Alyson Stoner Movies
One of the more popular "tweener" stars during the 2000s, Toledo native
Alyson Stoner followed the path of many a 21st century ingenue by entering show business courtesy of Disney. Born in August 1993,
Stoner began performing at the age of three, with jazz, tap, and ballet classes at O'Connell's Dance Studio in Holland, OH; she also modeled from the age of six, courtesy of Toledo's Margaret O'Brien Modeling Studio.
Stoner's laurels in a number of related New York competitions convinced her parents to whisk her off to Los Angeles, where she signed with an agent and began landing acting parts in numerous productions.
Hollywood assignments commenced well before
Alyson's tenth birthday and included voicing a character in the 2002 animated feature
Lilo & Stitch and playing Sarah Baker in the two
Steve Martin remakes of
Cheaper by the Dozen. These initial projects laid down a pattern that
Stoner followed in successive years, wherein she alternated between vocal work -- on several Holly Hobbie & Friends releases and various other projects -- and live-action parts, such as a supporting role in the Disney Channel telemovie musical
Camp Rock (2008). In summer 2008, she starred in the "dance video hybrid" The Alyson Stoner Project. She appeared in the Camp Rock sequel, as well as Step Up 3D. In 2011 she lent her vocal talents to the animated projects The Little Engine That Could. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi