Shay Astar | |
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Born | Santa Cruz, California, U.S. | September 29, 1981
Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
Years active | 1991–present |
Shay Astar (born September 29, 1981) is an American actress, singer, and songwriter best known for portraying the teenage feminist August Leffler, a semi-regular character on the sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun .
Astar played Elizabeth in the Halloween comedy film Ernest Scared Stupid (1991), [1] Paula Kelly in the Boy Meets World episode "I Am Not a Crook", and Isabella, the imaginary friend of a young girl aboard the Enterprise in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Imaginary Friend" in 1992. In 1996, she voiced Andrea on the cartoon series The Oz Kids .
Astar released her first EP, Blue Music EP, on May 24, 2010. This was followed by her full-length debut, Blue Music on September 28, 2010. [2]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Samantha | Young Samantha | |
Ernest Scared Stupid | Elizabeth | ||
1996 | Virtual Oz | Andrea | Voice |
Toto Lost in New York | |||
The Nome Prince and the Magic Belt | |||
Who Stole Santa? | |||
Christmas in Oz | |||
1999 | Deal of a Lifetime | Peggy Doozer | |
2006 | The Lost | Jennifer Fitch | |
Rocker | Marie | ||
Hookers Inc. | Apple Martinni | ||
2007 | I Know Who Killed Me | Merribeth Hamblin | |
2010 | Boston Girls | Lynne | |
2011 | Bob's New Suit | Stephanie | |
2013 | All Cheerleaders Die | Ms. Wolf |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Jake and the Fatman | Amanda | Episode: "We'll Meet Again" |
China Beach | Karen | 3 episodes | |
1992 | Designing Women | Tiffany #2 | Episode: "I Enjoy Being a Girl" |
Star Trek: The Next Generation | Isabella | Episode: "Imaginary Friend" | |
1993 | Quantum Leap | Mary Elroy | Episode: " A Tale of Two Sweeties" |
Rio Shannon | Bridget Cleary | Television film | |
1994 | The Good Life | Melissa Bowman | 13 episodes |
1995 | Boy Meets World | Mindy Barnett / Paula Kelly | 2 episodes |
ER | Amy Thompson | Episode: "What Life?" | |
1996 | Seduced by Madness | Girl #2 | Episode #1.2 |
The Oz Kids | Andrea (voice) | 26 Episodes | |
1996–1999 | 3rd Rock from the Sun | August | 24 episodes |
2000, 2001 | Days of Our Lives | Mary Clarke | 2 episodes |
2005 | The Inside | Charlotte | Episode: "Loneliest Number" |
2008 | The Unit | Computer Hacker | Episode: "Into Hell: Part One" |
2009 | Cold Case | Courtney Gaines | Episode: "The Long Blue Line" |
2010 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8 Motion Comic | Amy Madison | 6 episodes |
2011 | The Event | Sean's Sister | Episode: "Turnabout" |
2012 | La La Land | Shay | 3 episodes |
2014 | Shameless | Melanie | Episode: "Iron City" |
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