Ashley Eckstein (née Drane; born September 22, 1981)[1][2] is an American actress and fashion designer. She is the founder of the fashion label Her Universe. She is best known for voicing the role of Ahsoka Tano throughout the Star Wars franchise, beginning with Star Wars: The Clone Wars in 2008.
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| Born | Ashley Drane September 22, 1981 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
| Known for | Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Brady Bunch in the White House |
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| Website | ashleyeckstein |
Early life
editEckstein was born on September 22, 1981, in Louisville, Kentucky.[3] She was raised in Orlando, Florida, where her first job was as a cast member at Disney-MGM Studios.[4]
Career
editEckstein began as a child actress under her birth name, Ashley Drane. At age 12, she played disability advocate Helen Keller in a community-theater production of The Miracle Worker. Following more stage, as well as television and commercial work in Orlando, she moved to Los Angeles, where she played Lisa Rossbach, Admiral Chegwidden's goddaughter, on the military-justice drama series JAG.[1] In 2002, she played Jan Brady, essaying the role in the television film The Brady Bunch in the White House. She played the recurring role of Muffy on the Disney Channel sitcom That's So Raven. She also played small roles as Alicia in the film Sydney White and Ms. Cole in the film Alice Upside Down (both 2007).
Most prominently, she provides the voice of Ahsoka Tano on Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, and Star Wars Forces of Destiny.[5] Eckstein reprised her role as Ahsoka with a short voice cameo in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.[6]
In 2010, Eckstein started Her Universe, a fashion brand of science-fiction-themed clothing targeted at girls and women.[7][8] In 2012, Disney began selling Her Universe products at Disneyland and Disney World.[9]
Eckstein has joined UNICEF Kid Power, along with Aly Raisman and David Ortiz, as a brand ambassador Kid Power Champion.[10][11]
Eckstein and E. K. Johnston co-wrote the short story "By Whatever Sun", which appeared in the 2017 Star Wars book From a Certain Point of View.[12] On November 29, 2023, she was the guest narrator at Disney's Candlelight Processional at Walt Disney World.[13]
Personal life
editShe married former Major League Baseball player David Eckstein on November 26, 2005, in his hometown of Sanford, Florida, followed by a reception at Walt Disney World.[14]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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| 2003 | Prey for Rock & Roll | Punk Rock Girl | ||
| 2003 | Ancient Warriors | Dylan Paccione | ||
| 2007 | Alice Upside Down | Miss Cole | ||
| 2007 | Sydney White | Alicia | ||
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Ahsoka Tano (voice) | [15] | |
| 2016 | Only Yesterday | Yaeko Okajima (voice) | English dub | [15] |
| 2016 | DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year | Cheetah (voice) | Direct-to-video | [15] |
| 2018 | Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High | Cheetah (voice) | [15] | |
| 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Ahsoka Tano (voice) | [15] |
Television
edit| Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source |
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| 1994 | Nickelodeon Guts | Herself | Known as Ashley "The Face" Drane | |
| 2001 | JAG | Lisa Rossbach | Episode: "Measure of Men" | |
| 2002 | The Rerun Show | Series regular Episode: "Diff'rent Strokes: The Rivals/The Partridge Family: Keith and Lauriebelle" |
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| 2002 | The Brady Bunch in the White House | Jan Brady | ||
| 2003–06 | That's So Raven | Muffy | ||
| 2003 | That '70s Show | Julie | Episode: "Christmas" | |
| 2004 | Drake & Josh | Susan | Episode: "Believe Me, Brother" | |
| 2004 | Strong Medicine | Becca | Episode: "Positive Results" | |
| 2004 | Blue Collar TV | Various | Series regular | |
| 2005 | Hot Properties | Nancy | Episode: "Killer Bodies" | |
| 2006 | Phil of the Future | Grace | Episode: "Stuck in the Meddle with You" | |
| 2008 | The Replacements | Bailey (voice) | Episode: "Glee by the Sea" | [15] |
| 2008–14, 2020 |
Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Ahsoka Tano (voice) | [15] | |
| 2012 | Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess | Mia the Bluebird (voice) | Television film | [15] |
| 2013–18 | Sofia the First | Mia the Bluebird (voice) | [15] | |
| 2013 | Robot Chicken | Energizer Bunny's Wife, Girl (voice) | Episode: "Caffeine-Induced Aneurysm" | |
| 2014–17 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Dagger, Shriek (voice) | 6 episodes | [15] |
| 2014–16; 2018 |
Star Wars Rebels | Ahsoka Tano (voice) | [15] | |
| 2015–2018 | DC Super Hero Girls | Cheetah (voice) | 15 episodes | [15] |
| 2017–18 | Star Wars Forces of Destiny | Ahsoka Tano (voice) | [15] | |
| 2019 | Avengers Assemble | Lady Elanna (voice) | 3 episodes | [15] |
| 2020 | She-Ra and the Princesses of Power | Tallstar (voice) | Episode: "Stranded" | |
| 2022 | Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi | Ahsoka Tano (voice) | 3 episodes | [16][15] |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Lightsaber Duels | Ahsoka Tano | [15] | |
| 2009 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes | [17] | ||
| 2011 | Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars | [15] | ||
| 2015 | Disney Infinity 3.0 | [18] |
Audiobooks
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Ashley Drane [interview]". BradyWorld.com. n.d. Archived from the original on October 22, 2002.
- ^ Gennis, Sadie (March 29, 2019). "How Cyberbullies Motivated Ashley Eckstein to Make the Star Wars Fandom More Inclusive". TV Guide. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2020.
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- ^ "Ashley Eckstein: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | eTimes". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. April 10, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Carchidi, Jim (May 6, 2015). "Inside Her Universe: Ashley Eckstein comes home to Star Wars Weekends". Orlando Business Journal. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
- ^ Romano, Nick (April 16, 2020). "Clone Wars star has a new hope for the future of Ahsoka". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ Sheridan, Wade (April 9, 2020). "Ashley Eckstein: Ahsoka of 'Star Wars' is her 'heart and soul'". UPI. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ Whitten, Sarah (May 3, 2017). "How Ashley Eckstein went from 'Star Wars' actress to geek fashion mogul". CNBC. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
- ^ "Fangirls a Growing Force in Star Wars Empire". Newsarama. June 25, 2010. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012.
- ^ "'Her Universe' is Ashley Eckstein's battle cry". CNN. December 23, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
- ^ "Ashley Eckstein: UNICEF Kid Power Champion". UNICEF. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ "Star Wars: For for Change Launches 2nd UNICEF Kid Power Mission Featuring Ashey Eckstein!". UNICEF. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
- ^ "In I Am a Padawan, Ashley Eckstein Pens Lessons on Failure and Hope". StarWars.com. April 30, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
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- ^ "Little David Becomes A Goliath". Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 29, 2006. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Ashley Eckstein (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 4, 2020. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Wilding, Josh (July 15, 2022). "Ashley Eckstein Teases TALES OF THE JEDI And Sharing Ahsoka Tano Role With Rosario Dawson (Exclusive)". SFF Gazette. Retrieved August 26, 2024.
- ^ Krome Studios (October 6, 2009). Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes. LucasArts. Scene: Closing credits, 2:30 in, Voice Talent.
- ^ Avalanche Software. Disney Infinity 3.0. Scene: Closing credits, 5:29 in, Featuring the Voice Talents of.
- ^ Floyd, James (November 1, 2016). "Commentary Track: Behind the Scenes of Ahsoka with E.K. Johnston". StarWars.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.