#Grace unplugged tv

That’s when AJ started landing roles on TV and gaining opportunities in the business as did her sister. “She knew that you can stay sane going into anything if you have this rock solid relationship with the Lord and your family.” So they started at an acting workshop in Washington and eventually moved back to L.A. Their mother realized how strong her girls’ passion was for performing and realized that it was instilled by God and both parents decided to be supportive of their daughters’ dream. Her parents prayed about it for a long while and even talked to their pastor at the time. She and Aly begged their parents for the opportunity to perform in the industry. “We would sell fake little tickets and they would come see us perform!” AJ said her parents were concerned about the industry, and AJ and Aly had been brought up in a strong Christian home. We told our mom and dad, ‘This is what we want to do.’”ĪJ added they had always enjoyed putting on shows for friends and family members. My sister and I saw this and we started squealing, we were just freaking out. “And then I’ll never forget one day my sister (Aly) grabbed this flyer, it was on my mom’s desk, just laying there with part of the junk mail that was going to get thrown out and it was about an acting workshop. They saw that my sister and I had an incredible passion whether it was acting or music, just being involved in church and school plays.” So my parents knew at an early age that, ‘All right, this is what our girls want to do’ and my sister and I were living in Washington at the time, we grew up there. I had a family surrounding me that has been an incredible focal point in creating a passion in my sister and I. I’ve been able to stay normal which is the most important part. The Dove Foundation interviewed this talented young woman (age 22) recently where her enthusiasm and passion for God shined brightly.ĭove: How did you get started in the business AJ?ĪJ: “I really had a good childhood growing up in this industry. She has worked ever since, appearing on TV and now in the movies in films like Super 8 and Secretariat. On her first general audition she was cast in a national commercial.

#Grace unplugged movie

AJ plays guitar and sings in the movie and does a fantastic job.ĪJ knew she wanted to act from the time she was a kid and at age nine she began studying acting when she landed a lead role in Jailhouse Rock, a church musical. She decides to join her father’s old manager, play country music and the movie focuses on her return journey to God.

Carpenter, Editor of Film ReviewsĪmanda (AJ) Michalka stars in the new Christian film, Grace Unplugged, playing a young Christian woman named Gracie Trey who rebels against her father and his ideas for her role in the worship services at church.