American actress Ashley Tisdale has appeared in many motion pictures and television programs since starting her career in 1988. Tisdale made her acting debut at age 12 with small roles in the 1997 television series Smart Guy and 7th Heaven . A year later, she had her first voice role in the feature film A Bug's Life . In the following years, she had small roles in television shows such as Beverly Hills, 90210 (2000), The Amanda Show (2000), Charmed (1998) in the third season (episode 21), as a runaway teen, The Hughleys (2002), Still Standing (2003) and Boston Public (2000). Her performance in the last earned her a Young Artist Award nomination for "Best Performance in a Television Drama Series." [1] She was eventually cast in her first main role in Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody in 2005, which had three seasons (2005–2008).
Tisdale's breakthrough role came in the 2006 television movie High School Musical , which became Disney Channel's most-watched movie that year. The High School Musical series became a successful franchise which included the second television movie High School Musical 2 (2007), a feature film High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008), and a spin-off movie Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (2011). She has a main role in Phineas & Ferb (2007–2015), which became television's most-watched animated series among kids and tweens [2] and had very positive reviews, [3] [4] and had guest appearances in Kim Possible (2007), Family Guy (2009), The Cleveland Show (2009), Glenn Martin, DDS (2009) and Fish Hooks (2009).
In 2010, Tisdale made her return to broadcast television. She had a leading role in the CW's series Hellcats (2010–2011) and minor roles in Sons of Anarchy (2012), Raising Hope (2012), Super Fun Night (2013) and The Crazy Ones (2013). In 2013, Tisdale starred in the feature film Scary Movie 5 .
She has also worked as an executive producer in films and television shows, including Picture This (2008) and Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (2011), a television reality show Miss Advised (2012) and the Disney Channel Original movie, Cloud 9 (2014), among other projects.
Year | Title [lower-alpha 1] | Role(s) | Director(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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2001 | Donnie Darko | Kim | Richard Kelly | [5] | |
2002 | Nathan's Choice | Stephanie | Robert Berlinger | [6] | |
The Mayor of Oyster Bay | Jennifer | [6] | |||
2006 | High School Musical | Sharpay Evans | Kenny Ortega | Television film | [7] |
2007 | High School Musical 2 | [8] | |||
Bring It On: In It to Win It | Herself | Steve Rash | [6] | ||
2008 | Picture This | Mandy Gilbert | Stephen Herek | Television film, also executive producer | [9] |
High School Musical 3: Senior Year | Sharpay Evans | Kenny Ortega | [10] | ||
2009 | Aliens in the Attic | Bethany Pearson | John Schultz | [11] | |
2011 | Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure | Sharpay Evans | Michael Lembeck | Television film, also executive producer | [12] |
2013 | Scary Movie 5 | Jody Sanders | Malcolm D. Lee | [13] | |
2014 | Playing It Cool | Herself | Justin Reardon | [ citation needed ] | |
2016 | Amateur Night | Fallon | Lisa Addario Joe Syracuse | [14] |
Year | Title [lower-alpha 2] | Role(s) | Director(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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1998 | An All Dogs Christmas Carol | Additional Voices | Paul Sabella Gary Selvaggio | Television film | [6] |
A Bug's Life | Blueberry Scout Leader | John Lasseter | [6] | ||
1995 | Whisper of the Heart | Yuko Harada | Yoshifumi Kondō | [6] | |
2011 | Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension | Candace Flynn/2nd Dimension Candace | Dan Povenmire Robert F. Hughes | Television film | |
2013 | Saving Santa | Shiny | Leon Joosen | Direct-to-video | [15] |
2014 | Birds of Paradise | Aurora | Daniel De Felippo Gustavo Giannini | [6] | |
2018 | Charming | Cinderella | Ross Venokur | [16] | |
2020 | Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe | Candace Flynn | Bob Bowen | Disney+ | |
2023 | Baby Shark's Big Movie | Stariana | Nick Jr. |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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1993–1994 | Sesame Street | Herself | 3 episodes | |
1997 | Smart Guy | Amy | Episode: "A Little Knowledge" | [17] |
7th Heaven | Janice | Episode: "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" | [6] | |
2000 | Beverly Hills, 90210 | Nicole Loomis | Episode: "Fertile Ground" | [17] |
Movie Stars | Female student | Episode: "Stand By Me" | [6] | |
The Amanda Show | Audience Member/Daphne/Cold-Curer | 3 episodes | [17] | |
The Geena Davis Show | Tracy | Episode: "Motherly Advice" | [6] | |
Boston Public | Carol Prader | Episode: "Chapter Five" | [17] | |
2001 | Bette | Jessica | Episode: "The Invisible Mom" | [6] |
100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd | Wendy | Episode "Matchmaking Mutt" | [6] | |
Once and Again | Marni | Episode: "Best of Enemies" | [6] | |
Kate Brasher | Winona | Episode: "Georgia" | [6] | |
Charmed | Runaway Teen | Episode: "Look Who's Barking" | [6] | |
2002 | The Hughleys | Stephanie | Guest role (3 episodes) "I Have a Scheme" (Season 4, episode 13) "Bored of the Rings" (Season 4, episode 16) "You've Got Male" (Season 4, episode 18) | [17] |
Malcolm in the Middle | Girl | Episode "Jury Duty" | [17] | |
2003 | Strong Medicine | Sherry Lowenstein | Episode "Addicted to Love" | [6] |
Grounded for Life | Leah | Episode: "Just Like a Woman" | [6] | |
George Lopez | Olivia | Episode: "I Only Have Eyes for You" | ||
Still Standing | Bonnie | 4 episodes Guest role "Still Romancing" (Season 1, episode 15) "Still Hairdressing" (Season 1, episode 16) "Still the Bad Parents" (Season 2, episode 3) "Still Interfering" (Season 2, episode 8) | [6] | |
2005–2008 | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Maddie Fitzpatrick | Main role | [17] |
2006 | Hannah Montana | Episode: "On the Road Again" | [6] | |
2009 | The Suite Life on Deck | Episode: "Maddie on Deck" | [6] | |
2010–2011 | Hellcats | Savannah Monroe | Main role | [18] |
2011 | Toddlers and Tiaras: Where Are They Now? | Makenzie | Funny or Die online short | [19] |
2012 | Raising Hope | Mary Louise | Episode: "Jimmy's Fake Girlfriend" | [20] |
Sons of Anarchy | Emma Jean | Guest role (2 episodes) "Laying Pipe" (Season 5, episode 3) | [21] | |
2013 | The Crazy Ones | Kelsi Lasker | Episode: "The Intern" | [22] |
2013–2014 | Super Fun Night | Jazmine Boubier | Guest role (3 episodes) "Engagement Party" (Season 1, episode 4) | [6] |
2014 | Review | Herself | Episode: "Celebrity; Batman" | |
2014–2016 | Young & Hungry | Logan Rawlings | Guest role (3 episodes) "Young & Lesbian" (Season 1, episode 3) | [23] |
2015 | Clipped | Danni Giordano | Main role | [24] |
2016 | Truth Be Told | Sam | Episode: "Psychic Chicken" | |
2018 | MacGyver | Allie Winthrop | Episode: "CO2 Sensor + Tree Branch" | |
2019 | Merry Happy Whatever | Kayla | Main role | [25] |
2019–2020 | Carol's Second Act | Jenny Kenney | Main role | [26] |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2007–2014 | Hailey and Friends | Hailey | Dubbed Voice | |
2007 | Kim Possible | Camille Leon | 3 episodes | [6] |
2007–2015, 2023–present | Phineas and Ferb | Candace Flynn/Additional Voices | Main role | [2] |
2010 | Glenn Martin, DDS | Katie | Episode: "Dad News Bears" | [27] |
The Cleveland Show | Lacey Stapleton | Episode: "The Curious Case of Jr. Working at The Stool" | [6] | |
Fish Hooks | Clamantha | Episode: "Bea Stays in the Picture" | [6] | |
Family Guy | Priscilla / Kelly | 2 episodes | [28] | |
2010–2011 | Take Two with Phineas and Ferb | Candace Flynn | Cross-over episode | [6] |
2013–2014 | Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch | Sabrina Spellman | Main role | [29] |
2014 | Robot Chicken | Various characters | Episode: "Snarfer Image" | |
2016 | American Dad! | Amy Reed | Episode: "The Life Aquatic with Steve Smith" | |
2016–2018 | Skylanders Academy | Stealth Elf | Main role | [30] |
2017 | Ginger Snaps | Apple | Web series | |
2018 | Milo Murphy's Law | Candace Flynn/Additional Voices | Episode: "The Phineas and Ferb Effect" | |
Year | Title | Notes | Ref. | |
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2006–2007 | Disney Channel Games | [31] | ||
2007–2012 | Punk'd | Guest role (3 episodes) "Hilary Swank/Ashley Tisdale/Chamillionaire" (Season 8, episode 2) "Evangeline Lilly/Chuck Liddell/Zac Efron" (Season 8, episode 3) "Nick Cannon/New Boyz/Ashley Tisdale/Demi Lovato" (Season 9, episode 6) | [32] | |
2007 | There's Something About Ashley | Also co-executive producer | ||
2008 | Studio DC: Almost Live | Disney Channel Special | ||
2009 | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | Episode: "The Hampton Family" (Season 7, Episode 4) | ||
Walmart Soundcheck | Season 4, episode 17 | [33] | ||
2013 | Inner Circle | Episode: "Vanessa & Ashley" (Also executive producer) | [34] | |
2015 | Project Runway | Guest judge; Episode: "It's All in the Cards" (Season 14, Episode 2) | ||
2016 | High School Musical: 10th Anniversary | Disney Channel Special | ||
2017 | Drop the Mic | Episode: "Mayim Bialik vs. Kunal Nayyar / Ashley Tisdale vs. Nick Lachey" | ||
2020 | The Disney Family Singalong | Disney Channel Special | ||
2020–2021 | The Masked Dancer | Panelist |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2012 | Miss Advised | Executive producer | Bravo unscripted series | [35] |
2014 | Cloud 9 | Executive producer | Television film | |
2014–2018 | Young & Hungry | Executive producer | ABC Family series | [36] |
2018 | Daphne & Velma | Executive producer | Direct-to-video | |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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2021 | The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes | Rachel King | Also motion capture | |
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