Haley Alexandra Tju (/ˈtʃuː/)[1] (born February 15, 2001[2][3]) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Pepper in the Nickelodeon television series Bella and the Bulldogs, and Marcy Wu in the Disney animated television series Amphibia.[4][5]
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Born | Haley Alexandra Tju (2001-02-15) February 15, 2001 (age 21) Southern California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2008–present |
Relatives | Brianne Tju (sister) |
Tju was born in Southern California,[3] and grew up in Chino Hills, California. She began acting at the age of four, and was home schooled.[6] She is of Chinese and Indonesian descent.[7] Her sister Brianne Tju is also an actress.[8]
Her first television appearance was in a commercial for Pizza Hut, while her first TV show performance was a bit part in Hannah Montana at the age of seven.[3] Tju has appeared in television shows, television movies, feature films and a short.[9] Tju has appeared on The Suite Life on Deck where she played Young London in an episode. Later came episode appearances on Desperate Housewives, Jessie, Go On, and The Thundermans. She also appeared in the television movie Den Brother. In 2013, Tju was signed to a talent deal with Nickelodeon after participating in a showcase at the Los Angeles Groundlings Theater.[10]
Her first prominent role was as a voice actor in the children's animated series Monsters vs. Aliens as the character of Sqweep. Next, Tju landed her first leading role in the Nickelodeon television special, The Massively Mixed Up Middle School Mystery, playing one of three young detectives.[3][11]
Tju also played the main role Pepper Silverstein, the cheerleader best friend of Brec Bassinger's character Bella Dawson on the Nickelodeon television series Bella and the Bulldogs.[12][13][14]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Hannah Montana | Girl | Episode: "You Never Give Me My Money" |
2008 | Tasty Time with ZeFronk | Haley (voice) | Episode: "Dom's Fishing Trip" |
2009 | Desperate Housewives | Little Girl #2 | Episode: "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid" |
2010 | The Suite Life on Deck | Young London Tipton | Episode: "A London Carol" |
2010 | Burning Palms | Rose | Film |
2010 | Den Brother | Tina Destiny | Television movie |
2011 | I'm in the Band | Zoey | Episode: "Camp Weasel Rock" |
2011 | Mike & Molly | Missy | Episode: "Christmas Break" |
2011 | Happily Divorced | Little Girl | Episode: "I Wanna Be Alone" |
2011 | The Event | Girl | Episode: "A Message Back" |
2012 | The New Normal | Little Girl | Episode: "Baby Clothes" |
2012–2013 | Go On | Abby | Episodes: "Dinner Takes All", "Ring and a Miss" |
2013 | Jessie | Eileen Miller | Episode: "Lizard Scales and Wrestling Tales" |
2013–2014 | Monsters vs. Aliens | Sqweep | Recurring voice role |
2014 | See Dad Run | Violet | Episode: "See Dad Ruin Joe's Teacher" |
2014 | The Thundermans | Darcy Wong | Episodes: "Crime After Crime", "Pretty Little Choirs" |
2015 | The Massively Mixed-Up Middle School Mystery | Alyssa Perry | Television special |
2015–2016 | Bella and the Bulldogs | Pepper | Main role |
2016 | Rufus | Paige | Television movie |
2017 | Rufus 2 | Paige | Television movie |
2017 | Bones | Meredith Hurley | Episode: "The Tutor in the Tussle" |
2017 | K.C. Undercover | Zoe | Episodes: "Coopers on the Run", "Welcome to the Jungle", "Web of Lies" |
2018–2022 | The Loud House | Stella | Recurring voice role |
2018-2020 | Big Hero 6: The Series | Karmi | Recurring voice role |
2018 | The Who Was? Show | various characters | Main role |
2018 | Prince of Peoria | Braughner | Recurring role |
2018 | Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny | Nu Hai | Main voice role |
2019 | NCIS | Alexis | Episode: "Daughters" |
2019 | Where's Waldo? | Wenda | Main voice role[15] |
2019 | Middle School Moguls | Yuna | Main role |
2019 | Schooled | Marni | 4 episodes |
2019–2020 | Trinkets | Rachelle Cohen-Strauss | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
2020 | Glitch Techs | Lexi Kubota | Recurring voice role |
2020–2022 | Amphibia | Marcy Wu / Darcy | Recurring voice role[16] |
2021 | Arlo the Alligator Boy | Alia | Film; voice role[17] |
2021 | I Heart Arlo | Alia | Voice role[17] |
2021 | Family Guy | Party Guest | Voice role; Episode: "Must Love Dogs" |
2022 | The Afterparty | Veronica | Episode: "Aniq" |
The cable network has also inked talent deals with three up-and-comers, who were discovered from a talent showcase at Los Angeles' Groundlings Theatre: Noah Urrea, Jace Norman and Haley Tju.
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