Ashley Michelle Tisdale (born July 2, 1985) is an American actress, singer, and television producer. Tisdale's first major role started in 2005 with Disney's The Suite Life of Zack & Cody as Maddie Fitzpatrick and she next played Sharpay Evans in the High School Musical film series. She made music history by becoming the first female artist ever to debut with two singles simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 with "What I've Been Looking For" and "Bop to the Top".
After the first Emmy-winning High School Musical, she pursued a solo music career and released her debut album Headstrong on February 6, 2007. The album debuted at number five in the U.S. charts, selling over 64,000 copies in the first week, and was later certified Gold. Tisdale later released a music DVD, There's Something About Ashley, including music videos and a documentary about the Headstrong album creation.
She continued her role as Sharpay Evans in High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year. High School Musical 2 was the most-watched basic cable show on record. Tisdale is the voice for Candace Flynn in the Disney Channel original series Phineas and Ferb. As of February 2009, Tisdale is recording her second album and is set to star in the film They Came from Upstairs, which is scheduled to be released on July 31, 2009.In August 2008, Forbes listed her among Hollywood's 10 top-paid young entertainers
