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Hale is a native of Memphis, Tennessee.[5] She was named after one of her great-grandmothers. Her mother is a registered nurse.[1] She has an older sister, Maggie, who is a teacher[1][6] and a step-brother, Wes. Hale was homeschooled.[7] During her childhood, she took acting and singing lessons.[8] In August 2012, Hale revealed she had suffered from an eating disorder.[9]
Career
Acting

She first appeared on television in the reality show American Juniors in 2003. She was part of the vocal quintet formed with the top 5 finishers.[10] After American Juniors, Hale moved to Los Angeles at age 15 in the hopes of getting a record deal.[11][12] Shortly after, she started auditioning and received a minor role on Drake & Josh[13] 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).[5] 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).[8] Hale then co-starred in the CW series Privileged as Rose Baker, with Ashley Newbrough and Joanna Garcia.[14] She starred in the Lifetime TV movie Sorority Wars.[15]

In December 2009, Hale was cast as Aria Montgomery in the TV series Pretty Little Liars, based on the book series by Sara Shepard.[16] Hale won a 2010 Teen Choice Award ("Choice Summer TV Star: Female") for her portrayal of Aria on the show.[17] In January 2010, Hale guest-starred on the CSI: Miami episode "Show Stopper".[18] In August 2010, she was cast in a cameo in Scream 4.[19]

Hale was cast as the lead for A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song. Filming began in February 2011[20] 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.[21]

On June 11, 2013, Hale announced that she is the new Ambassador of the beauty brand Mark Girl.[22] On July 29, 2013, it was announced that Hale and Darren Criss would co-host the 2013 Teen Choice Awards on August 11, 2013.[