Troian Bellisario
Troian Avery Bellisario (born October 28, 1985 in Los Angeles County , California ) is an American actress , best known for her leading role as Spencer Hastings in the ABC family series Pretty Little Liars .
Bellisario studied acting at the USC School of Theater and lives in Los Angeles .
Private
Troian Bellisario is the daughter of television producer Donald Bellisario and actress Deborah Pratt . She is the sister of Nicholas Dante Bellisario, half-sister of actor Michael Bellisario and producers David Bellisario and Julie B. Watson, and stepsister to actor Sean Murray and producer Chad W. Murray.
In February 2014, Troian Bellisario got engaged to actor Patrick J. Adams . The two married on December 10, 2016. She gave birth to a daughter in October 2018.
Career
Bellisario made her acting debut in 1988 at the age of three in the film Last Rites . From 1990 to 2007 she had other guest appearances in various series and films by her father. For example in 1990 in the series Back to the Past , in 1992 in the drama series Tequila and Bonetti and in 1998 in JAG - On behalf of the honor . In 2002 she had her first recurring role as Kimberly Baron on First Monday . She had another recurring guest role on the Navy CIS series in 2005 and 2006 as sister Timothy McGees , played by Sean Murray , her stepbrother.
In 1998 she starred alongside Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in the film The Best Father in the World . From 2006, Bellisario began appearing in a number of independent short films , including Unspoken in 2006 , Archer House in 2007, and Intersect and Before the Cabin Burned Down in 2009 . In November 2009 she was cast and cast as Spencer Hastings in the television series Pretty Little Liars . The series, which is based on Sara Shepard's book series of the same name , aired from 2010 to 2017. In 2010 Bellisario also starred in a leading role in the film Consent and a supporting role in the film Peep World .
In 2012, Bellisario played the lead role in the three-part web series Lauren , which deals with rape in the US Army . It was directed by Lesli Linka Glatter , with whom Bellisario worked, among other things, on the pilot episode of Pretty Little Liars . Lauren was nominated for multiple awards, and Bellisario was nominated for best actress in a drama series at the IAWTV Awards and the Streamy Awards , and won the award at the New York Festivals. Due to the success, the web series was extended by a season with 12 episodes, which was released in 2013.
Filmography
- 1988: Last Rites (film)
- 1990: Back to the Past ( Quantum Leap , TV series, episode 2x13, The Graduation )
- 1992: Tequila and Bonetti ( Tequila and Bonetti , TV series, episode 1x03 Mama )
- 1998: JAG - On behalf of honor ( JAG , TV series, episode 3x18 Terror on board )
- 1998: The World's Best Dad ( Billboard Dad , film)
- 2002: First Monday (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2006: Unspoken (short film)
- 2005–2006: Navy CIS ( NCIS , TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2007: Archer House (short film)
- 2009: Intersect (short film)
- 2009: Before the Cabin Burned Down (short film)
- 2010: Consent (film)
- 2010: Peep World (film)
- 2010-2017: Pretty Little Liars (TV series, 160 episodes)
- 2012-2013: Lauren (web series, 14 episodes)
- 2012: Pleased to Meet You (film)
- 2013: Hey Tucker! (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2013: COG (film)
- 2013: Exiles (short film, also screenplay)
- 2014: Immediately Afterlife (short film)
- 2015: Still a Rose (short film)
- 2015: Suits (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2015: Martyrs (film)
- 2016: In the Shadows of the Rainbow (short film)
- 2016: Sister Cities (TV movie)
- 2017: Feed (film, also screenplay)
- 2018: Clara (film)
- 2019: Bernadette (Where'd You Go, Bernadette)
- 2020: Stumptown (TV series, episode 1x14 Until Dex part us )
Awards and nominations
Troian Bellisario received her first nomination in 2011 as Spencer Hastings on the television series Pretty Little Liars. She has won two Teen Choice Awards so far . As part of the main cast of Pretty Little Liars , she won the 2011 Young Hollywood Awards in the Cast To Watch category . Bellisario was also nominated several times for the lead role in the web series Lauren and won the award for best actress at the New York Festivals in 2013.
| Tabular overview of awards and nominations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year | Award | For | category | result |
| 2011 | Young Hollywood Awards | pretty Little Liars | Cast To Watch | Won |
| 2011 | Teen Choice Award | Choice Summer TV Star: Female | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Won | |||
| 2013 | Choice TV Actress: Drama | Won | ||
| 2013 | Streamy Awards | Lauren | Best Female Performance: Drama | Nominated |
| 2013 | IAWTV Awards | Best Female Performance Drama | Nominated | |
| 2013 | New York festivals | Best Performance By An Actress | Won | |
Web links
- Troian Bellisario at the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Troian Bellisario on Twitter
- Biography on abcfamily.go.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography on abcfamily.go.com, accessed December 14, 2011
- ↑ Cosmopolitan.com: Engagement , February 24, 2014
- ↑ Christina Dugan, Melody Chiu: Patrick J. Adams and Troian Bellisario Get Married in Bohemian California Wedding . In: People.com . December 10, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
- ^ Troian Bellisario: Post . In: Instagram.com . Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ↑ CanMag: Troian Bellisario on Pretty Little Liars , June 10, 2010
- ↑ Lauren (Feat. Troian Bellisario & Jennifer Beals). In: YouTube . WIGS, 2012, accessed January 7, 2013 .
- ↑ Streamy Awards : 3rd Annual Nominees & Winners , from 2013
- ^ New York Festivals: Best Performance by an Actress , accessed August 12, 2013.
- ↑ Sara Bible: 'Blue' and 'Lauren' Renewed by WIGS for Season 2; New Series 'Paloma' to Premiere This Spring - Ratings. In: tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. TVbytheNumbers, March 6, 2013, accessed March 13, 2013 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bellisario, Troian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bellisario, Troian Avery (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles County , California , United States |