Ashley Eckstein (; born September 22, 1981) is an American actress and fashion designer. She is the founder of the fashion label Her Universe. She is best known for voicing the role of

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throughout the ''

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'' franchise, beginning with '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' in 2008.

Early life

Eckstein was born on September 22, 1981, in

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. She was raised in

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, where her first job was as a cast member at

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Career

Eckstein began as a child actress under her birth name, Ashley Drane. At age 12, she played disability advocate Helen Keller in a community-theater production of '' The Miracle Worker''. Following more stage as well and television and TV-commercial work in Orlando, she moved to Los Angeles, where she played Lisa Rossbach, Admiral Chegwidden's goddaughter, on the military-justice drama series '' JAG''. In 2002, she became the latest in a line of actresses to play

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, essaying the role in the

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'' The Brady Bunch in the White House''. She played the recurring role of Muffy on the

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sitcom ''

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''. She also played small roles as Alicia in the film '' Sydney White'' and Ms. Cole in the film ''

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'' (both 2007). Most prominently, she provides the voice of

on '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'', ''

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'', '' Star Wars Forces of Destiny'', and '' Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker''. Eckstein reprised her role as Ahsoka with a short voice cameo in '' Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker''. In 2010, Eckstein started Her Universe, a fashion brand of science-fiction-themed clothing targeted at girls and women. In 2012,

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began selling Her Universe products at

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and

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. Eckstein has joined

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, along with Aly Raisman and

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, as a brand ambassador Kid Power Champion. She and E. K. Johnston co-wrote the short story "By Whatever Sun", which appeared in the 2017 Star Wars book ''

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''.

Personal life

She married former

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player and

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MVP

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on November 26, 2005, in his hometown of

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, followed by a reception at

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Filmography

Ashley Eckstein Photo Op GalaxyCon Raleigh 2021

Film

Television

Video games

Audiobooks

* 2016: E. K. Johnston: '' Star Wars: Ahsoka''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Eckstein, Ashley 1981 births Living people Actresses from Louisville, Kentucky Actresses from Orlando, Florida American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses American voice actresses Dr. Phillips High School alumni 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses