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{{Short description|American actress (born 1981)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Ashley Eckstein
| image = Ashley Eckstein Photo Op GalaxyCon Richmond 2022(53604358286) (cropped).jpg
| alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software -->
| caption = Eckstein at [[GalaxyCon]] Richmond in 20222024
| birth_name = Ashley Drane
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|9|22}}
| birth_place = [[Louisville, Kentucky]], U.S.
| known_for = ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]''<br>''[[The Brady Bunch in the White House]]''
| occupation = {{flatlist|
*Actress
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| years_active = 1994–present
| spouse = {{marriageMarriage|[[David Eckstein]]|2005}}
| website = {{URL|www.ashleyeckstein.com}}
}}
 
'''Ashley Eckstein''' ([[née]] {{Née|'''Drane'''}}; born September 22, 1981)<ref name="bradyworld">{{citeCite web|url= http://www.bradyworld.com/sketch/stars/ashley.htm|title=Ashley Drane [interview]|date=n.d.|publisher= BradyWorld.com|archive-date=October 22, 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021022003641/http://www.bradyworld.com/sketch/stars/ashley.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="cyberbullies">{{citeCite magazine|url= https://www.tvguide.com/news/ashley-eckstein-star-wars-her-universe/|title=How Cyberbullies Motivated Ashley Eckstein to Make the Star Wars Fandom More Inclusive|magazine=[[TV Guide]]|first=Sadie|last=Gennis|date=March 29, 2019|access-date=February 9, 2020|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190331095114/https://www.tvguide.com/news/ashley-eckstein-star-wars-her-universe/|url-status=live|quote=Eckstein, 37 [as of March 2019]...}}</ref> 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 (film)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' in 2008.
 
==Early life==
Eckstein was born on September 22, 1981, in [[Louisville, Kentucky]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=April 10, 2017|title=Ashley Eckstein: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday {{!}} eTimes|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Ashley-Eckstein|url-status=live|access-date=March 17, 2021|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref> EcksteinShe was raised in [[Orlando, Florida]], where her first job was as a cast member at [[Disney's Hollywood Studios|Disney-MGM Studios]].<ref name="OBJ Her Universe Article">{{cite web|last1=Carchidi|first1=Jim|title=Inside Her Universe: Ashley Eckstein comes home to Star Wars Weekends|date=May 6, 2015|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/blog/2015/05/inside-her-universe-ashley-eckstein-comes-home-to.html|magazine=[[Orlando Business Journal]]|access-date=September 28, 2015}}</ref>
 
==Career==
Eckstein began as a child actress under her birth name, Ashley Drane. At age 12, she played the real-life disability advocate [[Helen Keller]] in a [[community-theater]] production of ''[[The Miracle Worker]]''. Following more stage, as well andas television and [[TV-Television advertisement|commercial]] work in her native Orlando, Florida, she relocatedmoved to Los Angeles, where anshe earlyplayed roleLisa was that ofRossbach, Admiral Chegwidden's goddaughter, Lisa Rossbach, on the military-justice drama series ''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]''.<ref name="bradyworld" /> In 2002, she became the latest in a line of actresses to playplayed [[Jan Brady]], essaying the role in the [[TV-movietelevision film]] ''[[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 a small roleroles 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 (2008 TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'', ''[[Star Wars Rebels]]'', and ''[[Star Wars Forces of Destiny]]'', and ''[[Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker]]''.<ref>{{cite newsmagazine |last=Romano |first=Nick |date=April 16, 2020 |title=Clone Wars star has a new hope for the future of Ahsoka |url=https://ew.com/tv/star-wars-clone-wars-ashley-eckstein-ahsoka-future/ |workmagazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=May 4, 2020}}</ref> Eckstein reprised her role as Ahsoka forwith a short voice [[Cameo appearance|cameo]] in ''[[Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker]]'' for a short voice [[Cameo appearance|cameo]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sheridan|first=Wade|date=April 9, 2020|title=Ashley Eckstein: Ahsoka of 'Star Wars' is her 'heart and soul'|url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2020/04/09/Ashley-Eckstein-Ahsoka-of-Star-Wars-is-her-heart-and-soul/2861586370696/|url-status=live|access-date=March 17, 2021|website=UPI|language=en}}</ref>
 
In addition to her screen and voice work2010, Eckstein in 2010 started Her Universe, a fashion brand producingof science-fiction-themed clothing targeted specifically forat girls and women.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/03/how-ashley-eckstein-went-from-star-wars-actress-to-geek-fashion-mogul.html|title=How Ashley Eckstein went from 'Star Wars' actress to geek fashion mogul|last=Whitten|first=Sarah|date=May 3, 2017|publisher=[[CNBC]]|access-date=May 22, 2017|archive-date=January 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111045545/https://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/03/how-ashley-eckstein-went-from-star-wars-actress-to-geek-fashion-mogul.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsarama.com/tv/star-wars-fangirls-force-100625.html |title=Fangirls a Growing Force in Star Wars Empire|work=Newsarama|date=June 25, 2010|archive-date=September 6, 2012|archive-url= https://archive.today/20120906042053/http://www.newsarama.com/tv/star-wars-fangirls-force-100625.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, [[Disney]] began selling Her Universe products at both [[Disneyland]] and [[Disney worldWorld]].<ref>{{Cite web|title='Her Universe' is Ashley Eckstein's battle cry|url=https://www.cnn.com/2011/12/23/living/her-universe-is-ashley-ecksteins-battle-cry/index.html|access-date=July 3, 2020|website=CNN|date=December 23, 2011 }}</ref>
 
AsEckstein for charity and partnerships, Ecksteinhas joined [[UNICEF Kid Power]], along with [[Aly Raisman]] and [[David Ortiz]], as a brand ambassador Kid Power Champion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unicefkidpower.org/champions/star-wars-force-change-kid-power-mission/|title= Ashley Eckstein: UNICEF Kid Power Champion|publisher=[[UNICEF]]|access-date=February 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://forceforchange.starwars.com/launches-2nd-unicef-kid-power-mission-featuring-ashley-eckstein/|title= Star Wars: For for Change Launches 2nd UNICEF Kid Power Mission Featuring Ashey Eckstein!|publisher=UNICEF|access-date=February 27, 2017}}</ref>
 
AlongsideEckstein and [[E. K. Johnston]], Eckstein co-wrote the short story "By Whatever Sun,", which appeared in the 2017 Star Wars book ''[[From a Certain Point of View]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-04-April 30, 2020|title=In I Am a Padawan, Ashley Eckstein Pens Lessons on Failure and Hope|url=https://www.starwars.com/news/ashley-eckstein-i-am-a-padawan|access-date=2020-07-July 15, 2020|website=StarWars.com|language=en-US}}</ref> On November 29, 2023, she was the guest narrator at [[Disney's Candlelight Processional]] at Walt Disney World.<ref>[https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/events-tours/epcot/holiday-festival-entertainment/#tab-panel-block3-0]</ref>
 
==Personal life==
She married former [[Major League Baseball]] player and [[2006 World Series]] MVP [[David Eckstein]] on November 26, 2005, in his hometown of [[Sanford, Florida]], followed by a reception at [[Walt Disney World]].<ref name="phil2006">{{cite news|title=Little David Becomes A Goliath|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=06VjAAAAIBAJ&pg=2739,12080044&dq=david+eckstein+ashley+drane&hl=en|access-date=May 21, 2011|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=October 29, 2006}}</ref>
 
==Filmography==
[[File:AshleyEcksteinJun2011Ashley Eckstein Photo Op GalaxyCon Raleigh 2021.jpg|thumb|Eckstein at the June 2011 [[Star2021 WarsGalaxyCon Weekends]]Raleigh]]
 
===Film===
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|{{dts|2007|09|21|format=y}} || ''[[Sydney White]]'' || Alicia || &nbsp; || &nbsp;
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|{{dts|2008|08|15|format=y}} || ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' || [[Ahsoka Tano]] (voice) || Voice || <ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Ashley Eckstein (visual voices guide) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Ashley-Eckstein/ |titleaccess-date=BehindMay The4, Voice Actors - Ashley Eckstein2020 |website=Behind The Voice Actors |access-datepostscript=May. 4,A 2020green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.}}</ref>
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|{{dts|2016|format=y}} || ''[[Only Yesterday (1991 film)|Only Yesterday]]'' || Yaeko Okajima (voice) || English dub || <ref name="btva" />
|-
|2016
| {{dts|2018|05|1|format=y}} || ''[[Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High]]'' || [[Cheetah (character)| Cheetah]] || || <ref name="btva"/>▼
|''[[DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year]]''
|[[Cheetah (character)|Cheetah]] (voice)
|Direct-to-video
|<ref name="btva" />
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| {{dts|20192018|05|1|format=y}} || ''[[StarLego Wars:DC TheSuper RiseHero ofGirls: Super-Villain SkywalkerHigh]]'' || [[AhsokaCheetah Tano]](voice) || Vocal cameo || <ref name="btva" />
|-▼
▲| {{dts|2018|05|12019|format=y}} || ''[[LegoStar DCWars: SuperThe HeroRise Girls: Super-Villainof HighSkywalker]]'' || [[CheetahAhsoka Tano (charactervoice)| Cheetah]] || || <ref name="btva" />
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|{{dts|2004|09|30|format=y}} || ''[[Blue Collar TV]]'' || Various || Series regular || &nbsp;
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|{{dts|2005|12|16|format=y}}–06 || ''[[Hot Properties (TV series)|Hot Properties]]'' || Nancy || Episode: "Killer Bodies" || &nbsp;
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|{{dts|2006|01|06|format=y}} || ''[[Phil of the Future]]'' || Grace || Episode: "Stuck in the Meddle with You" || &nbsp;
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|{{dts|2008|06|21|format=y}} || ''[[The Replacements (TV series)|The Replacements]]'' || Bailey (voice) || Voice role<br>Episode: "Glee by the Sea" || <ref name="btva" />
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|{{dts|2008|10|03|format=y}}–14,<br>2020 || ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'' || [[Ahsoka Tano]], various(voice) || Voice role, 7 seasons || <ref name="btva" />
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|{{dts|2012|11|18|format=y}} || ''[[Sofia the First: Once Upon a Princess]]'' || Mia the Bluebird (voice) || Voice roleTelevision film|| <ref name="btva" />
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|{{dts|2013|01|11|format=y}}–18 || ''[[Sofia the First]]'' || Mia the Bluebird (voice) || Voice role || <ref name="btva" />
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|{{dts|2013|01|13|format=y}} || ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' || Energizer Bunny's Wife, Girl (voice) || Voice role<br>Episode: "Caffeine-Induced Aneurysm" || &nbsp;
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|{{dts|2014|09|14|format=y}}–17 || ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' || [[Cloak and Dagger (comicscharacters)|Dagger]], [[Shriek (comics)|Shriek]] (voice) || Voice role6 episodes|| <ref name="btva" />
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|{{dts|2014|11|03|format=y}}–16;<br>2018 || ''[[Star Wars Rebels]]'' || Fulcrum/Ahsoka Tano (voice) || Voice role<br>Recurring character || <ref name="btva" />
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|2015–2018
|{{dts|2017|07|06|format=y}}–18 || ''[[Star Wars Forces of Destiny]]'' || Ahsoka Tano || Voice role || <ref name="btva" />
|''[[DC Super Hero Girls]]''
|[[Cheetah (character)|Cheetah]] (voice)
|15 episodes
|<ref name="btva" />
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|{{dts|20192017|0207|1006|format=y}}–18 || ''[[AvengersStar AssembleWars (TVForces series)|Avengersof AssembleDestiny]]'' || LadyAhsoka ElannaTano (voice) || Voice role, 3 episodes || <ref name="btva" />
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|{{dts|20202019|0502|1510|format=y}} || ''[[She-RaAvengers andAssemble the(TV Princesses ofseries)|Avengers PowerAssemble]]'' || TallstarLady Elanna (voice) || Voice3 episodes|| role<br>Episode:ref name="Strandedbtva" ||/>
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|{{dts|2020|05|15|format=y}} || ''[[She-Ra and the Princesses of Power]]'' || Tallstar (voice) || Episode: "Stranded" ||
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|{{dts|2022|10|26|format=y}} || ''[[Tales of the Jedi (TV series)|Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi]]'' || Ahsoka Tano (voice) || 3 episodes ||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wilding |first=Josh |date=July 15, 2022 |title=Ashley Eckstein Teases TALES OF THE JEDI And Sharing Ahsoka Tano Role With Rosario Dawson (Exclusive) |url=https://sffgazette.com/sci-fi/star_wars/ashley-eckstein-teases-tales-of-the-jedi-and-sharing-ahsoka-tano-a1826 |access-date=August 26, 2024 |website=SFF Gazette |language=en-us}}</ref><ref name="btva" />
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| {{dts|2015|08|30|format=y}} || ''[[Disney Infinity 3.0]]'' || &nbsp; || <ref>{{Cite video game | title = ''[[Disney Infinity 3.0]]'' | year = 2015 | scene=Closing credits, 5:29 in, Featuring the Voice Talents of| developer=[[Avalanche Software]]}}</ref>
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==Audiobooks==
* 2016: [[E. K. Johnston]]: ''[[Ahsoka (novel)|Star Wars: Ahsoka]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.starwars.com/news/e-k-johnston-ahsoka-commentary |title=Commentary Track: Behind the Scenes of Ahsoka with E.K. Johnston |last=Floyd |first=James |date=November 1, 2016 |website=StarWars.com |access-date=May 4, 2020}}</ref>
 
==References==
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