ASHLEY DRANE

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Ashley Drane is  one of the stars of the WB’s new hit comedy, Blue Collar TV with Jeff Foxworthy, Larry the Cable Guy and Bill Engvall. She also continues her recurring role on Disney’s That’s So Raven as the snooty, popular Muffy who is one of Raven’s arch rivals.

She starred as Jan Brady in the Fox television movie The Brady Bunch In The White House and was the youngest member in the talented ensemble cast of NBC’s hilarious series, The Rerun Show. She voiced the animated MTV cartoon pilot, Peer Counseling, and co-starred in the independent feature, Prey For Rock And Roll, as the punk rock princess. Ashley is immediately recognized for her charming Honda commercial in which she plays the “valley girl” who turns into her older self.

Ashley has been in front of the camera since the age of 13 when she landed a hosting position for the Discovery Channel’s Shamu TV. She also co-hosted The Mandy Moore Show on MTV for a week by personal invite from the host herself. When the TRUTH Anti-Tobacco Campaign launched in Florida, Ashley was chosen to be the National Spokesperson for the operation and was featured on Good Morning America, CNN, and MTV. Drane has guest starred on numerous television series including CBS’ JAG, Nickelodeon’s Drake and Josh and Lifetime’s Strong Medicine. She also starred in the independent film Ancient Warriors with Daniel Baldwin.

She first caught the acting bug at the age of 12 when she landed the demanding role of Helen Keller in the Orlando Civic Theatre production of The Miracle Worker.  She went on to star in the theatre’s other productions of The Wizard of Oz, Just So Stories and The Children’s Hour

Ashley is not only passionate about acting but has a real flare for fashion design. Raised by a very creative, elementary schoolteacher mother, Ashley began designing her own clothes and costumes at the age of 10. She has always been involved in sports and at one point was the only girl on an all-boys baseball team. But now, she has become a self-described “baseball fanatic and cheerleader” due to the fact that she is engaged to David Eckstein, the talented Cardinal’s short stop. She feels that giving back is very important and has volunteered her time to the Ronald McDonald House, the Make A Wish Foundation and the Special Olympics.