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Amanda Michalka is a Actor American born on 10 april 1991 at Torrance (USA)

Amanda Michalka

Amanda Michalka
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Birth name Amanda Joy Michalka
Nationality USA
Birth 10 april 1991 (33 years) at Torrance (USA)

Amanda Joy "AJ" Michalka (born April 10, 1991), often credited as AJ, is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and musician. She was a model prior to becoming an actress, and is best known as one-half of the duo 78violet (formerly Aly & AJ) with her sister Aly Michalka. AJ recorded the theme song and accompanying music video for the film Secretariat, entitled "It's Who You Are". She also issued a single and video called "All I've Ever Needed" from her 2013 film Grace Unplugged. She has also had a successful acting career, and after two seasons in a recurring role as Lainey Lewis on the ABC sitcom "The Goldbergs", she is being promoted to a regular role on the series for the third season onward.

Biography

Elle a commencé à prendre des cours de comédie à l'âge de 9 ans. En attendant d'être connue grâce au cinéma, elle a été top model, prêtant son image pour des photos de grands magazines. Puis vient le moment de passer des auditions, qu'elle réussit du premier coup, c'est alors qu'elle décroche des contrats pour de grandes chaînes telles que FOX, CBS, HBO et NBC. Vient alors la série The Guardian qui l'a fait connaître de tous grâce au rôle de Shannon Gressler.

Amanda est, tout comme sa sœur Alyson Michalka, chanteuse et musicienne et compositeur. Elle a fondé, avec sa sœur, le groupe Aly & AJ dont le premier album, Into the Rush, est sorti en 2005. En 2010, elles changent le nom de leur groupe et le baptisent « 78violet ».

Depuis octobre 2013, elle est la compagne de l'acteur Keenan Tracey.

Usually with

Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson
(1 films)
J. J. Abrams
J. J. Abrams
(1 films)
Fran Walsh
Fran Walsh
(1 films)
Mike Rich
Mike Rich
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Amanda Michalka (9 films)

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Actress

Angels in Stardust, 1h36
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Billy Burke, Alicia Silverstone, Amanda Michalka, Jeannetta Arnette, Tyler Riggs, Amelia Rose Blaire
Roles Vallie Sue
Rating51% 2.565722.565722.565722.565722.56572
The film centers around a small-town girl (Michalka) living in a Texas community built on an abandoned drive-in movie lot, who turns to an imaginary friend, The Cowboy (Burke), for solace from her self-absorbed mother (Silverstone) and the dangerous world around her.
Expecting Amish, 1h28
Genres Drama
Actors Amanda Michalka, Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Jesse McCartney, Cayden Boyd, Brian Krause, Alyson Stoner
Roles Hannah
Rating61% 3.055883.055883.055883.055883.05588
Dans une petite communauté Amish de Pennsylvanie, à Lancaster, Hannah, la fille aînée de Ezekiel Yoder, décide de partir à Los Angeles pour Rumspringa, la période où les jeunes Amish peuvent vivre dans le monde moderne avant d'être baptisé et de s'engager définitivement à suivre les règles de la communauté. Samuel, son futur fiancé et ami d'enfance refuse de l'accompagner, déclarant qu'il sait où est sa place. Elle part avec Sarah, Mary et Isaac qui profitent de toutes les opportunités. D'abord réticente, elle finit par les suivre dans une soirée où elle rencontre Josh, étudiant et DJ à ses heures. Josh fait découvrir le monde à Hannah et elle se rapproche de plus en plus de lui. Elle essaie de combattre ses sentiments pour lui, vis-à-vis de Samuel. La veille du départ, elle ne veut plus partir, ni être baptisée, ni se marier.
Grace Unplugged, 1h42
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films about religion, Musical films
Actors Amanda Michalka, James Denton, Kevin Pollak, Shawnee Smith, Michael Welch, Emma Catherwood
Roles Gracie Trey
Rating60% 3.000193.000193.000193.000193.00019
"Grace Unplugged" is the story of an 18-year-old girl who leads worship on Sundays at church, but decides to leave her family and Christianity to pursue fame in the music industry.
Super 8
Super 8 (2011)
, 1h52
Directed by J. J. Abrams
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction
Themes Films about films, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler, Riley Griffiths, Ryan Lee, Ron Eldard
Roles Jen Kaznyk
Rating69% 3.497963.497963.497963.497963.49796
In 1979, Deputy Sheriff Jack Lamb (Kyle Chandler) of Lillian, Ohio, and his 14-year-old son Joe (Joel Courtney), mourn the death of his mother Elizabeth (Caitriona Balfe) in a steel mill accident. Jack blames her co-worker, Louis Dainard (Ron Eldard), as she was covering his shift while he recovered from a hangover.
Salem Falls, 1h29
Directed by Bradley Walsh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors James Van Der Beek, Sarah Carter, Amanda Michalka, Rick Roberts, Peter MacNeill, Allie MacDonald
Roles Gillian Duncan (as AJ Michalka)
Rating56% 2.8034052.8034052.8034052.8034052.803405
Jack, jeune et jeune professeur d'histoire au-delà de tout soupçon, s'installe dans le village de Salem Falls, où des adolescentes en manque d'aventure s'adonnent à la sorcellerie. Gillian, l'une d'entre elles, jette un sort pour que Jack s'éprenne d'elle. Jack est accusé à tort de viol et on découvre qu'il a déjà fait l'objet d'une telle accusation par le passé. Le père de Gillian, un puissant notable, fait tout pour innocenter sa fille et accabler Jack, afin qu'un lourd secret le concernant n'éclate pas au grand jour
Secretariat, 1h57
Directed by Randall Wallace
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, Horse sports in film, Sport hippique
Actors Diane Lane, John Malkovich, Alfred Molina, Margo Martindale, Amanda Michalka, Dylan Walsh
Roles Kate Tweedy
Rating72% 3.601413.601413.601413.601413.60141
In 1969, Denver housewife and mother Penny Chenery (Diane Lane) agrees to take over her ailing father, Christopher Chenery's Meadow Stables in Doswell, Virginia, despite her lack of horse-racing knowledge. With the help of veteran trainer Lucien Laurin (Malkovich), Chenery navigates the male-dominated business, ultimately fostering the first Triple Crown winner in 25 years and one of the greatest racehorses of all time.
The Lovely Bones, 2h15
Directed by Peter Jackson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy
Themes Films about children, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Films about pedophilia, Ghost films, Serial killer films
Actors Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon, Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli, Saoirse Ronan
Roles Clarissa
Rating66% 3.3056853.3056853.3056853.3056853.305685
In 1973, 14-year-old Susie Salmon dreams about becoming a photographer. One day, Ray, a boy she has a crush on, approaches her at school and asks her out. As Susie walks home through a cornfield, she runs into her neighbor, George Harvey, who coaxes her into his underground den. Inside, Susie becomes uncomfortable and attempts to leave; when he grabs her, the scene fades until she is seen rushing past classmate Ruth Connors, apparently fleeing Harvey's den.
Super Sweet 16: The Movie, 1h26
Directed by Neema Barnette
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Amanda Michalka, Regine Nehy, Aly Michalka, Ethan Philips, Sicily Johnson, Cassie Steele
Roles Sarah
Rating33% 1.669531.669531.669531.669531.66953
The film centers on best friends Sara (Amanda Michalka) and Jacquie (Regine Nehy). They share everything, including the same birthday, which they always celebrate together. Sara and Jacquie start making plans for a huge "Sweet 16" party for the both of them, all with proceeds going to a charity called "Hollywood Heart". However, when Jacquie transfers to the school Sara goes to, a rich girl called Taylor makes friends with Jacquie (because Taylor never had a sweet sixteen) and then proceeds to change Jacquie to be more like herself in order to destroy Sara and Jacquie's relationship. Jacquie unwittingly falls into her plan. Sara tries to deal with Jacquie's personality change until Jacquie starts insisting to make Taylor a party planner, something that Sara hates. This leads to many more arguments until finally, the two split the party and compete with each other to have the biggest party, all while insulting each other. At the same time, an unexpected romance occurs between Shannon, Taylor's brother, and Sara.
Cow Belles
Cow Belles (2006)
, 1h28
Directed by Francine McDougall
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Children's films
Actors Aly Michalka, Amanda Michalka, Jack Coleman, Michael Trevino, Paula Brancati, Christian Serratos
Roles Courtney Callum
Rating52% 2.6058752.6058752.6058752.6058752.605875
Aly Michalka and AJ Michalka star as Taylor and Courtney Callum, two thoroughly spoiled yet well-intentioned sisters whose widower father, Reed Callum (Jack Coleman), owns Callum Dairy. Taylor has just gotten her license, after almost failing the test at the beginning of the movie. They leave the house to depart for a shopping trip, but leave a towel on the stove, starting a house fire. Shocked by their carelessness, and deciding the girls should start making their own cash, Reed puts them to work at the dairy to teach them responsibility. He goes out of town, looking for a rare butterfly to add to his collection. This leaves the girls to look after the dairy.