The actress — who plays Ahsoka Tano in the Disney+ series — first brought an animated character to life with the 2001 film, beating out such stars as Beyoncé for the role of bassist Valerie Brown.
, is not her first time bringing an animated figure to life — she played bassist Valerie Brown in Universal-MGM’sBased on the Archie Comics series that spawned the 1970s cartoon, the 2001 film centers on a female pop-rock group plucked from obscurity in Riverdale. Tara Reid, then 24, was cast first as drummer Melody Valentine following her turn in), 19, nabbed the part of frontwoman Josie McCoy over Zooey Deschanel and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
For Val, Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds — who produced the gold-selling soundtrack — encouraged the filmmakers to consider a music star, and Aaliyah, TLC’s Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes and Beyoncé were among those to audition. But Dawson, 19, who had been in, won out with her sharp comedy instincts. “We just didn’t know if Beyoncé was funny, honestly,” recalls Elfont.for “its moments of pop culture-skewering pleasure,” but it flopped with $14 million at the domestic box office.
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