Ashley Liao
Liao in December 2016
Born (2001-10-21) October 21, 2001 (age 22)[1]
Orange County, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present

Ashley Liao (born October 21, 2001) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the series Fuller House (2016–2020) and The Kicks (2016). She has since appeared in the Apple TV+ series Physical (2021). Her films include Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (2020), Love in Taipei (2023), and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023).

Early life and education

Liao was born in Orange County, California, United States on 21 October 2001 into a Taiwanese family.[2] She began acting in local musical theater productions when she was in fifth grade, landing the role of Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz in her second ever production.[3] She pursued an associate's degree, graduating with a 4.0 GPA before attending UCLA to study communication.

Career

After signing with an agent in 2013, Liao began her professional career with a guest appearances in Bad Teacher, followed by guest appearances in Fresh Off the Boat and Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn.[4]

In 2016, she landed the role of Mandy in Debby Ryan produced Disney XD film Jessica Darling's It List.[5] Liao played the role of Lola Wong in the Netflix spin-off of Full House, Fuller House for its first three seasons.[6] She was promoted to series regular for season two.[7][8] She also had a recurring role as Parker Zhao in season one of the Amazon Prime Video series The Kicks.[9]

In 2019, she appeared in the Netflix film Always Be My Maybe as a younger version of Ali Wong's character.[10]

She also starred in the 2020 Disney+ film Secret Society of Second Born Royals as Princess Eleanor.[11]

Liao played Simone in the 2021 Apple TV+ series Physical.

In 2023, Liao had her first breakout movie role as Ever Wong in Love in Taipei. Within the same year, she starred as Clemensia Dovecote in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, a movie adaptation of the The Hunger Games prequel by the same name. She stated to be an avid fan of the franchise in her adolescence.[12][13]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Always Be My Maybe Young Sasha Tran
2020 Secret Society of Second-Born Royals Princess Eleanor
2023 Love in Taipei Everett "Ever" Wong
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes Clemensia Dovecote

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Bad Teacher Mary Episode: "Nix the Fat Week"
Fatrick Young Barbara Wu Television film
2016 Fresh Off the Boat Audrey Episode: "The Manchurian Dinner Date"
Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn Syd Episode: "New Kid on the Block"
The Kicks Parker Zhao 7 episodes
2016–2020 Fuller House Lola Wong[14][15] Recurring role (seasons 1 & 3); main role (season 2); guest (season 5)
2017 Great News Moana 2 episodes
2018 Speechless Maddie Episode: "N-E-- NEW Y-- YEAR'S E-- EVE"
2018–2020 Scissor Seven Cola (voice) 6 episodes
2019 NCIS Hayley Episode: "Crossing the Line"
Spirit Riding Free Jo / Caroline (voice) Episode: "Lucky and the Dressage Sabotage"
2021 Physical Simone Main role (season 1)
2021–2023 DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms Jun Wong (voice) Main role

References

  1. ^ Hudson, Shawna (February 8, 2017). "Learn All About 'Fuller House' Gal Ashley Liao's Makeup Obsession, Fave Shows on Netflix and Mad Guitar Skills". Sweety High. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Meet Ashley Liao, multitalented star of Love in Taipei: the Taiwanese-American actress appeared in Fuller House and The Kicks, sang on YouTube, loves Broadway – and will be in The Hunger Games prequel". Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  3. ^ Sumerel, Ashley Bissette (December 8, 2016). "Ashley Liao Talks 'Fuller House' Season 2 [Exclusive Interview]". Tell-Tale TV. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  4. ^ Carra, Mallory (December 12, 2016). "Lola On 'Fuller House' Is A Talented Newcomer". Bustle. Archived from the original on June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  5. ^ Piwowarski, Allison (February 26, 2016). "Who Plays Lola On 'Fuller House'?". Bustle. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  6. ^ Ayers, Mary (June 14, 2016). "Ashley Liao Joins The House". Teenplicity. Archived from the original on June 15, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  7. ^ Hipes, Patrick (April 19, 2016). "'Fuller House': Ashley Liao Upped To Regular For Season 2". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  8. ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (April 19, 2016). "'Fuller House' Ups Lola Actress to Series Regular for Season 2". Variety. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  9. ^ Adamson, Sydney (August 19, 2016). "Ashley Liao talks soccer, singing and pal Soni Bringas". Girls' Life. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  10. ^ Erbland, Kate (May 31, 2019). "'Always Be My Maybe' Review: Ali Wong and Randall Park Deliver Netflix's Next Great Rom-com". IndieWire. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
  11. ^ Milligan, Kaitlin (May 9, 2019). "Skylar Astin Joins Cast of Secret Society of Second-Born Royals on Disney+". BroadwayWorld. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  12. ^ "Love in Taipei". IMDb. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  13. ^ "Ashley Liao - The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes". Youtube. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  14. ^ "Ashley Liao from Fuller House Interview". youtube.com.
  15. ^ "Ashley Liao Talks Being Apart of Netflix's FULLER HOUSE". youtube.com.

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