Alyson Stoner
Alyson Stoner | |
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| Born | Alyson Rae Stoner |
| Website | http://www.alysonstoner.com/ |
Alyson Rae Stoner (born August 11 1993 in Toledo, Ohio) lives in Los Angeles as an American actress and dancer.[citation needed]
Biography
Family
Stoner's parents are LouAnn Hughes and Charlie Stoner, stepparents John Hughes and Kay Stoner, and two older sisters, Correy and Jamiee. She moved to Los Angeles, California in 1997. [citation needed]
Early life
Alyson Stoner trained at the O'Connell Dance Studio (in Holland, Ohio) and the Margaret O'Brien Modeling Studio. Consequently, she received several awards for acting, modeling, and dance (including the award for best model of the year at the IMTA convention). [citation needed]After choreography training in Los Angeles, Stoner appeared as a background dancer in music videos for Missy Elliott and Eminem, and danced with a dancing group called the JammXKids between 2004 and 2006. She quit the group in early 2006 due to scheduling conflicts and disagreements with the managers and was quickly replaced with Lauren Briana. She currently attends Rancho Lico Junior High in Stevenson Ranch.[citation needed]
Career
In 2002, Alyson became the co-host of the Disney Channel's Mike's Super Short Show, an infomercial segment regarding forthcoming Disney releases. She was also one of the dancers in the Special Features for the Shark Tale DVD. In 2003 and 2005, she appeared as one of the twelve Baker children in the successful comedies Cheaper by the Dozen and Cheaper by the Dozen 2. She has also appeared in several television shows aimed at the pre-teen market, including Drake & Josh, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and That's So Raven, and auditioned for the role of Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana for the Disney Channel Original Series Hannah Montana. Miley Cyrus got the role instead. In 2007, Alyson will be starring in the movie Alice, based on the best selling Alice series by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. Summer 2007, she will be the voice of Isabella in the new Disney Channel animated series, Phineas and Ferb.[citation needed]
Selected filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Cheaper by the Dozen 3 | Sarah Baker | |
| 2007 | Alice | Alice McKinley | |
| 2006 | Step Up | Camille Hewett | |
| Holly Hobbie and Friends: Surprise Party | Holly Hobbie | ||
| 2005 | Cheaper by the Dozen 2 | Sarah Baker | |
| 2003 | Cheaper by the Dozen | Sarah Baker |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Phineas and Ferb | Isabella | Voiceover |
| 2006 | The Suite Life of Zack and Cody | Max | |
| 2005 | Holly Hobbie | Holly Hobbie | Voiceover |
| That's So Raven | Ally Parker | Guest star | |
| W.I.T.C.H. (TV series) | Lilian Hale | Voiceover | |
| 2004 | Drake & Josh | Wendy/Mellissa | Guest star |
| 2003-200? | Mike's Super Short Show | Sally Johnson |