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Ashley Leggat
Born (1986-09-26) September 26, 1986 (age 38)
Occupation Actress
Years active 1999–present
Spouse(s)
Jeremy Williams
(m. 2011)
Children 3

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 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.

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, 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 Walters Direct-to-video film
2015 People Hold On Julia
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Real Kids, Real Adventures Michelle Episode: "Heimlich Hero: The Michelle Shreffler Story"
2000 I Was a Sixth Grade Alien Stacey 4 episodes
2000–2001 In 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)
2005–2009 Life 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"
2010 Vacation 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
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
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"
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 film

See also

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