Haley Tju

Haley Alexandra Tju (/ˈtʃuː/)[1] (born February 15, 2001[2][3]) is an American actress. She is known for her role as Pepper in the Nickelodeon television series Bella and the Bulldogs.[4]

Haley Tju
Born
Haley Alexandra Tju

(2001-02-15) February 15, 2001
Southern California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present
RelativesBrianne Tju (sister)

Early life

Tju was born in Southern California.[3] Her sister Brianne Tju is also an actress. [5]She is of Chinese and Indonesian descent [6]

Career

Her first television appearance was in a commercial for Pizza Hut, while her first TV show performance was a bit part in Hannah Montana at the age of seven.[3] Tju has appeared in television shows, television movies, feature films and a short.[7] Tju has appeared on The Suite Life on Deck where she played Young London in an episode. Later came episode appearances on Desperate Housewives, Jessie, Go On, and The Thundermans. She also appeared in the television movie Den Brother. In 2013, Tju was signed to a talent deal with Nickelodeon after participating in a showcase at the Los Angeles Groundlings Theater.[8]

Her first prominent role was as a voice actor in the children's animated series Monsters vs. Aliens as the character of Sqweep. Next, Tju landed her first leading role in the Nickelodeon television special, The Massively Mixed Up Middle School Mystery, playing one of three young detectives.[3][9]

Tju also played the main role Pepper Silverstein, the cheerleader best friend of Brec Bassinger's character Bella Dawson on the Nickelodeon television series Bella and the Bulldogs.[10][11][12]

Filmography
Television and film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Hannah Montana Girl Episode: "You Never Give Me My Money"
2008 Tasty Time with ZeFronk Haley (voice) Episode: "Dom's Fishing Trip"
2009 Desperate Housewives Little Girl #2 Episode: "Everybody Ought to Have a Maid"
2010 The Suite Life on Deck Young London Tipton Episode: "A London Carol"
2010 Burning Palms Rose Film
2010 Den Brother Tina Destiny Television movie
2011 I'm in the Band Zoey Episode: "Camp Weasel Rock"
2011 Mike & Molly Missy Episode: "Christmas Break"
2011 Happily Divorced Little Girl Episode: "I Wanna Be Alone"
2011 The Event Girl Episode: "A Message Back"
2012 The New Normal Little Girl Episode: "Baby Clothes"
2012–2013 Go On Abby Episodes: "Dinner Takes All", "Ring and a Miss"
2013 Jessie Eileen Episode: "Lizard Scales and Wrestling Tales"
2013–2014 Monsters vs. Aliens Sqweep Recurring voice role
2014 See Dad Run Violet Episode: "See Dad Ruin Joe's Teacher"
2014 The Thundermans Darcy Wong Episodes: "Crime After Crime", "Pretty Little Choirs"
2015 The Massively Mixed-Up Middle School Mystery Riley King Television special
2015–2016 Bella and the Bulldogs Pepper Main role
2016 Rufus Paige Television movie
2017 Rufus 2 Paige Television movie
2017 Bones Meredith Hurley Episode: "The Tutor in the Tussle"
2017 K.C. Undercover Zoe Episode: "Coopers on the Run"
2018–present The Loud House Stella Voice role
2018 Big Hero 6: The Series Karmi Recurring voice role
2018 The Who Was? Show various characters Main role
2018 Prince of Peoria Braughner Recurring role
2018 Kung Fu Panda: The Paws of Destiny Nu Hai Main role
2019 NCIS Alexis Episode: "Daughters"
2019 Where's Waldo? Wenda Main voice role[13]
2019 Middle School Moguls Yuna Main role
2019 Schooled Marni 4 episodes
2019–present Trinkets Rachelle Cohen-Strauss Recurring role, 6 episodes
2020 Glitch Techs Lexi Kubota Recurring voice role
2020 Amphibia [14]

References
  1. "Haley Tju Interview". Naluda magazine. January 25, 2016.
  2. "Haley Tju - Biography". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  3. "Haley Tju". Hollywood.com. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  4. "Nickelodeon Renews Two". Broadway World. March 4, 2015. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  5. Makena Gera (October 12, 2018). "Brianne Tju Discusses 'Light as a Feather,' Her Sister Haley Tju & Why She'll Never Stop Acting (Exclusive Q&A)". Hercampus.com. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  6. https://charactermedia.com/get-to-know-haley-tju-from-nickelodeons-bella-and-the-bulldogs/
  7. Kristine Hope Kowalski (2016-12-18). "Jayce Norman, Hayley Tju & Davis Cleveland Are Going To Be In A Major New Movie Together". Twist. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  8. Philiana Ng (2013-09-26). "Nickelodeon Orders Two Animated Series, Greenlights Four Live-Action Pilots". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2016-03-10. The cable network has also inked talent deals with three up-and-comers, who were discovered from a talent showcase at Los Angeles' Groundlings Theatre: Noah Urrea, Jace Norman and Haley Tju.
  9. "Nickelodeon All New TV Movie, The Massively Mixed Up Middle School Mystery, Premieres on Saturday". Fanlala. 2015-07-31. Archived from the original on 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
  10. Nellie Andreeva (2014-03-14). "Nickelodeon Greenlights New Comedy From Dan Schneider, Two Other Live-Action Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2016-01-12.
  11. "Bad Seeds". Broadway World. Retrieved 2013-09-27.
  12. "Nickelodeon's Season 2 Debut of Bella and the Bulldogs Featuring Kurt Warner". BSC KIDS. 2015-09-29.
  13. Petski, Denise (April 26, 2019). "'Where's Waldo?': Joshua Rush, Haley Tju, Eva Carlton & Thomas Lennon Lead Voice Cast For Universal Kids Series From DreamWorks Animationi". Deadline. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  14. Ramos, Dino-Ray (23 June 2020). "Disney Channel Renews 'Amphibia' For Season 3; Kermit The Frog, Jenifer Lewis, George Takei And More To Guest Star On Season 2". Deadline.
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