Ashley Greene, an American actress, was born February 21, 1987 in Jacksonville, Florida. Ashley's father, Joe Green, and mother, Michelle Tatum, lived in a close-knit family, the girl grew up in abundance, and her older brother John tried to help the little sister in everything. When Ashley was 17 years old and she graduated from school, her parents allowed her to move to Los Angeles so that the girl could try her luck in fulfilling her cherished dream - she wanted to become a movie star since childhood.
Los Angeles
Arriving in Hollywood, Ashley looked around and realized that no one was waiting for her with open arms. Moreover, it immediately became clear that without an acting education she would not be able to get even a small role in a film project. So Ashley Greene was at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute , where she was to take a course in acting. During her studies, the girl tried to get a job in a modeling agency, but since Ashley Green is only 165 cm tall, she was not accepted. I had to give up the dream of the modeling business. The girl completely devoted herself to studies at the institute and at the same time began to appear in music videos of music artists. Gradually, Ashley acquired useful contacts, she was not intrusive, did not offer friendship, but people were drawn to her.
Movie debut
And when Ashley Greene, whose filmography did not contain a single picture at that time, decided to try her hand at television, the results exceeded all expectations. It can not be said that the future actress decided to devote herself to work on some television channel, but she still wanted to quickly become an actress. Ashley Greene's style, her unusual appearance, beautiful slim figure, intelligent facial expression did their job, and the girl was noticed. She took part in several television series, but this did not bring satisfaction to her. The debut in the big movie for Ashley Greene took place in 2007 in the movie "My Daddy Psycho" directed by Mike Cahill. Ashley played a small role as a visitor to McDonalds. The debutante was in seventh heaven with happiness only because on the set she met the legendary Michael Douglas.
"Dusk"
The second movie role was for Ashley Green her finest hour. It was a serial film "Twilight" directed by Katherine Hardwick, in which the girl played the vampire Alice Cullen. The first series were filmed in 2008, when Ashley was already 21 years old.
The picture made a splash, world box office showed record box office, all the actors gained worldwide fame, and Green was no exception. Photos of Ashley Greene from Twilight were on sale everywhere. The fantasy film became a hit overnight, and of course, the shooting of subsequent episodes began immediately. However, many actors were not satisfied with the low, in their opinion, fees, and the future of the project was in doubt.
In total, the series "Twilight" includes five films:
- "Twilight", the first part, filmed in 2008;
- "The Twilight. Saga. New Moon" - 2009;
- "Twilight. Saga. Eclipse" - 2010;
- "The Twilight. Saga. Dawn - Part 1" - 2011;
- "The Twilight. Saga. Dawn - Part 2" - 2012.
Actress success
At the end of 2009, Ashley Greene, whose filmography was quickly replenished with new paintings, received an invitation to participate in another mystical film called "Appearance" directed by Todd Lincoln. Ashley could not refuse, because she had to play the main role in the film, and this meant a further breakthrough for her as an actress. Inspired by Green got the opportunity to dictate the terms to the producer of "Twilight" and demand for their further participation in the project a fee on their own terms. She requested $ 4 million. And although the producers claimed that it would not be difficult for them to replace her with another actress, Green received the money. Films with Ashley Greene became increasingly popular, the career of the actress went uphill.
Movies and TV series
In 2012, Ashley returned to the television series, having received the main role in the film "American Realities" from the life of rival couturiers. Then the picture “Summer. Classmates. Love” was directed by Lisa Azuelos, in which Green played a secondary, but noticeable role. And in the same 2012, Ashley took part in the television series Americana, playing the role of Alice Garano. Finally, in 2013, Ashley Greene, whose filmography was becoming more informative, played Janine in the film directed by Zach Braff, entitled "Sorry, I'm not here." Ashley gets more offers to play this or that role in the film, including the main one, than he can master. Therefore, she has the opportunity to choose, and she takes advantage of this.
Ashley Greene: filmography
The assets of a successful actress also include roles in the following pictures:
- 2008 - "Otis", the role of the girl Kim, horror film, director of the picture Tony Krantz, in the center of the plot is a maniac psychopath;
- 2009 - "Psychoanalyst", a small role, directed by Jonas Pat;
- 2009 - Blood of the Moon, starring in Summer, a horror film directed by Lee Demarbr;
- 2010 - Skateland, a youth film directed by Anthony Barnes, Green played a small role;
- 2010 - "Albemouth Free Radio", Ashley played the role of Honda, directed by John Alain Simon;
- 2010 - "The Heart of a Warrior", the role of Brooke Milligan, directed by Michael Sears;
- 2011 - "Like clockwork", the role of Caitlin Pickler, director Jim Field Smith;
Heart affairs
Ashley Greene’s personal life is not of interest to journalists, and even more so to the paparazzi. The girl does not meet with anyone, she has neither a boyfriend, nor even a friend with whom she could appear in public. As Ashley herself said, her mother wants her daughter to have a young man, but the actress herself does not burn with such a desire. Her interests are limited to the set, and she likes reading new scripts rather than walking under the moon.
Nevertheless, after Ashley’s trip to Russia, she was seen several times with a certain Russian businessman Aliyev Daniyar, a rather interesting young man. And once even they were seen in the car in the parking lot - they were sitting in an embrace. But this was the first and last time, the more they once did not come across the eyes together. And in the spring of 2009, the actress seemed to be dating actor Ian Somerhalder from the series The Vampire Diaries. Two years later, Ashley had several obscure meetings with Joe Jonas, which did not continue. And once Green was spotted next to Jared Focklown, the musician of the rock band Kings. However, this does not mean anything yet ...