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Ashley Greene

 
Who2 Biography: Ashley Greene, Actor

  • Born: 21 February 1987
  • Birthplace: Jacksonville, Florida
  • Best Known As: Alice in the Twilight movies

Ashley Green plays Alice Cullen, the bubbly and likable chum to Bella (Kristen Stewart) in the 2008 movie Twilight and its 2009 sequel New Moon. A wide-eyed brunette with a slender upturned nose, Greene left high school at age 17 and moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. She had guest roles in the TV shows Crossing Jordan and Desire in 2007, and small roles in the films King of California (2007) and Otis (2008), before landing her role in Twilight, based on the super-best-selling teen vampire romance novel by Stephenie Meyer. Her character, Alice, is a cheerful sister to vampire Edward Cullen (played by Robert Pattinson), likes to shop, and can see the future into the bargain. Greene also was cast in Radio Free Albemuth, the 2009 film adaptation of the 1985 novel by Philip K. Dick.

Greene is 5'5" tall, according to a 2008 interview she did with MTV. Her height has been a sore point with some Twilight fans, since the character of Alice is described in the book as being 4'10".

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Ashley Greene

Ashley Greene in March 2009
Born Ashley Michele Greene
February 21, 1987 (1987-02-21) (age 22)
Jacksonville, Florida,United States
Occupation Actress, Model
Years active 2005—present

Ashley Michele Greene (born February 21, 1987) is an American actress, best known for playing Alice Cullen in the Twilight film series.

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Personal life

Greene was born in Jacksonville, Florida, the daughter of Michele, who works in insurance, and Joe Greene, a U.S. Marine who now owns his own concrete business.[1][2] She grew up in Middleburg and Jacksonville, and went to University Christian School before transferring to Wolfson High School when she was in tenth grade.[3] She moved to Los Angeles, California, at the age of 17 to pursue an acting career.[3][4] Greene has one sibling, an older brother named Joe, who still resides in Jacksonville with his parents.[3]

Greene is good friends with her Twilight co-stars, particularly Kellan Lutz, whom she knew before filming the movie.[5][6]

Career

Ashley Greene initially planned to become a model, but was told that she was not tall enough at 5'5" to be a runway model and should instead focus on commercials.[4] After taking commercial and acting classes, she fell in love with acting and realized that she preferred it over modeling.[4] Greene thus graduated from high school early at the age of 17 and moved to L.A. to pursue an acting career.[4] Since then, she has appeared as a guest on many popular television programs, such as Punk'd and Crossing Jordan. Greene's big break came in 2008 when she was cast as Alice Cullen in Twilight, a film based on the novel of the same name by Stephenie Meyer. She reprised her role as Alice in the 2009 sequel to Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and 2010's The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.[7] Greene will be reuniting with her Twilight co-star Kellan Lutz in the upcoming movie Warrior[8] and will also be starring in an upcoming thriller film, Summer's Blood,[9] as well as the Dark Castle production The Apparition, which will begin filming on February 1, 2010.[10]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
2005 Punk'd Girlfriend 1 episode
2006 MADtv Amber 1 episode
Crossing Jordan Ann Rappaport 2 episodes
Desire Renata 7 episodes
2007 King of California McDonald's Customer
2008 Shark Natalie Faber 1 episode
Otis Kim #4 Straight-to-DVD
Twilight Alice Cullen Teen Choice Award for Movie Fresh Face Female
2009 Summer's Blood Summer
The Twilight Saga: New Moon Alice Cullen
Radio Free Albemuth Rhonda post-production
Skateland Michelle Burkham post-production
Warrior Brooklyn post-production
2010 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Alice Cullen post-production/releasing June 30 2010
The Apparition [11] post-production

References

  1. ^ Nick Duerden (November 2008). "Dusk 'til dawn". www.ashleygreenefan.com. http://www.ashleygreenefan.com/gallery/albums/Scans/2008/08%2011%20Nylon/002.jpg. Retrieved 2009-07-18. 
  2. ^ "Ashley Greene on Alexa Chung". YouTube.com. 2009-07-16. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNlEoz1JkzU&feature=player_embedded. Retrieved 2009-07-18. 
  3. ^ a b c Matt Soergel (2008-12-14). "From Jacksonville to Hollywood and a hit movie". www.jacksonville.com. http://www.jacksonville.com/lifestyles/2008-12-14/from_jacksonville_to_hollywood_and_a_hit_movie. Retrieved 2008-12-14. 
  4. ^ a b c d Christina Radish (2008-11-18). "Ashley Greene in "Twilight"". Media Blvd Magazine. http://www.mediablvd.com/magazine/the_news/celebrity/ashley_greene_in_%22twilight%22_200811181408.html. Retrieved 2008-11-20. 
  5. ^ Rebecca Murray (2008-11-10). "Exclusive Interview with Kellan Lutz from Twilight". About.com. http://movies.about.com/od/twilight/a/kellan-lutz_2.htm. Retrieved 2008-11-14. 
  6. ^ "Ashley Greene plays Twist's Celeb Fastball!". Twist Online. 2009-03-16. http://www.twistmagazine.com/2009/03/twist-exclusive-ashley-greene.html. Retrieved 2009-03-16. 
  7. ^ Jocelyn Vena (2009-02-23). "Ashley Greene Says 'New Moon' Script Tops 'Twilight'". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1605673/story.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-03-30. 
  8. ^ Larry Carroll (2008-12-19). "'Twilight' Siblings Ashley Greene And Kellan Lutz Reunite As Love Interests In 'Warrior'". MTV. http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/12/19/twilight-siblings-ashley-greene-and-kellan-lutz-reunite-as-love-interests-in-warrior/. Retrieved 2008-12-19. 
  9. ^ "Summer (2009)". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1285010/. Retrieved 2009-08-15. 
  10. ^ Twilight Saga's Ashley Greene May Be Seeing an Apparition
  11. ^ Todd Lincoln Prepping Shoot for The Apparition

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