Ashley Holliday

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Ashley Holliday Tavares
Born
Ashley Renee Popelka

Burbank, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, Director
Years active1986–present

Ashley Holliday Tavares is an American actress. She is best known for playing Chloe Delgado on the 2010 ABC Family series Huge [1] [2] and Melissa Sanders on the 2012 Nick at Nite serial drama Hollywood Heights . [3] [4] [5] She also starred in the 2023 comedy horror film Hanky Panky.

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Personal life

Tavares attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and DePaul University, where she studied theater. [2]

Career

Tavares began her career with an appearance on an episode of Miami Vice in 1986. [2] Her breakout role came in 2010, when Tavares landed a leading role in the ABC Family series Huge . [1] [2] She followed that with the role of Melissa Sanders on TeenNick's Hollywood Heights . [3] [4] [5] [6] Ashley has done voices on Robot Chicken and guest starred on shows such as Disney's K.C. Undercover , and The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story . In 2012, she made her film debut in The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995 Just Cause Slumber Party Girlas Ashley Popelka
1997 Wild America Mountain Family Daughteras Ashley Popelka
2006DiscreetAngieAlso co-director and associate producer
2010You, Only Better...Jackie Mabovitch
2012 The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez Rita
2014Hanky Panky (short)DianeShort
2014NanobloodSatisfied CustomerShort
2018Meat CuteLilyShort. Also writer and director
2018Big ForkLauren
2023 Hanky Panky Diane

Television series

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes
1986 Miami Vice Baby Demarco NBC 1 episode: "Baby Blues" [2]
2010 Huge Chloe Delgado ABC Family 10 episodes [1] [2]
2012 Hollywood Heights Melissa Sanders Nick at Nite Main [3] [4] [5]
2013 Ravenswood Lila Collins ABC Family Recurring guest star, 2 episodes: "The Devil Has a Face" & "Scared to Death" [8]
2015, 2018 Robot Chicken Various Voices Adult Swim 2 episodes, guest star
2016 The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story Donna Estrella FX 1 episode, co-star
2017 K.C. Undercover Ms. Schaffer Disney Channel 2 episodes, guest star
2021 The Rookie Callista Netflix 1 episode: "In the line of fire"
2022 Raven's Home Ms. Linda Disney Channel 1 episode: "21 Lunch Street"
2022–24 Doomlands Xanthenea The Roku Channel Main
2023 My Life with the Walter Boys Tara Netflix

Music videos

YearTitleArtist
2013"For the Win" Team Unicorn
”Flow” Brittany Underwood
2014"Heart of the Moment" Mansions on the Moon

References

  1. 1 2 3 Andreeva, Nellie (March 22, 2010). "Nikki Blonsky to star in ABC Family's Huge". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sorge, Bessie (August 30, 2010). "Ashley Holliday Talks About Her New Series Huge!". HollywoodTeenZine.com. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Lloyd, Robert (June 18, 2012). "Television review: Stars in their eyes in Hollywood Heights". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 Caramanica, Joe (July 9, 2012). "Going Steady With a Telenovela". The New York Times . Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 Lowry, Brian (June 7, 2012). "Review: Hollywood Heights". Variety.com. Variety . Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  6. ↑ Davis, Joslyn (August 8, 2012). "Ashley Holliday Talks Hollywood Heights and James Franco". DailyMotion.com. ClevverTV. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  7. ↑ Scheck, Frank (December 10, 2012). "The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez: Film Review". HollywoodReporter.com. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  8. ↑ Pavlica, Carissa (November 8, 2013). "Ravenswood shocker: Are Caleb and Miranda related?". SheKnows.com. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
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