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Ashley Peldon

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Ashley Peldon
Born (1984-04-02) April 2, 1984 (age 40)
OccupationActress
Years active1989–present
Spouse
Steve Hurdle
(m. 2010)
Children2
RelativesCourtney Peldon (sister)
Websitewww.ashleypeldonactress.com Edit this at Wikidata

Ashley Peldon (born April 2, 1984) is an American actress, starting as a child actress, transitioning to adult roles, then primarily voice acting after 2008. She has many credits for screams provided for sound effects.[1]

Life and career

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Peldon and her sister Courtney began their careers as child actors. In 1988, Ashley Peldon was cast as Marah Lewis, daughter of Joshua and Reva Lewis on the daytime soap opera Guiding Light. Peldon received a Daytime Emmy Award nomination for her third year on the show.

She went on to appear in motion pictures such as The Lemon Sisters, Stella, Deceived, Drop Dead Fred, Arthur Miller's The Crucible, Ghost World and other films. For two years Peldon appeared on the NBC television series The Mommies, ABC television series Home Improvement and has had recurring roles on such television series as That 70s Show and The Pretender. Peldon starred as "spoiled actress Amy King" in MTV's comedy series Connected.

In January 2007, Peldon graduated from Skidmore College in New York with a bachelor's degree in Child Psychology and Film. Her interest in child psychology originated from her dramatic role as a sexually abused child in CBS' Child of Rage when she was 7 years old. In February 2008, Peldon directed an Allan Heinberg play for TV Takes the Stage. The play starred Bonnie Somerville and Melissa Sagemiller.

Peldon earned her master's degree in clinical psychology. In 2014, she was pursuing a PhD in depth psychology.[2][3]

Personal life

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Peldon married her husband Steve Hurdle in 2010 and they have two daughters.[2]

Awards and nominations

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She was nominated in 1991 for a Daytime Emmy at the Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series for The Guiding Light (1952).

She is a multiple and a six and three years consecutive nominee and award winner of a Young Artist Award at the Young Artist Awards:

  • 1990 - Won for Best Young Actress in a Daytime Drama for The Guiding Light (1952)
  • 1991 - Nominated for Best Young Actress in a Daytime Series for The Guiding Light (1952).
  • 1992 - Nominated for Best Young Actress in a Daytime Series for The Guiding Light (1952).
  • 1993 - Won for Best Young Actress Under Ten in a Television Movie for Child of Rage (1992) (TV).
  • 1994 - Nominated for Outstanding Youth Ensemble in a Television Series for The Mommies (1993) shared with Sam Gifaldi, Ryan Merriman, Shiloh Strong and Joey Zimmerman and won for Best Actress Under Ten in a Television Series or Show for Shameful Secrets (1993) (TV) tied with Ashley Johnson for Phenom (1993).
  • 1995 - Nominated three times, for Best Youth Comedienne in a TV Show and for Best Performance by an Actress Under Ten in a TV Series for The Mommies (1993) and for Best Performance by a Youth Actress in a TV Mini-Series or Special for Without Warning (1994) (TV).
  • 1997 - Nominated for Best Performance in a Drama Series by a Young Actress for The Pretender (1996).
  • 1998 - Nominated twice, for Best Performance in a Voiceover in TV or Film by a Young Actress for Cats Don't Dance (1997) and for Best Performance in a TV Movie/Pilot/Mini-Series by a Leading Young Actress for The Westing Game (1997) (TV) as the main character Tabitha Ruth/Turtle/Alice Wexler.
  • 1999 - Nominated for Best Performance in a TV Drama Series by a Guest Starring Young Actress for The Pretender (1996).

Filmography

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Film and television
Year Title Role Notes
1989 The Lemon Sisters Sarah Frank
1989-91 Guiding Light Marah Lewis
1990 Stella Jenny Claire (age 3)
1991 Drop Dead Fred Young Elizabeth
Deceived Mary Saunders
The Torkelsons Molly Jeffers 1 episode
1992 Day-O Grace (age 4) Telefilm
Child of Rage Catherine
1992–94 The Little Mermaid Additional voices 3 episodes
1993 Quantum Leap Jessica Elroy 1 episode
1993-1995 The Mommies Kasey Larson Main cast
1993 Shameful Secrets Josie Tate Telefilm
1994 Without Warning Kimberly Hastings
1995 Black Scorpion Little Darcy
1996 Jake's Women Young Molly
Ellen Little Paige 1 episode
The Crucible Ruth Putnam
1996-99 The Pretender Young Miss Parker Recurring role
1997 Cats Don't Dance Darla Dimple Voice role
Get a Clue Tabitha Ruth "Turtle" Wexler
Home Improvement Diane 1 episode
1998 With Friends Like These... Marissa DiMartino
Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story Teen Raksha the Wolf Video (voice role)
2001 Tucker Juliette 1 episode
That '70s Show Teenage Kitty Sigurdson 2 episodes
Ghost World Margaret
Undressed Tabitha 1 episode
2007 Night Skies (film) Molly
2009 Aliens in the Attic Additional voices
2012 Chronicle Flyer school girl (voice)
2017–18 Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia Additional voices
2018 3Below: Tales of Arcadia
2021 The Mitchells vs. the Machines
What If...?
2022 Scream ADR Looper
2023 Godzilla Minus One Additional voices English dub

References

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  1. ^ Peldon, Ashley (8 April 2022). "Experience: my scream is famous". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Official acting site". www.ashleypeldonactress.com. Archived from the original on May 19, 2015. Retrieved October 31, 2014.
  3. ^ "Official therapy site". Retrieved October 31, 2014.
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