Jasmine Denise Richards (born June 28, 1990) is a Canadian former actress and singer. She is best known for portraying Margaret "Peggy" Dupree in the ''

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'' series, as well as Margaret Browning-Levesque in the Family Channel sitcom '' Naturally, Sadie'' and Judge Tara in '' Overruled!''.

Life and career

Richards was born in

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, Ontario to immigrants from

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. She moved to Oakville at 1 year old. She went to Iroquois Ridge High School. She became interested in acting at age 11 and got an acting job at her first open audition. Richards made her first introduction as a child star, playing Shakira in the television series '' Timeblazers''. She starred as Alice Hope, the lead character in the

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independent film ''Devotion''. From 2005 to 2007, Richards then played Margaret Browning-Levesque in the Canadian television series '' Naturally, Sadie'' along with

Charlotte Arnold Charlotte Arnold (born July 27, 1989) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles as Sadie Hawthorne in '' Naturally, Sadie'' and Holly J. Sinclair in '' Degrassi: The Next Generation'', for which she won a Gemini Award for Best Perf ...

. In the U.S., Richards also appeared in many of

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's ''Express Yourself'' segments with her ''Naturally, Sadie'' co-stars. In 2007, Richards made an appearance in the television series '' Da Kink in My Hair''. In 2008, Richards appeared in the

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television film ''

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''. The same year, Richards also appeared in the

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'' as Margaret "Peggy" Dupree. In 2010, Richards returned to reprise her role as Peggy in '' Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam'', a sequel to ''Camp Rock''. In the first ''Camp Rock'' film, she performed the song "Here I Am". However, her singing voice was recorded by Renee Sandstrom.

Personal life

In September 2018, Richards married Michael Caci. They welcomed their first child, a son, in December 2021.

Filmography

Film

Television

Discography

Soundtrack albums: * 2010: '' Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam'' Songs: * 2009: "Forgotten (Demo)" from Music Myspace Page * 2009: "Praise Waiteth for Thee" from Music Myspace Page * 2009: "Overruled! Theme Song" from '' Overruled!'' * 2009: "All Right Now" from ''Overruled!'' * 2011: "You Have the Power" with Thomas L.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Richards, Jasmine 1990 births Living people Actresses from Oakville, Ontario Black Canadian actresses Canadian child actresses Canadian film actresses Canadian people of Barbadian descent Canadian television actresses Actors from Scarborough, Ontario Singers from Toronto 21st-century Canadian actresses 21st-century Canadian women singers