Aly Michalka

Aly Michalka is an American actress who portrays Peyton Charles on The CW's iZombie.

Biography
Michalka was born in Torrance, California. She grew up in Seattle, Washington and Southern California, with her younger sister, Amanda "AJ". Her father, Mark, owns a contracting company, and her mother, Carrie, is a musician and performed with the Christian "JC Band".

Michalka made her acting debut as Keely Teslow on the Disney Channel Original Series, Phil of the Future. She has also starred in the Disney Channel Original Movies Now You See It..., and Cow Belles, in which she appears opposite her sister. She had a leading role in the Walden Media film Bandslam, released in August 2009. She also played a role in the movie The Roommate. In 2004, Michalka was cast in the role of Keely Teslow on the Disney Channel's Phil of the Future. The series premiered on June 18, 2004. In August 2006, Disney Channel ended the series after two seasons. Michalka also appeared in two Disney movies, Cow Belles and Now You See It.... Michalka made a guest appearance on CSI: NY, and in 2006, starred in an unsold Disney Channel pilot Haversham Hall which was not picked up. In 2007, Michalka starred alongside her sister AJ in the MTV television film Super Sweet 16: The Movie based on the MTV original series My Super Sweet 16. She played the role of the villainous popular mean girl Taylor Tiara. In 2009, she appeared in the Summit Entertainment musical comedy film Bandslam about a group of misfits who form a rock band.

In April 2010, The CW announced Michalka was cast in the main role of Marti Perkins on the cheerleading drama series Hellcats. The show premiered to September 8, 2010 to 3 million viewers. Despite a successful premiere, ratings failed to remain high with the series finale reaching a low 1.19 million viewers. In May 2011, The CW announced the show was not renewed for a second season. In 2010 and 2011 respectively, Michalka had major supporting roles in films Easy A and The Roommate. Michalka appeared in the independent drama film Crazy Kind of Love alongside Eva Longoria, Virginia Madsen and Amanda Crew. The film was released in July 2013.

In 2013, Michalka began a multi-episode role on the sitcom Two and a Half Men as Brooke, the love interest of Amber Tamblyn's character, Jenny Harper (who is the lesbian, illegitimate daughter of Charlie Sheen's past character of Charlie Harper and niece to current character Alan Harper played by Jon Cryer).

In 2015, she was cast in The CW television series, iZombie, in a recurring role. In early May 2015, it was revealed that the previously untitled drama film she shot with sister, Amanda "AJ", was called Weepah Way for Now. The film was written and directed by her husband, Stephen Ringer, and shot in Laurel Canyon, California in July 2014. Michalka participated in the casting and production process in addition to acting in the film. It premiered at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 16, 2015.

Trivia

 * Home-schooled.
 * Her favorite movies are Willow (1988), Uptown Girls (2003), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), and School of Rock (2003).
 * Younger sister AJ Michalka, known as AJ, is also an actress. The two sisters wrote and recorded their first album for Hollywood/Universal Records (under a different band name), which was released in early 2005. Changed band name to 78violet in 2010.
 * Last name pronounced Mish-AL-ka
 * Her mother was a cheerleader for the NFL's Oakland Raiders.
 * Her parents are Carrie and Mark Michalka.
 * Her father is of German descent. Her mother has German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh ancestry.
 * She has a dog, Bandit, and a puppy, Roadie.
 * Favorite stores are Urban Outfitters, Planet Blue, Free People, Diesel, Neiman Marcus, BCBG Max.
 * Kept in touch with Raviv Ullman and Brenda Song.
 * She plays the piano and also the electric and acoustic guitars. She is also an accomplished singer and published songwriter.
 * Very close friend of Mitchel Musso, Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron.
 * Good friends with Emma Roberts, Sara Paxton, Ashley Tisdale and Miley Cyrus.
 * Favorite TV shows: That '70s Show (1998), Oliver Beene (2003), and The O.C. (2003).
 * Her favorite actors and actresses are Jack Black, Johnny Depp, Simon Baker, Naomi Watts, Cate Blanchett, and Topher Grace.
 * She rescued a dog named Moneypenny.
 * Her favorite books is "A Series of Unfortunate Events" and "Artemis Fowl".
 * Her favorite musicians are Nickelback, Michelle Branch, Sting, Seal, Coldplay and John Mayer.
 * Went dressed as Britney Spears (as the school girl from the "Baby One More Time" music video) for her school's Historical Figure Day, while most of her friends went dressed as Mother Teresa and Abraham Lincoln.
 * She's filming Will [Later released as Bandslam (2009)] in Austin, Texas. [February 2008]
 * Along with sister, AJ, and mother, Carrie, she is preparing for a new summer tour. [July 2007]
 * Currently filming and premiering the new CW hit show Hellcats (2010). [September 2010]
 * (June 7, 2015) Married her boyfriend of 3 years Stephen Ringer at the Belmond Hotel Splendid in Portofino following an 11-month-long engagement.

Appearances
Season 1
 * "Pilot"
 * "Brother, Can You Spare a Brain?"
 * "The Exterminator"
 * "Flight of the Living Dead"
 * "Dead Air"
 * "Astroburger"
 * "Dead Rat, Live Rat, Brown Rat, White Rat"

Season 2
 * "Real Dead Housewife of Seattle"
 * "Even Cowgirls Get the Black and Blues"
 * "Max Wager"
 * "Abra Cadaver"