Shelley Regner Explained

Birth Name:Shelley Anne Regner
Birth Date:21 December 1988
Birth Place:Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Years Active:2010–present
Occupation:Actress, singer

Shelley Anne Regner (born December 21, 1988) is an American actress and singer, known for her role as Ashley Jones in the Pitch Perfect film series (2012–2017). She is also known as a past member of Disney's a cappella group, DCappella.[1]

Life and career

Regner was born and raised in the Baton Rouge area, the daughter of Jan and Donald Regner, a businessman. She has a sister, Lauren Regner, who is also a performer.[2] She is a graduate of Parkview Baptist High School, and graduated from Louisiana State University with a degree in theatre in 2011. In college, she was a member of the sorority Kappa Delta.[3] In Baton Rouge, she performed at the Theatre Baton Rouge in productions of Rent as Maureen and The Producers. While at LSU, she performed in the musical Spring Awakening. In 2010, she played the role of Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors at the Ascension Community Theatre.[4] [5] [6]

She performed in the musical Spank, a spoof of Fifty Shades of Grey, in 2014. Regner also performed in Bronies: The Musical, a show about My Little Pony. Regner played the role of Nadia in the pop-opera Bare in Los Angeles[7] and the role of Cecile Caldwell in a musical version of Cruel Intentions.[8] [9] [10] She played the role of Amy in Company at the Cabrillo Music Theater.[11] Regner performed in the show American Idiot in Los Angeles in 2015.[12]

Regner's most prominent role has been as Ashley in the Pitch Perfect film series. She was cast in the role after an open-call audition held in Baton Rouge; much of the film and its sequel were filmed in Baton Rouge and at Louisiana State University.[13] [14] She has also performed as Liz in the film What Happened Last Night.

Regner and Pitch Perfect co-star Kelley Jakle performed in a special concert titled Total Vocal at Carnegie Hall conducted by Deke Sharon in March 2015,[15] and she returned as a special guest again in 2018 and 2019.

In April 2018, Regner joined Disney Music Group's new a cappella group, DCappella, as a mezzo, alongside The Voice finalist Orlando Dixon, Newsies performer Morgan Keene, and vocalists Antonio Fernandez, RJ Woessner, Sojourner Brown, and Joe Santoni.[16] The group's first single is a cover of Fall Out Boy's "Immortals" from the Walt Disney Animation Studios film Big Hero 6.[17] In March, 2019, she left DCappella and was replaced by Kalen Kelly.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Pitch PerfectAshley Jones
2013Fat PlanetJane Ravish
2015Pitch Perfect 2Ashley Jones
2016What Happened Last NightLiz
2017The PortalBecky / The SneakSegment: "The Sneak"
Pitch Perfect 3Ashley Jones
2020Running with FearKenzie
Monster KillersThe SneakSegment: "The Sneak"
AdverseChris McMillan
2023Waking NightmareJordan[18]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012Tattoo NightmaresKaraEpisode: "Pinup Problems"
2013Singled!ClarissaEpisode: "Reefer Badness"
2015Chapters of HorrorBecky / The SneakEpisode: "The Sneak"
McMann & BernsteinBeth Nash8 episodes
2015–2016TMI HollywoodVarious / Host5 episodes
2016Youthful DazeMallorie Watson Kingsly 78 episodes
2017New Dogs, Old TricksLiz NesmithMain role
2021Seven Sitters in JulyPatriciaEpisode #1.1
2023UnderdevelopedGeorgina6 episodes

Music video

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Worsham . Cody . Baton Rouge's Bella . Dig Baton Rouge . May 9, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518111802/http://digbatonrouge.com/shelley-regner-pitch-perfect-baton-rouge-actress-bella/ . May 18, 2015 . July 1, 2014.
  2. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJGK-C4KZ Family Public record
  3. News: Topel. Fred. What Happened Last Night Cast Interview: Shelley Regner and Diana Durango. DreameGGs Funding Club. March 23, 2017. November 1, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170323234356/https://www.dreameggsfc.com/forums/topic/what-happened-last-night-cast-interview-shelley-regner-and-diana-durango/. March 23, 2017. en-US.
  4. Web site: Shelley Regner Resume . The Show Hub . May 9, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518092531/https://app.theshowhub.com/artists/Shelley_Regner/ . May 18, 2015.
  5. Web site: Barron . Margie . Pitch Perfect's Shelley Regner, Breaking Into Song in the Spotlight . The Tolucan Times . May 9, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518093958/http://tolucantimes.info/entertainment/pitch-perfects-shelley-regner-breaking-into-song-in-the-spotlight/ . May 18, 2015 . February 5, 2015.
  6. Web site: Shelley Regner Takes on Pitch Perfect 2 - Lifestyle - iaam. iaam. iaam.com. 15 December 2017.
  7. Web site: Blank. Matthew. Photo Exclusive: "Portrait of a Girl!" L.A. Bare Cast Members Share Their Opening Night Snapshots. Playbill. May 29, 2023. September 11, 2013.
  8. Web site: The Unauthorized Musical Parody of Cruel Intentions (Concept Presentation) . Rockwell Table & Stage . May 9, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518080849/http://rockwell-la.inticketing.com/events/476208/the-unauthorized-musical-parody-of-cruel-intentions-concept-presentation-/ . May 18, 2015 . February 11, 2015.
  9. Web site: Ten reasons to support Bronies! The Musical on Kickstarter. Bronies: The Musical. December 16, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171216091054/http://www.broniesthemusical.com/post/96659853843/ten-reasons-to-support-bronies-the-musical-on. December 16, 2017.
  10. Web site: Simmons . David Lee . 'SPANK! Harder' takes another swing at 'Fifty Shades of Grey' April 10-13 at Harrah's . NOLA.com . April 9, 2014.
  11. Web site: Frankel . Tony . Los Angeles Theater Preview: Company (Cabrillo Music Theatre in Thousand Oaks) . stageandcinema.com . January 20, 2015.
  12. Web site: Blank. Matthew. Photo Call: Calling Out to Idiot America! See the Cast of L.A. Immersive American Idiot Sweat It Out in Rehearsal. Playbill. May 29, 2023. May 6, 2015.
  13. Web site: LSU sets the scene for Hollywood film. sites01.lsu.edu. en-US. 2017-03-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20130702154410/https://sites01.lsu.edu/wp/lovepurple/2012/03/05/hollywood-film/. 2013-07-02. dead.
  14. News: Baton Rouge's people, the city get to shine in 'Pitch Perfect 2'. Miller. Robin. 2015-07-09. The Advocate. 2017-03-23. en.
  15. Web site: Total Vocal at Carnegie . CarnegieHall.org.
  16. Web site: Who is D Cappella?. Disney's D Cappella. May 1, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180502141152/https://dcappellalive.com/cast/. May 2, 2018.
  17. Web site: Immortals - Single by D Cappella. iTunes Store. 2018-05-01.
  18. News: Pennacchio . George . August 17, 2023 . Veteran actress supports SAG-AFTRA strike, still allowed to promote new independent horror film . . December 14, 2023.
  19. Pitch Perfect's Barden Bellas reunite to sing Beyoncé and raise money for Unicef. Entertainment Weekly. Kinane. Ruth. August 17, 2020. August 18, 2020.

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