PHOTOS Alyson Stoner now — the girl from Missy Elliott’s videos is one stunning 20-year-old!
All people of a certain age know who Alyson Stoner is, even if they don’t recognize her by name.
Among other things, she is known as the B.A. hip-hop dancer from the Missy Elliott videos…
Sally from Mike’s Super Short Show…
And Sarah Baker in Cheaper By the Dozen…
Alyson’s worked steadily ever since those days, albeit primarily with voiceover work on Phineas & Ferb. Although you don’t have to look hard to find recent pictures of her, I (possibly like most of you) managed to overlook them for the past few years — until Alyson showed up to the Moms’ Night Out premiere and put a major exclamation point on the statement that she’s all grown up!
Now 20 years old, Alyson is still dancing in music videos. But, these days, she’s writing and singing the tracks.
Performing at a benefit concert in March 2014.
Her 2013 video for “Dragon (That’s What You Wanted)” has nearly half a million views on YouTube and way more likes and dislikes.
Perhaps most impressively, Alyson recently told Zooey Magazine she’s taking college classes and plans to major in neuroscience.
She also blogs about the challenges of living up to expectations and writes quite openly about anxiety.
“Most of my shame centers on ‘irresponsible’ things I do in private to cope with anxiety and stress. Sometimes the actual behavior is harmless (like taking a long nap), but the heart behind it (hoping to avoid rejection by sleeping through an important audition) is misaligned with how I want to model my life,” she wrote in December. “It’s funny to me: Most of the time, I fail to meet expectations because I’m afraid of failing, and in doing so, never try. I’m ashamed of being less than perfect.”
Alyson’s next set to appear in Step Up: All In, The A-List and Selling Isobel.
