Karen Lucille Hale (born June 14, 1989), better known as Lucy Hale, is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Aria Montgomery on the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars. She is also known for her role as Rose Baker on the CW series Privileged and her appearance on the reality show American Juniors.

Lucy first appeared on the reality show American Juniors in 2003. She was part of the vocal quintet formed with the top 5 finishers. This was followed by guest roles on shows such as Drake & Josh, Ned’s Declassified School Survival Guide, The O.C., and How I Met Your Mother. She appeared in two episodes of the Disney show Wizards of Waverly Place.
She 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). In The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, she portrayed Effie, the younger sister of Lena Kaligaris.
Lucy then co-starred in the CW TV show Privileged as Rose Baker, with Ashley Newbrough and Joanna Garcia. She also starred in the Lifetime TV movie Sorority Wars.

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

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