| Alyson Stoner | |||||||
| Birth Name: | Alyson Rae Stoner | ||||||
| Birth Date: | 1993 8, mf=yes | ||||||
| Birth Place: | Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||
| Years Active: | 2001–present | ||||||
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Alyson Rae Stoner[1] (born August 11, 1993[1]) is an American actor, singer, and dancer. Their film roles include Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005), and the Step Up franchise (2006–2014). Their television roles include serving as the host of Disney Channel's Mike's Super Short Show (2001–2007), playing Max in The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005–2007), voicing Isabella Garcia-Shapiro in Phineas and Ferb (2007–2015; 2025–present), and portraying Caitlyn in Camp Rock (2008) and (2010).
Stoner has been a background dancer for several artists including Missy Elliott, Eminem, Kumbia Kings, Outkast, and Will Smith. They lent their voice to the Kingdom Hearts franchise (2008–2020) and the Holly Hobbie & Friends series of animated television specials (2006–2008). They also released twelve singles and two extended plays.
Stoner was born in Toledo, Ohio, the child of LuAnne Hodges (née Adams), a former executive secretary at Owens-Illinois, and Charlie Stoner.[2] While growing up in Toledo, Stoner attended Maumee Valley Country Day School and studied ballet, tap dance, and jazz dance at the O'Connell's Dance Studio. They also modeled and trained at the Margaret O'Brien Modeling Studio. They won Best Model of the Year at the International Modeling and Talent Association Convention in New York City under O'Brien's studio in 2000.
In 2001, Stoner became the co-host of the Disney Channel Mike's Super Short Show along with Michael Alan Johnson, an infomercial segment regarding forthcoming Disney releases. In 2003 and 2005, they appeared as Sarah, one of the twelve Baker children, in the successful comedies Cheaper by the Dozen and Cheaper by the Dozen 2. They have also appeared in several television shows aimed at the preteen audience, including The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, That's So Raven and Drake & Josh.
In 2006, they had a small film role in Step Up as Camille, Channing Tatum's character's younger foster sister. They provided the voice of Isabella Garcia-Shapiro and Jenny (until Season 4) in the Disney Channel animated series Phineas and Ferb from 2007 to 2015. In 2008, they starred in the Disney Channel Original film Camp Rock as Caitlyn Gellar, an aspiring music producer. Their reception in Camp Rock was particularly strong, with various media outlets suggesting it was about time they played a main character role having backed up for other big names such as Will Smith and Eminem. Stoner starred as Alice McKinley in the film Alice Upside Down, based loosely on the Alice series, particularly The Agony of Alice by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. This was their second starring role and, according to an interview that appears on the direct-to-DVD release, they stated that this was the first time they had to appear in every scene in a film.
In 2010, Stoner appeared in the third Step Up film Step Up 3D opposite Adam Sevani where they reprised the role. Stoner uploaded a video onto their official YouTube page of her final dance rehearsal which introduced other cast members.[3] The same year, Stoner returned to reprise their role as Caitlyn Gellar in , a sequel to Camp Rock. Stoner also guest-starred in the television drama series House as a skater.
They also appeared in Wii Fit related videos on the Nintendo Channel on the Wii video game console demonstrating balance exercises. Stoner replaced Hayden Panettiere as the voice of Kairi in , Xion in Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, and both characters in Kingdom Hearts III. They voiced the character Opal in seasons three and four of The Legend of Korra.[4]
In 2008, they sang two songs, "Lost and Found" and "Free Spirit", from the soundtrack of Alice Upside Down, in which they played the lead role. They have also recorded a cover version of the song Dancing in the Moonlight for the 2009 Space Buddies.[5]
On April 4, 2010, Stoner posted a video to their YouTube Channel announcing the release of her debut single "Flying Forward" on April 20, 2010.[6] Stoner released their debut EP entitled Beat the System in 2011. Also in 2011, Stoner started working with record producers, songwriters and a vocal coach to change her vocal style from "kiddie-pop" to a more soulful pop vibe with a little alternative edge for their first studio album.
After choreography training in Los Angeles, Stoner appeared as a backup dancer in several music videos, notably Missy Elliott's "Work It", "Gossip Folks", "I'm Really Hot", Eminem's "Just Lose It", and "No Tengo Dinero" by the Kumbia Kings. They have also been a backup dancer for Outkast at the 2004 Kids' Choice Awards and for Will Smith at the 2005 show. Stoner danced with a dancing group called The JammX Kids between 2003 and 2006. They quit the group in early 2006 due to scheduling conflicts, but continued to work with the individual kids on different jobs. They were also one of the dancers in the special features for the Shark Tale DVD.
Stoner teaches hip hop classes at the Millennium Dance Complex, and is credited as the youngest person to teach a master class there. They also appeared in Debby Ryan's "We Got the Beat" for Disney Channel's Radio Rebel. In February 2015, they released a dance tribute video to Missy Elliot featuring a mash up medley of Missy Elliott videos they had danced in when they were younger.[7] [8] Within the first week, it received more than 12 million views. Missy Elliott invited Alyson to perform "Work It" with her at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards.[9]
Stoner was the "dance editor" for KEWL Magazine. In February 2009, Stoner released the Alyson Stoner Project described as "a dance video hybrid — melding many styles of entertainment into one package".[10] It was directed by Kevin Schmidt, their co-star from Cheaper by the Dozen.[10]
In March 2018, Stoner came out in an article on Teen Vogue, stating they were "attracted to men, women, and people who identify in other ways."[11] Later that year they stated in an interview "I don't feel comfortable labeling my sexual orientation or even faith at the moment."[12] In June 2023, Stoner stated that they use they/them pronouns and they had been fired from a television show after coming out as queer.[13] [14]
Stoner has been open about their struggles with mental health and disordered eating. According to Stoner, they first developed anxiety at age six due to the high-stress environment of working in the entertainment industry with symptoms including heart palpitations, hair loss, and seizures.[15] In 2011, at age 17, they were hospitalized and checked themself into rehab facility for eating disorders, having struggled with anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorder for years. They credit therapy for assisting in their recovery.[16]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Cheaper by the Dozen | Sarah Baker | ||
| 2004 | Rat Kids | Voice role[17] | ||
| 2005 | Cheaper by the Dozen 2 | Sarah Baker | ||
| 2006 | Step Up | Camille | ||
| Holly Hobbie & Friends Surprise Party | Holly Hobbie | Voice role | ||
| Holly Hobbie & Friends: Christmas Wishes | Holly Hobbie | Voice role | ||
| 2007 | Holly Hobbie & Friends: Secret Adventures | Holly Hobbie | Voice role | |
| Holly Hobbie & Friends: Best Friends Forever | Holly Hobbie | Voice role | ||
| Alice Upside Down | Alice McKinley | |||
| 2009 | The Alyson Stoner Project | Self | Direct-to-video film | |
| 2010 | Kung-Fu Magoo | Lorelei Tan Gu | Voice role | |
| Step Up 3D | Camille | |||
| 2011 | The Little Engine That Could | The Little Engine | Voice role | |
| 2013 | Super Buddies | Strawberry | Voice role | |
| 2014 | Camille | |||
| 2015 | Hoovey | Jen Elliott | ||
| The A-List | Lacey Parish | |||
| Summer Forever | Liv | |||
| Huevos: Little Rooster's Egg-cellent Adventure | Sweet Pea | Voice role (English dub) | ||
| 2016 | Apartment 407 | Kate | originally titled Selling Isobel | |
| 2018 | To The Beat! | Alyson Stoner | ||
| Mr. Invincible | Talullah | |||
| Barbara Gordon / Batgirl | Direct-to-video film; voice role | |||
| 2019 | Barbara Gordon / Batgirl | Direct-to-video film; voice role | ||
| 2020 | Isabella Garcia-Shapiro | Voice role[18] | ||
| 2024 | Child Star | Self | Documentary[19] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–2007 | Mike's Super Short Show | Sally | Main role (seasons 1–3); recurring role (seasons 4–6) | |
| 2004 | I'm with Her | Dylan Cassidy | Episode: "The Kid Stays in the Picture" | |
| Drake & Josh | Wendy | Episode: "Number One Fan" | ||
| The Batman | Connie | Voice role; episode: "The Man Who Would Be Bat"; uncredited | ||
| 2004–2006 | Victoria | Recurring voice role | ||
| 2005 | That's So Raven | Allison "Ally" Parker | Episode: "Goin' Hollywood" | |
| 2005–2007 | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Max | Recurring role | |
| 2006 | Joey | Kaley | Episode: "Joey and the Critic" | |
| All Grown Up! | Lisa | Voice role; episode: "Rachel, Rachel" | ||
| W.I.T.C.H. | Lillian Hale | Recurring voice role | ||
| 2007 | Disney's Really Short Report | Self | Episode: "Bridge to Terabithia" | |
| 2007–2015, 2025–present | Phineas and Ferb | Isabella Garcia-Shapiro, Jenny Brown, additional voices | Main voice role | |
| 2008 | Camp Rock | Caitlyn | Television film | |
| Self | Episode: "Hello Hollywood" | |||
| Disney Channel Games | Self/Contestant | 5 episodes, part of Blue Team | ||
| 2010 | Caitlyn | Television film | ||
| House | Della | Episode: "Selfish" | ||
| 2011 | Isabella Garcia-Shapiro, Isabella-2 | Voice role; television film | ||
| 2011–2013, 2019–2022 | Young Justice | Barbara Gordon, Bette Kane | Recurring voice role (as Barbara Gordon), 14 episodes; episode: "Homefront" (as Bette Kane) | |
| 2014 | The Legend of Korra | Opal, Female Bandit | Recurring voice role | |
| Major Crimes | Bug | Episode: "Jane Doe #38" | ||
| Expecting Amish | Mary | Television film | ||
| 2015 | Sugar Babies | Katie Woods | Television film | |
| 2016 | Hitting the Breaks | Gretchen McBride | Episode: "Home Alone on the Range" | |
| 2016–2019 | Milo Murphy's Law | Lydia, Kris | Recurring voice role | |
| 2017 | Florona | Voice role; episode: "Depths" | ||
| The Loud House | Sam Sharp, additional voices | Voice role; 11 episodes | ||
| 2022–present | Hamster & Gretel | Lauren / The Destructress, additional voices | Recurring voice role[20] |
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | "Work It" | Missy Elliott | Dancer | |
| 2003 | "Gossip Folks" | |||
| "Pass That Dutch" | ||||
| 2004 | "I'm Really Hot" | |||
| "Just Lose It" | Eminem |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–2009 | Ghost Town | Tina Burton | 7 episodes[21] | |
| 2016 | Roommates | Alyson | Episode: "Five Guys and Five Girls" | |
| 2023–present | Dear Hollywood | Themself | Host |
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Kairi | |||
| 2009 | Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days | Xion, Kairi | ||
| 2011 | Phineas and Ferb: Across the 2nd Dimension | Isabella Garcia-Shapiro, Isabella-2, Receptionist | ||
| 2013 | Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix | Xion, Kairi | ||
| 2017 | Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue | Kairi | ||
| 2019 | Kingdom Hearts III | Kairi, Xion | ||
| 2020 | Kairi |
| Title | Album details |
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| Beat the System[22] |
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| While You Were Sleeping |
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| Year | Title | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "Flying Forward" | ||
| "Make History" | |||
| 2013 | "Dragon (That's What You Wanted)" | ||
| 2015 | "Pretty Girls" | ||
| 2016 | "Woman" | ||
| "Back to Church" | |||
| "The Boy is Mine" | |||
| 2018 | "Someone to Call My Lover" | ||
| "When It's Right" | |||
| "Who Do You Love" | |||
| "Fool" | |||
| 2019 | "Stripped Bare" |
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [23] | CAN | UK [24] | |||||||||||||
| 2008 | "We Rock" (among Cast of Camp Rock) | 33 | 70 | 97 | Camp Rock | ||||||||||
| 2010 | "It's On"[25] (among Cast of Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam) | — | — | — | Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam | ||||||||||
| 2014 | "Without You"[26] (Tyler Ward featuring Alyson Stoner) | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 2015 | "Give Me Strength"[27] (Brock Baker featuring Alyson Stoner) | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Title | Other artist(s) | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | "Lost & Found" | Alice Upside Down | ||
| "Free Spirit" | Bridgit Mendler | Alice Upside Down | ||
| 2009 | "Dancin' in the Moonlight" | Space Buddies | ||
| "Fly Away Home" | Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure | |||
| 2010 | "What I've Been Looking For" | DisneyMania 7 | ||
| "Can't Back Down" | Demi Lovato and Anna Maria Perez de Tagle | Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam | ||
| "What We Came Here For" | Cast of Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam | Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam | ||
| "This Is Our Song" | Demi Lovato, Joe & Nick Jonas | Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam | ||
| 2017 | "Evolution of Michael Jackson" | Next Town Down |
| Year | Title | Category | Nominated | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Best Performance in a Feature Film: Young Actress age 10 or younger | Cheaper by the Dozen | [28] | ||
| Best Young Ensemble in a Feature Film | Cheaper by the Dozen | ||||
| 2006 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Feature Film: Young Ensemble Cast | Cheaper by the Dozen 2 | [29] | |
| 2007 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Feature Film: Supporting Young Actress | Step Up | [30] | |
| Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama): Guest Starring Young Actress | |||||
| 2008 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Series: Recurring Young Actress | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | [31] | |
| 2017 | Streamy Awards | Best Dance Performance | Self | [32] | |
| 2018 | BTVA Awards | Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role | [33] | ||
| BTVA People's Choice Award for Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role | |||||
| Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series | |||||
| BTVA People's Choice Award for Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series |