Alyson Stoner (born August 11, 1993 in Toledo, Ohio) is an actor, voice artist, and singer. They are best known for their roles in Phineas and Ferb, Camp Rock and its sequel, Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) and its sequel, Cheaper by the Dozen 2. They are also known for recurring roles in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and the Step Up series of movies.
They got their big break in 2001 when they became the co-host of the Disney Channel's, Mike's Super Short Show. Their role as Sarah in the Cheaper By The Dozen movies showed their ability for comedic acting. Their other more famous television roles were catered to the early teen audience.
They are a talented dancer with education in ballet, tap and jazz dance. Their dance abilities can be seen in the Step Up movies, where they were cast as Channing Tatum's younger sister, Camille. They are also a dancer in music videos for Missy Elliott and Eminem as well as a backing dancer for Will Smith and Outkast.
In a Teen Vogue article in April 2018, they came out, stating they were "attracted to men, women, and people who identify in other ways". Stoner uses they/them pronouns as well.
In 2023, they began a project titled Dear Hollywood
, examining the industry's treatment of child actors. It had began as a documentary series, but legal issues saw it becoming a YouTube vlog instead.
Notable Roles
Screen Roles
- Cheaper by the Dozen (2003) (2003) and its sequel (2005) as Sarah Baker
- Drake & Josh (2004) as Wendy
- The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005-07) as Max
- That's So Raven (2005) as Ally Parker
- Joey (2006) as Kaley
- Step Up (2006), Step Up 3D (2010), and Step Up All In (2014) as Camille
- Camp Rock (2008) and its sequel (2010) as Caitlyn Geller
- House (2010) as Della
- A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song (2011) as Backup Dancer
- Major Crimes (2014) as Bug
Voice Roles
- Garfield (2004) as Kid Rat
- The Batman (2004) as Connie
- Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2004-06) as Victoria
- Holly Hobbie and Friends series (2005-07) as Holly Hobbie
- W.I.T.C.H. (2006) as Lillian Hale
- All Grown Up! (2006) as Lisa
- Phineas and Ferb (2007-2015) as Isabella Garcia-Shapiro and Jenny Brown
- Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (2011)
- Milo Murphy's Law (2016-19) as Isabella Garcia-Shapiro, Lydia, and Kristin
- Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe (2020)
- Kingdom Hearts (2008-present) as Kairi and Xion (substituting Hayden Panettiere whenever the latter is unavailable)
- Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories (2008) as Kairi
- Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days (2009) as Xion and Kairi
- Kingdom Hearts 0.2: Birth by Sleep -A fragmentary passage- (2017) as Kairi
- Kingdom Hearts III (2019) as Kairi and Xion
- Kingdom Hearts III: Re𝄌Mind (2020) as Kairi and Xion
- Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory (2020) as Kairi
- The Little Engine That Could (2011) as Little Blue
- Young Justice (2010) (2011-13, 2019-present) as Barbara Gordon / Batgirl, Bette Kane
- LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Aquaman - Rage of Atlantis (2018)
- The Legend of Korra (2014) as Opal Beifong, Female Bandit
- Voltron: Legendary Defender (2017) as Florina
- Pete the Cat (2017-20) as Callie
- Incredibles 2 (2018) as additional voices
- The Loud House (2019-present) as Sam Sharp (replacing Jill Talley from "Racing Hearts" onward)
- Hamster & Gretel (2022-present) as Lauren/The Destructress
Tropes Associated With Them:
- Actor-Shared Background: They and Sam from The Loud House are LGBT.
- Ambiguously Brown: Their olive skin led to them sometimes auditioning to play the daughters of Salma Hayek or Jennifer Lopez.
- The Cast Showoff: A few of their roles, like Sam and Isabella, allow them to show off their singing range.
- Creator Backlash: On receiving the script for The Suite Life episode where Max has to kiss both twins, they didn't want to do it, but didn't say anything out of fear of being seen as difficult.
- Deadpan Snarker: They often play characters that are very sarcastic.
- Endearingly Dorky: They have a tendency to play characters that are endearingly awkward and adorable.
- The Other Darrin: To Hayden Panettiere as Kairi in Kingdom Hearts (who later became their Other Darrin as Xion from the same franchise—it's complicated) and Jill Talley as Sam in The Loud House.
- Queer Character, Queer Actor: Sam from The Loud House is Luna Loud's girlfriend, making her LGBT like Stoner.
