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Haley Tju

Haley Tju

American actress (born 2001)


Haley Alexandra Tju (/ˈ/)[1] (born February 15, 2001[2][3]) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Pepper in the Nickelodeon television series Bella and the Bulldogs, and Marcy Wu in the Disney animated television series Amphibia.[4][5]

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Early life

Tju was born in Southern California,[3] and grew up in Chino Hills, California. She began acting at the age of four, and was home schooled.[6] She is of Chinese and Indonesian descent.[7] Her sister Brianne Tju is also an actress.[8]

Career

Her first television appearance was in a commercial for Pizza Hut, while her first TV show performance was a bit part in Hannah Montana at the age of seven.[3] Tju has appeared in television shows, television films, feature films and a short.[9] Tju has appeared on The Suite Life on Deck where she played Young London in an episode. Later came episode appearances on Desperate Housewives, Jessie, Go On, and The Thundermans. She also appeared in the television film Den Brother. In 2013, Tju was signed to a talent deal with Nickelodeon after participating in a showcase at the Los Angeles Groundlings Theater.[10]

Her first prominent role was as a voice actor in the children's animated series Monsters vs. Aliens as 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.[3][11]

On the Nickelodeon television series Bella and the Bulldogs, Tju played the main role of Pepper Silverstein, the cheerleader best friend of Brec Bassinger's character Bella Dawson.[12][13][14]

Filmography

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References

  1. "Haley Tju Interview". Naluda magazine. January 25, 2016.
  2. "Haley Tju - Biography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  3. "Haley Tju". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  4. "Nickelodeon Renews Two". Broadway World. March 4, 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  5. Jianne Lasaten (March 10, 2015). "Get To Know Haley Tju from Nickelodeon's 'Bella and the Bulldogs'". Charactermedia.com. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  6. Kristine Hope Kowalski (December 18, 2016). "Jayce Norman, Hayley Tju & Davis Cleveland Are Going To Be In A Major New Movie Together". Twist. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  7. Philiana Ng (September 26, 2013). "Nickelodeon Orders Two Animated Series, Greenlights Four Live-Action Pilots". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-03-10. The cable network has also inked talent deals with three up-and-comers, who were discovered from a talent showcase at Los Angeles' Groundlings Theatre: Noah Urrea, Jace Norman and Haley Tju.
  8. "Nickelodeon All New TV Movie, The Massively Mixed Up Middle School Mystery, Premieres on Saturday". Fanlala. July 31, 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  9. "Bad Seeds". Broadway World. Retrieved 2013-09-27.

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