julia lester

Julia Lester has established herself as a versatile actress and singer across stage and screen, earning critical acclaim and a Tony Award nomination for her performances. After gaining widespread recognition for her role as Ashlyn Caswell in the Disney+ series ‘High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,’ which premiered in 2019 and spanned 38 episodes through 2023, Julia Lester went on to establish herself as a versatile actress and singer across stage and screen. Lester began her professional acting career at the age of five, with early theatrical experiences including the role of Little Cosette in a regional production of ‘Les Misérables’ in 2009 and Dorothy Gale in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ in 2012. These formative years also saw her transition into television, with appearances in series such as ‘Bella and the Bulldogs’ (2016), ‘Mom’ (2017) where she played Emily in three episodes, and ‘Prince of Peoria’ (2018-2019) as Suzie, alongside voice work for ‘Spirit Riding Free’ (2017-2020).

She will also appear in the Off-Broadway play ‘All Nighter’ at The Newman Mills Theater in 2025, for which she has already earned a Lucille Lortel Awards nomination for Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play and a Drama Desk Awards nomination for Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play, further solidifying her critical acclaim across both comedic and dramatic roles on stage and screen.