Ashley Hinshaw

Ashley Hinshaw Grace (née Hinshaw; born December 11, 1988) is an American actress. She is known for her leading role in the 2012 film About Cherry, and for her role in the 2016 Crackle television series StartUp.

Early life Ashley Hinshaw was born in La Porte, Indiana to Chris and Craig Hinshaw. Since the age of nine, she auditioned and participated in several children's plays and youth theatre. Hinshaw began modeling in her local hometown pageant (Miss Maple City Pageant and Talent Competition) at the age of 13, where she won in beauty and photogenic for 13- to 16-year-olds and talent for 8- to 14-year-olds. In 2003, Hinshaw won third in the Queen's Court competition and second in photogenic competition in the Miss Indiana American Junior Teen Pageant. Hinshaw then went on to participate in the National Miss American Coed Pageant for the Miss American Junior Teen category at the age of 14. When she was 16, Hinshaw moved to New York to begin her modeling career.

Career Hinshaw first started modeling in pageants in 2002, where she participated in the Miss Indiana Junior Teen competition. As a model, Hinshaw has appeared in an advertising campaign for Abercrombie & Fitch. Her experience as a model led to her judging a beauty pageant on the MTV reality TV series Made in 2008. A year later Hinshaw pursued an acting career and landed a guest stint on The CW Teen Drama series Gossip Girl as herself. Hinshaw auditioned for a role in the proposed spin-off series to Gossip Girl, Valley Girls which The CW did not pick up. Hinshaw has since appeared in guest roles on Fringe and The Glades.

In June 2010, Hinshaw was confirmed to star in the high school comedy film LOL, an American remake of the 2008 French film, playing the role of Emily. Production began in August 2010 in Paris and Grosse Pointe, and the film was released on a limited basis in the United States in May 2012. In November 2010, Hinshaw was announced as a star in the independent thriller film Rites of Passage alongside Christian Slater. The film was released straight to DVD on October 16, 2012.

In May 2011, Hinshaw was cast as the lead in the independent drama film About Cherry alongside Heather Graham, James Franco and Dev Patel. Hinshaw portrays Angelina, a troubled young woman who comes to San Francisco and joins the porn industry. Filming began in July 2011, and the film premiered at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival. In 2011, Hinshaw joined the cast of the superhero film Chronicle (2012). She played Casey Letter, a blogger who regularly carries her camera with her.

Hinshaw appeared in six of the ten episodes of the first season of the 2016 Crackle web series StartUp. Since 2017, Hinshaw has been credited using her married name Ashley Grace.

From 2017 to 2018, she recurred on the E! drama series The Arrangement in the recurring role of Lisbeth. In 2018 she wrote and directed her first short, titled Hunter Gatherer, a socially conscious dramatic piece.

Personal life Hinshaw started dating actor Topher Grace in January 2014, and they became engaged in January 2015. On May 29, 2016, Grace and Hinshaw married near Santa Barbara, California. They have three children, including a daughter born in November 2017 and one child born in 2020.

Filmography Film + Film Year Title Role Notes 2011 Rites of Passage Sandee Direct-to-video film The Death and Return of Superman Power Girl Short film 2012 Chronicle Casey Letter LOL Emily The Hungover Games Short film About Cherry Angelina / Cherry 2013 +1 Jill 2013 Snake and Mongoose Lynn Prudhomme 2013 The Incident Holly Short film 2014 The Pyramid Dr. Nora Holden Goodbye to All That Mildred 2015 A Rising Tide Sarah 2016 The Grounds Julie You're Killing Me Susana Irene Spanish title: Me estás matando Susana 2018 Hunter Gatherer Rose Short film (also director and writer)

Television

+ Television Year Title Role Notes 2009 Gossip Girl Herself Episode: "Reversals of Fortune" 2009 Fringe Blonde Episode: "Midnight" 2011 The Glades Charlene Turner Episode: "Moonlighting" 2012 Tall Hot Blonde Katie Brooks Television movie 2013 Enlightened Danielle Episode: "Higher Power" 2013 The League Rachel Episode: "The Near Death Flex-perience" 2014 True Blood Bridgette 4 episodes 2015 Agent Carter Colleen O'Brien Episode: "Now is Not the End" 2015 Workaholics Hilary Winthrop Episode: "Wedding Thrashers" 2015 True Detective Lacey Lindel Episodes: "The Western Book of the Dead", "Other Lives" 2016 Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life Paige Episode: "How to Survive Dating" 2016–2017 StartUp Taylor Main role (season 1) 2017 Chicago Med Melody Sayers Episode: "Lose Yourself"; as Ashley Grace 2017–2018 The Arrangement Lisbeth Recurring role; as Ashley Grace