Peldon, Ashley 1984-

views updated

Peldon, Ashley 1984-

PERSONAL

Born April 2, 1984, in New York, NY; daughter of Jeff and Wendy (a director, producer, and teacher) Peldon; sister of Courtney Peldon (an actress). Avocational Interests: Swimming, in-line skating, reading, caring for pets. Education: Skidmore College, undergraduate degree (with honors), film and psychology, c. 2007.

Addresses:

Contact—c/o The Bartels Company, P.O. Box 57593, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403.

Career:

Actress. Appeared in advertisements. Founded a perfume business, Starring …! Fragrances.

Awards, Honors:

Young Artist Award, best young actress in a daytime drama, Young Artist Foundation, 1990, Daytime Emmy Award nomination, outstanding younger actress in a drama series, 1991, and Young Artist Award nominations, best young actress in a daytime series, 1991 and 1992, all for Guiding Light; Young Artist Award, best young actress under ten in a television movie, 1993, for Child of Rage; Young Artist Award (with others), best actress under ten in a television series or show, 1994, for Shameful Secrets; Young Artist Award nomination (with others), outstanding youth ensemble in a television series, 1994, and Young Artist Award nominations, best performance by an actress under ten in a television series and best youth comedienne in a television show, both 1995, all for The Mommies; Young Artist Award nomination, best performance by a youth actress in a television miniseries or special, 1995, for Without Warning; Young Artist Award nominations, best performance in a drama series—young actress, 1997, and best performance in a television drama series—guest starring young actress, 1999, both for The Pretender; Young Artist Award nomination, best performance in a voice-over—television or film—young actress, 1998, for Cats Don't Dance; Young Artist Award nomination, best performance in a television movie, pilot, or miniseries—leading young actress, 1998, for The Westing Game.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Jenny at the age of three, Stella, Buena Vista/Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1990.

Sarah Frank, The Lemon Sisters, Miramax, 1990.

Mary Saunders, Deceived, Buena Vista, 1991.

Young Elizabeth, Drop Dead Fred (also known as My Special Friend), New Line Cinema, 1991.

Ruth Putnam, The Crucible, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996.

Speaking voice of Darla Dimple, Cats Don't Dance (animated musical), Warner Bros., 1997.

Young Darcy, Black Scorpion II: Aftershock (also known as Black Scorpion: Ground Zero), Concorde Pictures, 1997.

Girl with kitten, Can I Play?, Not Yet Big Pictures, 1998.

Voice of the teenaged Raksha the wolf, The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story (animated; also known as Das Dschungelbuch: Mowglis Abenteuer), Buena Vista Home Video, 1998.

Marissa DiMartino, With Friends Like These …, 1998, Miramax, 1999.

Margaret (art class student), Ghost World, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 2001.

Cindy, Skin Walker, HowardSound + Vision/Tricycle Logic, 2004.

Brittany, Dimples, Laguna Productions, 2007.

Molly, Night Skies, American World Pictures/Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2007.

Nicole, Float, Crossroad Pictures, 2008.

Tina Sheraton, 2001 Maniacs: Beverly Hellbillys (also known as 2001 Maniacs: Beverly HELLbillys and 2002 Maniacs: Beverly Hellbillys), BloodWorks/Social Capital, 2008.

Some sources cite an appearance as Ryan Callahan, The After Killer, c. 2004; and in A Will to Live.

Film Work:

Provided automated dialogue replacement (ADR) voices for various productions.

Television Appearances; Series:

Marah Shayne Lewis, Guiding Light, CBS, 1989-91.

Casey Larson, The Mommies (also known as Mommies), NBC, 1993-95.

Young Miss Parker, The Pretender, NBC, 1996-99.

Tabitha, Undressed (also known as MTV's "Undressed"), MTV, 2001.

Amy King, Connected, MTV, beginning 2007, also broadcast on the Internet at http://www.ifilm.com/tmobile.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Catherine Kreiger, Child of Rage, CBS, 1992.

Grace at the age of four, Day-O (also known as Dayo), NBC, 1992.

Josie, Shameful Secrets (also known as Going Underground), ABC, 1993.

Kimberly Hastings, Without Warning, CBS, 1994.

Cindy Bradford, The Secretary (also known as The Bitch), CBS, 1995.

Young Darcy, Black Scorpion (also known as Roger Corman Presents "Black Scorpion"), Showtime, 1995.

Tabitha Ruth "T. R."/"Turtle" Alice Wexler, The Westing Game (also known as Get a Clue), Showtime, 1997.

Amelia, Waking Up Horton (also known as The Adventures of Young Brave), Showtime, c. 1998.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Molly at the age of eleven, "Jake's Women" (also known as "Neil Simon's ‘Jake's Women’"), Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS, 1995.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Molly Jeffers, "Return to Sender," The Torkelsons (also known as Almost Home), NBC, 1991.

Claire Bowman, "Street Justice," Bodies of Evidence, CBS, 1992.

Jessica Elroy, "A Tale of Two Sweeties—February 25, 1958," Quantum Leap, NBC, 1993.

Voices of boy and girl, "Metal Fish," The Little Mermaid (animated; also known as Disney's "The Little Mermaid "), CBS, 1993.

Little Paige, "The Bubble Gum Incident," Ellen (also known as These Friends of Mine), ABC, 1996.

Ashley, "Quest for Fire," Home Improvement (also known as Hammer Time and Tool Time), ABC, 1997.

Alisha, "Just Say It!/Safety Blanket/Try Something Different/Live Your Life/The Perfect Dog/Silent Night," Chicken Soup for the Soul, PAX TV, 1999.

Juliette, "Kiss and Tell," Tucker, NBC, 2001.

Young Kitty, "Backstage Pass," That '70s Show (also known as Feelin' Alright, The Kids Are Alright, Reeling in the Years, and Teenage Wasteland), Fox, 2001.

Young Kitty, "Eric's Naughty No-No," That '70s Show (also known as Feelin' Alright, The Kids Are Alright, Reeling in the Years, and Teenage Wasteland), Fox, 2001.

(Uncredited; in archive footage) Marah Shayne Lewis, "Josh and Reva," A Wedding Story (also known as A Wedding Story: Josh and Reva), The Learning Channel, 2002.

Also provided a voice for Itsy Bitsy Spider (animated), syndicated.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Casey Larson, The Mommies (also known as Mommies), NBC, 1993.

Minor Threat, The WB, c. 1999.

Also appeared in Nobody Knows Best, NBC.

Television Work; Series:

Additional voices, The Little Mermaid (animated; also known as Disney's "The Little Mermaid"), CBS, 1992-95.

Stage Appearances:

Appeared in Absolutely, Young Playwrights Festival, Blank Theatre Company, Hudson Theatre, Hollywood, CA.

Stage Director:

Publicityville, Calypso Productions, The Actor's Playpen, Los Angeles, 2007.

(With others) TV Takes the Stage (collection of short plays), Macha Theatre, West Hollywood, CA, 2008.

Internet Appearances; Series:

Amy King, Connected, http://www.ifilm.com/tmobile, beginning 2007, also broadcast on MTV.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Some sources state that Peldon recorded an album.

Audiobooks:

Mark Victor Hansen, Jack Canfield, and Kimberly Kirberger, editors, Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul III (also known as Teen III), Health Communications, 2000.