Amy Jessica Castle (born April 2, 1990) is an American

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and

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. She is known for her role as Viki Vanderheusen on ''

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'', as the "Cuppycake Girl, and as a

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under the channel "SandCastleInc."

Career

In February 1994, she sang The Cuppycake Song at 3 years old. She released an album called Balloons in 1995 to go along with the song. The original video went viral on the internet. After that, she began studying acting at the age of 4, and signed with her manager and first agent in Fall of 1998. On her fifth audition, she landed the role of young Ally on the hit TV series '' Ally McBeal''. During the show's second and third seasons she appeared in eight episodes. Since then, she has appeared in many other shows, including ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Summerland''. In 2002, Castle won a

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for "Best Performance In A Comedy Series - Guest Starring Young Actress" for her work on ''Lizzie McGuire'' in the episode "Just Like Lizzie". In the summer of 2007, Amy booked what is currently her largest role to date: A recurring part on the daytime drama ''

''. She plays Viki, the niece of Harmony resident Esme Vanderheusen. In 2009, Castle played Tara on ''

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''. In 2010, she played Amy Dillard in the episode "Nevada vs Senator Harper" of '' The Defenders''. As of June 9, 2011, Amy was officially brought on as a

, and continues to upload videos regularly for her food and restaurant series,
What's Amy Eating?
, under the YouTube name "SandCastleInc.".

Filmography

* 1998–2000: '' Ally McBeal'' as Young Ally (7 episodes) * 1999: ''

'' as Khali (1 episode) * 2001: ''

'' as Lisa (1 episode) * 2002: ''

'' as Andie Robinson (1 episode) * 2004: ''

'' as Hayley (1 episode) * 2004: ''

'' as Bonnie (1 episode) * 2005: '' Summerland'' as Regan (1 episode) * 2007–08: ''

'' as Viki Vanderheusen (Role: August 20, 2007 — July 14, 2008) * 2009: ''

'' as Tara (Recurring) * 2010: '' The Defenders'' as Amy Dillard (Co-Star)

References

External links

*
cuppycake.com
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Castle, Amy 1990 births Living people American child actresses American television actresses American child singers American YouTubers 20th-century American singers 21st-century American singers 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses American female YouTubers