Birth Name: Amanda Joy Michalka

Nickname: AJ

Category: Singer, Actress

Born: April 10, 1991

Location: Torrance, California, USA

Astrological Sign: Aries

Zodiac Year: Ram

Age: 19

Height: 5' 6" (1.68 m)

Grade Level: Graduated in 2009

Hair: Blonde

Eyes: Green

Filmography:
Secretariat (2010) .... Kate Chenery
Slow Moe (2010)
The Lovely Bones (2009) .... Clarissa
Super Sweet 16: The Movie (2007) .... Sarah
Cow Belles (2006) (TV) .... Courtney Callum
Haversham Hall (2006) (TV) .... Sam Tillar
"Six Feet Under" TV Series .... Ashley (2004)
"Oliver Beene" TV Series .... Bonnie (2003-2004)
"General Hospital" TV Series .... Ashley B. (2004)
"The Guardian" TV Series .... Shannon Gressler (2003-2004)
"Birds of Prey" TV Series .... Young Dinah (2002)
"Passions" - Episode #1.722 (2002) TV Episode .... Sheridan's Daughter

Discography:
Into the Rush (2005)
Insomniatic (2007)
78violet (2010)

Biography:
Amanda Joy Michalka (born April 10, 1991), often credited as AJ, is an American actress, singer-songwriter, and instrumentalist. She used to be a model prior to becoming an actress, and is best known as one-half of the duo 78violet (formerly Aly & AJ) with her sister, Alyson Michalka.
Michalka lived and grew up in Seattle, Washington and Southern California with her sister Alyson Michalka. Her mother, Carrie, is a musician and performed with JC Band, a Christian band. Michalka has been playing the piano since she was four and started playing the guitar in her early teens. She started acting when she was seven years old, mostly in church play productions. She was raised as a Christian and continues to practice the faith.
Michalka was in a number of musical productions at her school in Milwaukee as a young adult. She plays a variety of instruments such as acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, and bongos. She was a model for catalogs. In March 2006, she made her Disney Channel debut in the Disney Channel Original Movie Cow Belles, as "Courtney Callum", along with sister Aly, as "Taylor Callum". She has also made appearances on shows such as Oliver Beene, Six Feet Under, The Guardian, and General Hospital. She has also appeared with her sister, Aly, 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.
Michalka and her sister perform as the musical duo 78violet (formerly Aly & AJ). They have released three studio albums, of which one is a holiday album. The two were working on a new album, to be released in the early 2010.

Trivia:
Younger sister of Alyson Michalka
Is of German descent
She can play piano, and acoustic & electric guitar.
Has two dogs called Saint and Bandit
Her hobbies include dance, cooking, horseback riding, mountain biking, reading and hanging out with her 2 dogs
Used to be a model. She has been in ads for magazines, store posters and other merchandising for Disney, Mattel, Playmates Toys, Zutopia, and American Girl to name just a few.
Wrote the song "Something More" about her relationship with her boyfriend.
Her mother was a cheerleader for the NFL's Oakland Raiders.
Home-schooled.
Her parents are Mark and Carrie Michalka
Boyfriend was Joe Jonas from the band The Jonas Brothers.
Is good friends with Emma Roberts and Miley Cyrus.
She plays the piano, electric guitar, and acoustic guitar.
Her hobbies is dance, cooking, horseback riding, mountain biking, reading and hanging out with her dogs and family.
She has blonde hair and green eyes.
Is best friends with Mitchel Musso.
Her favorite artists are Aqualung, POD, Coldplay, Jack's Mannequin, Switchfoot and Heart.
Is friends with Ashley Tisdale, Sara Paxton, Zelda Williams and Christian Serratos.
Girlfriend of Hunter Parrish.
Is good friends with My Super Sweet 16: The Movie costars Renee Olstead and Brendan Miller.
Her favorite TV show are Dexter and The Office.

Fan Mail Address: Click here

External Links:
Official Site
IMDb
Wikipedia

Page Last Updated: 14 June 2010