Ashley Michelle Tisdale was born in Neptune, New Jersey on July 2nd, 1985. You may know this rising star from the award-winning Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical as Sharpay Evans.

As with many of her High School Musical co-workers, she says that she did not expect the film to be such a success, "It's crazy. I never imagined that happening. I just thought it was going to be really good for the Disney Channel, and it was so much fun for us to do. It's exciting. I haven't changed as a person at all. The only thing that has changed is that my life has gotten crazier, and busier, and I'm on covers of magazines that I've read since I was little. It's so weird to go to a grocery store and see my face on a magazine. It's really funny!"

Ashley plays the scheming Sharpay in High School Musical.

In the film Ashley costars with Monique Coleman, Corbin Bleu, Lucas Grabeel, Zac Efron, and Vanessa Anne Hudgens. It premiered in January 2006 and it was the highest rated telecast in Disney Channel History. Ashley also made music history by being the first female music artist to ever debut on the Billboard Top 100 chart with two songs ‘Bop to the Top’ and ‘What I’ve Been Looking For’ (Duets with Lucas Grabeel)

You may also recognize Ashley from The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, a hit Disney Channel Television Show currently in its second season. She plays Maddie Fitzpatrick on the show and stars opposite Dyan Cole Sprouse.

Ashley with costars Cole Sprouse and Brenda Song in The Suite life of Zach and Cody

Not familiar with the show? Ashley explains the plot: "It's based in a hotel, called the Tipton, and it's mainly about Dylan and Cole Sprouse who play Zack and Cody. They live with their mom Terry who is a cabaret singer at the hotel. I play Maddie who is a candy-counter girl, she also baby-sits the boys, and she has this rival relationship with Brenda Song who plays London who is the hotel owner's daughter. Then we have Phil Lewis who is the manager, it's mainly about the boys running around and causing all this mischief. Maddie is like the All-American girl next door and she is really, really smart and she's blonde which is really, really cool. She doesn't try and find trouble, but trouble is always finding her, and London's always making her do these crazy things so she tries to get out of it and she's kind of a bit sarcastic but she's mainly the girl next door."

Ashley and High School Musical co-star, Zac Efron

Like all stars, and regular people, Ashley has her memories she cherishes on the show, "I would have to say my most memorable moment would have to be, we actually did pie fighting in an episode "Romeo and Juliet." We were at this masquerade ball, pies are being thrown everywhere, and everybody gets hit with a pie. It was so funny because for once our crew members got to throw pies at us and so I think they had the best time throwing pies at the actors. I never really did a pie thing before so it was like so gross but at the same time I was so excited to get smacked in the face with a pie." Ashley, we think that was funny too! Not only has The Suite life of Zach and Cody received great ratings but Ashley gets paid 35 grand per episode. Lots huh?

View additional Ashley pictures at Portrait Pictures

Ashley has always liked acting and singing, but which is here favorite? "I can't choose! I love acting and singing. I can't say which one I love more." If she would have chosen just one, she may not have appeared in High School Musical as the girl everyone loves to hate (but we don't hate her in real life).

"There are so many people I want to work with, I actually worked with Catherine Zeta-Jones, and I'd love to work with her again. I would love to work with Johnny Depp, not only is he hot but he's such a good actor. I think that Leonardo DiCaprio is really great, my favorite actresses are Julia Roberts and Brittany Murphy. I've always have been told that I look like Brittany Murphy so I would love to be able to do a movie with her." Ashley says, regarding future roles.

It may seem like stars aren’t fans, but Ashley proves it wrong! "I love "American Idol," it's so funny because I always wonder since I'm a singer, what Simon will tell me. It would be so weird what he would say about me, it is like really crazy, but I totally get sucked into "American Idol." It's something that I love to watch, I watch it every week, yes I'm a big fan of "American Idol."

A younger (and brunette) Ashley

She has guest starred in many shows including 7th Heaven and Grounded For Life. But her favorite? "I think it would have to be "Seventh Heaven," because it was one of the first episodes that I ever did. I did "Smart Guy," and then I did "Seventh Heaven," and it was right as it came out and it was such a popular show and I was so excited. David Gallagher I've actually known since I was little, it was so funny playing his girlfriend because I think it was so cool ‘cause after that aired everybody was like "Oh my gosh, you were on Seventh Heaven." It was such a funny character because she was like a really mean girlfriend and I got to play Simon's first girlfriend so I was very excited."

Ashley also has a record deal with Warner Bros. "I always wanted to do an album, even before I was on the Disney Channel. I remember someone telling me to just take my time. I sang on a couple of episodes of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, but that was as my character, Maddie. When I booked High School Musical, it's weird, but it was kind of fate. It was just meant to happen. Now I have a recording contract at Warner Bros. It's the coolest thing." She made a music video for the remake of 'Kiss The Girl', which you can see below.

Ashley and fellow Disney star Miley Cyrus from Hannah Montana

She had a swell time at a Six Flags Park. Below is a recent diary entry from Ashley’s official site: