Biography
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Born
17 February 1996 (age 28)
Sasha Pieterse (born February 17, 1996) is a South African actress and singer. She is known for her role as Alison DiLaurentis on ABC Family's TV series Pretty Little Liars.
Sasha Pieterse was born in Johannesburg, South Africa on February 17, 1996 then she emigrated over to the United States when she was 3 years old where she was raised in Las Vegas before moving to Los Angeles. Pieterse grew up around show business. Her parents were both professional dance partners who performed all over the world, and Pieterse loved being on stage with them. She soon met with an agent who quickly signed her to an acting and modeling contract. She started in the business at the age of 4 1/2 working on commercials and print work.
At 6 years old, Sasha Pieterse got her start in television, co-starring in 2002 as "Buffy" on The WB comedy series Family Affair. In 2004, she appeared in Stargate SG-1 and. She started to rise to fame as an actress when she played in House M.D. portraying a young girl named Andie with terminal cancer. Her performance in House M.D was later considered for a daytime Emmy in 2005.
In 2005, she appeared in her first film The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl cast as Marissa the "Ice Princess" whom is the daughter of Mr. Electricidad, and at first the only student who befriends Max. On Planet Drool, she appears as the Ice Princess, keeper of the Crystal Heart, which is a necklace she wears which can freeze anything, including time. Because Max and his friends desire an increased opportunity wherein to defeat Mr. Electric, they request the Crystal Heart of her, to discover that only she and her alter-ego Marissa can use it. Marissa is often kept under very severe scrutiny by her father; possibly as a result, Max has imagined the Ice Princess as capable of speaking boldly to her father, correcting him when he suppresses her. Because Max seems to have an emotional "soft spot" for Marissa.
Pieterse has done numerous television commercials including long-running national spots for “Nesquick” and “Firestone Tires”. She was featured on a billboard for “Supercuts” that appeared throughout the country then she sang and modeled in the Macy’s Passport Fashion Show, performing throughout California. During 2006 she filmed for a feature starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, The Air I Breathe and she landed a lead in a Hallmark Hall of Fame Movie as Maggie in Claire, both were released in 2007.
In 2006, Pieterse stars as Good Luck Chuck as a young goth girl named Anisha whom while playing a game seven minutes in heaven at a party in 1985, 12-year-old Charles "Chuck" Logan (Connor Price) refuses to have sex with Anisha. In retaliation, Anisha places a curse on Chuck, so that every single woman he sleeps with will break up with him and marry the next man who asks her out. Also in a short-lived series called Wanted with her former Family Affair co-star, Gary Cole as Millie Rose for two episodes.
In 2009, Pieterse made appearance in Without a Trace as Daphne Stevens in the episode "Wanted" and Pieterse landed a recurring role as Amanda Strazzulla whom is the daughter of Lydia who abandoned her because she was too young to raise her. She lives in New England with Lydia's sister Carol Strazzulla, and months ago manifested spontaneous combustion, the ability to explode things with the power of her mind, which caused her aunt to fear her, and also lured Noah Bennet and Meredith Gordon while they worked together for the Company during the Villains' arc (Boom) in Heroes for 8 episodes.
In 2009, Pieterse was cast as Alison DiLaurentis the former "Queen Bee" of her clique and the most popular and beautiful girl in her school before her disappearance and death. Although she cared for her friends, she enjoyed using their deepest secrets against them to keep them in line. Charming and manipulative, Alison was skilled at finding ways to blackmail everyone, and was hated by many people. She disappeared a year prior to the beginning of the series, after which her body is found. The show's main premise revolves around the mystery of Alison's murder. Towards the end of the third season, it is revealed that she is supposedly alive and is "Red Coat" - the lead tormentor towards the Liars, in the TV series Pretty Little Liars based on the book series by Sara Shepard. Being only 17, she is the youngest actress on the show, all her co-stars being in their early to late 20s. She also became the character of Vivian Darkbloom whom was Alison's secret identity that she used to hide from A and spy on A. Alison wore a long red trench coat and a black wig to become Vivian.
In 2011, she appeared as Amy Loubalu whom is Josh (Matt Prokop) love interest in the Disney Channel Original Movie Geek Charming also as a teenage girl in the movie X-Men: First Class. Her debut country single, titled "This Country Is Bad Ass" was released on April 12, 2013 and the follow-up single, R.P.M. on June 13, 2013.
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