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Ashleigh Murray

Ashleigh Murray

Actor · Born January 18, 1996 (30) · Kansas City, Kansas, USA

Ashleigh Murray (born January 18, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her breakthrough role as Josie McCoy, the lead singer of the fictional band Josie and the Pussycats, on The CW television series Riverdale, which she starred in from 2017 to 2019. Murray reprised her role as Josie McCoy in the Riverdale spin-off series Katy Keene (2020) and returned to Riverdale as a guest star in 2021 and 2023. Murray has also starred in the films Deidra & Laney Rob a Train (2017) and Valley Girl (2020), as well as the television series Tom Swift (2022) and The Other Black Girl (2023). Description above from the Wikipedia article Ashleigh Murray, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 18, 1996 (30)
From
Kansas City, Kansas, USA
Works as
Actor
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 40% in 30 days

What are Ashleigh Murray's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 40th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
38%
Bonds
28%
Society
13%
Survival
9%
Ideas
7%
Morality
3%
Power
3%
Romantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

6 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 3 of 6 analyzed roles.

Ally
3 of 6
Hero
2 of 6
Shadow
1 of 6

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Joyful
3
Hopeful
3
Romantic
2
Warm
2
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ashleigh Murray's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Ashleigh Murray's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

17 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • Serena(2026)

    as Holly

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Very Merry Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Bea King

  • The Other Black Girl(2023)

    Show 10 episodes · as Hazel

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • The Way Out(2022)

    as Gracie Jean Smith

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Tom Swift(2022)

    Show 10 episodes · as Zenzie Fullington

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Christmas in Harmony(2021)

    as Harmony Matthews

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Rugrats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Eve (voice) · as Eve / Balloon #2 (voice)

  • Valley Girl(2020)

    as Loryn

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Katy Keene(2020)

    Show 13 episodes · as Josie McCoy

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Ama

  • Alex, Inc.(2018)

    Show 1 episode · as Melissa

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Riverdale(2017)

    Show 41 episodes · as Josie McCoy

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Deidra & Laney Rob a Train(2017)

    as Deidra

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Younger(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Girl

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Welcome to New York (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Simone

  • Bach Sh*t Crazy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Peaking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 17 titles, 15 of them dated from 2012 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Valley Girl (2020)

$7.7K worldwide

Highest rated

The Way Out (2022)

Midcredits 60th

Most popular right now

Katy Keene (2020)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting17 of 17: 17 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score39th

By decade

2010s6 · acting2020s9 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Ashleigh Murray's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 5; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Approval · how many liked their films

41stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 5

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th1
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

8 of their 11 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed8

Most divisive · actor

Tom Swift (2022)

97th percentile spread · 61% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

The Way Out (2022)

Midcredits 60th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 46. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Ashleigh Murray work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ashleigh Murray's MovieCove titles; Jonny Beauchamp shares the most, 2.