Ashley Benson



Ashley Victoria Benson, born on 18th December 1989 in Anaheim, California, is an American actress and model. She is best known for playing the role of Hanna Marin on ABC Family's hit show Pretty Little Liars. She also starred in the movie Spring Breakers alongside Selena Gomez in 2012.

Ashley's began dancing at the age of four and trained in ballet, jazz, hiphop and lyrical. She also enjoys singing and has appeared in several musicals. She's also modelled, including for a dance magazine at age 8.

Acting Career
Ashley began acting in commericals. She earned one of her first roles in the NBC soap Days of Our Lives, in which she portrayed Abigail Deveraux, the oldest child of Jack Deveraux and Jennifer Horton. She signed a three year contract with the soap in 2003 and left the programme on 2nd May 2007.

In 2009, she landed the role of Mia Torcoletti in ABC's Eastwick, which was based on the novel "The Witches of Eastwick" by John Updike. The series only lasted 13 episodes due to it receiving low ratings.

In December 2009, Ashley landed the role of Hanna Marin on ABC Family's new show Pretty Little Liars. Hanna is the diva of the school, having taken over after one of her best friends, Alison DiLaurentis, went missing. She and her friends now receive texts from a mysterious character, "A", who threatens to expose their secrets.

She received the Teen Choice TV Summer star award for playing Hanna in Pretty Little Liars in the 2014 award show.

In 2012, Ashely starred alongside Disney startlets Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens, in the film Spring Breakers.

Films

 * 13 Going On 30 (2004) - Six Chick
 * Neighbors (2005) - Mindy
 * Bring It On: In It To Win It (2007) - Carson
 * Bart Got A Room (2008) - Alice
 * Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal (2008) - Brooke Tippit
 * Christmas Cupid (2010) - Caitlin Quinn
 * Spring Breakers (2012) - Brit
 * Time Warrior (2013) - Stephanie
 * Ratter (2014) - Emma
 * Pixels (2015) - Lady Lisa

TV Series

 * Nikki (2002) - Dancer
 * The District (2002) - Melissa Howell
 * The West Wing (2002) - Girl
 * Strong Medicine (2004) - April
 * Days Of Our Lives (2004-2007) - Abigail Deveraux
 * 7th Heaven (2005) - Margot
 * Zoey 101 (2005) - Candice
 * The O.C. (2006) - Riley
 * CSI: Miami (2006) - Amy Beck
 * Supernatural (2008) - Tracy Davis
 * Eastwick (2009-2010) - Mia Torcoletti
 * Pretty Little Liars (2010-present) - Hanna Marin
 * When I Was 17 (2011) - Herself
 * Punk'd (2012) - Herself
 * How I Met Your Mother (2013) - Carly Whittaker
 * Ravenswood (2013-2014) - Hanna Marin
 * Family Guy (2014) - Dakota