Lucy Hale
- For the daughter of Senator John P. Hale, see Lucy Lambert Hale.
| Lucy Hale | |
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 Hale at the 38th People's Choice Awards on January 11, 2012 |
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| Born | Karen Lucille Hale June 14, 1989 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 2003–present |
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| www.lucyhale.com | |
Karen Lucille "Lucy" Hale (born June 14, 1989) is an American actress and singer. She won the reality show American Juniors. She is known for her roles as Becca Sommers in Bionic Woman, Rose Baker in Privileged, Sherrie in the horror film Scream 4, and Aria Montgomery on the hit ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars.
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[edit] Personal life and career
Hale was born in Memphis, Tennessee. She first appeared on television in the reality show American Juniors in 2003. She was part of the vocal quintet formed with the top 5 finishers.[1]
After American Juniors, Hale appeared as guest roles on shows such as Drake & Josh, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, The O.C., and How I Met Your Mother. She appeared in two episodes of the Disney Channel show Wizards of Waverly Place, which led to her dating co-star David Henrie for a short time.
Hale appeared in "NBC's" short-lived re-imagining of the Bionic Woman as Becca Sommers, younger sister to title character Jaime Sommers (played by Michelle Ryan).[2] She made her big screen debut in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 portraying Effie, the younger sister of Lena Kaligaris (played by Alexis Bledel).
Hale then co-starred in the CW TV show Privileged as Rose Baker, with Ashley Newbrough and Joanna Garcia.[3] She starred in the Lifetime TV movie Sorority Wars.[4]
In December 2009, Hale was cast as Aria Montgomery in the TV series Pretty Little Liars, based on the book series by Sara Shepard.[5] Hale won a 2010 Teen Choice Award ("Choice Summer TV Star: Female") for her portrayal of Aria on the show.[6]
In January 2010, Hale guest-starred on the CSI: Miami episode "Show Stopper".[7] In August 2010, she was cast in a small cameo in Scream 4.[8]
Hale was cast as the lead for A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song. Filming began in February 2011.[9] The film aired in January 2012.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | Amy Cassidy | Episode: "Upper Classmen & Gross Biology Dissection" |
| 2006 | Secrets of a Small Town | Tisha Steele | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2006 | Drake & Josh | Hazel | Episode: "Theater Thug" |
| 2006 | The O.C. | Hadley Hawthorne | Episode: "The Man of the Year" |
| 2007 | American Family | Brittany Jane | TV movie |
| 2007 | How I Met Your Mother | Katie Scherbatsky | Episode: "First Time in New York" |
| 2007 | Bionic Woman | Becca Sommers | 8 episodes |
| 2007 to 2008 | Wizards of Waverly Place | Miranda Hampson | 2 episodes: "First Kiss" and "Pop Me and We Both Go Down" |
| 2008 | The Apostles | Rachel Rydell | TV movie |
| 2008 | The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 | Effie Kaligaris | Supporting Role |
| 2008 to 2009 | Privileged | Rose Baker | 18 episodes (Credited as Lucy Kate Hale) |
| 2009 | Fear Island | Megan | TV movie |
| 2009 | Ruby & The Rockits | Kristen | Episode: "Smells Like Teen Drama" |
| 2009 | Sorority Wars | Katie Parker | TV movie |
| 2009 | Private Practice | Danielle | Episode: "Pushing the Limits" |
| 2010 | CSI: Miami | Phoebe Nichols / Vanessa Patton | Episode: "Show Stopper" |
| 2010 to present | Pretty Little Liars | Aria Montgomery | Main role |
| 2011 | Scream 4 | Sherrie | Cameo |
| 2011 | A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song | Katie Gibbs | Main role |
- Other
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | American Juniors | Herself | 17 episodes, sang "Call Me", "I'm Gonna Make you love me" |
| 2003 | An American Idol Christmas | Herself | |
| 2008 | Jonas Brothers: Living The Dream | Herself | |
| 2008 | Entertainment Tonight | Herself | |
| 2010 | Made In Hollywood: Teen Edition | Herself | Behind The Screen: Pretty Little Liars |
| 2010 | Good Day L.A. | Herself | Guest |
| 2010 | Teen Choice Awards | Herself | |
| 2011 | Teen Choice Awards | Herself |
[edit] Discography
- Singles
- 2011: "Run This Town"
- 2011: "Make You Believe"
- 2011: "Bless Myself"
- 2011: "Extra Ordinary"
[edit] Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work nominated | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Summer TV Star: Female | Pretty Little Liars | Won |
| 2011 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Summer TV Star: Female | Pretty Little Liars | Won |
[edit] References
- ^ American Juniors. Allmusic. Accessed 2008-11-11.
- ^ Lucy Hale. NBC. Accessed 2008-11-11.
- ^ Robert Bianca (September 9, 2008). 'Privileged': The kids are all white, and kind of shallow, too. USA Today. Accessed 2008-11-11.
- ^ Sorority Wars, the Definitive Lucy Hale Interview. Gosh!TV. Accessed 2009-10-17
- ^ ABC Family Announces Additional Casting for its Upcoming Pilots "Melissa & Joey," "Untitled Michael Jacobs Project" and "Pretty Little Liars" ABC Family Press Release (December 7, 2009). Accessed 2009-12-30.
- ^ Winners of Teen Choice 2010 Announced. Accessed 2010-09-26.
- ^ Guest Star Alert: Lucy Hale on CSI Miami Season 8. TV.com. Accessed 2010-01-12
- ^ Shenae Grimes, Lucy Hale Join ‘Scream 4′ Cast
- ^ "Warner Premiere film 'Another Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song' auditions underway for ABC Family". ABC Family Auditions. 2009-01-19. http://www.abcfamilyauditions.com/2010/12/warner-premiere-film-cinderella-story.html. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
