| Ashley Holliday Tavares | |
| Birth Name: | Ashley Renee Popelka |
| Birth Place: | Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Actress, Director |
| Yearsactive: | 1986–present |
Ashley Holliday Tavares is an American actress. She is best known for playing Chloe Delgado on the 2010 ABC Family series Huge[1] [2] and Melissa Sanders on the 2012 Nick at Nite serial drama Hollywood Heights.[3] [4] [5] She also starred in the 2023 comedy horror film Hanky Panky.
Tavares attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts and DePaul University, where she studied theater.[2]
Tavares began her career with an appearance on an episode of Miami Vice in 1986.[2] Her breakout role came in 2010, when Tavares landed a leading role in the ABC Family series Huge.[1] [2] She followed that with the role of Melissa Sanders on TeenNick's Hollywood Heights.[3] [4] [5] [6] Ashley has done voices on Robot Chicken and guest starred on shows such as Disney's K.C. Undercover, and . In 2012, she made her film debut in The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez.[7]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Just Cause | Slumber Party Girl | as Ashley Popelka | |
| 1997 | Wild America | Mountain Family Daughter | as Ashley Popelka | |
| 2006 | Discreet | Angie | Also co-director and associate producer | |
| 2010 | You, Only Better... | Jackie Mabovitch | Film | |
| 2012 | The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez | Rita | Film | |
| 2014 | Hanky Panky (short) | Diane | Short Film, Lead | |
| 2014 | Nanoblood | Satisfied Customer | Short Film, Supporting | |
| 2018 | Meat Cute | Lily | Short Film, Writer, Director, Supporting | |
| 2018 | Big Fork | Lauren | Film, Lead | |
| 2023 | Hanky Panky | Diane | Film, Lead |
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Miami Vice | Baby Demarco | 1 episode: "Baby Blues" | ||
| 2010 | Huge | Chloe Delgado | 10 episodes | ||
| 2012 | Hollywood Heights | Melissa Sanders | Contract player/80 episodes | ||
| 2013 | Ravenswood | Lila Collins | Recurring guest star, 2 episodes: "The Devil Has a Face" & "Scared to Death"[8] | ||
| 2015, 2018 | Robot Chicken | Various Voices | 2 episodes, guest star | ||
| 2016 | Donna Estrella | 1 episode, co-star | |||
| 2017 | K.C. Undercover | Ms. Schaffer | 2 episodes, guest star | ||
| 2022 | Raven's Home | Ms. Linda | 1 episode: "21 Lunch Street" | ||
| 2023 | My Life with the Walter Boys | Tara | Netflix | Filming |
| Year | Title | Artist | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "For the Win" | Team Unicorn | |
| 2014 | "Heart of the Moment" | Mansions on the Moon |