Ashley Leggat (born September 26, 1986[1]) is a Canadian actress. She
is known for her roles as Casey McDonald in the Canadian family comedy
series Life with Derek and as Ashley Dunnfield in the television movie
The Perfect Roommate.Leggat was born in Hamilton, Ontario,[1] and has
Scottish and Irish ancestry on her mother's side.[2] Leggat began her
theatrical training with Theatre Aquarius's Performing Arts Program
under the direction of Lou Zamprogna. That same year, Leggat made her
professional theatre debut playing Marta in Theatre Aquarius's
production of The Sound of Music. Leggat went on to perform in several
of the company's productions, including The Lion, The Witch And The
Wardrobe, Cinderella, Anne of Green Gables, Jacob Two-Two Meets the
Hooded Fang, Jekyll And Hyde and The Wizard of Oz. She also performed
the role of Clara in The Nutcracker at the Hamilton Place
Theatre.Beginning in 2004, she appeared in the Disney feature film
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen as Marcia, also starring Lindsay
Lohan and Megan Fox, the television movie A Very Married Christmas,
with Joe Mantegna and Jean Smart and played series lead Kat Adams in
Ace Lightning.
is known for her roles as Casey McDonald in the Canadian family comedy
series Life with Derek and as Ashley Dunnfield in the television movie
The Perfect Roommate.Leggat was born in Hamilton, Ontario,[1] and has
Scottish and Irish ancestry on her mother's side.[2] Leggat began her
theatrical training with Theatre Aquarius's Performing Arts Program
under the direction of Lou Zamprogna. That same year, Leggat made her
professional theatre debut playing Marta in Theatre Aquarius's
production of The Sound of Music. Leggat went on to perform in several
of the company's productions, including The Lion, The Witch And The
Wardrobe, Cinderella, Anne of Green Gables, Jacob Two-Two Meets the
Hooded Fang, Jekyll And Hyde and The Wizard of Oz. She also performed
the role of Clara in The Nutcracker at the Hamilton Place
Theatre.Beginning in 2004, she appeared in the Disney feature film
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen as Marcia, also starring Lindsay
Lohan and Megan Fox, the television movie A Very Married Christmas,
with Joe Mantegna and Jean Smart and played series lead Kat Adams in
Ace Lightning.
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