Ashley Argota (born January 9, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her roles on television, such as Lulu on the

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True Jackson, VP ''True Jackson, VP'' is an American teen sitcom created by Andy Gordon for Nickelodeon. It aired from November 8, 2008, to August 20, 2011. The series stars Keke Palmer, Ashley Argota, Matt Shively, Danielle Bisutti, Greg Proops, Robbie Amell ...

'', and Kelly on the Nickelodeon sitcom ''

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''.

Early life

Argota was born in

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parents. She graduated in high school from

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, an online virtual high school. She began her professional career as contestant on the

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-hosted ''

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'' on

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in 2003.

Career

Argota's first acting role was an appearance in the 2007 independent film ''Schooled''. In 2008 Argota was cast on the

comedy television series ''

'', playing the role of Lulu one of the best friends of True Jackson (

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). As a singer, Argota has released two independent albums ''Dreams Come True'' (2006) and ''Ashley'' (2007). In 2011 Argota was cast as the female lead, Kelly, in another

comedy series ''

''. Argota confirmed on July 5, 2012 that Nickelodeon had cancelled ''

''. She also appeared in a Nickelodeon celebrity-episode of the series ''

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'' during which she lost during a Sudden Death round to

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. She appeared again in 2011 with other various Nickelodeon celebrities and won. Argota planned to attend New York University in 2011, majoring in nursing. Argota was cast in the 2014

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'' in summer 2013, playing the school rival of the film's leads. In December 2013, she starred in the show ''Aladdin and His Winter Wish'' at the Pasadena Playhouse playing the Princess. This same month, she was nominated for the Libby Award by Peta2 for her work with adoption practices. Starting in 2014, Argota has played the recurring role of Lou Chan on the

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drama '' The Fosters'', and had a recurring role on the

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series ''

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'' as S-1.

Personal life

In 2021, Argota married actor Mick Torres after having their wedding being delayed due to the

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Filmography

Discography

Albums

Reissues

Extended Plays

Singles

As a featured artist

Promotional singles

Other appearances

Music videos

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Argota, Ashley 1993 births Living people 21st-century American actresses Actresses from California American child actresses American child singers American film actresses American television actresses People from Redlands, California American actresses of Filipino descent 21st-century American singers 21st-century American women singers