Ashley Park

Ashley Park: Biography in Details

Who is Ashley Park?

Ashley Park is renowned as a Korean-American actress. She is better known for her role as Tuptim on Broadway in the 2015 revival of “The King and i“.

Ashley Park: Age, Family, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

Ashley was born in Glendale, California, the U.S. on June 6, 1991. She is of American citizenship and belongs of Korean descent. Her full name is Ashley Jeein Park.

The actress is the eldest daughter of Andrew Park and Sara Park. She raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan with her younger sister named Audrey Park.

Moving towards her academic background, she attended Pioneer High School and graduated in 2009.

Then, she joined the University of Michigan and earned a BFA in musical theatre from the School of Music, Theater, and Dace in 2013.

Early Life

At the age of 3, Ashley joined the dance classes at the Oceanside Dance Academy and began piano lessons when she was 5 years old.

At high school, Ashley Park co-founded a women’s a cappella group which placed second at a national competition in 2009. Also, she was cast as the lead role of Millie Dillmount in her high school’s production of Thoroughly Modern Millie.

She is also the co-founder of the Michigan Performance Outreach Workshop (MPOW) at the University of Michigan. Park has participated in various events like Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Broadway Barea, Covenant House, and so on.

Ashley Park: Professional Life, Career

Ashley started her career as a theater artist in 2009, cast as Yvonne and an ensemble member in the Musical Theatre Wichita production of Miss Saigon in Wichita, Kansas.

She made her Broadway debut on February 17, 2014, as a member of the ensemble in Mamma Mia at the Broadhurst Theatre directed by Phyllis Lloyd. In the same year, she appeared in the television series, My Dirty Little Secret portraying the role of Ann Racz in the first episode.

Similarly, he featured in films like Charlene Kaye: Human (as Statue), The V Card (as Jessica) in 2012, and Are You Joking? (as Date) in 2014.

Currently, she is starring in the Netflix romantic comedy series, Emily in Paris portrayed the role of Mindy Chen.

Moreover, she has appeared in numerous television series and theater shows such as,

Awards & Nomination

• Ashley Park was honored with Willis Patterson Diversity Award in 2013.
• She nominated for Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album in 2016.
• In 2018, she nominated for Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role.
• She won Lucille Lortel Award in 2018 for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical.
• In 2018, she honored with Cancer Support Community’s Marin Mazzie Award for Empowerment.

Rumors, Controversy

At the age of 15, Ashley was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and hospitalized for eight months.

How much is the net worth of Ashley Park?

As of 2022, Ashley Park has an estimated net worth of around $3 million throughout her profession as an actress.

Furthermore, her exact salary, real estate, and other income are still under review.

Body Measurement: Height, Weight

The actress stands at the height of 5 feet 5 inches tall and her weight is 56 kg. She has black eyes with brown hair color.

Furthermore, there is no information available regarding her other body measurement.

Is Ashley Park active on social media?

The actress has more than 601k followers on her Instagram account. Moreover, she is active on Twitter where she has over 23.9k followers.

Ashley Park has a self-titled Youtube channel where she has more than 1.34k subscribers. However, she is not available on Facebook.

Trivia

1. Ashley is 29 years old as of 2021.
2. Her Zodiac sign is Gemini.
3. She served as a mentor and held masterclasses for various programs and organizations including The Broadway Collective and Broadway Workshop.
4. The actress has a verified Instagram and Twitter account.

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