Ashley Eckstein

Ashley Eckstein (née Drane; born September 22, 1981)[1][2] is an American actress and fashion designer. She is the founder of the fashion label Her Universe. She is best known for voicing the role of Ahsoka Tano throughout the Star Wars franchise, beginning with Star Wars: The Clone Wars in 2008.

Ashley Eckstein
Eckstein at the 2022 GalaxyCon Richmond
Born
Ashley Drane

(1981-09-22) September 22, 1981
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • fashion designer
Years active1994–present
Known forStar Wars: The Clone Wars
The Brady Bunch in the White House
Spouse
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(m. 2005)​
Websitewww.ashleyeckstein.com

Early life

Eckstein was born on September 22, 1981, in Louisville, Kentucky.[3] She was raised in Orlando, Florida, where her first job was as a cast member at Disney-MGM Studios.[4]

Career

Eckstein began as a child actress under her birth name, Ashley Drane. At age 12, she played disability advocate Helen Keller in a community-theater production of The Miracle Worker. Following more stage, as well as television and TV-commercial work, in Orlando, she moved to Los Angeles, where she played Lisa Rossbach, Admiral Chegwidden's goddaughter, on the military-justice drama series JAG.[1] In 2002, she played Jan Brady, essaying the role in the TV-movie The Brady Bunch in the White House. She played the recurring role of Muffy on the Disney Channel sitcom That's So Raven. She also played small roles as Alicia in the film Sydney White and Ms. Cole in the film Alice Upside Down (both 2007).

Most prominently, she provides the voice of Ahsoka Tano on Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Star Wars Rebels, and Star Wars Forces of Destiny.[5] Eckstein reprised her role as Ahsoka with a short voice cameo in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.[6]

In 2010, Eckstein started Her Universe, a fashion brand of science-fiction-themed clothing targeted at girls and women.[7][8] In 2012, Disney began selling Her Universe products at Disneyland and Disney World.[9]

Eckstein has joined UNICEF Kid Power, along with Aly Raisman and David Ortiz, as a brand ambassador Kid Power Champion.[10][11]

She and E. K. Johnston co-wrote the short story "By Whatever Sun", which appeared in the 2017 Star Wars book From a Certain Point of View.[12]

Personal life

She married former Major League Baseball player David Eckstein on November 26, 2005, in his hometown of Sanford, Florida, followed by a reception at Walt Disney World.[13]

Filmography
Eckstein at the 2021 GalaxyCon Raleigh

Film
List of performances in film
Year Title Role Notes Source
2003Prey for Rock & RollPunk Rock Girl  
2003Ancient WarriorsDylan Paccione  
2007Alice Upside DownMiss Cole  
2007Sydney WhiteAlicia  
2008Star Wars: The Clone WarsAhsoka Tano (voice)[14]
2016Only YesterdayYaeko Okajima (voice)English dub[14]
2018Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain HighCheetah (voice)[14]
2019Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerAhsoka Tano (voice)[14]

Television
List of performances in television
Year Series Role Notes Source
1994Nickelodeon GutsHerselfKnown as Ashley "The Face" Drane 
2001JAGLisa RossbachEpisode: "Measure of Men" 
2002The Rerun Show Series regular
Episode: "Diff'rent Strokes: The Rivals/The Partridge Family: Keith and Lauriebelle"		 
2002The Brady Bunch in the White HouseJan Brady  
2003–06That's So RavenMuffy  
2003That '70s ShowJulieEpisode: "Christmas" 
2004Drake & JoshSusanEpisode: "Believe Me, Brother" 
2004Strong MedicineBeccaEpisode: "Positive Results" 
2004Blue Collar TVVariousSeries regular 
2005Hot PropertiesNancyEpisode: "Killer Bodies" 
2006Phil of the FutureGraceEpisode: "Stuck in the Meddle with You" 
2008The ReplacementsBailey (voice)Episode: "Glee by the Sea"[14]
2008–14,
2020		Star Wars: The Clone WarsAhsoka Tano (voice)[14]
2012Sofia the First: Once Upon a PrincessMia the Bluebird (voice)[14]
2013–18Sofia the FirstMia the Bluebird (voice)[14]
2013Robot ChickenEnergizer Bunny's Wife, Girl (voice)Episode: "Caffeine-Induced Aneurysm" 
2014–17Ultimate Spider-ManDagger, Shriek (voice)[14]
2014–16;
2018		Star Wars RebelsFulcrum, Ahsoka Tano (voice)[14]
2017–18Star Wars Forces of DestinyAhsoka Tano (voice)[14]
2019Avengers AssembleLady Elanna (voice)[14]
2020She-Ra and the Princesses of PowerTallstar (voice)Episode: "Stranded"
2022Star Wars: Tales of the JediAhsoka (voice)3 episodes

Video games
List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes Source
2008Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Lightsaber DuelsAhsoka Tano [14]
2009Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes [15]
2011Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars [14]
2015Disney Infinity 3.0 [16]

Audiobooks

References
  1. "Ashley Drane [interview]". BradyWorld.com. n.d. Archived from the original on October 22, 2002.
  2. Gennis, Sadie (March 29, 2019). "How Cyberbullies Motivated Ashley Eckstein to Make the Star Wars Fandom More Inclusive". TV Guide. Archived from the original on March 31, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2020. Eckstein, 37 [as of March 2019]...
  3. "Ashley Eckstein: Movies, Photos, Videos, News, Biography & Birthday | eTimes". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. April 10, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  4. Carchidi, Jim (May 6, 2015). "Inside Her Universe: Ashley Eckstein comes home to Star Wars Weekends". Orlando Business Journal. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  5. Romano, Nick (April 16, 2020). "Clone Wars star has a new hope for the future of Ahsoka". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  6. Sheridan, Wade (April 9, 2020). "Ashley Eckstein: Ahsoka of 'Star Wars' is her 'heart and soul'". UPI. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  7. Whitten, Sarah (May 3, 2017). "How Ashley Eckstein went from 'Star Wars' actress to geek fashion mogul". CNBC. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  8. "Fangirls a Growing Force in Star Wars Empire". Newsarama. June 25, 2010. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012.
  9. "'Her Universe' is Ashley Eckstein's battle cry". CNN. December 23, 2011. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  10. "Ashley Eckstein: UNICEF Kid Power Champion". UNICEF. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  11. "Star Wars: For for Change Launches 2nd UNICEF Kid Power Mission Featuring Ashey Eckstein!". UNICEF. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  12. "In I Am a Padawan, Ashley Eckstein Pens Lessons on Failure and Hope". StarWars.com. April 30, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  13. "Little David Becomes A Goliath". Philippine Daily Inquirer. October 29, 2006. Retrieved May 21, 2011.
  14. "Behind The Voice Actors – Ashley Eckstein". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  15. Krome Studios (October 6, 2009). Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Republic Heroes. LucasArts. Scene: Closing credits, 2:30 in, Voice Talent.
  16. Avalanche Software. Disney Infinity 3.0. Scene: Closing credits, 5:29 in, Featuring the Voice Talents of.
  17. Floyd, James (November 1, 2016). "Commentary Track: Behind the Scenes of Ahsoka with E.K. Johnston". StarWars.com. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
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