Ashley Tisdale has been a star in the film and music industry for more than 20 years, and is still under 40. Best known for her role in the High School Musical franchise as Sharpay Evans, Tisdale has never limited herself to acting.
She began her career in show business quite young, meeting her manager at just three years old. She began appearing in national ad campaigns soon thereafter. Her acting career began at just 8 when she was cast as Cosette in the musical Les Miserables. It was around this time she met President Bill Clinton and sang for him at the White House.
Tisdale then began acting in television and film, appearing on episodes of The Smart Guy and 7th Heaven in 1997. She was also cast in her first films An All Dogs Christmas Carol and A Bug’s Life as a voice actress. She appeared in her first feature film as an actress in Donnie Darko in 2001.
Tisdale’s first breakout success was on the Disney Channel’s Suite Life of Zach & Cody where she played Maddie Fitzpatrick from 2005-2008. Tisdale’s star truly skyrocketed at this time as she starred in High School Musical in 2006. This role helped to launch her singing career as well, her first album Headstrong released in 2007 and reached number 5 on the Billboard 200. High School Musical 2 released the same year, along with a new Disney Channel show featuring Tisdale’s voice Phineas and Ferb.
In recent years, Tisdale has continued acting on TV shows like Macgyver, in films like Charming, and producing shows like ABC’s Young and Hungry. Tisdale is also expected to release a new solo album entitled Symptoms in 2019.
