Debby can currently be seen starring on The Disney
Channel original hit series, Jessie (2011), as "Jessie Prescott". Born
May 13, 1993 in Alabama, Debby moved to Texas as a small child and lived there
for five years, before moving to Wiesbaden, Germany, with her family, where she
lived for three years.
While in Germany, Debby became fascinated with acting in
local plays and musicals. By the age of nine, she knew she wanted to be an
actor.
After three years in Germany, the Ryan family moved to
Keller, Texas, where they lived until they made the move to Los Angeles, to
allow Debby to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.
Debby got her
start in film, landing roles in Barney: Let's Go to the Firehouse (2007) and
the MGM feature film, The Longshots (2008) alongside Keke Palmer and Ice Cube.
She also appeared in a handful of national television commercials.
From there, her career took off - securing one of the
starring series regular roles on Disney Channel's The Suite Life on Deck (2008)
which debuted in 2008.
In 2010, Debby starred in the smash hit Disney Channel
film, 16 Wishes (2010).One of the first of many Disney co-productions, Ryan
took an active role employing online and guerrilla marketing techniques to the
film that had a tiny marketing budget.
The movie premiered to 5.6 million viewers and made it
as second on the list of cable's top 25 most popular shows of that week, twice.
Since then, 16 Wishes (2010) has been successful in over 30 countries,
worldwide, and is continuing to draw in strong viewership numbers.
In addition to her work with The Disney Channel, Debby
recently appeared on ABC's Private Practice (2007), showcasing some of her
dramatic acting chops. In the episode, Debby played "Hailey", a
recovering cocaine addict.
Debby has appeared in over 8 live action series for the
Disney channel, countless interstitials. Her current hit series Jessie (2011)
was the first live action series in Disney history to be picked up with only
her cast, the Show Runner, and the script. Debby starred in the Disney Channel
original movie, Radio Rebel (2012), which premiered on February 17, 2012, to
over 6 million viewers.
Based on the novel, "Shrinking Violet", by
Danielle Joseph, Debby appeared as "Tara Adams", a shy high school
senior who leads an alternate life as an anonymous DJ [called Radio Rebel].
In addition to starring in the movie, Debby produced the
music video and contributed to three tracks on the soundtrack, including
"We Got The Beat", "A Wish Comes True Every Day", and
"We Ended Right". Aside from Radio Rebel (2012) and Jessie (2011),
Debby is also widely-recognized for her role as popular season regular
"Bailey Pickett" on the Disney Channel series The Suite Life on Deck
(2008), a role she held from 2008-2011.
When not working, Debby is passionate about volunteering
and is a "Disney Friends for Change Ambassador". Her recent work with
"Friends for Change" took her to India, where in partnership with
"Free the Children", Debby helped to build a new school for a local
village. The documentary on her work was nominated for a daytime Emmy in 2013.
Debby is also heavily involved in music and loves to
collaborate with her brother, Chase Ryan, and her friends. Her self-written
single debuted in 2010 on Disney Channel as a music video about her character
in 16 Wishes (2010).
It was featured on the 16 Wishes (2010) soundtrack. In
July 2011, she released the single, "We Ended Right", which debuted
on iTunes and was also picked up to be featured on the "Radio Rebel"
soundtrack. Debby wrote her first EP entitled "One".
This indie rock, self funded/produced record premiered
in the Top 5 on the rock charts and was featured on Billboard. Debby directed
plays and skits while she was younger and after years of shadowing successful
directors, Debby was allowed to take the reins as a director for her live
action hit series Jessie (2011).
She will direct 3 more episodes before the season ends
in February. On the business side, Debby is an active producer on Jessie
(2011). She was there from the inception of the story, attends production
meetings, and makes meaningful and significant contributions to Jessie (2011).
She launched a production company called
"Shadowborn Productions", where she produced the official music video
for "Radio Rebel" and another one for Atlantic's "Fueled by
Ramen".
Her company is working on a post-Disney feature film to
be released in 2016. Debby hopes to one day launch a record label and music
management/production company, to provide a place for other artists to express
themselves and create amazing music.
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