Ashley Liao

Ashley Liao
Liao in December 2016
Born	(2001-10-21) October 21, 2001 (age 23)[1] Orange County, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of California, Los Angeles (BA)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2014–present

Ashley Liao (born October 21, 2001) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the series Fuller House (2016–2020) and The Kicks (2016). She has since appeared in the Apple TV+ series Physical (2021). Her films include Secret Society of Second-Born Royals (2020), Love in Taipei (2023), and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023).

Early life and education

Liao was born in Orange County, California, United States on 21 October 2001 into a Taiwanese family.[2] She began 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.[3] She graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor's degree in communications.[4]

Career

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.[5]

In 2016, she landed the role of Mandy in Debby Ryan produced Disney XD film Jessica Darling's It List.[6] Liao played the role of Lola Wong in the Netflix spin-off of Full House, Fuller House for its first three seasons.[7] She was promoted to series regular for season two.[8][9] She also had a recurring role as Parker Zhao in season one of the Amazon Prime Video series The Kicks.[10]

In 2019, she appeared in the Netflix film Always Be My Maybe as a younger version of Ali Wong's character.[11]

She also starred in the 2020 Disney+ film Secret Society of Second Born Royals as Princess Eleanor.[12]

Liao played Simone in the 2021 Apple TV+ series Physical.

Between 2021 and 2023, she voiced Jun Wong in the DreamWorks Peacock series Dragons: The Nine Realms.

In 2023, Liao had her first breakout movie role as Ever Wong in Love in Taipei. Within the same year, she starred as Clemensia Dovecote in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, a movie adaptation of the Hunger Games prequel by the same name. She stated to be an avid fan of the franchise in her adolescence.[13][14]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Always Be My Maybe	Young Sasha Tran
2020	Secret Society of Second-Born Royals	Princess Eleanor
2023	Love in Taipei	Everett "Ever" Wong
	The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes	Clemensia Dovecote

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Bad Teacher	Mary	Episode: "Nix the Fat Week"
	Fatrick	Young Barbara Wu	Television film
2016	Fresh Off the Boat	Audrey	Episode: "The Manchurian Dinner Date"
	Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn	Syd	Episode: "New Kid on the Block"
	The Kicks	Parker Zhao	7 episodes
2016–2020	Fuller House	Lola Wong[15][16]	Recurring role (seasons 1 & 3); main role (season 2); guest (season 5)
2017	Great News	Moana	2 episodes
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"
	Spirit Riding Free	Jo / Caroline (voice)	Episode: "Lucky and the Dressage Sabotage"
2021	Physical	Simone	Main role (season 1)
2021–2023	DreamWorks Dragons: The Nine Realms	Jun Wong (voice)	Main role

References

1. Hudson, Shawna (February 8, 2017). "Learn All About 'Fuller House' Gal Ashley Liao's Makeup Obsession, Fave Shows on Netflix and Mad Guitar Skills". Sweety High. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
2. "Meet Ashley Liao, multitalented star of Love in Taipei: the Taiwanese-American actress appeared in Fuller House and The Kicks, sang on YouTube, loves Broadway – and will be in The Hunger Games prequel". August 11, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
3. Sumerel, Ashley Bissette (December 8, 2016). "Ashley Liao Talks 'Fuller House' Season 2 [Exclusive Interview]". Tell-Tale TV. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
4. "Bruin to Bruin: Ashley Liao - Daily Bruin". February 20, 2024. Archived from the original on February 20, 2024. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
5. Carra, Mallory (December 12, 2016). "Lola On 'Fuller House' Is A Talented Newcomer". Bustle. Archived from the original on June 7, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
6. Piwowarski, Allison (February 26, 2016). "Who Plays Lola On 'Fuller House'?". Bustle. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
7. Ayers, Mary (June 14, 2016). "Ashley Liao Joins The House". Teenplicity. Archived from the original on June 15, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
8. Hipes, Patrick (April 19, 2016). "'Fuller House': Ashley Liao Upped To Regular For Season 2". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
9. Wagmeister, Elizabeth (April 19, 2016). "'Fuller House' Ups Lola Actress to Series Regular for Season 2". Variety. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
10. Adamson, Sydney (August 19, 2016). "Ashley Liao talks soccer, singing and pal Soni Bringas". Girls' Life. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
11. Erbland, Kate (May 31, 2019). "'Always Be My Maybe' Review: Ali Wong and Randall Park Deliver Netflix's Next Great Rom-com". IndieWire. Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
12. Milligan, Kaitlin (May 9, 2019). "Skylar Astin Joins Cast of Secret Society of Second-Born Royals on Disney+". BroadwayWorld. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
13. "Love in Taipei". IMDb. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
14. "Ashley Liao - The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes". YouTube. November 14, 2023. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
15. "Ashley Liao from Fuller House Interview". youtube.com. July 30, 2018.
16. "Ashley Liao Talks Being Apart of Netflix's FULLER HOUSE". youtube.com. December 13, 2016.

External links

• Ashley Liao at IMDb