| Intro | American actress | ||
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Actor Television actor Voice actor Film actor |
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| From | United States of America | ||
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| Gender | female | ||
| Birth | 22 September 1981, Louisville, USA | ||
| Age: | 38 years | ||
| Star sign | Virgo | ||
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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. She is best known for voicing the role of Ahsoka Tano throughout the Star Wars franchise, beginning with Star Wars: The Clone Wars in 2008.
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. Following 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 producing 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.
Audiobooks
- 2016: E. K. Johnston: Star Wars: Ahsoka (Audible)