Аманда Мичалка: Актриса, певица и автор песен

American actress and singer (born 1991)

Amanda Joy Michalka (/m//iː/'/ʃ//ɑː//k//ə/ meeSHAHkə; born April 10, 1991) is an American actress, musician and singer songwriter who is best known as one half of the musical duo Aly & AJ (briefly 78violet), alongside her older sister Aly Michalka. She has appeared in films such as The Lovely Bones (2009), Secretariat (2010), Super 8 (2011), Grace Unplugged (2013), Weepah Way for Now (2015), and Support the Girls (2018). Michalka also starred in the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs (2013–2023) and its spin off series Schooled (2019–2020). She is also known for voicing a lead role as Catra in the Netflix animated adventure series She Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018–2020).

Michalka was born in Torrance, California and is the younger sister of actress and musician Aly Michalka. Her father, Mark, owns a contracting company, and her mother, Carrie, is a musician and performed with the Christian rock band "JC Band". Her parents are divorced. As a little girl, she briefly lived in Seattle and Milwaukee. Both she and her sister attended Mack Elementary. She has played the piano since she was six and started playing the guitar in her early life. She started acting when she was five, mostly in church play productions. She was raised as a Christian and homeschooled for part of her childhood. Michalka was in a number of musical productions at her school in Milwaukee as a young woman. She and her sister appeared in the MTV film Super Sweet 16: The Movie. In 2009 she was featured in the Peter Jackson film The Lovely Bones, released widely on January 15, 2010. From 2009 to 2013 Michalka and her sister performed as the musical duo 78violet. They decided to change its name back to "Aly and AJ" in 2015. She was cast as a recurring character on The CW series Hellcats starring Ashley Tisdale and her sister Aly Michalka. The series ran for one season and was cancelled in May 2011. Michalka appeared in the 2011 film Super 8, directed by J. J. Abrams. Her first big screen starring role was as the title character in 2013's Grace Unplugged. Since 2013, Michalka has had a recurring role on the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs as Lainey Lewis, the best friend of main character Erica Goldberg and one time girlfriend of Erica's brother, Barry. In May 2015, it was announced that she was promoted to series regular for the show's upcoming third season. She also played the Lainey character in a lead role on the spinoff series Schooled, which ran for two seasons. Michalka voices the character Stevonnie in Steven Universe, a fusion of the protagonist Steven and his best friend Connie. In July 2014, she and her sister filmed an untitled drama in Laurel Canyon, California. The film was directed and written by Aly's husband, Stephen Ringer. Michalka was one of the producers of the film, with her sister and Ringer, and participated in the casting process. In May 2015, it was announced that the film, Weepah Way for Now, would premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 16, 2015. The film was released on DVD, iTunes, and other streaming platforms in June 2016.

In 2006, Michalka dated actor and musician Joe Jonas. She has confirmed that her duo's song "Flattery" was written about him. Since August 2017, Michalka has been in a relationship with actor Josh Pence.

Year Title Role Notes 2002 Passions Sheridan's Daughter 1 episode Birds of Prey Young Dinah Lance Episode: "Pilot" 2004 General Hospital Ashley B. 2 episodes Six Feet Under Ashley Shannon Gressler Recurring role (seasons 2–3), 15 episodes; as Amanda Michalka Oliver Beene Bonnie Recurring role, 9 episodes; as Amanda Michalka 2006 Cow Belles Courtney Callum Television filmHaversham HallHope MasonUnaired television pilot 2007 Punk'd Herself Episode dated May 29, 2007 Super Sweet 16: The Movie Sara Connors Television film Aly & AJ: Sister Act Herself MTV television special 2011 Hellcats Deirdre Perkins 3 episodes Salem Falls Gillian Duncan Television film 2013–2023 The Goldbergs Lainey Lewis Recurring role (seasons 1–2, 5); main role (seasons 3–4, early season 6); guest (seasons 7–10); 58 episodes 2014 Silicon Valley Charlotte Episode: "Proof of Concept" Motive Emily Williams Episode: "Dead End" Expecting Amish Hannah Yoder Television film 2015–2019 Steven Universe Stevonnie Recurring voice role; 8 episodes 2016 Cupcake Wars Herself / Contestant Celebrity special All My Friends Are Getting Married Chloe Web series; 6 episodes 2018 Celebrity Family Feud Herself Episode: "Aly Michalka & AJ Michalka vs. Adrienne Houghton" 2018–2020 She Ra and the Princesses of Power Catra Main voice role 2019–2020 Schooled Lainey Lewis Main role; 34 episodes 2020 The Disney Family Singalong Herself Television special 2022 Ray Donovan: The Movie Young Abby Television film The Good Doctor Nelly Dunn Episode: "Yippee Ki Yay"

Year Title Artist(s) Role Ref. (Reference) 2012 "Gotten" Slash featuring Adam Levine Joanna Martin 2020 "Malibu" Kim Petras Herself

+Soundtrack appearances Year Track Album 2010 "It's Who You Are" Secretariat 2013 "All I've Ever Needed" Grace Unplugged "Desert Song" "You Never Let Go" "Misunderstood" 2017 "Here Comes a Thought"(with Estelle) Steven Universe, Vol. 1 (Original Soundtrack) "Tom Sawyer"(with Hayley Orrantia) The Goldbergs Mixtape "Eternal Flame"(with Hayley Orrantia) "Walking on Sunshine"(with Hayley Orrantia)2018 "We Deserve to Shine"(with Zach Callison, Grace Rolek, Estelle, Deedee Magno Hall, Michaela Dietz, Charlyne Yi and Erica Luttrell) 2019"Escapism"(with Zach Callison and Grace Rolek)Steven Universe, Vol. 2 (Original Soundtrack)2020"Warriors"The Music of She ra