Allisyn Ashley Snyder (

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Arm; born April 25, 1996) is an American actress, writer, artist, and director. She is known on screen for her main role as Zora Lancaster on ''

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'' and its spin-off '' So Random!'' as well as Heather Wilmore on

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's ''

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''. She is the co-owner of Watch The Footage Productions and has been producing since 2016.

Early life

Snyder was born Allisyn Ashley Arm on April 25, 1996, in

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, to Steven "Steve" and Anjanette "Anji" Kalanick Arm. Her mother is the half-sister of

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co-founder and former CEO

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. At the age of four, her parents saw her fascination with theater and enrolled her in acting school where she was discovered by Lynne Marks who became her manager.

Career

Acting career

Snyder appeared in over 60 commercials throughout her childhood. In May 2002, she made her first television appearance on the medical drama series: ''

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''. She would go on to make appearances in episodes of ''

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'', '' 10-8'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Snyder also had roles on films such as Meet Dave and '' King of California'' opposite Michael Douglas. In 2009, Snyder appeared as Zora in the

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hit series ''

,'' and in the spin-off series '' So Random!'' in 2011. Snyder also voiced the character Stormy in the

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series ''

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''. Regarding her roles, she told ''People (magazine)'', "I watch a lot of SNL skits online. I love

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and

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. I always think, 'What would Jim Carrey do in this scene?' He's a lot of my inspiration for my character ( Zora)." In 2014, Snyder developed a YouTube

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named ''Astrid Clover''. The web series ran for 7 years, with more than 350 episodes. In 2018, Snyder was cast in

's comedy series ''

'' in which she plays a mousy but determined high-schooler with a dark side named Heather Wilmore.

Film career

In 2016, Snyder launched her film career by teaming up with Bryan Morrison and Dylan Riley Snyder to create Watch The Footage Productions. Four of her first six films received distribution with Fun Size Horror.

Personal life

Snyder is also an artist and had her first gallery showing at 15 years old. She enjoys roller derby and studies trapeze with her younger sister Josie. On Drew C. Ryan's Reel Geek Girls series, Allisyn shared her extensive collection of ''

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'' memorabilia, which she considers her personal obsession. Snyder married Dylan Riley Snyder in 2019, eight years after the two met as teenagers on Disney Channel when Allisyn starred on ''Sonny With A Chance'' and Dylan starred on ''Kickin' It''. Their shows were shot on production lots across from each other.

Filmography

Filmmaking

Music video

References

External links

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Watch The Footage Productions website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Snyder, Allisyn 1996 births 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Glendale, California American child actresses American film actresses American people of Slovak descent Living people