AJ Michalka

AJ Michalka
Michalka at WonderCon in 2019
Born
Amanda Joy Michalka

(1991-04-10) April 10, 1991 (age 33)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • musician
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2002–present
Works
RelativesAly Michalka (sister)
Musical career
Genres
Labels
Member ofAly & AJ

Amanda Joy Michalka (/mˈʃɑːkə/ mee-SHAH-kə;[1] born April 10, 1991)[2] is an American actress, musician and singer-songwriter who is best known as one half of the musical duo Aly & AJ (briefly 78violet), alongside her older sister Aly Michalka. She has appeared in films such as The Lovely Bones (2009), Secretariat (2010), Super 8 (2011), Grace Unplugged (2013), Weepah Way for Now (2015), and Support the Girls (2018). Michalka also starred in the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs (2013–2023) and its spin-off series Schooled (2019–2020). She is also known for voicing a lead role as Catra in the Netflix animated adventure series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018–2020).[3]

  1. ^ Semigran, Aly (August 14, 2009). "Aly Michalka, actor and musician". Entertainment Weekly.
  2. ^ "Family Tree Legends". Family Tree Legends. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
  3. ^ "She-Ra gets a makeover! A first look at the new Netflix series and meet the cast". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 8, 2019. Retrieved May 18, 2018.