Biography
Julia Lester is an American actress and singer. Born on 28 January 2000 in Los Angeles, she began acting professionally as a child and has appeared in numerous television series and stage productions.
She is known for portraying Ashlyn Caswell in the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (2019–2023) and for playing Little Red Ridinghood in the 2022 Broadway revival of Into the Woods, for which she received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Her other credits include guest roles in Mom (2013), The Thundermans (2013) and Bella and the Bulldogs (2015), the film Prom Dates (2024), and the recurring role of Lila in the Netflix series The Four Seasons (2025).
Lester comes from a family with several members in the performing arts and has an extensive background in regional and youth theatre.
