- Karan Ashley
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birthname = Karan Ashley Jackson
birthdate = birth date and age|1975|09|28
location =Odessa, Texas , U.S.
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occupation = Actress
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awards =Karan Ashley (born
September 28 ,1975 ) is an American actress.Ashley was born Karen Ashley Jackson [According to the State of Texas. "Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997".] in
Odessa, Texas . She graduated fromDavid W. Carter High School in Dallas,Texas .Ashley's first acting job was as
Aisha Campbell , the second Yellow Ranger in "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ", replacing the lateThuy Trang (Trini). Staying on for two years, Karan left the show in 1996, when she was replaced byNakia Burrise (Tanya) for "". Her last "Power Rangers" appearance was in the finale for the third season of the series. Ashley has said that her decision to leave the series was because of the demanding hours. She also reveals that she was to be given an exiting story arc, just asAmy Jo Johnson was, but instead, following time off while her character was reduced to a child for some time in the third season, she would find that she was not asked to return to the set, as her character's recovery would not require her to appear on screen.Since then, Ashley has made guest appearances in TV shows such as "
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper ", "Kenan & Kel ", and "The Parkers ", just to name a few, and acted in a few minor films like "Taylor's Wall ". Her first big debut as, editor and executive producer was the independent film "Devon's Ghost ", alongside fellow "Power Ranger" alumnusJohnny Yong Bosch and executive producerKoichi Sakamoto for Gag Order Films, Inc. While she also co-wrote "Devon's Ghost", her first writing staple came with the film "Unto Thee " in 1997. She co-wrote the film with Gia and Tim Grace, and also starred in the movie.References
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*imdb name|id=0039074|name=Karan Ashley
*amg name|2:459361
*tvtome person|id= 15757 |name=Karan Ashley
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