Ashley Benson
Biography
Ashley Benson is an American actress and singer who began as a competitive dancer and moved into acting as a teenager. Born in Anaheim, she played Abigail Deveraux on Days of Our Lives from 2004 to 2007. Her film debut came with a bit part in 13 Going on 30 (2004), and she later starred in Bring It On: In It to Win It (2007). She gained wider recognition as Hanna Marin on Pretty Little Liars from 2010 to 2017. During that run she appeared in Spring Breakers (2012), Pixels (2015), Elvis & Nixon (2016), Chronically Metropolitan (2016), and Her Smell (2019). Her later films include Private Property (2022), Mob Land (2023), and McVeigh (2024). She also acted in Wilderness (2023), performed her own vocals for Her Smell, and joined G-Eazy on a 2020 cover of Creep. Her honors include four Teen Choice Awards and a Young Hollywood Award.
36years old
Turns 37 on December 18in 38 days
- Born Anaheim
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Ashley Victoria Benson (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 20 years2004 to 2024
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Big break
Benson was cast as Hanna Marin in Pretty Little Liars in December 2009, and the premiere drew 2.47 million viewers while critics praised her performance.
A role that slipped away
Benson was cast in Spring Breakers in January 2012 after Emma Roberts dropped out of the film for creative reasons.
Getting ready for a role
Benson played Carson in Bring It On: In It to Win It (2007), the fourth movie in the franchise. To take the part, she had to leave Days of our Lives and face her fear of heights for the cheerleading stunts.
First role
Ashley Benson's first appearance on the big screen came in 2004, when she played a small part in the comedy 13 Going on 30.
Ashley Benson movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Ashley Benson shares four films with Shiloh Fernandez, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Shiloh Fernandez's page
Tracy Letts's page
Brian Cox's page
James Franco's page
William H. Macy's page
Luis Guzmán's page
Gary WinickDirector, 1 film, 2004
All films by Gary Winick
All films by Chris Columbus
All films by Harmony Korine
Box office
What Ashley Benson's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$375 million
5 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 16 films: 5 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.
- 5Worldwide figure
- 1US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 7Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The five biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$245M65.4% of the total
- 2$96M25.8% of the total
- 3$32M8.5% of the total
- 4$1.1M0.3% of the total
- 5$54K0.0% of the total
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