Lucy Hale — Biography
Lucy Hale is a multi-talented American actress and singer.
In film, her career began with a role as Effie Kaligaris in "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2" in 2008, credited as Lucy Kate Hale. She appeared in "Fear Island" as Megan/Jenna Campbell in 2009. The following years saw her in "Scream 4" as Sherrie in a cameo, and she played Katie Gibbs in "A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song," which was released directly to video in 2011. In 2012, she lent her voice to the character Periwinkle in "Secret of the Wings." Hale produced and starred in the 2016 short film "Waiting on Roxie" as Roxie Hart. In 2018, she played Olivia Barron in "Truth or Dare," Lily in "Dude," and Jesse in "The Unicorn." The following year, she voiced Zoe Bell in "Trouble." Further credits include Melanie Cole in "Fantasy Island" (2020), Lucy Neal in "A Nice Girl Like You" (2020), for which she also served as co-producer, and Carol Anne in "Son of the South." She starred as Lucy Hutton in "The Hating Game" (2021), also taking on the role of executive producer. Hale appeared as Elly in "Borrego" and Lily Deveraux in "Big Gold Brick," while also producing "The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry" in 2022. In 2023, she played Gina in "Inside Man" and Nicole in "Puppy Love," with an upcoming role as Jane in "Which Brings Me to You" for 2024 and as Eva Vaughn in "F*** Marry Kill" in 2025. Production is currently in progress for "White Mars."
On television, Hale was a contestant on "American Juniors" in 2003, finishing in fourth place, and appeared in the television special "An American Idol Christmas." Her acting career expanded with roles such as Amy Cassidy on "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide" (2005) and Hazel in "Drake & Josh" (2006). She portrayed Hadley Hawthorne on "The O.C." and made appearances in episodes of "How I Met Your Mother" in 2007 and 2014. She was the main cast member Becca Sommers on "Bionic Woman" and had a recurring role as Miranda Hampson on "Wizards of Waverly Place" from 2007 to 2008. Hale starred as Rose Baker in "Privileged" (2008–2009) and portrayed Kristen in "Ruby & the Rockits." Her notable guest appearances included Danielle Palmer in "Private Practice" and Phoebe Nichols in "CSI: Miami." She became widely recognized for her role as Aria Montgomery in
In film, her career began with a role as Effie Kaligaris in "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2" in 2008, credited as Lucy Kate Hale. She appeared in "Fear Island" as Megan/Jenna Campbell in 2009. The following years saw her in "Scream 4" as Sherrie in a cameo, and she played Katie Gibbs in "A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song," which was released directly to video in 2011. In 2012, she lent her voice to the character Periwinkle in "Secret of the Wings." Hale produced and starred in the 2016 short film "Waiting on Roxie" as Roxie Hart. In 2018, she played Olivia Barron in "Truth or Dare," Lily in "Dude," and Jesse in "The Unicorn." The following year, she voiced Zoe Bell in "Trouble." Further credits include Melanie Cole in "Fantasy Island" (2020), Lucy Neal in "A Nice Girl Like You" (2020), for which she also served as co-producer, and Carol Anne in "Son of the South." She starred as Lucy Hutton in "The Hating Game" (2021), also taking on the role of executive producer. Hale appeared as Elly in "Borrego" and Lily Deveraux in "Big Gold Brick," while also producing "The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry" in 2022. In 2023, she played Gina in "Inside Man" and Nicole in "Puppy Love," with an upcoming role as Jane in "Which Brings Me to You" for 2024 and as Eva Vaughn in "F*** Marry Kill" in 2025. Production is currently in progress for "White Mars."
On television, Hale was a contestant on "American Juniors" in 2003, finishing in fourth place, and appeared in the television special "An American Idol Christmas." Her acting career expanded with roles such as Amy Cassidy on "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide" (2005) and Hazel in "Drake & Josh" (2006). She portrayed Hadley Hawthorne on "The O.C." and made appearances in episodes of "How I Met Your Mother" in 2007 and 2014. She was the main cast member Becca Sommers on "Bionic Woman" and had a recurring role as Miranda Hampson on "Wizards of Waverly Place" from 2007 to 2008. Hale starred as Rose Baker in "Privileged" (2008–2009) and portrayed Kristen in "Ruby & the Rockits." Her notable guest appearances included Danielle Palmer in "Private Practice" and Phoebe Nichols in "CSI: Miami." She became widely recognized for her role as Aria Montgomery in
