Acting career Lalaine is normally credited by her first name only, later stating in 2019 that she didn't use her surname because it sounded too "Hispanic/ethnic". "I don't believe that Hilary wanted her to be part of the movie,"
Lizzie McGuire casting director Robin Lippin said. "It probably would have been uncomfortable for both of them." As a result, Lalaine missed the last 6 episodes produced for the show, which wrapped up filming in late June 2002. Lalaine was also absent in
The Lizzie McGuire Movie which filmed about 4–5 months after the show wrapped up filming. At the time of the movie, Lalaine was doing concert tours with Radio Disney and filming
You Wish!.
After Lizzie McGuire She starred alongside
A.J. Trauth,
Spencer Breslin, and
Tim Reid in the 2003 Disney Channel Original Movie
You Wish! as Abby Ramirez. Lalaine portrayed
Chloe, a young
Slayer-In-Training who dies by suicide, on the television series
Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In 2009, she appeared in the film
Royal Kill along with
Eric Roberts and
Pat Morita. In 2010, Lalaine also appeared in
Easy A starring
Emma Stone in a small role as a gossiping girl. In July 2011, Lalaine was featured in a
Shane Dawson video titled "Urban Legendz" She was also featured in another one of Shane's videos titled "Hot Chick or Cat Lady?". In 2018, Lalaine starred as Stacy in the film
One Night Alone. Lalaine has since starred in two new movies
The Man with the Red Balloon as Green Balloon/Balloonless Woman and
Definition Please as Krista. Lalaine and former
All That star
Lori Beth Denberg co-starred in the web series
Raymond and Lane. In 2019, Lalaine guest starred on ''Christy's Kitchen Throwback
starring former Even Stevens and Kim Possible'' star
Christy Carlson Romano. In 2024, Lalaine was announced as the narrator for the audiobook version of Ashley Spencer's ''Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire''.
Music career In 2003, Lalaine released her only album
Inside Story. Lalaine wrote six songs on the album, including "Life Is Good", "Can't Stop", and "Save Myself". She worked with
Radio Disney, performing her songs in Southern California, and went to Hawaii with Disney's Imagineers to promote
Inside Story. That same year she was signed to
Warner Bros. Records and released her only EP
Haunted. In 2005, she performed on the last episode of
All That. The following year, she released a single, "I'm Not Your Girl" and remade the song "Cruella DeVil" for the albums
DisneyMania 3 and
Disneyremixmania. In 1999, she sang on the soundtrack for
Annie. In 2004, Lalaine sang "If You Wanna Rock" on the soundtrack for the Disney Channel Original Movie
Pixel Perfect. She played bass guitar in the band
Vanity Theft in 2010. In 2011, Lalaine was asked to leave Vanity Theft. In 2011, Lalaine sang on the song "Different" as part of the "Artists Against Hate". == Legal issues ==