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It’s hardly surprising that Ashley Tisdale loves to shop. After all, the West Deal, New Jersey, native was first discovered in a mall when she was only 3 years old. “I was [there] with my mom” she recalls, “and this manager came up to us and asked if I wanted to be in commercials.” The answer, of course, was an emphatic "yes," and Ashley Tisdale was soon appearing in spots for big-name brands like J.C. Penney and T-Mobile. By the time she was 12, “Blondie” -- as she’s affectionately known -- had already toured the world as a leading cast member of

and

.  

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Ashley Tisdale’s stellar stage work paved the way for a plethora of film and television projects, and she got the ball rolling in 1997 with a guest-starring role in the Omar Gooding series,

. Additional parts followed in top-rated TV shows like

,

,

,

starring Alyssa Milano, and

. She also received parts in films, such as

(1998),

(2001) and

(2001).

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Ashley Tisdale finally had a chance to combine her singing and acting talents again in 2006 in the Disney made-for-TV movie

, alongside Vanessa Hudgens. The glitzy production about two teens who are worlds apart proved to be a smash hit, and the film’s soundtrack went platinum just seven weeks after its release. Also in 2006, Ashley played Maddie Fitzpatrick on another Disney production,

. It was followed by

in 2007 and a third installment of the popular film debuted in 2008,

.

Ashley Tisdale's '08 film credits also include the comedy

and, in '09, she worked on the adventure

and the teen flick

.