years_active birth_place other_names birth_date article_title name occupation
1994 -- present odessa , texas , u.s. karan ashley 28 september 1975 karan ashley
 karan ashley actress
karan ashley

karan ashley jackson -lrb- born september 28 , 1975 -rrb- , better known by her stage name karan ashley , is an american actress .
ashley was born in odessa , texas .
she graduated from david w. carter high school in dallas .
in 1992 , she was a member of the short-lived girl group k.r.u.s.h , who contributed a song to the soundtrack of `` mo ' money '' .
she was known as `` ashley jackson '' at this time .
ashley 's first acting job was as aisha campbell , the second yellow ranger in `` mighty morphin power rangers '' , replacing thuy trang -lrb- trini kwan -rrb- .
staying on for two years , ashley left the show in 1995 .
she was replaced by nakia burrise -lrb- tanya -rrb- for '' '' .
her last `` power rangers '' appearance was in the finale for the third season of the series .
ashley has said that her decision to leave the series was because of the demanding hours .
she also reveals that she was to be given an exiting story arc , just as amy jo johnson was , but instead , following time off while her character was reduced to a child for some time in the third season , she would find that she was not asked to return to the set , the official reason given was that her character 's recovery would not require her to appear on screen .
since then , ashley has made guest appearances in tv shows such as `` hangin ' with mr. cooper '' , `` kenan & kel '' , and `` the parkers '' , just to name a few , and acted in a few minor films like `` taylor 's wall '' .
her first big debut as , editor and executive producer was the independent film `` devon 's ghost '' , alongside fellow `` power ranger '' alumnus johnny yong bosch and executive producer koichi sakamoto for gag order films , inc. .
while she also co-wrote `` devon 's ghost '' , her first writing staple came with the film `` unto thee '' in 1999 .
she co-wrote the film with gia and tim grace , and also starred in the movie .
in august 2010 , ashley was invited to power morphicon , the second power rangers fan convention in pasadena , california .
in september 2011 , ashley joined the national talk radio show `` uncensored radio '' -lrb- formerly `` unscripted radio '' -rrb- as a regular co-host .
as of august 2012 ashley took over the roll of moderator on the show .
also in august 2012 , ashley with fellow co-host katrina johnson and jeffrey emmette filmed `` uncensored reality '' , a reality show tied into uncensored radio .
in 2013 , ashley joined walter emanuel jones and robert axelrod for the 20th anniversary of power rangers at dragon * con .
