Ashley Peldon

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Ashley Peldon
Born (1984-04-02) April 2, 1984 (age 40)
OccupationActress
Years active1989–present
Spouse
Steve Hurdle
(m. 2010)
Children2
Relatives Courtney Peldon (sister)
Website www.ashleypeldonactress.com OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Ashley Peldon (born April 2, 1984) is an American actress, starting as a child actress, transitioning to adult roles, then primarily voice acting after 2008. She has many credits for screams provided for sound effects. [1]

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Life and career

Peldon and her sister Courtney began their careers as child actors. In 1988, Ashley Peldon was cast as Marah Lewis, daughter of Joshua and Reva Lewis on the daytime soap opera Guiding Light . Peldon received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for her third year on the show.

She went on to appear in motion pictures such as The Lemon Sisters , Stella , Deceived , Drop Dead Fred , Arthur Miller's The Crucible , Ghost World and other films. For two years Peldon appeared on the NBC television series The Mommies , ABC television series Home Improvement and has had recurring roles on such television series as That 70s Show and The Pretender . Peldon starred as "spoiled actress Amy King" in MTV's comedy series Connected.

In January 2007, Peldon graduated from Skidmore College in New York with a bachelor's degree in Child Psychology and Film. Her interest in child psychology originated from her dramatic role as a sexually abused child in CBS' Child of Rage when she was 7 years old. In February 2008, Peldon directed an Allan Heinberg play for TV Takes the Stage. The play starred Bonnie Somerville and Melissa Sagemiller.

Peldon earned her master's degree in clinical psychology. In 2014, she was pursuing a PhD in depth psychology. [2] [3]

Personal life

Peldon married her husband Steve Hurdle in 2010 and they have two daughters. [2]

Awards and nominations

She was nominated in 1991 for a Daytime Emmy at the Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for The Guiding Light (1952).

She is a multiple and a six and three years consecutive nominee and award winner of a Young Artist Award at the Young Artist Awards:

Filmography

Film and television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 The Lemon Sisters Sarah Frank
1989-91 Guiding Light Marah Lewis
1990 Stella Jenny Claire (age 3)
1991 Drop Dead Fred Young Elizabeth
Deceived Mary Saunders
The Torkelsons Molly Jeffers1 episode
1992 Day-O Grace (age 4)Telefilm
Child of Rage Catherine
1992–94 The Little Mermaid Additional voices3 episodes
1993 Quantum Leap Jessica Elroy1 episode
1993-1995 The Mommies Kasey LarsonMain cast
1993Shameful SecretsJosie TateTelefilm
1994 Without Warning Kimberly Hastings
1995 Black Scorpion Little Darcy
1996 Jake's Women Young Molly
Ellen Little Paige1 episode
The Crucible Ruth Putnam
1996-99 The Pretender Young Miss ParkerRecurring role
1997 Cats Don't Dance Darla DimpleVoice role
Get a Clue Tabitha Ruth "Turtle" Wexler
Home Improvement Diane1 episode
1998 With Friends Like These... Marissa DiMartino
Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story Teen Raksha the WolfVideo (voice role)
2001 Tucker Juliette1 episode
That '70s Show Teenage Kitty Sigurdson 2 episodes
Ghost World Margaret
Undressed Tabitha1 episode
2007 Night Skies (film) Molly
2009 Aliens in the Attic Additional voices
2012 Chronicle Flyer school girl (voice)
2017–18 Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia Additional voices
2018 3Below: Tales of Arcadia
2021 The Mitchells vs. the Machines
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References

  1. Peldon, Ashley (8 April 2022). "Experience: my scream is famous". The Guardian . Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Official acting site". www.ashleypeldonactress.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  3. "Official therapy site" . Retrieved October 31, 2014.