Ashley Johnson was born on August 9, 1983 in Camarillo, California, the youngest daughter of Nancy (née Spruiell), an independent film producer, and Clifford Johnson, a ship's captain, is an American actress, probably best known for her two-season role as Chrissy Seaver in the TV show Growing Pains. Her film career began at age six, when she played the role of Chrissy Seaver on the television show Growing Pains from 1990 to 1992, where, since the sixth and seventh season, she and then little-known actor Leonardo DiCaprio were the main characters who were added in the show before its cancellation. She also appeared in the 1994 sitcom All American Girl, which lasted for only one season, and was Mel Gibson's daughter in the 2000 comedy What Women Want. In 2008 she became a regular on the drama Dirt as Sharlee Cates, a starlet whose character is based on pop singer Britney Spears. Also a voice actress, she voiced Gretchen Grundler on the Walt Disney TV animated series Recess, Terra in