Amanda Joy Michalka seriously started acting at the age of 9 when she landed the lead role in her church's musical,
Jailhouse Rock. She then immediately landed a national commercial on her first audition. She's been working non-stop since then making guest appearances on shows on FOX, CBS, HBO, ABC, WB, and NBC. Before she was an actress, she was a proffesional model who appeared on store ads, magazine covers, posters, and other things. She currently has a CD out with her sister,
Alyson Michalka, called
Into The Rush, on which she and her sister have written or co-written 12 of the 14 songs. She filmed a pilot for a TV series on Disney Channel with her sister called
Haversham Hall, but it was unfortunately not picked up possibly because of her busy schedule performing as Aly & AJ. Amanda also has a Disney Channel Original Movie called
Cow Belles also with her sister, which premiered on March 24, 2006 and was later released on DVD. Aly & AJ's movie for MTV,
My Super Sweet 16: The Movie, premiered on July 8, 2007 on MTV and their newest album
Insomniatic was released on July 10, 2007 along with the DVD for
My Super Sweet 16: The Movie.
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Discography (As Aly & AJ)
Albums:
Into the Rush (August 16, 2005) #36 (US)
Into the Rush (Deluxe Edition) (August 15, 2006) #39 (US)
Acoustic Hearts of Winter (September 26, 2006) #78 (US)
Insomniatic (July 10, 2007) #15 (US)
Insomniatic (Deluxe Edition) (January 8, 2008) (US)
Singles:
"Do You Believe In Magic" (January 2005)
"No One" (March 2005)
"Walking on Sunshine" (June 2005)
"Rush" (October 2005) #59 (US)
"Never Far Behind" (March 2006)
"On the Ride" (March 2006)
"Chemicals React" (June 2006) #50 (US)
"The Potential Breakup Song" (May 2007) #17 (US)