American actress Ashley Tisdale has appeared in many motion pictures and television programs since starting her career in 1988. Tisdale made her acting debut at age 12 with small roles in the 1997 television series Smart Guy and 7th Heaven. A year later, she had her first voice role in the feature film A Bug's Life. In the following years, she had small roles in television shows such as Beverly Hills, 90210, The Amanda Show (both 2000), Charmed (1998) in the third season (episode 21), as a runaway teen, The Hughleys (2002), Still Standing (2003) and Boston Public (2000). Her performance in the last earned her a Young Artist Award nomination for "Best Performance in a Television Drama Series." She was eventually cast in her first main role in Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody in 2005, which had three seasons (2005–2008).
Tisdale's breakthrough role came in the 2006 television movie High School Musical, which became Disney Channel's most-watched movie that year. The High School Musical series became a successful franchise which included the second television movie High School Musical 2 (2007), a feature film High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008), and a spin-off movie Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (2011).
Tisdale had a main role in Phineas and Ferb (2007–2015; 2025–present), which became television's most-watched animated series among kids and tweens and had very positive reviews, and had guest appearances in Kim Possible (2007), Family Guy, The Cleveland Show, Glenn Martin, DDS (all 2010), Robot Chicken (2014–2021), and American Dad! (2016).
In 2010, Tisdale made her return to broadcast television. She had a leading role in the CW's series Hellcats (2010–2011) and minor roles in Sons of Anarchy, Raising Hope (both 2012), Super Fun Night and The Crazy Ones (both 2013). Tisdale also had a major roles in the sci-fi comedy family film Aliens in the Attic (2009) and the comedy horror parody film Scary Movie 5 (2013). She also provided voice and motion capture performance in the video game The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes (2021).
She has also worked as an executive producer in films and television shows, including Picture This (2008) and Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (2011), a television reality show Miss Advised (2012) and the Disney Channel Original Movie, Cloud 9 (2014), among other projects.
Film As an actress
Year Title Role(s) Director(s) Notes 2001 Donnie Darko Kim Richard Kelly 2002 Nathan's Choice Stephanie Robert Berlinger Jennifer 2006 High School Musical Sharpay Evans Kenny Ortega Television film 2007 High School Musical 2 Bring It On: In It to Win It Herself Steve Rash 2008 Picture This Mandy Gilbert Stephen Herek Television film; also executive producer High School Musical 3: Senior Year Sharpay Evans Kenny Ortega 2009 Aliens in the Attic Bethany Pearson John Schultz 2011 Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure Sharpay Evans Michael Lembeck Television film; also executive producer 2013 Scary Movie 5 Jody Sanders Malcolm D. Lee 2014 Playing It Cool Herself Justin Reardon 2016 Amateur Night Fallon Lisa Addario & Joe Syracuse
As a voice actress Year Title Role(s) Director(s) Notes 1997 MGM Sing Alongs Kate Lionheart Peter FitzgeraldPaul Sabella Direct-to-video 1998 Additional voices Paul Sabella & Gary Selvaggio Direct-to-video Blueberry Scout Leader John Lasseter 1995 Whisper of the Heart Yuko Harada Yoshifumi Kondō English dub (produced in 2003, not released until 2006) 2011 Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension Candace Flynn, Candace-2 Dan Povenmire & Robert F. Hughes Television film A green 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. 2013 Saving Santa Shiny Leon Joosen Direct-to-video 2014 Birds of Paradise Aurora Daniel De Felippo & Gustavo Giannini English dub (originally released in Argentina in 2010) 2018 Charming Cinderella Ross Venokur 2020 Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Candace Against the Universe Candace Flynn Bob Bowen Disney+ original film 2023 Baby Shark's Big Movie! Stariana Alan Foreman Nickelodeon original film TBAUntitled Third Phineas and Ferb MovieCandace Flynn Bob BowenDisney+ original film
Television As an actress
Year Title Role Notes 1993–1994 Sesame Street Herself 3 episodes 1997 Smart Guy Amy Episode: "A Little Knowledge" 7th Heaven Janice Episode: "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" 2000 Beverly Hills, 90210 Nicole Loomis Episode: "Fertile Ground" Movie Stars Female student Episode: "Stand By Me" Audience Member/Daphne/Cold-Curer 3 episodes Tracy Episode: "Motherly Advice" Boston Public Carol Prader Episode: "Chapter Five" 2001 Bette Jessica Episode: "The Invisible Mom" 100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd Wendy Episode "Matchmaking Mutt" Once and Again Marni Episode: "Best of Enemies" Kate Brasher Winona Episode: "Georgia" Charmed Runaway Teen Episode: "Look Who's Barking" 2002 Stephanie Malcolm in the Middle Girl Episode "Jury Duty" 2003 Strong Medicine Sherry Lowenstein Episode "Addicted to Love" Grounded for Life Leah Episode: "Just Like a Woman" George Lopez Olivia Episode: "I Only Have Eyes for You" Still Standing Bonnie 2005–2008 Maddie Fitzpatrick Main role (75 episodes) 2006 Hannah Montana Episode: "On the Road Again" 2009 Episode: "Maddie on Deck" 2010–2011 Hellcats Savannah Monroe Main role 2011 Toddlers and Tiaras: Where Are They Now? Makenzie Funny or Die online short 2012 Raising Hope Mary Louise Episode: "Jimmy's Fake Girlfriend" Sons of Anarchy Emma Jean2013 The Crazy Ones Kelsi Lasker Episode: "The Intern" 2013–2014 Super Fun Night Jazmine Boubier 2014ReviewHerselfEpisode: "Celebrity; Batman" 2014–2016 Young & Hungry Logan Rawlings 2015 Clipped Danni Giordano Main role 2016 Truth Be Told Sam Episode: "Psychic Chicken" 2018MacGyver Allie Winthrop Episode: "CO2 Sensor + Tree Branch" 2019 Merry Happy Whatever Kayla Main role 2019–2020 Carol's Second Act Jenny Kenney Main role
As a voice actress Year Title Role Notes 1998Pinky, Elmyra & the BrainJanson SingerEpisode: "The Girl with Nothing Extra" 2007 Kim Possible Camille Leon 3 episodes 2007–2015,2025–present Phineas and Ferb Candace Flynn, additional voices Main role 2010 Glenn Martin, DDS Katie Episode: "Dad News Bears" Lacey Stapleton Episode: "The Curious Case of Jr. Working at The Stool" Family Guy Priscilla, Kelly 2 episodes 2010–2011 Take Two with Phineas and Ferb Candace Flynn 2013Phineas and Ferb: Mission MarvelCandace FlynnTelevision special 2013–2014 Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch Sabrina Spellman Main role2014Phineas and Ferb: Star WarsCandace FlynnTelevision special 2014; 2021–2022 Robot Chicken Various characters 4 episodes 2016 American Dad! Amy Reed Episode: "The Life Aquatic with Steve Smith" 2016–2018 Skylanders Academy Stealth Elf Main role 2017 Ginger Snaps Apple Web series 2019Milo Murphy's Law Candace Flynn, additional voices Episode: "The Phineas and Ferb Effect" 2025Theme Song TakeoverCandace FlynnEpisode: "Candace Theme Song Takeover"Cartoonified with Phineas and FerbEpisode: "Brittany Broski"2026ChibiverseEpisode: "Candace's Old Year Resolutions"
As herself
Year Title Notes 2006–2007Disney Channel Games 2007–2012 Punk'd 2007There's Something About Ashley Also co-executive producer 2008 Studio DC: Almost Live Disney Channel special 2009 Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Episode: "The Hampton Family" (Season 7, episode 4) Walmart Soundcheck Season 4, episode 17 2013 Inner Circle Episode: "Vanessa & Ashley"; also executive producer 2015 Project Runway Guest judge; Episode: "It's All in the Cards" (Season 14, episode 2) 2016 High School Musical: 10th Anniversary Disney Channel special 2017 Drop the Mic Episode: "Mayim Bialik vs. Kunal Nayyar / Ashley Tisdale vs. Nick Lachey" 2020 The Disney Family Singalong Disney Channel special 2020–2021 The Masked Dancer Panelist
As a producer Year Title Role Notes 2012 Miss Advised Executive producerBravo unscripted series 2014 Cloud 9 Television film 2014–2018 Young & HungryABC Family series 2018 Daphne & Velma Direct-to-video
Video games As a voice actress Year Title Role Notes 2007The Tuttles: Madcap MisadventuresJess Tuttle2011 Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd DimensionCandace Flynn / Candace 2 Group under Voice Talents2013Phineas and Ferb: Quest for Cool StuffCandace FlynnGroup under Voice Talents 2021 The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes Rachel King Also motion capture
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