Janel Parrish

Janel Parrish, born on 30th October 1988 in Oahu, Hawaii, is an American actress.

She is best known for her portrayal of Mona Vanderwaal in ABC Family's hit mystery drama Pretty Little Liars.

Janel got her start when she toured with the National Young Theatre as Young Cosette in Les Miserables, a role which she later portrayed in the Broadway production of the show.

Acting Career
In 2000, Janel appeared in Disney's live action TV Film Gepetto, based on the story of Pinocchio. She went on to be cast in several other roles on the Disney Channel, such as an appearance in Zoey 101, playing a character named Sara in one episode.

In 2009, Janel was cast in her breakthrough role as Mona Vanderwaal in ABC Family's new show Pretty Little Liars, due to begin airing in 2010. Mona is one of the "it" girls at Rosewood High, since she and Hanna had a complete makeover after the disappearance of Alison DiLaurentis.

Throughout seasons 1 and 2, Janel had a recurring role in the series, but in for season 3, she became part of the main cast. In the season 5 finale, Mona Vanderwaal was murdered, marking the end of her regular appearance on the show. It is thought that Mona will appear in flashbacks for the rest of season 5, but we do not know whether she has a future on the show for seasons 6 and 7.

In 2013, Janel received the Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Villian for her role as Mona on Pretty Little Liars. She had been nominated for the award in both 2012 and 2014 as well, but she didn't win the award in these years.

In 2014, Janel competed in the 19th season of Dancing With The Stars. She was paired with professional dancer Valentin Chmerkovskiy. They reached the finals of the competition and ended up coming 3rd place to Sadie Robertson (2nd place) and Alfonso Ribiero (1st place).

Films

 * Too Rich: The Secret Life Of Doris Duke (1999) - Not Credited
 * Gepetto (2000) - Not Credited
 * Bratz: The Movie (2007) - Jade
 * Fired Up! (2009) - Lana
 * April Showers (2009) - Vicki
 * Triple Dog (2010) - Cecily Gerber
 * One Kine Day (2011) - Leilani
 * 4 Wedding Planners (2011) - Hoku
 * Celeste & Jesse Forever (2012) - Savannah
 * To Those Nights (2013) - Audrey
 * The Concerto (2013) - Lisa Wagner
 * Something Wicked (2013) - Ronnie
 * High School Possession (2014) - Lauren Brady

TV Series

 * Baywatch (1999) - Hina
 * The O'Keefes (2003) - Vanessa
 * The Bernie Mac Show (2004) - Laura
 * Zoey 101 (2006) - Sara
 * The O.C. (2006) - Leah
 * Heroes (2007-2008) - May
 * True Jackson, VP (2009) - Kyla
 * Pretty Little Liars (2010-present) - Mona Vanderwaal
 * Hawaii Five-0 (2013) - Rebecca Fine
 * Drop Dead Diva (2014) - Chelsea Jones
 * Dancing With The Stars (2014) - Herself