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Ashley Leggat
Born (1986-09-26) September 26, 1986 (age 38)
Occupation Actress
Years active 1999–present
Spouse(s)
Jeremy Williams
(m. 2011)
Children 3

Ashley Leggat (born September 26, 1986) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for playing Casey McDonald in the Canadian family comedy show Life with Derek. She also played Tiffany in the MTV movie Made... The Movie.

Early Life and Theatre Work

Ashley Leggat was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Her family has roots in Scotland and Ireland.

She started acting at a young age, training with the Theatre Aquarius's Performing Arts Program. Her first professional play was The Sound of Music, where she played Marta. Ashley performed in many other plays with the company. These included The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Cinderella, and The Wizard of Oz. She also played Clara in The Nutcracker at the Hamilton Place Theatre.

Ashley's Acting Career

Ashley Leggat began her screen career in 2004. She appeared in the Disney movie Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen as Marcia. This movie also starred Lindsay Lohan and Megan Fox. She was also in the TV movie A Very Married Christmas.

She had regular roles on the shows I Was a Sixth Grade Alien and In a Heartbeat. Ashley also had a main role in the series Ace Lightning. She appeared in other TV movies like What Girls Learn and The Music Man.

Life with Derek and Beyond

In 2005, Ashley got a main role as Casey McDonald in the Family Channel comedy series Life with Derek. The show was very popular and ran for four seasons until 2009. After the series, she filmed Vacation with Derek, a TV movie that continued the story. It aired in Canada in 2010.

In 2008, Ashley starred as Baby in the Toronto stage version of Dirty Dancing. In 2010, she played Tiffany, the main bad guy, in MTV's Made... The Movie. She also starred in the Lifetime TV movie The Perfect Roommate in 2011. In 2015, she was in the independent film People Hold On. This movie was directed by her Life with Derek co-star, Michael Seater.

Personal Life

Ashley Leggat has four older brothers. She is very good friends with her Life with Derek co-star, Michael Seater.

In 2011, she married Jeremy Williams, who is a hockey player. They have three daughters, born in 2017, 2019, and 2022.

Ashley supports Count Me In. This group encourages students to volunteer and helps young people find community service opportunities. She hosted the "Count Me In Conference" in 2012 and 2014. This event is known as the largest youth-led empowerment event in North America.

Filmography

Film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2004 Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen Marcia
2009 The Jerk Theory Britney Uncredited
2011 Cinnamon Chloe Walters also called My Dog's Christmas Miracle
2015 People Hold On Julia
Television roles
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Real Kids, Real Adventures Michelle Episode: "Heimlich Hero: The Michelle Shreffler Story"
2000 I Was a Sixth Grade Alien Stacey 4 episodes
2000–2001 In a Heartbeat Michelle 3 episodes
2001 What Girls Learn Libbie Television film
2002 The Zack Files Kristen Episode: "Once and Future Zack"
2003 The Music Man Actor/dancer Television film; uncredited
2004 The Blobheads Misty 2 episodes
2004 A Very Married Christmas Danielle Television film
2004 Ace Lightning Kat Adams Main role (season 2)
2005–2009 Life with Derek Casey McDonald Co-lead role
2005–2006 Darcy's Wild Life Brittany McMillan Recurring role, 5 episodes
2006 11 Cameras Kelly Main role
2008 The Latest Buzz Herself Episode: "The Star Power Issue"
2010 Vacation with Derek Casey McDonald Television film
2010 Aaron Stone Nikki York Episode: "My Own Private Superhero"
2010 Murdoch Mysteries Ivy/Queen of Swords Episode: "Blood and Circuses"
2010 Unnatural History Whitney Coleman Episode: "Sleeper in a Box"
2010 Made... The Movie Tiffany Television film
2011 The Perfect Roommate Ashley Dunnfield Television film
2011–2012 Totally Amp'd Zoe Jones Web series; main role
2012 Criminal Minds Sloan Episode: "Profiling 101"
2012 The Good Witch's Charm Tara Television film
2013 The Perfect Boss Renee Renfro Television film
2013 The Good Witch's Destiny Tara Television film
2014 The Good Witch's Wonder Tara Television film
2015 Good Witch Tara 3 episodes
2015 The Perfect Girlfriend Jensyn Bannet Television film
2015 We Are Disorderly Poppy Web series (YouTube); episode: "Our Girlfriend"
2015 The Next Step Herself Recurring role (season 3), 6 episodes
2015 Charming Christmas Jessie Television film
2016 Suits Naomi Episode: "Back on the Map"
2023 Life with Luca Casey McDonald Television film
2024 Hudson and Rex Carmen Silva episode: "death on the doorstep"
2024 Our mothers secret affair Diana Parker Television film

See also

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