Ally Maki Matsumura (born December 29, 1986), known professionally as Ally Maki, is an American actress and model. She portrayed Jess Kato in the TBS comedy series '' Wrecked'' and the voice of Giggle McDimples in ''

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''.

Career

Maki was scouted at 14 by a

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in Seattle. In 2001, she moved to a communal home for artists in

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. From there, she was recruited by

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to form the girl band The Valli Girls, for whom she played the keytar. As part of her training, she took DJ lessons at Freakbeat Records. Maki is known for appearing in the television film '' iCarly: iGo to Japan'' (2008), as well as her many cameo appearances in films and television series, such as ''

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'' (2010). She had supporting roles in the

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s '' The Family Tree'' (2011) and ''

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'' (2013). From 2009 to 2010, Maki had a recurring role as Dawn in the comedy-drama series '' 10 Things I Hate About You''. Maki made a guest appearance in a S4 episode of Bones as Dr. Tanaka, a forensic specialist from Japan. She was in the final considerations to play the role of Alice in the 2012 drama film ''

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'', which eventually went to

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. Between 2016 and 2018, she has starred as Jess Kato in the TBS comedy series '' Wrecked''. From 2018 to 2019, she had a recurring supporting role in '' Marvel's Cloak & Dagger'' on Freeform. She founded the "Asian American Girl Club" fashion brand in 2018.

Personal life

Maki was born and raised in

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. Maki is a fourth generation Japanese American, or Yonsei. Her grandmother, Miyo, was held in the Japanese internment camp at

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, WY during

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. Her grandfather was a part of the 442nd infantry regiment, a unit consisting of primarily Japanese American soldiers. She is the great-granddaughter of a

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. She has two older brothers. "Maki" is her middle name and the first name of her great-grandmother.

Filmography

Film

Television

Web series

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maki, Ally 21st-century American actresses American actresses of Japanese descent American film actresses American film actors of Asian descent American television actresses American models Living people Place of birth missing (living people) 1986 births Actresses from Seattle