Ashley Liao (born October 21, 2001) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the series Fuller House and The Kicks. She has since appeared in the Disney+ film Secret Society of Second-Born Royals and the Apple TV+ series Physical.
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![]() Ashley Liao in 2018 | |
Born | (2001-10-21) October 21, 2001 (age 20)[1] Orange County, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2014–present |
Liao was born in Orange County, California, United States on 21 October 2001 into a Chinese family.[citation needed] She started acting in local musical theater productions when she was in fifth grade, landing the role of Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz in her second ever production.[2] She pursued an associate's degree graduating with a 4.0 before going on to study Communication at UCLA. She also sings on YouTube.[3]
After signing with an agent in 2013, Liao began her professional career with a guest appearances in Bad Teacher, followed by guest appearances in Fresh Off the Boat and Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn.[4]
In 2016, she landed the role of Mandy in Debby Ryan produced Disney XD film Jessica Darling's It List.[5] Liao played the role of Lola Wong in the Netflix spin-off of Full House, Fuller House for its first three seasons.[6] She was promoted to series regular for season two.[7][8] She also had a recurring role as Parker Zhao in season one of the Amazon Prime Video series The Kicks.[3]
In 2019, she appeared in the Netflix film Always Be My Maybe as a younger version of Ali Wong's character.[9] She also starred in the 2020 Disney+ film Secret Society of Second Born Royals as Princess Eleanor.[10]
Liao played Simone in the 2021 Apple TV+ series Physical. In November 2021, it was announced Liao would star opposite Ross Butler in the film adaptation of Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, Taipei.[11]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Jessica Darling's It List | Manda | Direct-to-video movie |
2017 | Lemonade Mafia | Stank | Short film |
2019 | Always Be My Maybe | Sasha (15 years old) | Netflix film |
2019 | Blue | Ryan | Short film |
2020 | Secret Society of Second-Born Royals | Princess Eleanor | Disney+ film |
2023 | The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes | Clemensia Dovecote | Filming |
TBA | Loveboat, Taipei | Everly "Ever" Wong |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2014 | Bad Teacher | Mary | Episode: "Nix the Fat Week" |
2014 | Fatrick | Young Barbara Wu | TV movie |
2016 | Fresh Off the Boat | Audrey | Episode: "The Manchurian Dinner Date" |
2016 | Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn | Syd | Episode: "New Kid on the Block" |
2016 | The Kicks | Parker Zhao | Recurring role; 7 episodes |
2016–2020 | Fuller House | Lola Wong | Recurring role (seasons 1 & 3); main role (season 2); guest (season 5) |
2017 | Great News | Moana | Episodes: "Honeypot!" and "Sensitivity Training" |
2018 | Speechless | Maddie | Episode: "N-E-- NEW Y-- YEAR'S E-- EVE" |
2018–2020 | Scissor Seven | Cola (voice) | 6 episodes |
2019 | NCIS | Hayley | Episode: "Crossing the Line" |
2019 | Spirit Riding Free | Jo / Caroline (voice) | Episode: "Lucky and the Dressage Sabotage" |
2021 | Physical | Simone | Main role |
2021 | DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms | Jun Wong (voice) | Main role |