{"id":37761,"date":"2024-05-11T07:00:45","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T01:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/?post_type=story&p=37761"},"modified":"2024-05-10T18:22:48","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T12:52:48","slug":"actress-ashley-gangers-journey-to-success","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/actress-ashley-gangers-journey-to-success\/","title":{"rendered":"From swimming to spotlight: Actress Ashley Ganger’s journey to success"},"content":{"rendered":"

(May 11, 2024)<\/strong> Rarely does a budding actor strike gold with their inaugural venture, yet Ashley Ganger defied the odds. Making her debut on Netflix’s acclaimed drama Grand Army<\/em>, the 23-year-old Indian-Canadian actress captivated audiences since its October premiere. Portraying Meera Pakam, a feminist artist\/playwright addressing topics such as sexuality and consent, Ganger shines amidst the backdrop of a Brooklyn high school.<\/p>\n

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“I am quite grateful that I got this part, and it was a great experience,” shared the actress, in a recent interview, “Actually, Grand Army was my second big audition with an actual character. Before this, I was going to commercial auditions. As soon as I read the character description for Meera I wanted it badly. I worked on the scene with my acting coach and went to the audition. In my head, I thought, \u201cHow often is it that someone books the first huge thing that comes their way, haha yeah right no way!\u201d Fast forward to two callbacks later here we are. Funny enough Sydney Meyer, who plays Anna Delaney, was the reader in my second callback and then I reconnected with her on set, so that was fun.”<\/p>\n

Donning many hats<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Her parents were born in Punjab, India, and moved to Canada in the early 80s in search of better career opportunities. Sharing about her family, the actress said, “Ganger is my dad\u2019s last name, and my family is from India. Both of my parents were born in India and the majority of my extended family is split between England and India. Ganger is a very uncommon Indian last name so sometimes it throws people off; I remember Googling it one time and seeing that it comes from Ireland, no idea about the connection but my family is from India. As far as my first name, my mom wanted to name me just Ash after Bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai\u2026 so they took the shorter, more Canadian version of that, I guess.”<\/p>\n

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