Sasha Pieterse
| Sasha Pieterse | |
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Pieterse at the Pretty Little Liars event at PaleyFest in March 2014
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| Born |
February 17, 1996 Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa |
| Occupation | Actress, singer-songwriter, model |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Partner(s) | Hudson Sheaffer (2015–present; engaged) |
| Musical career | |
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| Labels | Dan Franklin Music |
| Associated acts | Dan Franklin |
Sasha Pieterse (/ˈpiːtərsə/; born February 17, 1996) is a South African-born American actress and singer-songwriter. She is known for her role as Alison DiLaurentis on the Freeform series Pretty Little Liars. Upon the success of the series, Pieterse earned a supporting role as Amy Loubalu in the 2011 Disney Channel film Geek Charming. In 2013, she starred in the teen comedy film G.B.F..
Pieterse was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on February 17, 1996. Moving to the United States in 2001, she was raised in Las Vegas, before moving to Los Angeles. She became accustomed to a career in entertainment at an early age, as her parents were a professional acrobatic dance team who performed internationally. Pieterse was homeschooled and graduated at 14.
On December 22, 2015, Pieterse became engaged to longterm boyfriend, Hudson Sheaffer.
When Pieterse was younger, she was featured on a national billboard for Supercuts, and modeled in the Macy's Passport Fashion Show, performing throughout California. Pieterse was featured on the cover of BELLO magazine "Young Hollywood", December 2014 issue. Pieterse appeared on the cover of the 2015 issue of TeenProm magazine.
At six years old, Pieterse got her start in television, co-starring in 2002 as Buffy on The WB's revival of the CBS sitcom Family Affair (1966–71). She guest starred in an episode of Stargate SG-1 with Amanda Tapping as a little girl named Grace and in 2005, she appeared on an episode of House titled "Autopsy", portraying Andie, a young girl with terminal cancer. That same year, she made her film debut in The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D as Marissa, the Ice Princess, and also appeared as Millie Rose for two episodes of the short-lived TNT series Wanted, alongside her former Family Affair co-star, Gary Cole.
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