Biography:

Sasha Pieterse (born February 17, 1996) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Alison DiLaurentis on ABC Family's series Pretty Little Liars.

In 2009, Pieterse made an appearance in Without a Trace as Daphne Stevens in the episode "Wanted" and Pieterse landed a recurring role as Amanda Strazzulla who 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 five episodes.

In 2009, Pieterse was cast on Pretty Little Liars 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. Alison usually appears sporadically through flashbacks and hallucinations. Towards the end of the third season, it is revealed that she may not be dead after all and is "Red Coat" - the lead tormentor towards the Liars. Being only 18, 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 who 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 who 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. Pieterse has posted on her Instagram the official artwork of her debut Country single, titled "This Country Is Bad Ass." It is set to be released April 12, 2013. She will release two more singles in 2013, one titled "RPM", and another titled " I Can't Fix You". "This Country Is Bad Ass" was released on April 11, a day early of its official release date. "RPM" and "I Can't Fix You" were released in the summer.

On October 4, 2012, ABC Family renewed Pretty Little Liars for a fourth season. Filming began on March 14, 2013. It will premiere on June 11, 2013. Pretty Little Liars' producer I. Marlene King announced that Pieterse's character Ali would be playing a more prominent role in season 4. On March 26, 2013, ABC Family picked up the show for a fifth season.

Pieterse's personal interests include, cooking, baking, photography, traveling, Jewelry making which she often makes for her character Alison, Rock climbing and Interior & Exterior Design. She also is a fan of the Green Bay Packers, according to her personal Instagram page.

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