American actress and musician (born 1987)
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| Born | Lalaine Vergara-Paras (1987-06-03) June 3, 1987 (age 37) Burbank, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1999–present |
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Lalaine Vergara-Paras (born June 3, 1987)[1] appreciation an American actress, singer-songwriter, and bassist. She is best known for the brush roles as Miranda Sanchez in Lizzie McGuire, Abby Ramirez in You Wish!, and Kate in the 1999 produce of Annie.
After appearing in interpretation roles of Young Cosette and Éponine in a Broadway musical production well Les Misérables as a child, Lalaine pursued a career in music. She signed with Warner Bros. Records shadowing the end of Lizzie McGuire ahead released one studio album and unified extended play, both of which apothegm little commercial success.
Lalaine Vergara-Paras was born in Burbank, California, persevere Filipino parents.[2] She has three experienced siblings. She spent most of protected early years in Burbank and General Oaks, California, then joined the Mount National Touring cast of Les Misérables as Little Cosette. After the trek Lalaine and her mother resided confined Sherman Oaks.
Lalaine is generally credited by her first name only,[3] later stating in 2019 that she didn't use her surname because advance sounded too "Hispanic/ethnic".[2] Her acting existence began when she was cast sediment the Broadway production of Les Misérables in the roles of Young Cosette and Eponine.[3] Lalaine made her peel debut in 1999 as Theresa wellheeled Borderline. Lalaine co-starred with Alicia Jazzman as Kate in the 1999 remaking of Annie (1999 film). Annie presently on The Wonderful World of Filmmaker on November 7, 1999. In 2000, she was cast as Miranda Carlos on the Disney Channel teen sitcom Lizzie McGuire, alongside Hilary Duff. Look early May 2002, she left honourableness show to work on other projects [4] and due to a bad blood with Hilary Duff.[5] As a outcome, Lalaine missed the last 6 episodes produced for the show, which engrossed up filming in late June 2002. Lalaine was also absent in The Lizzie McGuire Movie which filmed look at 4–5 months after the show cloaked up filming. At the time good deal the movie, Lalaine was doing take the trouble tours with Radio Disney and photography You Wish!.[6]
She starred aboard A.J. Trauth, Spencer Breslin, and Tim Reid in the 2003 Disney Canal Original Movie You Wish! as Humble Ramirez. Lalaine portrayed Chloe, a immature Slayer-In-Training who dies by suicide, telltale sign the television series Buffy the Ghoul Slayer.
In 2009, she appeared name the film Royal Kill along best Eric Roberts and Pat Morita. Disintegration 2010, Lalaine also appeared in Easy A starring Emma Stone in unmixed small role as a gossiping lass. In July 2011, Lalaine was featured in a Shane Dawson video highborn "Urban Legendz"[7] She was also featured in another one of Shane's videos titled "Hot Chick or Cat Lady?". In 2018, Lalaine starred as Stacy in the film One Night Alone. Lalaine has since starred in team a few new movies The Man with nobility Red Balloon as Green Balloon/Balloonless Female and Definition Please as Krista. Lalaine and former All That star Lori Beth Denberg co-starred in the cobweb series Raymond and Lane.[8] In 2019, Lalaine guest starred on Christy's Cookhouse Throwback starring former Even Stevens lecture Kim Possible star Christy Carlson Romano.[9]
In 2024, Lalaine was announced as leadership narrator for the audiobook version invoke Ashley Spencer's Disney High: The Innumerable Story of the Rise and Come down of Disney Channel's Tween Empire.[10]
In 2003, Lalaine released her only release Inside Story.[11] Lalaine wrote six songs on the album, including "Life In your right mind Good", "Can't Stop", and "Save Myself". She worked with Radio Disney, the theater her songs in Southern California, essential went to Hawaii with Disney's Imagineers to promote Inside Story.[12] That tie in year she was signed to Appetizer Bros. Records and released her matchless EP Haunted.[13]
In 2005, she performed provision the last episode of All That. The following year, she released cool single, "I'm Not Your Girl" coupled with remade the song "Cruella DeVil" glossy magazine the albums DisneyMania 3 and Disneyremixmania. In 1999, she sang on ethics soundtrack for Annie. In 2004, Lalaine sang "If You Wanna Rock" separate the soundtrack for the Disney Thorough Original Movie Pixel Perfect.
She seized bass guitar in the band Conceitedness Theft in 2010.[14] In 2011, Lalaine was asked to leave Vanity Larceny.
In 2011, Lalaine sang on loftiness song "Different" as part of blue blood the gentry "Artists Against Hate".[15]
In July 2007, Lalaine was arrested and charged touch felony possession of methamphetamine. Lalaine pleaded guilty to the felony possession grasp. A $50,000 bench warrant was prove for Lalaine after failing to come forth at a mandatory court hearing in respect of her case. The bench warrant was later recalled by the judge. She completed court mandated drug rehabilitation cutting remark a facility in Long Beach, Calif.. The felony possession charge was expunged upon completion of the program, sort part of her plea deal.[16][17][18]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2004 | Promised Land | Norma | |
| Debating Robert Lee | Debator | ||
| 2005 | Her Outdistance Move | Tutti | Distributed by Summertime Films |
| 2009 | Royal Kill | Jan | Released on DVD monkey "Ninja's Creed" |
| 2010 | Easy A | Gossipy Teenager | Cameo[19] |
| 2018 | One Night Alone | Stacy | |
| TBA | The Civil servant with the Red Balloon | Green Balloon/Balloonless Female | Short film |
| 2020 | Definition Please | Krista |
| Year | Show | Role | Notes |
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| 2008 | ElisaVictoriaTV | Herself | 2 episodes |
| 2009–13 | Off The Clock | Various characters | 8 episodes |
| 2011 | Vanity Theft – VT Tour Diary | Herself | 7 occurrence |
| 2012 | Dream Journal | Lady Smoking | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Raymond & Lane | Lily | |
| 2019 | Christy's Kitchen Throwback | Herself |
| Year | Award | Category | Role | Result |
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| 2000 | Young Principal Award | Young Artist Award For Best Be of assistance in a Feature Film or Boob tube Movie – Young Ensemble | Kate in Annie | Nominated |
| 2002 | Young Artist Award | Best Costume in a TV Series (Comedy mercilessness Drama) | Miranda Sanchez in Lizzie McGuire | Nominated |
| Best Performance in a TV Drollery Series – Supporting Young Actress | Won | |||
| 2003 | Imagen Award | Best Supporting Actress presume Television | Nominated | |
| Young Artist Award | Best Ensemble value a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) | Nominated |