From there, her career took off - securing one of the starring series regular roles on Disney Channel's The Suite Life on Deck (2008) which debuted in 2008. She also appeared in a handful of national television commercials. Debby got her start in film, landing roles in Barney: Let's Go to the Firehouse (2007) and the MGM feature film, The Longshots (2008) alongside Keke Palmer and Ice Cube. After three years in Germany, the Ryan family moved to Keller, Texas, where they lived until they made the move to Los Angeles, to allow Debby to pursue a career in the entertainment industry. By the age of nine, she knew she wanted to be an actor. While in Germany, Debby became fascinated with acting in local plays and musicals.
Born in Alabama, Debby moved to Texas as a small child and lived there for five years, before moving to Wiesbaden, Germany, with her family, where she lived for three years. She is also known for appearing in the 2008 feature film The Longshots as Edith.ĭebby can currently be seen starring on The Disney Channel original hit series, Jessie (2011), as "Jessie Prescott".
Ryan started acting in professional theatres at the age of seven in 2007 she appeared in the Barney & Friends straight-to-DVD film Barney: Let's Go to the Firehouse and then was discovered in a nationwide search by Disney. Ryan is also known for starring as Bailey Pickett in Disney Channel's The Suite Life on Deck. Ryan has starred in the Disney Channel Original Series Jessie since 2011.
Deborah Ann "Debby" Ryan (born May 13, 1993) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer.