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'''Alyson Michalka'''<ref name=stalker>Grossberg, Josh (June 27, 2008). "Alleged Aly & AJ Stalker Arraigned". Archived from the original on July 3, 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2020.</ref> ({{IPAc-en|m|iː|ˈ|ʃ|ɑː|k|ə|}} {{respell|mee|SHAH|kə}};<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Semigran |first=Aly |title=Aly Michalka, actor and musician |url=https://ew.com/article/2009/08/14/aly-michalka-actor-and-musician/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=March 13, 2019|date=August 14, 2009}}</ref> born March 25, 1989<ref>{{cite news |title=Famous birthdays for March 25: Big Sean, Sarah Jessica Parker |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2021/03/25/Famous-birthdays-for-March-25-Big-Sean-Sarah-Jessica-Parker/6481616340148/ |work=[[United Press International]] |date=March 25, 2021 |access-date=January 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325090549/https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2021/03/25/Famous-birthdays-for-March-25-Big-Sean-Sarah-Jessica-Parker/6481616340148/ |archive-date=March 25, 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref>) is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and actress, musician. Michalka rose to prominence with her starring role as Keely Teslow in the [[Disney Channel]] sitcom ''[[Phil of the Future]]'' (2004–2006). She went on to appear in various films, such as ''[[Bandslam]]'' (2009), ''[[Easy A]]'' (2010), ''[[The Roommate]]'' (2011), ''[[Grown Ups 2]]'' (2013), ''[[Sequoia (2014 film)|Sequoia]]'' (2014), ''[[Weepah Way for Now]]'' (2015), and ''[[The Lears]]'' (2017). She had starring roles in [[The CW]] comedy drama series ''[[Hellcats]]'' (2010–2011) and the CW crime drama series ''[[iZombie (TV series)|iZombie]]'' (2015–2019), along with the Hallmark Channel Original Movie, ''Sand Dollar Cove'' (2021).

Michalka has played the [[piano]] since she was five and started playing the guitar at the age of 13. She started acting when she was five years old in church play productions her family attended outside Seattle, Washington and Thousand Oaks, California. She was raised as a [[Christians|Christian]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/interviews/2005/alyandaj-1105.html |title=78 Violet, 11/05 – Interviews – Christian Music Today |publisher=Christianitytoday.com |access-date=May 11, 2010 |archive-date=September 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090911162250/http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/interviews/2005/alyandaj-1105.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="blender1937">{{cite web|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=1937 |title=Tweenage Riot Article on Blender |publisher=Blender.com |date=May 23, 2006 |access-date=November 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218214041/http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=1937 |archive-date=December 18, 2008 }}</ref><ref name="christianitytoday2007">[http://www.christianitytoday.com/tc/2007/001/12.52.html Grounded in Faith – Today's Christian] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070615204540/http://www.christianitytoday.com/tc/2007/001/12.52.html |date=June 15, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/interviews/2005/alyandaj-1105.html |title=Aly & AJ, 11/05 – Interviews – Christian Music Today |publisher=Christianitytoday.com |access-date=May 11, 2010 |archive-date=September 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090911162250/http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/interviews/2005/alyandaj-1105.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.christianitytoday.com/tc/2007/001/12.52.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070217140513/http://www.christianitytoday.com/tc/2007/001/12.52.html| archive-date = February 17, 2007| title = Grounded in Faith – Today's Christian}}</ref> Lately, Alyson is interested in fashion and sewing and has plans to design a clothing line. The Torrance, California native has two dogs, Saint and Bandit, and lives with her parents and sister in Los Angeles, California.