Ashley has always been around a stage. She was enrolled in her first
dance class at 2 yrs. old. She remained there for 17 years studying
classical ballet and jazz among other styles.
Acting was a natural progression from this and she earned her first
starring credit in a stage role by the age of 8. At 15 she was one of
500 public school students chosen to participate in the yearly
conducted youth opera performance at Carnegie Hall. She continued to
study the performing and studio arts - eventually making her way to The
University of Texas at Arlington where she studied Art History, Costume
Design and the Ancient World. These particular interdisciplinary
studies were chosen as a foundation to further her knowledge of Art
Direction which she has done as a hobby for various theatres and a few
small production companies.
In college she continued dancing and began studing film acting -
particularly Meisner at The REACT Studio in Dallas. At this point she
began dabbling in independent film with one hand while keeping another
firmly planted on the stage. With so much going on in the film school
at her college she began collaborating with other students studying
things on the opposite side of the camera. There she spent alot of time
behind the scenes: costuming, location scouting, casting, assisting
with production design, and helping her friend Chris Simpson for many
long hours in the editing bay.
Ashley moved to Los Angeles in 2002. Her Los Angeles Stage credits
include 'Dinah' in "The Philadelphia Story" and 'Jessica Welles' in
"Communicating Doors" at The Long Beach Playhouses' Studio
Theatre.
