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Ashley Eckstein | |
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Born | Ashley Drane September 22, 1981 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
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Years active | 1994–present |
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Website | www |
Ashley Eckstein (née Drane; born September 22, 1981)[1][2] is an American actress and fashion designer. She is the founder of the fashion label Her Universe. She is best known for voicing the role of Ahsoka Tano throughout the Star Wars franchise, beginning with Star Wars: The Clone Wars in 2008.
Early life
Eckstein was born on September 22, 1981, in Louisville, Kentucky.[3] Eckstein was raised in Orlando, Florida, where her first job was as a cast member at Disney-MGM Studios.[4]
Career
Eckstein began as a child actress under her birth name, Ashley Drane. At age 12, she played disability advocate Helen Keller in a community-theater production of The Miracle Worker. Following more stage as well and television and TV-commercial work in Orlando, she moved to Los Angeles, where she played Lisa Rossbach, Admiral Chegwidden's goddaughter, on the military-justice drama series JAG.[1] In 2002, she became the latest in a line of actresses to play Jan Brady, essaying the role in the TV-movie The Brady Bunch in the White House. She played the recurring role of Muffy on the Disney Channel sitcom That's So Raven. She also played small roles as Alicia in the film Sydney White and Ms. Cole in the film Alice Upside Down (both 2007).
Most prominently, she provides the voice of Ahsoka Tano on Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, Star Wars Forces of Destiny, and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.[5] Eckstein reprised her role as Ahsoka with a short voice cameo in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.[6]
In 2010, Eckstein started Her Universe, a fashion brand of science-fiction-themed clothing targeted at girls and women.[7][8] In 2012, Disney began selling Her Universe products at Disneyland and Disney World.[9]
Eckstein has joined UNICEF Kid Power, along with Aly Raisman and David Ortiz, as a brand ambassador Kid Power Champion.[10][11]
She and E. K. Johnston co-wrote the short story "By Whatever Sun", which appeared in the 2017 Star Wars book From a Certain Point of View.[12]
Personal life
She married former Major League Baseball player and 2006 World Series MVP David Eckstein on November 26, 2005, in his hometown of Sanford, Florida, followed by a reception at Walt Disney World.[13]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2003 | Prey for Rock & Roll | Punk Rock Girl | ||
2003 | Ancient Warriors | Dylan Paccione | ||
2007 | Alice Upside Down | Miss Cole | ||
2007 | Sydney White | Alicia | ||
2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Ahsoka Tano | Voice | [14] |
2016 | Only Yesterday | Yaeko Okajima | English dub | [14] |
2018 | Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High | Cheetah | [14] | |
2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Ahsoka Tano | Voice only | [14] |
Television
Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source |
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1994 | Nickelodeon Guts | Herself | Known as Ashley "The Face" Drane | |
2001 | JAG | Lisa Rossbach | Episode: "Measure of Men" | |
2002 | The Rerun Show | Series regular Episode: "Diff'rent Strokes: The Rivals/The Partridge Family: Keith and Lauriebelle" |
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2002 | The Brady Bunch in the White House | Jan Brady | ||
2003–06 | That's So Raven | Muffy | ||
2003 | That '70s Show | Julie | Episode: "Christmas" | |
2004 | Drake & Josh | Susan | Episode: "Believe Me, Brother" | |
2004 | Strong Medicine | Becca | Episode: "Positive Results" | |
2004 | Blue Collar TV | Various | Series regular | |
2005–06 | Hot Properties | Nancy | Episode: "Killer Bodies" | |
2006 | Phil of the Future | Grace | Episode: "Stuck in the Meddle with You" | |
2008 | The Replacements | Bailey | Voice role Episode: "Glee by the Sea" |
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2008–14, 2020 |
Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Ahsoka Tano, various | Voice role, 7 seasons | [14] |
2012 | Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess | Mia the Bluebird | Voice role | [14] |
2013–18 | Sofia the First | Mia the Bluebird | Voice role | [14] |
2013 | Robot Chicken | Energizer Bunny's Wife, Girl | Voice role Episode: "Caffeine-Induced Aneurysm" |
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2014–17 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Dagger, Shriek | Voice role | [14] |
2014–16; 2018 |
Star Wars Rebels | Fulcrum/Ahsoka Tano | Voice role Recurring character |
[14] |
2017–18 | Star Wars Forces of Destiny | Ahsoka Tano | Voice role | [14] |
2019 | Avengers Assemble | Lady Elanna | Voice role, 3 episodes | [14] |
2020 | She-Ra and the Princesses of Power | Tallstar | Voice role Episode: "Stranded" |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Lightsaber Duels | Ahsoka Tano | [14] | |
2009 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes | [15] | ||
2011 | Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars | [14] | ||
2015 | Disney Infinity 3.0 | [16] |
Audiobooks
References
- ^ a b "Ashley Drane [interview]". BradyWorld.com. n.d. Archived from the original on October 22, 2002.
- ^ Gennis, Sadie (March 29, 2019). "How Cyberbullies Motivated Ashley Eckstein to Make the Star Wars Fandom More Inclusive". TV Guide. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
Eckstein, 37 [as of March 2019]...
- ^ "Ashley Eckstein: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | eTimes". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. April 10, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Carchidi, Jim (May 6, 2015). "Inside Her Universe: Ashley Eckstein comes home to Star Wars Weekends". Orlando Business Journal. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- ^ Romano, Nick (April 16, 2020). "Clone Wars star has a new hope for the future of Ahsoka". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ Sheridan, Wade (April 9, 2020). "Ashley Eckstein: Ahsoka of 'Star Wars' is her 'heart and soul'". UPI. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Whitten, Sarah (May 3, 2017). "How Ashley Eckstein went from 'Star Wars' actress to geek fashion mogul". CNBC. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
- ^ "Fangirls a Growing Force in Star Wars Empire". Newsarama. June 25, 2010. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012.
- ^ "'Her Universe' is Ashley Eckstein's battle cry". CNN. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ "Ashley Eckstein: UNICEF Kid Power Champion". UNICEF. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ "Star Wars: For for Change Launches 2nd UNICEF Kid Power Mission Featuring Ashey Eckstein!". UNICEF. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ "In I Am a Padawan, Ashley Eckstein Pens Lessons on Failure and Hope". StarWars.com. April 30, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "Little David Becomes A Goliath". Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 29, 2006. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Behind The Voice Actors - Ashley Eckstein". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ Krome Studios (October 6, 2009). Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes. LucasArts. Scene: Closing credits, 2:30 in, Voice Talent.
- ^ Avalanche Software. Disney Infinity 3.0. Scene: Closing credits, 5:29 in, Featuring the Voice Talents of.
- ^ Floyd, James (November 1, 2016). "Commentary Track: Behind the Scenes of Ahsoka with E.K. Johnston". StarWars.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.