Amanda Michalka

Amanda Joy "AJ" Michalka (born April 10, 1991) is an American singer and actress from Torrance, California. Her parents are Carrey Begley-Michalka and Mark Michalka. Her older sister is actress Alyson Michalka. She and her sister are in the band 78violet. She starred with her sister in the Disney movie Cow Belles. She is of German-American ancestry.

Biography
Amanda Michalka was born in Torrance, California in 1991. Her older sister, Alyson "Aly" Michalka and their parents moved to Seattle, Washington. There her parents made sure they were exposed to all varieties of music. They then moved back to Southern California, where they still live.

Career
Michalka was in a number of WORD Music Productions at her church in Southern California as a young child. Michalka plays a variety of instruments such as acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, and bongos. She used to be a model for catalogs. In March 2006, she made her first appearance on the Disney Channel in the Disney Channel Original Movie Cow Belles, as "Courtney Callum", along with sister Aly, as "Taylor Callum". She has also made appearances on shows such as Oliver Beene, Six Feet Under, The Guardian, and General Hospital. She also appeared with her sister in the MTV movie, Super Sweet 16: The Movie.

Albums
 Insomniatic (2007)
 Acoustic Hearts of Winter (2006)
 Into The Rush (2005)

Filmography

Feature movies
 The Lovely Bones (2009) - Clarissa, Susie’s best friend.

Television movies
 Super Sweet 16: The Movie (2007) - Sara Conners
 Cow Belles (2006) - Courtney Callum

Television series
 Aly & AJ: Sister Act (2007) - Herself
 Kitty's Dish (2005) - Kitty
 Six Feet Under (2004) - Ashley
 General Hospital (2004) - Ashley B.
 Oliver Beene (2003-2004) - Bonnie
 The Guardian (2002-2004) - Shannon Gressler
 Birds of Prey (2002-2003) - Young Dinah

Guest appearances
 Fox & Friends (2007) - Herself
 Live with Regis and Kelly (2007) - Herself
 Punk'd (2007) -  Herself
 Total Request Live (2006) - Herself
 Live with Regis and Kelly (2006) - Herself
 Good Morning America (2006) - Herself
 America's Got Talent (2006) - Herself
 MTV Cribs (2006) - Herself
 The Megan Mullally Show (2006) - Herself

References

 Other websites 

 Hollywood Records's Aly & AJ Bio 

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Category:American composers
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