Line #14 Creator/AshleyEckstein


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6	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ashley_eckstein.jpg]]
7	[[caption-width-right:350:''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars I'm a Jedi Knight - or soon will be.]]'']]
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9	->''"So, [[Creator/DaveFiloni Dave]] comes home after auditioning all these people and says 'I think we found her'. 'Well, what’s she like?' 'Well, first of all, she’s possibly the most genuine, kindest person I’ve ever talked to'. And he wanted to bring that to Ahsoka’s character. 'And also - she’s really snippy'"''
10	-->-- '''Anne Convery'''
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12	Maria Ashley Eckstein (born Maria Ashley Drane, September 22, 1981) is an American actress. She is probably most famous for her role in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise as Ahsoka Tano. She is also notable for founding "Her Universe", a merchandise line for female fans of ''Franchise/StarWars'' and other "geek" franchises.
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14	Born in Louisville, Kentucky, and raised in UsefulNotes/{{Orlando}}, UsefulNotes/{{Florida}}, Eckstein began her career as a cast member for Ride/WaltDisneyWorld's Disney-MGM Studios (today [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disney's Hollywood Studios]]). Her first TV appearance was when she was a contestant on ''Series/NickelodeonGuts'' in 1994. She married baseball player David Eckstein in 2005 and founded the women's apparel store "Her Universe" in 2010, which was the same year that David retired from baseball.
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17	!! Notable roles:
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19	* [[Characters/StarWarsAhsokaTano Ahsoka Tano]] in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'', ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsForcesOfDestiny'', ''Film/TheRiseOfSkywalker'', ''Literature/StarWarsAhsoka'' (audiobook) and ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTalesOfTheJedi'' (voice)
20	* Alicia in ''Film/SydneyWhite''
21	* Becca in ''Series/StrongMedicine''
22	* Cheetah in ''WebAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls'' (voice)
23	* [[Comicbook/CloakAndDagger Dagger]] in ''[[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012 Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' (voice)
24	* Grace in ''Series/PhilOfTheFuture''
25	* Jan Brady in ''[[Series/TheBradyBunch The Brady Bunch in the White House]]'' (TV movie)
26	* Julie in ''Series/That70sShow''
27	* Lisa Rossbach in ''Series/{{JAG}}''
28	* Mia the Bluebird in ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'' (voice)
29	* Muffy in ''Series/ThatsSoRaven''
30	* Susan in ''Series/DrakeAndJosh''
31	* Yaeko in ''Anime/OnlyYesterday'' (voice)
32	* Tallstar in ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower''
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34	!! Ashley Eckstein and her works provide examples of:
35	* AbilityOverAppearance: Ashley was asked to do an Icelandic accent during her audition for Ahsoka, but her initial performance wasn't what Creator/DaveFiloni wanted. When Ashley spoke up in-between takes, Dave liked her own personality and was casted for that reason.
36	* ActorInspiredElement: She put's a lot of her own personality into Ahsoka, and was encouraged by Creator/DaveFiloni to do so after seeing said personality in-between audition takes.
37	* DawsonCasting: She is currently in her 30s, but when doing Ahsoka's voice in ''The Clone Wars'', Ahsoka is a teenager. This is averted in her appearance in ''Rebels'', which set 14 years later, in which at this point, Ahsoka is about Ashley's age.
38	* IAmNotSpock: Many people know Ashley as Ahsoka Tano.
39	* PromotedFanboy: She's a huge ''Star Wars'' fan and became the voice actress of Ahsoka Tano, a character that appears in the franchise.
40	* StarMakingRole: Ahsoka Tano in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''. This role also helped her start her career as a fashion-designer.
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42	->''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWarsSeasonSeven "Hello, Tropers. It's been a while."]]''

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