Julia Campbell

Julia Campbell portrays Penny Dawson in the Disney channel original series, Austin & Ally. She is an American actress, who is best known for her role 'Christie Masters' in the film Romy and Michele's High School Reunion along with Mira Sorvino, Lisa Kudrow, and others.

Early Life
Campbell was born March 12th, 1962, in Huntsville, Alabama, USA. She used to be married to Bernard White, but is now currently married to actor Jay Kames. She had set off her acting career in 1984 on Ryan's Hope as Katie Thompson. She appeared there for five episodes, lasting until 1985.

Austin & Ally
In the show Julia Campbell will portray the role Penny Dawson, Who is Ally's Mom. She was first introduced in Backups & Breakups, as viewers see Ally and Penny talking through Laptops (By the webcams). Penny is in Africa writing a book, which is rumoured and to be called as "Gorilla love and how it is similar to teenage love" or something similar. She also told Ally that she named two baby Gorilla's after her and Trish. Ally had asked her for advice through Trent cheating on Trish and if she should tell Trish or not.

Penny is also to be appearing in Chapters & Choices Which premiers February 24th 2013.