Ashley Mandanas

Ashley (also AJ) is a film and stage non-binary actor, singer, artist, dancer, and creator. She began training as a classical soprano when she was 7 years old. She competed in pageants and was featured in a BBC documentary called "My Life as a Child" at age 11, featuring her prodigious singing voice. Joining Magna Talent Agency at age 12, she has worked in film, in commercials, and on stage professionally for over a decade now. Recently, she has begun to write, compose, direct, and produce her own films and even co-hosted a podcast called The Voice of the Artist. In May of 2018, she graduated with a BFA in musical theatre from the University of Oklahoma and moved to Chicago for a summer. She has since moved back to Oklahoma to become a certified yoga teacher and aerialist dancer, and continues to act in films and on stage.