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Ashley Leggat (born September 26, 1986) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles as Casey McDonald in the Canadian family comedy series Life with Derek and as Tiffany in the MTV television film Made... The Movie.

Early life

Leggat was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and has Scottish and Irish ancestry on her mother's side. Leggat began her theatrical training with Theatre Aquarius's Performing Arts Program under the direction of Lou Zamprogna. That same year, Leggat made her professional theatre debut playing Marta in Theatre Aquarius's production of The Sound of Music. Leggat went on to perform in several of the company's productions, including The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Cinderella, Anne of Green Gables, Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang, Jekyll & Hyde and The Wizard of Oz. She also performed the role of Clara in The Nutcracker at the Hamilton Place Theatre.

Career

Beginning in 2004, she appeared in the Disney feature film Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen as Marcia, also starring Lindsay Lohan and Megan Fox, the television movie A Very Married Christmas, with Joe Mantegna and Jean Smart and played series lead Kat Adams in Ace Lightning.

Leggat performed concurrent recurring roles on the series I Was a Sixth Grade Alien for Fox and YTV, and In a Heartbeat for the Disney Channel. She performed a guest lead role on the series Real Kids, Real Adventures, and a lead role on the CBC Radio drama Articles of Faith. As well, she appeared in the cable television film What Girls Learn, starring Elizabeth Perkins and Scott Bakula; the Disney television movie The Music Man, starring Matthew Broderick; the comedy series The Blobheads; and the fantasy science-fiction series The Zack Files. In 2005, Leggat performed in Moze Mossanen's short film Roxana as part of CBC's "Opening Night" series.

In 2005, Leggat was cast in the co-lead role of Casey McDonald in the Family Channel family comedy series Life with Derek. The series ran for four seasons before ending its run in 2009. On July 31, 2009, Leggat commented on her official Facebook page that they would begin shooting Vacation with Derek in September of that year; it aired in Canada on the Family Channel in June 2010, and in the U.S. on Starz in 2011.

Leggat starred as Baby in the Toronto version of the play Dirty Dancing in 2008. In 2010, Leggat was cast in MTV's Made... The Movie as the main antagonist, Tiffany. In 2011, Leggat starred as Ashley Dunnfield in the Lifetime television movie The Perfect Roommate. In 2015, she starred in the independent film People Hold On, directed by Life with Derek co-star Michael Seater.

Personal life

Leggat has four older brothers. She is close friends with her Life with Derek co-star Michael Seater.

In 2011, she married longtime boyfriend, hockey player Jeremy Williams. They have three daughters, born 2017, 2019 and 2022.

Leggat is a supporter of Count Me In, a movement that promotes student volunteerism, and helps connect young people with community service opportunities that match their interests, passions and lifestyle. She hosted the 2012 "Count Me In Conference", which has been recognized as the largest youth-run empowerment event in North America, and again in 2014.

Filmography

References

1. ^ "Ashley Leggat". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2016-04-27.
2. ^ Kees Boer (2007). "Ashley Leggat – Making a Difference in Kids' Lives". Positive-entertainment. Archived from the original on 2007-03-07.
3. ^ "Ashley Leggat - Mean, nasty... and loving it" by Mark McNeil at www.thespec.com
4. ^ "Toronto Will Get New Dirty Dancers Wright, Leggat and Hay Aug. 19" by Kenneth Jones at playbill.com
5. ^ Rita Zekas (September 13, 2008). "Dirty Dancing keeps her in awards shape". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
6. Ace Lightning summary & credits at www.radiotimes.com
7. Real Kids, Real Adventures: Season 3 - episode 7 "Heimlich Hero: The Michelle Shreffler Story" at www.radiotimes.com
8. What Girls Learn at www.rottentomatoes.com
9. "'Life With Derek'’s Dasey Ship Actually Started Earlier Than We Thought" by Stacey Grant at www.mtv.com
10. "'Life With Derek' stars hilariously support that incest speculation: 'I still go down with this ship'". Entertainment Weekly. January 21, 2020. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
11. "Life goes on for Derek cast" at playbackonline.ca
12. Ashley Leggat's Official Facebook Page.
13. "Starz takes ‘Vacation,’ ‘Baxter’ from Shaftsbury Films" by Brendan Kelly at variety.com
14. "Shaftesbury sells shows to Starz Entertainment" by Etan Vlessing at playbackonline.ca
15. Brendan Kelly (January 24, 2011). "Starz takes 'Vacation,' 'Baxter' from Shaftsbury Films". Variety. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
16. Brian Lowry (August 22, 2010). "Review: 'Made: The Movie'". Variety. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
17. The Perfect Roommate - summary & credits at www.radiotimes.com
18. "People Hold On review: So no one told you life was gonna be this way" by David Berry at nationalpost.com
19. Stacey Grant (May 31, 2016). "These Life With Derek Siblings Grew Up Together, Then Reunited For A Film About Growing Up". MTV News. Archived from the original on 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
20. Stacey Grant (February 5, 2016). "Life With Derek: Where Is The Cast Now?". MTV News. Archived from the original on 2016-02-08. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
21. Ashley Leggat (February 19, 2017). "On 02/17/17 at 1:10pm, Olivia Patricia Anne Williams said, "That's it, I'm bustin out of here" and surprised us all by arriving 2.5 weeks early. We are so in love with our little 7lb princess". Retrieved 2017-02-20 – via Instagram.
22. Ashley Leggat (May 19, 2019). "London Marie Williams joined us on May 17, 2019. 7lbs 10oz of pure snuggly love. Mama, Dada, Livi and Oaky couldn't be more thrilled" (Tweet). Retrieved 2019-07-16 – via Twitter.
23. Ashley Leggat (July 1, 2022). "Our girl gang is complete! Our sweet Lyla is so loved. Born June 24, 8lbs 4oz. We are loving every second with our new angel". Retrieved 2022-09-03 – via Instagram.
24. "Kids' 'hackey' trip to Minneapolis an eye opener - CELEBS AT KP" by Doug Lunney at torontosun.com
25. Crawford, Elora (May 2, 2012). "Teens urged to make a difference". mykawartha.com.
26. ""Count Me In" Inspires Toronto's Youth". the extramile.ca. May 1, 2014.
27. "Shaftsbury launches mobile kids’ show" by Peter Caranicas at variety.com
28. "MIPCOM 2011: Shaftesbury Films and Smokebomb get Totally Amp’d" by Etan Vlessing at playbackonline.ca
29. "Home town provides backdrop for Leggat’s latest movie" by Mark Newman at www.hamiltonnews.com
30. "Putting down roots in Hamilton" by Mark Newman at www.hamiltonnews.com

External links

• Official website
• Ashley Leggat at IMDb

• 1986 births
• 20th-century Canadian actresses
• 21st-century Canadian actresses
• Actresses from Hamilton, Ontario
• Canadian activists
• Canadian child actresses
• Canadian film actresses
• Canadian musical theatre actresses
• Canadian people of Irish descent
• Canadian people of Scottish descent
• Canadian radio actresses
• Canadian television actresses
• Living people
• Musicians from Hamilton, Ontario
• Youth activists