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Born | Amanda Joy Michalka April 10, 1991 Torrance, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 2002–present |
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Relatives | Aly Michalka (sister) |
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Member of | Aly & AJ |
Amanda Joy Michalka (/miːˈʃɑːkə/ 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]