Amanda Michalka

Birthday

Apr 10, 1991

Birthplace

Torrance, California, USA

Bio: Amanda Joy "AJ" Michalka is an American actress and singer. She has appeared on various television shows on stations such as ABC, The WB, and NBC. She used to be a model prior to becoming an actress. She is best known as a member of the pop duo Aly & AJ with her sister, Alyson Renae "Aly" Michalka. Michalka is of German ethnicity.

Michalka started acting… More Bio: Amanda Joy "AJ" Michalka is an American actress and singer. She has appeared on various television shows on stations such as ABC, The WB, and NBC. She used to be a model prior to becoming an actress. She is best known as a member of the pop duo Aly & AJ with her sister, Alyson Renae "Aly" Michalka. Michalka is of German ethnicity.

Michalka started acting at the age of nine. In 1992, she and her older sister, Alyson Renae "Aly" Michalka and their parents (Carrie Begley Michalka and Mark Michalka) moved to Seattle. There her parents made sure they were exposed to all varieties of music. They then moved back to Southern California, where they still live. AJ was in a number of WORD Music productions at her church in Southern California as a young child. AJ sings and songwrites with sister Aly. Aly & AJ is the name of their singing partnership. Amanda plays a variety of instruments such as acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, and bongos. 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". They were to star in Haversham Hall, a new Disney Channel Original Series that was supposed to premiere this fall, but was not picked up. She has also made appearances on shows such as Oliver Beene, Six Feet Under, The Guardian, and General Hospital.