the film Bandslam, Taylor Callum in the Disney Channel Original Movie Cow Belles, Rhiannon Abernathy in the Golden Globe-nominated teen film Easy A and as Tracy Morgan in the thriller, The Roommate. She is also known as one-half of the musical duo Aly & A.J. (formerly 78violet) with her sister Amanda. She's later had a recurring role on CW's iZombie.
Selected Filmography:
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Live-Action Films
- Now You See It... (2005) as Allyson Miller
- Cow Belles (2006) as Taylor Callum
- Bandslam (2009) as Charlotte Barnes
- Easy A (2010) as Rhiannon Abernathy
- The Roommate (2011) as Tracy Long
- Crazy Kind Of Love (2013) as Janine
- Grown Ups 2 (2013) as Savannah
- Weepah Way For Now (2015) as Elle
- The Lears (2017) as Regan Lear
Live-Action Series
- Phil of the Future (2004 — 2006) as Keely Teslow
- Punk D (2007) as Herself
- Hellcats (2010 — 2011) as Marti Perkins
- CSI: NY (2011) as Miranda Beck
- Breaking In (2012) as Heather Young
- Two and a Half Men (2013 — 2014) as Brooke
- Anger Management (2014) as Lauren
- iZombie (2015 — 2019) as Peyton Charles
- Cupcake Wars (2016) as Herself
- Motive (2016) as Chloe Wilson
- MacGyver (2016) (2016 — 2018) as Frankie
- Hell's Kitchen (2018) as Herself
Associated Tropes:
- The Cast Showoff: Hellcats allowed her to show off not just her physical agility but also her vocal chops (compare Tisdale sharing a number with 3OH!3 to Michalka having whole solos). Especially when her sister came onto the show.
- Dye Hard: She's a natural blonde, but has gone brunette since 2013.
- Idol Singer: Alongside her sister Amanda as part of 78violet.
- Ms. Fanservice: As Marti in Hellcats, as well as her photoshoot for Maxim. Not to mention her Shower Scene in The Roommate.
- She Is All Grown Up: Who knew that Keely would turn out to be hot in the future?
- Statuesque Stunner: She's gorgeous and stands 5'8" (1.73 m) tall.
