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Ashley Benson

Acting Born Dec 18, 1989 Long Beach, California, USA 24 credits

Biography

Ashley Benson (born December 18, 1989) is an American actress and singer. Her accolades include four Teen Choice Awards, a Young Hollywood Award, as well as three People's Choice Award nominations.

Ashley Benson began her career as a competitive dancer at age three, and transitioned to acting in her teens, first gaining recognition for her role as Abigail Deveraux in the soap opera Days of Our Lives (2004–2007). Following her film debut in the 2004 comedy 13 Going on 30, she gained international recognition for starring as Hanna Marin in the Freeform drama thriller series Pretty Little Liars (2010–2017). During this time, she also continued to appear in films such as the crime comedy Spring Breakers (2012), the psychological horror Ratter (2015), the comedy drama Chronically Metropolitan (2016), and the musical drama Her Smell (2018). She has since starred in the films Private Property (2022), Mob Land (2023), and McVeigh (2024), as well as in the Amazon Prime Video psychological thriller miniseries Wilderness (2023).

Aside from acting, Benson has ventured into music, first in 2018 with the soundtrack of Her Smell, followed by her collaboration with G-Eazy in his cover of the Radiohead song "Creep" (2020).

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Known for

Supernatural

as Tracy Davis

Family Guy

as Dakota (voice)

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

CSI: Miami

as Amy Beck

How I Met Your Mother

as Carly Whittaker

The West Wing

as Girl

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self - Audience Member

The O.C.

as Riley

The View

as Self

Pretty Little Liars

as Hanna Marin

Full filmography

  • Supernatural (2005) as Tracy Davis
  • Family Guy (1999) as Dakota (voice)
  • Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) as Self
  • CSI: Miami (2002) as Amy Beck
  • How I Met Your Mother (2005) as Carly Whittaker
  • The West Wing (1999) as Girl
  • RuPaul's Drag Race (2009) as Self - Audience Member
  • The O.C. (2003) as Riley
  • The View (1997) as Self
  • Strong Medicine (2000) as April
  • Pretty Little Liars (2010) as Hanna Marin
  • 7th Heaven (1996) as Margot
  • The District (2000) as Melissa Howell
  • Zoey 101 (2005) as Candice
  • Pixels (2015) as Lady Lisa
  • MTV Europe Music Awards (1994) as Self - Presenter
  • Radio Disney Music Awards (2013) as Self
  • Radio Disney Music Awards (2013) as Self - Presenter
  • Wilderness (2023) as Cara Parker
  • Wilderness (2023) as Cara Parker (archive footage)
  • Nikki (2000) as Dancer
  • Eastwick (2009) as Mia Torcoletti
  • Billy on the Street (2011) as Self
  • 13 Going on 30 (2004) as Six Chick