Ashley Leggat (born September 26, 1986) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her roles as Casey McDonald in the Canadian family comedy series Life with Derek and as Tiffany in the MTV television film Made... The Movie.
Early life Leggat was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and has Scottish and Irish ancestry on her mother's side. Leggat began her theatrical training with Theatre Aquarius's Performing Arts Program under the direction of Lou Zamprogna. That same year, Leggat made her professional theatre debut playing Marta in Theatre Aquarius's production of The Sound of Music. Leggat went on to perform in several of the company's productions, including The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Cinderella, Anne of Green Gables, Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang, Jekyll & Hyde and The Wizard of Oz. She also performed the role of Clara in The Nutcracker at the Hamilton Place Theatre.
Career Beginning in 2004, she appeared in the Disney feature film Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen as Marcia, also starring Lindsay Lohan and Megan Fox, the television movie A Very Married Christmas, with Joe Mantegna and Jean Smart and played series lead Kat Adams in Ace Lightning.
Leggat performed concurrent recurring roles on the series I Was a Sixth Grade Alien for Fox and YTV, and In a Heartbeat for the Disney Channel. She performed a guest lead role on the series Real Kids, Real Adventures, and a lead role on the CBC Radio drama Articles of Faith. As well, she appeared in the cable television film What Girls Learn, starring Elizabeth Perkins and Scott Bakula; the Disney television movie The Music Man, starring Matthew Broderick; the comedy series The Blobheads; and the fantasy science-fiction series The Zack Files. In 2005, Leggat performed in Moze Mossanen's short film Roxana as part of CBC's "Opening Night" series.
In 2005, Leggat was cast in the co-lead role of Casey McDonald in the Family Channel family comedy series Life with Derek. The series ran for four seasons before ending its run in 2009. On July 31, 2009, Leggat commented on her official Facebook pageAshley Leggat's Official Facebook Page. that they would begin shooting Vacation with Derek in September of that year; it aired in Canada on the Family Channel in June 2010, and in the U.S. on Starz in 2011.
Leggat starred as Baby in the Toronto version of the play Dirty Dancing in 2008. In 2010, Leggat was cast in MTV's Made... The Movie as the main antagonist, Tiffany. In 2011, Leggat starred as Ashley Dunnfield in the Lifetime television movie The Perfect Roommate. In 2015, she starred in the independent film People Hold On, directed by Life with Derek co-star Michael Seater."People Hold On review: So no one told you life was gonna be this way" by David Berry at nationalpost.com
Personal life Leggat has four older brothers. She is close friends with her Life with Derek co-star Michael Seater.
In 2011, she married longtime boyfriend, hockey player Jeremy Williams. They have three daughters, born 2017, 2019 and 2022.
Leggat is a supporter of Count Me In,"Kids' 'hackey' trip to Minneapolis an eye opener - CELEBS AT KP" by Doug Lunney at torontosun.com a movement that promotes student volunteerism, and helps connect young people with community service opportunities that match their interests, passions and lifestyle. She hosted the 2012 "Count Me In Conference", which has been recognized as the largest youth-run empowerment event in North America, and again in 2014.
Filmography + Film roles Year Title Role Notes 2004 Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen Marcia 2009 The Jerk Theory Britney Uncredited 2011 Cinnamon Chloe Waltersalso called My Dog's Christmas Miracle 2015 People Hold On Julia
+ Television roles Year Title Role Notes 1999Real Kids, Real Adventures Michelle Episode: "Heimlich Hero: The Michelle Shreffler Story" 2000 I Was a Sixth Grade Alien Stacey 4 episodes 2000–2001In a Heartbeat Michelle 3 episodes 2001 What Girls Learn Libbie Television film 2002 The Zack Files Kristen Episode: "Once and Future Zack" 2003 The Music Man Actor/dancer Television film; uncredited 2004 The Blobheads Misty 2 episodes 2004 A Very Married Christmas Danielle Television film 2004 Ace Lightning Kat Adams Main role (season 2) 2005–2009Life with Derek Casey McDonald Co-lead role 2005–2006 Darcy's Wild Life Brittany McMillan Recurring role, 5 episodes 2006 11 Cameras Kelly Main role 2008 The Latest Buzz Herself Episode: "The Star Power Issue" 2010Vacation with Derek Casey McDonald Television film 2010 Aaron Stone Nikki York Episode: "My Own Private Superhero" 2010 Murdoch Mysteries Ivy/Queen of Swords Episode: "Blood and Circuses" 2010 Unnatural History Whitney Coleman Episode: "Sleeper in a Box" 2010 Made... The Movie Tiffany Television film 2011 The Perfect Roommate Ashley Dunnfield Television film 2011–2012 Totally Amp'd Zoe Jones Web series; main role"MIPCOM 2011: Shaftesbury Films and Smokebomb get Totally Amp'd" by Etan Vlessing at playbackonline.ca 2012 Criminal Minds Sloan Episode: "Profiling 101" 2012 The Good Witch's Charm Tara Television film 2013 The Perfect Boss Renee Renfro Television film 2013 The Good Witch's Destiny Tara Television film 2014 The Good Witch's Wonder Tara Television film"Home town provides backdrop for Leggat's latest movie" by Mark Newman at www.hamiltonnews.com 2015 Good Witch Tara 3 episodes 2015 The Perfect Girlfriend Jensyn Bannet Television film 2015 We Are Disorderly Poppy Web series (YouTube); episode: "Our Girlfriend""Putting down roots in Hamilton" by Mark Newman at www.hamiltonnews.com 2015 The Next Step Herself Recurring role (season 3), 6 episodes 2015 Charming Christmas Jessie Television film 2016 Suits Naomi Episode: "Back on the Map" 2023 Life with Luca Casey McDonald Television film2024Hudson and RexCarmen SilvaEpisode: "Death on the Doorstep"2024Our Mother's Secret Affair Diana ParkerTelevision film
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