Ashley Hinshaw Explained

Ashley Grace
Birth Name:Ashley Hinshaw
Birth Place:La Porte, Indiana, U.S.
Occupation:Actress, model
Years Active:2009–present
Children:2

Ashley Grace (née Hinshaw) is an American actress. She is known for her leading role in the 2012 film About Cherry, and for her role in the 2016 Crackle television series StartUp.

Early life

Ashley Hinshaw was born in La Porte, Indiana to Chris and Craig Hinshaw.[1] Since the age of nine, she auditioned and participated in several children's plays and youth theatre.[2] [3] [4] Hinshaw began modeling in her local hometown pageant (Miss Maple City Pageant and Talent Competition) at the age of 13, where she won in beauty and photogenic for 13- to 16-year-olds and talent for 8- to 14-year-olds.[5] In 2003, Hinshaw won third in the Queen's Court competition and second in photogenic competition in the Miss Indiana American Junior Teen Pageant. Hinshaw then went on to participate in the National Miss American Coed Pageant for the Miss American Junior Teen category at the age of 14.[6] When she was 16, Hinshaw moved to New York to begin her modeling career.[7]

Career

Hinshaw first started modeling in pageants in 2002, where she participated in the Miss Indiana Junior Teen competition.[8] As a model, Hinshaw has appeared in an advertising campaign for Abercrombie & Fitch. Her experience as a model led to her judging a beauty pageant on the MTV reality TV series Made in 2008. A year later Hinshaw pursued an acting career and landed a guest stint on The CW Teen Drama series Gossip Girl as herself.[9] Hinshaw auditioned for a role in the proposed spin-off series to Gossip Girl, Valley Girls which The CW did not pick up.[10] Hinshaw has since appeared in guest roles on Fringe and The Glades.

In June 2010, Hinshaw was confirmed to star in the high school comedy film LOL,[11] [12] an American remake of the 2008 French film, playing the role of Emily. Production began in August 2010 in Paris and Grosse Pointe,[13] and the film was released on a limited basis in the United States in May 2012. In November 2010, Hinshaw was announced as a star in the independent thriller film Rites of Passage alongside Christian Slater.[14] The film was released straight to DVD on October 16, 2012.[15]

In May 2011, Hinshaw was cast as the lead in the independent drama film About Cherry alongside Heather Graham, James Franco and Dev Patel.[16] Hinshaw portrays Angelina, a troubled young woman who comes to San Francisco and joins the porn industry. Filming began in July 2011,[17] and the film premiered at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival.[18] In 2011, Hinshaw joined the cast of the superhero film Chronicle (2012). She played Casey Letter, a blogger who regularly carries her camera with her.[19]

Hinshaw appeared in six of the ten episodes of the first season of the 2016 Crackle web series StartUp. Since 2017, Hinshaw has been credited using her married name Ashley Grace.

From 2017 to 2018, she recurred on the E! drama series The Arrangement in the recurring role of Lisbeth.[20] In 2018 she wrote and directed her first short, titled Hunter Gatherer, a socially conscious dramatic piece.[21]

Personal life

Hinshaw started dating actor Topher Grace in January 2014, and they became engaged in January 2015.[22] On May 29, 2016, Grace and Hinshaw married near Santa Barbara, California.[23] On August 1, 2017, Hinshaw confirmed that she and Grace were expecting their first child;[24] their daughter was born in November 2017.[25] On January 5, 2020, Hinshaw confirmed that she and Grace were expecting their second child together; their child was born in 2020.[26] on September 30, 2022, Grace confirmed on The Kelly Clarkson Show that he and Hinshaw were expecting their third child.[27]

Filmography

Film

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Rites of PassageSandeeDirect-to-video film
2011The Death and Return of SupermanPower GirlShort film
2012ChronicleCasey Letter
2012LOLEmily
2012The Hungover GamesShort film
2012About CherryAngelina
2013+1Jill
2013Snake and MongooseLynn Prudhomme
2013The IncidentHollyShort film
2014The PyramidNora
2014Goodbye to All ThatMildred
2015A Rising TideSarah
2016The GroundsJulie
2016You're Killing Me SusanaIreneSpanish title: Me estás matando Susana
2018Hunter GathererRoseShort film (also director and writer)

Television

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2009Gossip GirlHerselfEpisode: "Reversals of Fortune"
2009FringeBlondeEpisode: "Midnight"
2011The GladesCharlene TurnerEpisode: "Moonlighting"
2012Tall Hot BlondeKatie BrooksTelevision movie
2013EnlightenedDanielleEpisode: "Higher Power"
2013The LeagueRachelEpisode: "The Near Death Flex-perience"
2014True BloodBridgette4 episodes
2015Agent CarterColleen O'BrienEpisode: "Now is Not the End"
2015WorkaholicsHilary WinthropEpisode: "Wedding Thrashers"
2015True DetectiveLacey LindelEpisodes: "The Western Book of the Dead", "Other Lives"
2016Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving LifePaigeEpisode: "How to Survive Dating"
2016–2017StartUpTaylorMain role (season 1)
2017Chicago MedMelody SayersEpisode: "Lose Yourself"; as Ashley Grace
2017–2018The ArrangementLisbethRecurring role; as Ashley Grace

Notes and References

  1. News: LP teen heads to nat'l pageant . The LaPorte County Herald-Argus . Mary . Wellinski . July 28, 2003 . Indiana, U.S. . July 14, 2016 . Ashley Hinshaw, 14... . December 21, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191221153211/https://www.heraldargus.com/special_features/lp-teen-heads-to-nat-l-pageant/article_bc6a5704-ccce-5804-8e55-a23e82a2f6ed.html . dead .
  2. Web site: Ashley Hinshaw breaks through in Chronicle. February 7, 2012 .
  3. Web site: Main Crew, Cast. July 2, 2016. December 21, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191221153216/https://www.heraldargus.com/news/community/main-crew-cast/article_90d2fa37-6627-50d0-8766-ba7d18cdeaa7.html. dead.
  4. Web site: Children perform 'Alice' in M. City. July 2, 2016. December 21, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191221153208/https://www.heraldargus.com/news/community/children-perform-alice-in-m-city/article_319f1c65-d00b-5448-9d5d-b5fc8929e18b.html. dead.
  5. Web site: Pageant lists winners in beauty, talent. July 2, 2016. December 21, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191221153213/https://www.heraldargus.com/special_features/pageant-lists-winners-in-beauty-talent/article_d0bd78b3-71fb-5deb-92e0-4354d211e5a6.html. dead.
  6. Web site: LP teen heads to nat'l pageant. July 2, 2016. December 21, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191221153211/https://www.heraldargus.com/special_features/lp-teen-heads-to-nat-l-pageant/article_bc6a5704-ccce-5804-8e55-a23e82a2f6ed.html. dead.
  7. Web site: Actress Ashley Hinshaw Talks 'True Detective'. June 3, 2015. July 2, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160921034734/http://www.craveonline.com/entertainment/863447-hollywood-actress-ashley-hinshaw-true-detective#!. September 21, 2016. dead.
  8. Web site: Freshman Ashley Hinshaw: LPHS student begins modeling career . La Porte High School Hi-Times March 12, 2004, Volume 95 Issue 6 Page 7 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160813161932/http://www.lpcsc.k12.in.us/lphs/clubs/hi-times/docs/200403_v95i6.pdf . August 13, 2016.
  9. Web site: Ashley Hinshaw gets her big break on Gossip Girl . Girl2Watch . August 30, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180418093430/http://www.girl2watch.com/ashley-hinshaw-big-break-big-surprise/ . April 18, 2018 . dead .
  10. Web site: 'Gossip Girl' Spin-Off is Officially Dead, CW Picks Up 'Vampire Diaries'. Buddytv.com. May 20, 2009. August 30, 2012. March 30, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130330113255/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/gossip-girl/gossip-girl-spin-off-is-offici-28836.aspx. live.
  11. Web site: Vena. Jocelyn . Miley Cyrus And Ashley Greene Shoot 'LOL' In Paris . https://web.archive.org/web/20141223103550/http://www.mtv.com/news/1647275/miley-cyrus-and-ashley-greene-shoot-lol-in-paris/ . dead . December 23, 2014 . MTV News . September 7, 2010 . April 9, 2022.
  12. Web site: Menza . Kaitlin . New Star Alert: LOL's Ashley Hinshaw . Seventeen . September 14, 2011 . April 9, 2022 . June 25, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220625040440/https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a16351/five-reasons-you-need-to-know-ashley-hinshaw/ . live .
  13. Web site: Miley Cyrus And Ashley Greene's Teen LOL Goes into Production. CinemaBlend.com. August 4, 2010. August 30, 2012. April 28, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120428114911/http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Miley-Cyrus-And-Ashley-Greene-s-Teen-LOL-Goes-Into-Production-19984.html. dead.
  14. Web site: Christian Slater in 'Rites of Passage' independent thriller. Upcoming-movies.com. August 30, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120330101142/http://www.upcoming-movies.com/Articles/Christian_Slater_in_Rites_of_Passage_indepedent_thriller.html. March 30, 2012. dead.
  15. Web site: Chernobyl Diaries, Excision . Bill . Frost . . October 16, 2012 . April 17, 2018 . August 16, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240816141003/https://www.cityweekly.net/utah/chernobyl-diaries-excision/Content?oid=2285086 . live .
  16. Web site: James Franco Takes Cherry. ComingSoon.net. May 19, 2011. August 30, 2012. May 20, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110520234408/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=77744. dead.
  17. Web site: AVN – Adult Star Sensi Pearl Filming Mainstream Drama 'Cherry'. News.avn.com. July 7, 2011. August 30, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120727020856/http://news.avn.com/articles/Adult-Star-Sensi-Pearl-Filming-Mainstream-Drama-Cherry-440579.html. July 27, 2012. dead.
  18. News: You've got (real) mail: Letters from writers –. USA Today. August 30, 2012. February 22, 2012. April 15, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120415230633/http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/story/2012-02-20/authors-write-letters-on-the-rumpus/53212516/1. live.
  19. Web site: Cape the big star as US film crew rolls in. FilmContact.com. May 15, 2011. August 30, 2012. February 22, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222041417/http://www.filmcontact.com/south-africa/cape-big-star-us-film-crew-rolls. dead.
  20. Web site: Emily. Bicks. The good life is never what it seems: The celebrity 'alternative facts' of 'The Arrangement'. Screener. March 13, 2017. April 17, 2018. August 16, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240816141018/https://tvlistings.zap2it.com/. live.
  21. Web site: Grobar . Matt . Ashley Grace Fosters Dialogue On Child Abuse Epidemic With Socially Conscious Short 'Hunter Gatherer' . Deadline . 15 August 2022 . 14 February 2018 . August 15, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220815221542/https://deadline.com/2018/02/hunter-gatherer-ashley-grace-topher-grace-short-film-panel-1202288266/ . live .
  22. News: Topher Grace Engaged to Actress Ashley Hinshaw: See Her Ring!. January 11, 2015 . May 30, 2016. Us Weekly. Rachel. McRady. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061752/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/topher-grace-engaged-ashley-hinshaw-diamond-ring-2015111 . live.
  23. News: That '70s Show Star Topher Grace Ties the Knot with Ashley Hinshaw. Elizabeth. Leonard . Dave . Quinn . People. May 30, 2016 . May 30, 2016. May 31, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160531011320/http://www.people.com/article/topher-grace-ashley-hinshaw-married . live.
  24. News: Ashley Hinshaw Confirms She Is Expecting First Child With Husband Topher Grace. Karla. Rodriguez. Us Weekly. August 1, 2017. August 12, 2017. July 13, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180713042839/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/topher-grace-wife-ashley-hinshaw-confirms-she-is-pregnant-w495445/. live.
  25. Web site: Topher Grace and His Wife Ashley Hinshaw Welcome a Daughter. December 23, 2017. October 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211023034455/https://www.instyle.com/syndication/topher-grace-ashley-hinshaw-welcome-daughter-mabel-jane. dead.
  26. Web site: Baby No. 2 on the Way! Topher Grace and Wife Ashley Hinshaw Expecting Second Child Together. PEOPLE.com. en. January 31, 2020. January 31, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200131225131/https://people.com/parents/topher-grace-ashley-hinshaw-expecting-second-child/. live.
  27. Web site: Topher Grace and Wife Ashley Hinshaw Expecting Baby No. 3: 'We're Excited'. Peoplemag. September 16, 2023. October 24, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231024005750/https://people.com/parents/topher-grace-wife-ashley-hinshaw-expecting-baby-no-3/. live.

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