Personal life

Hale was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Julie Knight and Preston Hale. She was named after one of her great-grandmothers. Her mother is a registered nurse. She has an older sister, Maggie, and a step-sister, Kirby. Hale was homeschooled. During her childhood, she took acting and singing lessons. In August 2012, Hale revealed she had suffered from an eating disorder.

Career

Acting

Hale moved to Los Angeles at age 15 in the hopes of getting a record deal. Shortly after, she started auditioning and received a minor role on Drake & Josh and other guest roles on shows such as Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, The O.C., and How I Met Your Mother. She appeared in two episodes of the Disney Channel show Wizards of Waverly Place.

Hale appeared in NBC's short-lived re-imagining of the Bionic Woman as Becca Sommers, younger sister to title character Jaime Sommers (played by Michelle Ryan). She made her big screen debut in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 portraying Effie, the younger sister of Lena Kaligaris (played by Alexis Bledel). Hale then co-starred in the CW series Privileged as Rose Baker, with Ashley Newbrough and Joanna Garcia. She starred in the Lifetime TV movie Sorority Wars.

In December 2009, Hale was cast as Aria Montgomery in the TV series Pretty Little Liars, based on the book series by Sara Shepard. Hale won a 2010 Teen Choice Award ("Choice Summer TV Star: Female") for her portrayal of Aria on the show. In January 2010, Hale guest-starred on the CSI: Miami episode "Show Stopper". In August 2010, she was cast in a cameo in Scream 4.

Hale was cast as the lead for A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song. Filming began in February 2011 and the film aired in January 2012. She hosted the April 25 episode of Punk'd where she successfully pranked Ian Harding, Vanessa Hudgens and Josh Hutcherson.

On June 11, 2013, Hale announced that she is the new Ambassador of the beauty brand Mark Girl. On July 29, 2013, it was announced that Hale and Darren Criss would co-host the 2013 Teen Choice Awards on August 11, 2013.

Music

Hale described music as her "first love". Her early musical influences were Shania Twain and Faith Hill, but what ignited her interest in pursuing music was Britney Spears' "...Baby One More Time". She also listened to Dixie Chicks. She recorded songs for A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song.

She first appeared on television in the reality show American Juniors in 2003 and was part of the vocal quintet formed with the top 5 finishers, but the group disbanded in 2005 after lackluster sales. On June 12, 2012, it was announced that she had signed a record deal with Hollywood Records. Recording was set to begin later in 2012 with a single and a country album due in 2013. Kristian Bush of country band Sugarland said: "She sounds like Carrie Underwood—strong with a blues side and a pop side to it. And a lot like Faith Hill." Hale's debut single "You Sound Good to Me" was released on January 7, 2014, with her debut album to follow later in the year. The song's accompanying music video was directed by Philip Andelman. On February 18, 2014, it was announced that the album would be called Road Between, and that it would be released on June 3, 2014.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2	Effie Kaligaris	as Lucy Kate Hale
2009	"Sorority Wars"	Katie Parker	Made for TV film
2011	Scream 4	Sherrie	Cameo appearance
2011	A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song	Katie Gibbs	Direct-to-video
2012	Secret of the Wings	Periwinkle	Voice
2016	Dude	Lily	Filming

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide	Amy Cassidy	Episode: "Upperclassmen & Gross Biology Dissection"
2006	Secrets of a Small Town	Tisha Steele	Unsold television pilot
2006	Drake & Josh	Hazel	Episode: "Theater Thug"
2006	The O.C.	Hadley Hawthorne	Episode: "The Man of the Year"
2007, 2014	How I Met Your Mother	Katie Scherbatsky	2 episodes
2007	Bionic Woman	Becca Sommers	Main role (as Lucy Kate Hale); 8 episodes
2007	American Family	Brittany Jane	Television film
2007-08	Wizards of Waverly Place	Miranda Hampson	2 episodes
2008	The Apostles	Rachel Rydell	Television film
2008-09	Privileged	Rose Baker	Main role (as Lucy Kate Hale); 18 episodes
2009	Ruby & the Rockits	Kristen	Episode: "Smells Like Teen Drama"
2009	Private Practice	Danielle	Episode: "Pushing the Limits"
2009	Fear Island	Megan/Jenna	Television film
2009	Sorority Wars	Katie Parker	Television film
2010	CSI: Miami	Phoebe Nichols/Vanessa Patton	Episode: "Show Stopper"
2010-present	Pretty Little Liars	Aria Montgomery	Main role
2012	Punk'd	Herself	Episode: "Lucy Hale"
2014	Baby Daddy	Piper Stockdale	Episode: "Bonnie's Unreal Estate"

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions				Sales
		US Country	US	CAN	AUS
Road Between	Release date: June 3, 2014 Formats: CD, Digital Download Label: DMG Nashville	4	14	13	57	US: 44,000+

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications

Year	Title	Peak chart positions				Album
		US Hot Country	US Country Airplay	US	CAN
2014	"You Sound Good to Me"	21	47	88	57	Road Between
	"Lie a Little Better"	—	54	—	—

Other songs

List of other notable songs or promotional singles

Year	Title	Peak position		Album
		US Country Digital	US Holiday Digital
2014	"Nervous Girls"	48	—	Road Between
	"Mistletoe"	—	40	N/A
2015	"Let It Go"(with Rascal Flatts)	—	—	We Love Disney

Soundtrack appearances

• 2004: American Juniors

Year	Song	Album	Notes	Ref.
2003	"I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"	Kids in America
	"One Step Closer"		As part of American Juniors Top 10 finalists
	"Kids in America"
2011	"Run This Town"	A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song
	"Make You Believe"
	"Bless Myself"
	"Extra Ordinary"

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director

Title	Year	Director(s)	Notes
"You Sound Good to Me"	2014	Philip Andelman
"Lie a Little Better"
"She Burns"	2016	Gus Black	Foy Vance's music video, guest appearance

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Notable work	Result	Ref.
2010	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Summer TV Star: Female	Pretty Little Liars	Won
2011	Young Hollywood Awards	Cast To Watch		Won
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Summer TV Star: Female		Won
	Capricho Awards	Best International Actress		Nominated
2012	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actress: Drama		Won
2013	Gracie Allen Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Female Rising Star		Won
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Summer TV Star: Female		Won
	Young Hollywood Awards	Crossover of the Year	Herself	Won
2014	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Cable TV Actress	Pretty Little Liars	Won
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actress: Drama		Won
	J-14 Teen Icon Awards	Iconic TV Actress		Nominated
	MTV Europe Music Awards	Artist On The Rise	Herself	Nominated
2015	People's Choice Awards	Favorite Cable TV Actress	Pretty Little Liars	Nominated
		Favorite Country Female Artist	Herself	Nominated
	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actress: Drama	Pretty Little Liars	Won
2016	People's Choice Awards	Favourite Cable TV Actress		Nominated

[ Source: Wikipedia ]