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Amanda Joy Michalka ( ;Semigran, Aly (August 14, 2009). "Aly Michalka, actor and musician". Entertainment Weekly. born April 10, 1991) is an American actress, musician and singer-songwriter who is best known as one half of the musical duo Aly & AJ (briefly 78violet), alongside her older sister Aly Michalka. She has appeared in films such as The Lovely Bones (2009), Secretariat (2010), Super 8 (2011), Grace Unplugged (2013), Weepah Way for Now (2015), and Support the Girls (2018). Michalka also starred in the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs (2013–2023) and its spin-off series Schooled (2019–2020). She is also known for voicing a lead role as Catra in the Netflix animated adventure series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018–2020).
In 2009, she was featured in the Peter Jackson film The Lovely Bones, released widely on January 15, 2010.
From 2009 to 2013, Michalka and her sister performed as the musical duo 78violet. They decided to change its name back to "Aly and AJ" in 2015. She was cast as a recurring character on The CW series Hellcats starring Ashley Tisdale and her sister Aly Michalka. The series ran for one season and was cancelled in May 2011.
Michalka appeared in the 2011 film Super 8, directed by J. J. Abrams. Her first big-screen starring role was as the title character in 2013's Grace Unplugged.
Since 2013, Michalka has had a recurring role on the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs as Lainey Lewis, the best friend of main character Erica Goldberg and one-time girlfriend of Erica's brother, Barry. In May 2015, it was announced that she was promoted to series regular for the show's upcoming third season. She also played the Lainey character in a lead role on the spinoff series Schooled, which ran for two seasons.
Michalka voices the character Stevonnie in Steven Universe, a fusion of the protagonist Steven and his best friend Connie. In July 2014, she and her sister filmed an untitled drama in Laurel Canyon, California. The film was directed and written by Aly's husband, Stephen Ringer. Michalka was one of the producers of the film, with her sister and Ringer, and participated in the casting process. In May 2015, it was announced that the film, Weepah Way for Now, would premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 16, 2015. The film was released on DVD, iTunes, and other streaming platforms in June 2016.
In 2024, Michalka competed in season twelve of The Masked Singer as "Strawberry Shortcake", with Hayley Orrantia (who competed in season seven as "Ringmaster") serving as her Mask Ambassador. She was eliminated in the semi-finals and finished in third place. Michalka also made references to her nephew and Aly & AJ's upcoming album.
Since August 2017, Michalka has been in a relationship with actor Josh Pence.
| 2009 | The Lovely Bones | Clarissa | |
| 2010 | Slow Moe | Emily | |
| Secretariat | Kate Tweedy | ||
| 2011 | Super 8 | Jen | |
| 2013 | Grace Unplugged | Grace Trey | |
| Angels in Stardust | Vallie Sue | ||
| 2015 | Weepah Way for Now | Joy | Also producer |
| 2016 | Dirty Lies | Tiffany | |
| 2017 | Apple of My Eye | Kai | |
| 2018 | Support the Girls | Krista |
| 2002 | Passions | Sheridan's Daughter | 1 episode |
| Birds of Prey | Young Dinah Lance | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2004 | General Hospital | Ashley B. | 2 episodes |
| Six Feet Under | Ashley | ||
| Shannon Gressler | Recurring role (season 2–3) | ||
| Oliver Beene | Bonnie | Recurring role | |
| 2006 | Cow Belles | Courtney Callum | Television film |
| Haversham Hall | Hope Mason | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| 2007 | Punk'd | Herself | 1 episode |
| Sara Connors | Television film | ||
| Herself | Television special | ||
| 2011 | Hellcats | Deirdre Perkins | 3 episodes |
| Salem Falls | Gillian Duncan | Television film | |
| 2013–2023 | The Goldbergs | Lainey Lewis | Recurring role (season 1–2, 5); main role (season 3–4, 6); guest (season 7–10) |
| 2014 | Silicon Valley | Charlotte | Episode: "Proof of Concept" |
| Motive | Emily Williams | Episode: "Dead End" | |
| Expecting Amish | Hannah Yoder | Television film | |
| 2015–2019 | Steven Universe | Stevonnie (voice) | Recurring role A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. |
| 2016 | Cupcake Wars | Herself | Television special |
| All My Friends Are Getting Married | Chloe | 6 episodes | |
| 2018 | Celebrity Family Feud | Herself | Episode: "Aly Michalka & AJ Michalka vs. Adrienne Houghton" |
| 2018–2020 | She-Ra and the Princesses of Power | Catra (voice) | Main role |
| 2019–2020 | Schooled | Lainey Lewis | Main role |
| 2020 | The Disney Family Singalong | Herself | Television special |
| 2022 | Young Abby | Television film | |
| The Good Doctor | Nelly Dunn | Episode: "Yippee Ki-Yay" | |
| 2024 | The Masked Singer | Herself | Main role (season 12) |
| 2012 | "Gotten" | Slash featuring Adam Levine | Joanna Martin | |
| 2020 | "Malibu" | Kim Petras | Herself |
| +Soundtrack appearances | ||
| 2010 | "It's Who You Are" | Secretariat |
| 2013 | "All I've Ever Needed" | Grace Unplugged |
| "Desert Song" | ||
| "You Never Let Go" | ||
| "Misunderstood" | ||
| 2017 | "Here Comes a Thought" (with Estelle) | Steven Universe |
| "Tom Sawyer" (with Hayley Orrantia) | The Goldbergs Mixtape | |
| "Eternal Flame" (with Hayley Orrantia) | ||
| "Walking on Sunshine" (with Hayley Orrantia) | ||
| 2018 | "We Deserve to Shine" (with Zach Callison, Grace Rolek, Estelle, Deedee Magno Hall, Michaela Dietz, Charlyne Yi and Erica Luttrell) | |
| 2019 | "Escapism" (with Zach Callison and Grace Rolek) | Steven Universe, Vol. 2 (Original Soundtrack) |
| 2020 | "Warriors" | The Music of She-ra |
| 2006 | American Music Awards | Contemporary Inspirational Artists of the Year | Into the Rush | |
| 2014 | Movieguide Awards | Most Inspiring Performance in Movies | Grace Unplugged | |
| 2015 | Napa Film Festival | Special Jury Award-Acting in a Lounge Feature Film (shared with Aly Michalka) | Weepah Way for Now | |
| 2017 | Behind the Voice Actor Awards | Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role | Steven Universe |
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