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Janel Parrish
Parrish on the Wango Tango red carpet, May 11, 2013
Born
Janel Parrish

(1988-10-30) October 30, 1988 (age 35)
Oahu, Hawaii, U.S.
Occupation(s)Actress, singer-songwriter
Years active1998–present
Notable workTV works
Pretty Little Liars
Film works
High School Exorcism
Musical career
GenresBubblegum pop
Electro-pop
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano
LabelsGeffen Records

Janel Parrish (born October 30, 1988) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is best known for playing Mona Vanderwaal on the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars. She is also known for the role of Jade in the 2007 film Bratz: The Movie.[1]

Early life

Parrish was born on October 30, 1988 in Oahu, Hawaii, to Mark Parrish, who is of European descent, and Joanne, who is of Chinese descent.[2] She attended the Moanalua Elementary and Middle Schools.

Career

Acting

Janel Parrish in July 2007.

Parrish first achieved fame in Hawaii as the winner of local talent contests. She got her start as a professional entertainer when she was cast as "Young Cosette" in the National Touring Company of Les Misérables, and later portrayed "Young Cosette" in the Broadway production as well; the role showcased both her acting and singing abilities. She subsequently appeared in several community theater productions in Hawaii—most notably as "Scout" in Manoa Valley Theatre's revival of To Kill a Mockingbird in 1998.[3] Parrish got her first off-stage acting job as a minor role in 1999's four-part miniseries Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke. Shortly after, she appeared in two episodes of Baywatch as a young girl named Hina.

In 2000 she was featured in Disney's made-for-TV live-action incarnation of the Pinocchio story entitled Geppetto. She then went on to appear as the character Vanessa in the short-lived sitcom The O'Keefes, as well as appearing in many Disney shows and made-for-TV movies on the Disney channel. Along with appearances on The Bernie Mac Show, Zoey 101 and The O.C..[4] Parrish performed in Bratz, as one of the main characters, Jade. It is her first role in a theatrical motion picture as well as her first starring role. She also landed a recurring role in the hit NBC series Heroes.[5]

Parrish has a recurring role as Mona Vanderwaal in the hit ABC Family TV series Pretty Little Liars based on the book series by Sara Shepard. Mona is a formerly unpopular girl at Rosewood who longed to be accepted by Alison DiLaurentis's group despite being continuously mocked by her. After Alison's disappearance, Mona befriends Hanna Marin and they undergo an "extreme makeover" together. As a result, they both become popular students. However, Mona is secretly jealous of Hanna's friendship with the other Liars (Spencer, Aria and Emily) which leads her to do drastic things. In March 2012, Parrish was promoted to series regular for the third season. On the 106th episode of the series, Parrish's character was killed off, ending her part on the show.However, Parrish said she will appear in flashbacks for the rest of the series.[6] In August 2013, she won the "Choice TV Villain" award at the Teen Choice Awards.[7]

Parrish returned to her theater stage roots in Over the Moon Productions' intimate presentation of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Spring Awakening as Anna, and understudying for Lindsay Pearce, former contestant of The Glee Project as Wendla.[8]

Music

At the age of six, Parrish entered and won a state-wide singing contest.[9] While studying acting, Parrish continued training vocal and learned to play the piano as well as dancing.[9] At age 14, on January 3, 2003, she appeared on the 2003 remake of Star Search, performing the song "On My Own". The judges were Naomi Judd, Ben Stein, Carol Leifer, and Jack Osbourne. Stein commented that she had a "lot of talent, but not quite up to the top rank", giving her four stars, along with Osbourne who simply called her performance "good" and also gave her four stars. Leifer remarked that she had a "great Broadway voice" giving her three stars. Finally, Judd was the least generous, stating "You have a future in musicals, but you have some work to do. You've got some practicing to do" and giving her two stars. Parrish was eliminated after this performance in favor of competitor Tiffany Evans who received a perfect five stars from all four judges.[10] Parrish began writing her own music and eventually becoming the lead singer of a three piece girl group, Impulse.[9]

In 2007, Parrish was signed to Geffen Records to produce her first album.[11] Her first single, "Rainy Day", one that she has written, along with its music video, was released on July 7, 2007, and was also featured on the Bratz Motion Picture Soundtrack. She also makes a brief appearance in Prima J's "Rockstar" music video, which is also on the soundtrack. She also made an appearance in NLT's "She Said, I Said" music video. She provided background vocals for the song.[12] She made her music debut in the Bratz: The Movie credits, with her electro-pop song "Rainy Day".[13]

Other ventures

On September 4, 2014, Parrish was announced as one of the celebrities who will compete on the 19th season of Dancing with the Stars. She is paired with professional dancer Valentin Chmerkovskiy.[14] During week four "Movie Night", Janel and Val became the first couple to earn a perfect score with their dance the Jazz "America"—Leonard Bernstein.

Dancing with the Stars performances

Week # Dance/song Judges' score Result
Inaba Goodman Hough Tonioli
1 Jive — "Bang Bang" 7 7 7 8 Safe
2 Foxtrot — "Call Me Maybe" 9 8 8 9 Safe
3 Jazz — "America" 10 101 10 10 Safe
4 Rumba — "How Will I Know" 9 92 9 9 Safe
53 Burlesque — "Mamma Knows Best" 8 84 8 9 No Elimination
6 Samba — "La Vida Es Un Carnaval" 8 75 9 9 Last to be called safe
7 Viennese Waltz - “Secret”
Team Freestyle - "Black Widow" 		8
9 		7
9 		8
9 		8
9 		Safe


  • 1 Score given by guest judge Kevin Hart in place of Goodman.
  • 2The American public scored the dance in place of Goodman with the averaged score being counted alongside the three other judges.
  • 3This week only, for "Partner Switch-Up" week, Parrish performed with Artem Chigvintsev instead of Chmerkovskiy.
  • 4Score given by guest judge Jessie J in place of Goodman.
  • 5Score given by guest judge Pitbull in place of Goodman.

Personal life

Parrish is close friends with her Bratz co-star Skyler Shaye and Pretty Little Liars co-star Brant Daugherty. On October 16, after a year and half of dating Parrish and long-time boyfriend Payson Lewis announced their spilt.[15] Since DWTS started, speculation arose that Janel and partner Val Chmerkovskiy were in a relationship as the two shared romantic interactions.[16] However the two denied allegations when they were on Access Hollywood taking a lie detector challenge about their own relationship.[16]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke TV Movie
2000 Geppetto Featured TV Movie
2007 Bratz: The Movie Jade
2009 Fired Up! Lana
April Showers Vicki
2010 Triple Dog Cecily Gerber Direct to-DVD
2011 One Kine Day Leilani
4 Wedding Planners Hoku
2012 Celeste and Jesse Forever Savannah
2013 To Those Nights Audrey Short film
The Concerto Lisa Wagner Post-production
Something Wicked Ronnie Short film
2014 High School Possesion Lauren Brady TV Movie
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Baywatch Hina 2 episodes
2003 The O'Keefes Vanessa Episode: "Party"
2004 The Bernie Mac Show Laura Episode: "Being Bernie Mac"
2006 Zoey 101 Sara Episode: "The Silver Hammer Society"
The O.C. Leah Episode: "The Summer Bummer"
2007–2008 Heroes May 3 episodes
2009 True Jackson, VP Kyla Episode: "Flirting with Fame"
2010–2014 Pretty Little Liars Mona Vanderwaal / A Seasons 1-2 (Recurring)

Seasons 3-5 (Series regular)

2013 Hawaii Five-0 Rebecca Fine Episode: "Kapu"
2014 Drop Dead Diva Chelsea Jones Episode: "Cheers & Jeers" [17]
Dancing with the Stars Herself Contestant on season 19

Soundtrack

Year Film Song Notes
2007 Bratz: The Movie Rainy Day Writer/Performer
2008 Guiding Light Won't Let You Go Writer; uncredited
Guiding Light Won't Let You Go Performer; Uncredited
2009 April Showers I Won't Cry Performer
The Kings of Appletown I'm Changing Performer
2010 Triple Dog Rush Performer
2014 Pretty Little Liars Gravity by Sara Bareilles cover

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Title Outcome
2008 Golden Raspberry Award Worst Actress Bratz Nominated
2012 Teen Choice Awards[18] Choice TV Villain Pretty Little Liars Won
2013 Teen Choice Awards[19] Choice TV Villain Won
2013 TV Guide Awards Favorite Villain (Shared with: Keegan Allen) Nominated
2014 Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Villain Nominated

References

  1. ^ http://half-asians.com/janel-parrish
  2. ^ Lee, Diane S.W. (2007-07-25). "Former Hawaii girl to star in 'Bratz' movie". Honolulu Advertiser.
  3. ^ http://www.teen.com/2012/03/21/celebrities/the-new-star/janel-parrish-facts-trivia-bio-pictures/
  4. ^ http://beta.abcfamily.go.com/shows/pretty-little-liars/cast/mona-vanderwaal
  5. ^ http://origin.tvfanatic.com/2007/08/janel-parrish-to-guest-star-on-heroes/
  6. ^ Ng, Philiana (2012-03-19). "'Pretty Little Liars': Janel Parrish Upped to Series Regular for Season 3". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
  7. ^ CBS News http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-207_162-57598050/teen-choice-awards-2013-list-of-winners/. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. ^ Lipton, Brian Scott (2012-02-17) Lindsay Pearce to Star in Over the Moon Productions' Spring Awakening. Theatermania.com. Retrieved on 2013-03-19.
  9. ^ a b c Parrish, Janel. "Janel Parrish - Officialsite - Biography". Janel Parrish.com. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  10. ^ Tiffany Evans & Janel Parrish. CBS
  11. ^ Janel Parrish Interview. Popculturemadness.com. Retrieved on 2013-03-19.
  12. ^ http://janelparrish.com/nltshesaidisaid.html
  13. ^ http://www.vevo.com/watch/janel-parrish/rainy-day/USUV70704106
  14. ^ http://hollywoodlife.com/2014/09/04/dancing-with-the-stars-season-19-cast-dwts-celebrities/
  15. ^ Bell, Crystal. "Janel Parrish and Payson Lewis Split: "All Good Things Must Come To an End"". Wet Paint. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  16. ^ a b "Janel and Val Take Lie Detector Test on Relationship Status — Are They Dating? (VIDEO)". Wet Paint. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  17. ^ http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/02/19/drop-dead-diva-janel-parrish/
  18. ^ Matt Webb Mitovich (May 18, 2012). "Teen Choice Nominations: Vampire Diaries and Idol Lead Pack, Linda Hunt Eyes Repeat Win". TVLine.com. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  19. ^ Ng, Philiana (May 22, 2013). "Teen Choice Awards: 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 2' Leads First Wave of Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 23, 2013.

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