Ashley Eckstein

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**Ashley Eckstein** (born **Ashley Drane**, September 22, 1981) is an American actress and the founder of the fashion label Her Universe.

## Early life

Eckstein was raised in Orlando, Florida, where her first job was as a cast member at Disney's MGM Studios.

## Career

Eckstein began as a child actress under her birth name, Ashley Drane. At age 12, she played the real-life disability advocate Helen Keller in a community-theater production of *The Miracle Worker*. Follow more stage as well and television and TV-commercial work in her native Orlando, Florida, she relocated to Los Angeles, where an early role was that of Admiral Chegwidden's goddaughter, Lisa Rossbach, on the military-justice drama series *JAG*. 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 a small role 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*.

In addition to her screen and voice work, Eckstein in 2010 started Her Universe, a fashion brand that produces science-fiction-themed clothing targeted specifically for girls and women. As for charity and partnerships, Eckstein joined UNICEF Kid Power, along with Aly Raisman and David Ortiz as a brand ambassador Kid Power Champion.

## 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.

### Video games

List of voice performances in video games

## Audiobooks

* 2016: E. K. Johnston: *Star Wars: Ahsoka* (Audible)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ashley Drane [interview"]. BradyWorld.com. n.d.. Archived from the original on October 22, 2002. https://web.archive.org/web/20021022003641/http://www.bradyworld.com/sketch/stars/ashley.htm.
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3. ↑ Carchidi, Jim (May 6, 2015). "Inside Her Universe: Ashley Eckstein comes home to Star Wars Weekends". http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/blog/2015/05/inside-her-universe-ashley-eckstein-comes-home-to.html. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
4. ↑ Whitten, Sarah (2017-05-03). "How Ashley Eckstein went from 'Star Wars' actress to geek fashion mogul". CNBC. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190111045545/https://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/03/how-ashley-eckstein-went-from-star-wars-actress-to-geek-fashion-mogul.html.
5. ↑ "Fangirls a Growing Force in Star Wars Empire", *Newsarama* (June 25, 2010). Archived from the original on September 6, 2012.
6. ↑ "Ashley Eckstein: UNICEF Kid Power Champion". UNICEF. https://unicefkidpower.org/champions/star-wars-force-change-kid-power-mission/.
7. ↑ "Star Wars: For for Change Launches 2nd UNICEF Kid Power Mission Featuring Ashey Eckstein!". UNICEF. https://forceforchange.starwars.com/launches-2nd-unicef-kid-power-mission-featuring-ashley-eckstein/.
8. ↑ "Little David Becomes A Goliath" (October 29, 2006). Retrieved on May 21, 2011.
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