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Ashley Eckstein (née Drane; born September 22, 1981) is an American actress and fashion designer. She is the founder of the fashion label Her Universe. She is best known for voicing the role of Ahsoka Tano throughout the Star Wars franchise, beginning with Star Wars: The Clone Wars in 2008.
Early life
Eckstein was born on September 22, 1981, in Louisville, Kentucky. She was raised in Orlando, Florida, where her first job was as a cast member at Disney-MGM Studios.
Career
Eckstein began as a child actress under her birth name, Ashley Drane. At age 12, she played disability advocate Helen Keller in a community-theater production of The Miracle Worker. Following more stage, as well as television and TV-commercial work, in Orlando, she moved to Los Angeles, where she played Lisa Rossbach, Admiral Chegwidden's goddaughter, on the military-justice drama series JAG. In 2002, she played Jan Brady, essaying the role in the TV-movie The Brady Bunch in the White House. She played the recurring role of Muffy on the Disney Channel sitcom That's So Raven. She also played small roles as Alicia in the film Sydney White and Ms. Cole in the film Alice Upside Down (both 2007).
Most prominently, she provides the voice of Ahsoka Tano on Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, and Star Wars Forces of Destiny. Eckstein reprised her role as Ahsoka with a short voice cameo in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
In 2010, Eckstein started Her Universe, a fashion brand of science-fiction-themed clothing targeted at girls and women. In 2012, Disney began selling Her Universe products at Disneyland and Disney World.
Eckstein has joined UNICEF Kid Power, along with Aly Raisman and David Ortiz, as a brand ambassador Kid Power Champion.
She and E. K. Johnston co-wrote the short story "By Whatever Sun", which appeared in the 2017 Star Wars book From a Certain Point of View.On November 29, 2023, she was the guest narrator at Disney's Candlelight Processional at Walt Disney World.
Personal life
She married former Major League Baseball player David Eckstein on November 26, 2005, in his hometown of Sanford, Florida, followed by a reception at Walt Disney World.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Prey for Rock & Roll | Punk Rock Girl | ||
| 2003 | Ancient Warriors | Dylan Paccione | ||
| 2007 | Alice Upside Down | Miss Cole | ||
| 2007 | Sydney White | Alicia | ||
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Ahsoka Tano (voice) | ||
| 2016 | Only Yesterday | Yaeko Okajima (voice) | English dub | |
| 2018 | Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High | Cheetah (voice) | ||
| 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Ahsoka Tano (voice) |
Television
| Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Nickelodeon Guts | Herself | Known as Ashley "The Face" Drane | |
| 2001 | JAG | Lisa Rossbach | Episode: "Measure of Men" | |
| 2002 | The Rerun Show | Series regular Episode: "Diff'rent Strokes: The Rivals/The Partridge Family: Keith and Lauriebelle" | ||
| 2002 | The Brady Bunch in the White House | Jan Brady | ||
| 2003–06 | That's So Raven | Muffy | ||
| 2003 | That '70s Show | Julie | Episode: "Christmas" | |
| 2004 | Drake & Josh | Susan | Episode: "Believe Me, Brother" | |
| 2004 | Strong Medicine | Becca | Episode: "Positive Results" | |
| 2004 | Blue Collar TV | Various | Series regular | |
| 2005 | Hot Properties | Nancy | Episode: "Killer Bodies" | |
| 2006 | Phil of the Future | Grace | Episode: "Stuck in the Meddle with You" | |
| 2008 | The Replacements | Bailey (voice) | Episode: "Glee by the Sea" | |
| 2008–14, 2020 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Ahsoka Tano (voice) | ||
| 2012 | Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess | Mia the Bluebird (voice) | ||
| 2013–18 | Sofia the First | Mia the Bluebird (voice) | ||
| 2013 | Robot Chicken | Energizer Bunny's Wife, Girl (voice) | Episode: "Caffeine-Induced Aneurysm" | |
| 2014–17 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Dagger, Shriek (voice) | ||
| 2014–16; 2018 | Star Wars Rebels | Fulcrum, Ahsoka Tano (voice), Deiser (voice) | ||
| 2017–18 | Star Wars Forces of Destiny | Ahsoka Tano (voice) | ||
| 2019 | Avengers Assemble | Lady Elanna (voice) | ||
| 2020 | She-Ra and the Princesses of Power | Tallstar (voice) | Episode: "Stranded" | |
| 2022 | Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi | Ahsoka (voice) | 3 episodes |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Lightsaber Duels | Ahsoka Tano | ||
| 2009 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes | |||
| 2011 | Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars | |||
| 2015 | Disney Infinity 3.0 |
Audiobooks
- 2016: E. K. Johnston: Star Wars: Ahsoka
