Amanda Michalka

Amanda Joy "AJ" Michalka (born April 10, 1991) is an American singer and actress from Torrance, California. Her parents are Carrey Begley-Michalka and Mark Michalka. Her older sister is actress Alyson Michalka. She and her sister are in the band 78violet. She starred with her sister in the Disney movie Cow Belles. She is of German-American ancestry.

Amanda Michalka
Background information
Birth name	Amanda Joy Michalka
Also known as	AJ
Born	(1991-04-10) April 10, 1991
Origin	California, United States
Genres	Pop rock
Occupation(s)	Singer
Instruments	Guitar, vocals
Years active	2002-present
Associated acts	78violet

Biography

Amanda Michalka was born in Torrance, California in 1991. Her older sister, Alyson "Aly" Michalka and their parents moved to Seattle, Washington. There her parents made sure they were exposed to all varieties of music. They then moved back to Southern California, where they still live.

Career

Michalka was in a number of WORD Music Productions at her church in Southern California as a young child. Michalka plays a variety of instruments such as acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, and bongos. She used to be a model for catalogs. In March 2006, she made her first appearance on the Disney Channel in the Disney Channel Original Movie Cow Belles, as "Courtney Callum", along with sister Aly, as "Taylor Callum". She has also made appearances on shows such as Oliver Beene, Six Feet Under, The Guardian, and General Hospital. She also appeared with her sister in the MTV movie, Super Sweet 16: The Movie.

Albums

• Insomniatic (2007)
• Acoustic Hearts of Winter (2006)
• Into The Rush (2005)

Feature movies

• The Lovely Bones (2009) - Clarissa, Susie’s best friend.

Television movies

• Super Sweet 16: The Movie (2007) - Sara Conners
• Cow Belles (2006) - Courtney Callum

Television series

• Aly & AJ: Sister Act (2007) - Herself
• Kitty's Dish (2005) - Kitty
• Six Feet Under (2004) - Ashley
• General Hospital (2004) - Ashley B.
• Oliver Beene (2003-2004) - Bonnie
• The Guardian (2002-2004) - Shannon Gressler
• Birds of Prey (2002-2003) - Young Dinah

Guest appearances

• Fox & Friends (2007) - Herself
• Live with Regis and Kelly (2007) - Herself
• Punk'd (2007) - Herself
• Total Request Live (2006) - Herself
• Live with Regis and Kelly (2006) - Herself
• Good Morning America (2006) - Herself
• America's Got Talent (2006) - Herself
• MTV Cribs (2006) - Herself
• The Megan Mullally Show (2006) - Herself

Other websites

• Amanda Michalka on IMDb
• Hollywood Records's Aly & AJ Bio Archived 2009-12-31 at the Wayback Machine