{{short description|American actress (born 1988)}} {{BLP sources|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Ashley Monique Clark | image = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1988|12|1}} | birth_place = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1996–present | spouse = {{marriage|John Ivy|2015}} | children = 1<ref>{{Cite Instagram |user=theashleymoniqueclark|date=December 1, 2024|title=This birthday I’ll be hanging with my boys, soaking in all the snuggles! Can’t believe I’m going into this next chapter as a momma! God has given me the best birthday gift ever, my precious baby boy Asher born 11.25..This birthday couldn’t get any better 🩵 #birthday #babyboy #motherhood|postid=DDC62ytykun|access-date=December 30, 2024|language=en}}</ref> }} '''Ashley Monique Clark''' (born December 1, 1988)<ref>{{cite news|date=November 26, 2000|title=Celebrities celebrate birthdays|page=9C|newspaper=The Robesonian}}</ref> is an American actress best known for her role as Sydney Hughley (D. L. Hughley's TV daughter) on the ABC and UPN television sitcom, ''The Hughleys''.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present|year=2003|publisher=Ballantine Books|isbn=0-345-45542-8|pages=559}}</ref> She has received two NAACP Image Award nominations throughout her career and won a Young Artist Award in 1999.
==Career== Clark made her professional television debut in 1996 as a member of a Bluebird troop in an episode of ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air''. The following year, she played a young version of Brandy Norwood's titular character on the sitcom, ''Moesha''. Clark had a recurring role as Jaleen on the soap opera ''Sunset Beach'' where she appeared in eight episodes. She had a minor role in the 1997 film ''Liar Liar'' as a child at a party.<ref>{{cite book|page=1271|title=Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy Film and Television Credits: Filmography|last=Lentz|first=Harris M.|date=2001|publisher=McFarland & Company}}</ref>
In 1998, she was cast as Sydney Hughley, the daughter of D. L. Hughley's character,<ref>{{cite news|last=McDonough|first=Kevin|date=September 22, 1998|title='Encore, Encore' is terrible, terrible|page=10C|newspaper=Ocala Star-Banner}}</ref> in sitcom ''The Hughleys''.<ref name=TVGuide>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/ashley-monique-clark/credits/3030102556/|title=Ashley Monique Clark| website=TVGuide.com|publisher=TV Guide|access-date=1 December 2021}}</ref> The series aired on both ABC and UPN from 1998 to 2002. She received two NAACP Image Award nominations for Outstanding Youth Actor in 1999 and 2001 for portraying Sydney.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WVkEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Ashley+Clark%22+actress+-wikipedia&pg=PA28-IA3|title=Image 2000: Visions for a New Millennium|magazine=The Crisis|date=1999|publisher=National Association for the Advancement of Colored People|volume=107|number=6|issn=0011-1422}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2kIEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Ashley+Monique+Clark+-wikipedia&pg=PA38-IA2|title=33rd NAACP Image Awards Official Ballot|magazine=The Crisis|date=2001|publisher=National Association for the Advancement of Colored People|volume=108|number=6|issn=0011-1422}}</ref> Clark also won the Young Artist Award in 1999 for best performance in a TV comedy series (supporting young actress).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms20.htm|title=20th Annual Awards|website=Young Artist Awards|access-date=June 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128203408/http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms20.htm|archive-date=November 28, 2016}}</ref>
Shortly after ''The Hughleys'' ended in 2002, with a total of four seasons and 89 episodes, Clark appeared in ''Zoey 101'' and ''Still Standing''.<ref name=TVGuide /> She also had a supporting role in the movie ''Love Don't Cost a Thing'' (2003) as Aretha Johnson,<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-vJw1PuV1vcC&dq=Ashley+Monique+Clark+-wikipedia&pg=PA207|page=207|title=Screen World: 2004 Film Annual|volume=55|last1=Monush|first1=Barry|last2=Willis|first2=John|date=June 2005|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=9781557836397}}</ref> in addition to a recurring role on ''The Bernie Mac Show'' as Teri, one of Vanessa's friends, from 2003 to 2006.<ref name=TVGuide /> She has also appeared on ''Hollywood Squares''. Clark portrayed Kee Kee in the action film ''Domino'' (2005).<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AlKW5X7vccgC&dq=Ashley+Monique+Clark+-wikipedia&pg=PA362|page=362|title=Modern Amazons: Warrior Women on Screen|last1=Mainon|first1=Dominique|last2=Ursini|first2=James|date=2006|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=9780879103279|access-date=2024-08-16|archive-date=2024-08-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816015854/https://books.google.com/books?id=AlKW5X7vccgC&dq=Ashley+Monique+Clark+-wikipedia&pg=PA362#v=onepage&q=Ashley%20Monique%20Clark%20-wikipedia&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable" |+ Film ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1997|| ''Liar Liar'' || Child at Party and School || |- |2000|| ''Bruno'' || Girl #2 || uncredited; directed by Shirley MacLaine |- |2003|| ''Love Don't Cost a Thing'' || Aretha Johnson || |- |2005|| ''Domino''|| Kee Kee Rodriguez || |- |}
{| class="wikitable" |+ Television ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes |- |1996|| ''The Parent 'Hood'' || Angela Davis || Episode: "I'm O'Tay, You're O-Tay" |- |1996|| ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' || Blue Bird #3 || Episode: "I, Bowl Buster" |- |1996|| ''Encino Woman'' || Kindergartner || Television film<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=phOBCgAAQBAJ&dq=Ashley+Monique+Clark+-wikipedia&pg=PA63|page=63|title=Cyborgs, Santa Claus and Satan: Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films Made for Television|last=Sherman|first=Fraser A.|date=September 3, 2015|publisher=McFarland & Company|isbn=9781476611013}}</ref> |- |1997|| ''Sunset Beach'' || Jaleen Muhammad || 8 episodes |- |1997|| ''Moesha''|| Young Moesha || Episode: "My Mom's Not an Ottoman" |- |1998–2002|| ''The Hughleys'' || Sydney Hughley || 4 seasons; 89 episodes |- |2001|| ''Hollywood Squares'' || Herself || 2 episodes |- |2003–2005|| ''Still Standing'' || Kristin || 3 episodes |- |2005|| ''Zoey 101'' || Karen || 2 episodes |- |2003–2006 || ''The Bernie Mac Show'' || Teri || 6 episodes |- |2008 || ''ER'' || Keisha || Episode: "Believe the Unseen" |- |2008 || ''Sons of Anarchy'' || Eviqua Michaels || 4 episodes |- |2010 || ''Big Time Rush'' || Soda Girl || 2 episodes |- |2016 || ''Angel from Hell'' || Waitress || Episode: "Practice Guy" |- |2022 || ''All American: Homecoming'' || Maxine Vaughn || Episode: "Confessions" |- |2022 || ''Family Reunion'' || Jillian Edwards || Episode: "Remember When Elvis Broke Jesus?" |- |2023 |''Lessons in Chemistry'' |Martha Wakeley |2 episodes |- |2024 || ''The Upshaws'' || Stephanie || Episode: "Do I?" |}
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