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Ashley Michelle Tisdale (born July 2, 1985) is an American actress, singer and television producer who rose to prominence portraying the candy-counter girl Maddie Fitzpatrick in Disney Channel's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and the female antagonist Sharpay Evans in the High School Musical film series. Her role as Evans required her to perform several songs in the film series' soundtracks. Tisdale became the first female artist to debut with two songs simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100, in the week of February 12, 2006, with "What I've Been Looking For" and "Bop to the Top", both songs from the first High School Musical soundtrack.

After her first High School Musical appearance, she signed with Warner Bros. Records and launched a solo music career. Her debut album Headstrong, was released in February 2007, debuted at number five in the U.S. chart with 64,000 copies sold in the first week and was later certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. A second studio album, Guilty Pleasure, was released in 2009. Tisdale also has a prominent voice role as Candace Flynn in Disney Channel's Phineas and Ferb and appeared in the 2009 feature film Aliens in the Attic.

During 2010, Tisdale has been linked to numerous future projects. It was announced that Tisdale would be cast in the film Sleepless Beauty and a remake of the 1989 film Teen Witch. Her involvement in the The CW Television Network drama series Hellcats was announced in March, when The Hollywood Reporter reported Tisdale has signed on to co-star on her first regular broadcast series role as Savannah Monroe, the peppy and fiercely intense captain of the Hellcats. A High School Musical spin-off entitled High Stakes, scheduled to premiere in Disney Channel in the summer of 2011, will feature Tisdale reprising her role as Sharpay Evans and also serving as the executive producer. On May 21, 2010, actor Jason Fuchs confirmed Tisdale would portray his love interest in his upcoming film titled The Last First Time, expected to start filming in the fall 2010. Tisdale and her production company signed a multiyear production deal with Relativity Media in 2010, to create, develop and executive produce a series