Alyson Stoner

She’s best known for her attention-grabbing dancing in a popular rapper’s music videos in the early 2000s. The rapper has since faded into obscurity, but the cute little dancer went on to earn roles in television shows and even a few movies. Who is she?

Alyson Stoner in Missy Work It video

Now 19, Alyson Rae Stoner danced her way into America’s hearts as the cute background dancer in Missy Elliot’s music videos, such as “Work It”, “Gossip Folks”, “I’m Really Hot”, and Eminem’s “Just Lose It” music video. She currently draws paychecks as the voice of Isabella in the Disney Channel TV series Phineas and Ferb.

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