Birth Name : Ashley Nicole Rickards
Date of Birth : 4 May 1992, Sarasota, Florida, USA
Profession: Actress
American actress Ashley Rickards was born on May 4, 1992 in Florida. Her first television role was on Distant Roads, appearing in nine episodes. She graduated high school at age 15 and is currently a member of MENSA. She has been in various films and television shows portraying a wide variety of characters, most notably "Fly Away", in which she portrayed Mandy, a severely autistic girl. She is also the lead character, Jenna Hamilton, in MTV's "Awkward." A former competitive equestrian, Ashley is also on the board of directors for Project Futures Somaly Mam Foundation, which works to prevent and end human trafficking and sexual slavery in south east Asia and soon, worldwide. Ashley writes poetry, scripts, and short stories in her spare time.
She also got into movies like Web Journal Now in 2006 and Spoonfed in 2007. After starring in Ugly Betty and Entourage, she rose to fame playing Sam Walker on One Tree Hill. She was also seen in films like Gamer and Dirty Girl, and booked the lead role of Jenny Hamilton on the MTV series Awkward. Her character is rather optimistic despite being invisible in their high school. She tries her best to fit in, even though she has problems coming her way.
Filmography
2011: Awkward (TV series) - Jenna Hamilton
2011: Sassy Pants - Bethany Pruitt
2011: Fly Away - Mandy
2010: Outlaw (TV series) - Tracy Vidalin
2009: Gamer - 2Katchapredator
2008-2009: One Tree Hill (TV series) - Samantha Walker
2008: Entourage (TV series) - Candace Levine
2007: Ugly Betty (TV series) - Sharra
2007: Zoey 101 (TV series) - Molly Talbertsen
2007: CSI: NY (TV series) - Young Lindsay Monroe
2007: American Family (TV movie) - Julia Bogner
2007: Spoonfed (short) - Bridgette
2006: Web Journal Now (short) - Janet
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