One Disney star chose a drastically different path after leaving Hollywood. See her surprising transformation.

DISNEY Channel fans may know Carly Schroeder from her days in Lizzie McGuire ... including Mean Creek, Prey and Forget Me Not throughout the 2000s. Carly also accumulated a number of television ...

Carly Schroeder, the 28-year-old actress best known for her role in the Disney Channel series "Lizzie McGuire," is taking a route that few in Hollywood have attempted: joining the military.

VALPARAISO -- Actress and Valparaiso native Carly Schroeder has had some weird interactions with fans. Someone once asked her to sign their belly button, and lots of people ask for her phone number.

FORT JACKSON, S.C. -- Not many people could recognize Carly Schroeder June 27 at Fort Jackson's Hilton Field. The blonde-haired, blue-eyed Lizzy McGuire and General Hospital actress who traded her ...