Ashleigh Monique Murray (born January 18, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She portrayed

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, the lead singer of the band Josie and the Pussycats, on the CW television series '' Riverdale''. Murray reprised this role in the '' Riverdale'' spin-off series ''

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'', which premiered on

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in 2020.

Career

In 2016, Murray was cast as a series regular in

's teen drama '' Riverdale'', portraying

, "a gorgeous, snooty and ambitious girl who is the lead singer for the popular band Josie and the Pussycats". The show premiered in 2017, and Murray was a cast member until 2019. In February 2019, it was announced that Murray would reprise her role as Josie McCoy as part of the main cast of the ''Riverdale'' spin-off pilot, ''

''. In May 2019, The CW ordered ''Katy Keene'' to series. Murray starred, and played the title role, in the Netflix movie '' Deidra & Laney Rob a Train'' in 2017. The film had its world premiere at the

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on January 23, 2017. It was released on March 17, 2017, by

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. In 2017, it was announced that Murray had joined the cast of MGM's musical ''

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'', a remake of the 1983 film, as Loryn.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, Ash 1988 births Living people American television actresses African-American actresses 21st-century American actresses American film actresses Actresses from Kansas City, Missouri 21st-century African-American women 21st-century African-American people 20th-century African-American people 20th-century African-American women