Sharpay is portrayed by Ashley Tisdale in the four films of the series. Tisdale, who was previously known for her starring role on the Disney Channel series "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody '', insists that she was not offered the role of Sharpay and had to audition, also claiming that she almost did n't get the role because the Disney executives did not think she could play the "mean girl '' role based on her performance in "The Suite Life ''. Tisdale said that she went into the auditions at the last minute, but felt very comfortable in front of the Disney executives, as she already knew them. To ensure that viewers loved to hate her character, Tisdale looked to Rachel McAdams ' performance in Mean Girls.
who plays sharpay evans in high school musical
Ashley Tisdale