Alyson Michalka

  Alyson Renae Michalka ( born March 25, 1989) is an American actress, singer-songwriter and musician. She rose to prominence with her starring role as Keely Teslow in the Disney Channel sitcom Phil of the Future (2004-2006). Michalka went on to appear in various films, such as Bandslam (2009), Easy A (2010), The Roommate (2011), Grown Ups 2 (2013), Sequoia (2014), Weepah Way for Now (2015), and The Lears (2017). She had starring roles in The CW comedy drama series Hellcats (2010-2011) and the CW crime drama series iZombie (2015-2019), along with the Hallmark Channel Original Movie, Sand Dollar Cove (2021). Michalka was born in Torrance, California. She grew up in Seattle, Washington, and Southern California with her younger sister, Amanda Joy "AJ", who is also an actress and musician. Her father, Mark, owns a contracting company, and her mother, Carrie, is a musician who performed with the Christian rock band "JC Band".Her parents are divorced.Michalka has played the piano since she was five and started playing the guitar at the age of 13. She started acting when she was five years old in church play productions. She was raised as a Christian.