Aly Michalka
- Actress
- Producer
- Director
Aly Michalka was born in Torrance, California, to Carrie (Begley), a
musician, and Mark Michalka, who owns a contracting company. She has
German, as well as English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh, ancestry. Aly
began acting at the age of five in stage productions by churches her
family attended outside Seattle, Washington, and in Thousand Oaks
California. She was featured in numerous musicals including "Jailhouse
Rock" and "A Time to Remember". Alyson, who plays piano and guitar,
also writes music and sings with her younger sister,
AJ Michalka, as the pop-music duo of
Aly & AJ. The sisters are platinum selling
recording artists with "Hollywood Records". When she isn't acting,
Alyson enjoys drawing. Her artistic talent was recognized by Hallmark
Cards. When she was in the fourth grade, she won a contest for a
Christmas card in 1999, when she was 10. Lately, Alyson is interested
in fashion and sewing, and has plans to design a clothing line. The
Torrance, California, native has two dogs, Saint and Bandit, and lives
with her parents and sister in Los Angeles, California.
