Haley Alexandra Tju () (born February 15, 2001) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Pepper in the Nickelodeon television series ''

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'', and Marcy Wu in the Disney animated television series ''

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''.

Early life

Tju was born in Southern California, and grew up in

Chino Hills, California Chino Hills (''Chino'', Spanish for "Curly") is a city located in the southwestern corner of San Bernardino County, California, United States. The city borders Los Angeles County on its northwest side, Orange County to its south and southwest, ...

. She began acting at the age of four, and was home schooled. She is of Chinese and Indonesian descent. Her sister

Brianne Tju Brianne Ashleigh Tju (; born June 14, 1998) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Riley Marra in the MTV series ''Scream'', Alex Portnoy in the Hulu series ''Light as a Feather'', Alexa in '' 47 Meters Down: Uncaged'', and Marg ...

is also an actress.

Career

Her first television appearance was in a commercial for

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, while her first TV show performance was a bit part in ''

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'' at the age of seven. Tju has appeared in television shows, television movies, feature films and a short. Tju has appeared on ''

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'' where she played Young London in an episode. Later came episode appearances on ''

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'', '' Jessie'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. She also appeared in the television movie ''

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''. In 2013, Tju was signed to a talent deal with Nickelodeon after participating in a showcase at the Los Angeles Groundlings Theater. Her first prominent role was as a voice actor in the children's animated series ''

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'' as the character of Sqweep. Next, Tju landed her first leading role in the Nickelodeon television special, ''The Massively Mixed Up Middle School Mystery'', playing one of three young detectives. Tju also played the main role Pepper Silverstein, the cheerleader best friend of

Brec Bassinger Brec Bassinger (born May 25, 1999) is an American actress. First coming to attention, over 2013–2014, in the recurring role of Emma in ''The Haunted Hathaways'', Bassinger then starred in the lead role of Bella Dawson in the 2015–2016 Nickel ...

's character Bella Dawson on the Nickelodeon television series ''

''.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tju, Haley 2001 births 21st-century American actresses Actresses from California American child actresses Living people American voice actresses American people of Chinese descent American people of Indonesian descent American people of Chinese-Indonesian descent