Troian Bellisario
Born | Troian Avery Bellisario (1985-10-28) October 28, 1985 (age 28) Los Angeles County, California, United States
Other names | Troian Pratt-Bellisario
Occupation | Actress
Years active | 1988?present
Parents | Donald Bellisario Deborah Pratt

Troian Avery Bellisario (born October 28, 1985) is an American actress. She currently stars as Spencer Hastings in the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars.

## Career[edit]

Bellisario made her acting debut in the 1988 film Last Rites at the age of three.[1] From 1990 to 2007, she guest starred on Quantum Leap, Tequila and Bonetti, JAG, First Monday and NCIS, television series that were produced by her father Donald Bellisario. In 1998, she co-starred with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in the film Billboard Dad. Beginning in 2006, Bellisario began appearing in a number of independent short films namely, Unspoken, Archer House and Intersect. In November 2009, Bellisario was cast as Spencer Hastings in the TV series Pretty Little Liars based on the book series of the same name by Sara Shepard.[2] She is now recording her latest album "Everything"

## Personal life[edit]

Her parents are producers Donald Bellisario and Deborah Pratt. Bellisario graduated from the University of Southern California.[3] She is of African-American, English, French, Italian, Danish, and Serbian descent.[4][5] Bellisario is in a relationship with actor Patrick J. Adams.[6]

## Filmography[edit]

Year | Title | Role | Notes
--- | --- | --- | ---
1988 | Last Rites | Nuzo's daughter |
1990 | Quantum Leap | Teresa | 1 episode
1992 | Tequila and Bonetti | Teresa Garcia | 1 episode
1998 | JAG | Erin Terry | 1 episode
Billboard Dad | Kristen |
2002 | First Monday | Kimberly Baron | 2 episodes
2005?2006 | NCIS | Sarah McGee | 2 episodes
2006 | Unspoken | Jani | Main role
2007 | Archer House | Tatum |
2009 | Intersect | Victoria |
2010?present | Pretty Little Liars | Spencer Hastings | Lead role
2010 | Consent | Amanda | Main role
2011 | Peep World | P.A. |
2012 | Lauren[7] | Sergeant Lauren Weil | Main Role

## Awards[edit]

Year | Award | Category | Work nominated | Result
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
2011 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Summer TV Star: Female | Pretty Little Liars | Nominated
2012 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Summer TV Star: Female | Pretty Little Liars | Won

## References[edit]

1. ^ Troian Bellisario on Pretty Little Liars By Fred Topel Published June 10, 2010 ? Canmag.com
2. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 11, 2009). "ABC Family fills comedy, Liars roles". HollywoodReporter.com. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
3. ^ Troain Bellisario biography, ABC Family.com
4. ^ painting of the death scene of Romeo Juliet..., @SleepintheGardn, Troian Bellisario's official Twitter account
5. ^ Esteb, Helga. "Troian Bellisario ethnicity". Retrieved 7 March 2012.
6. ^ "Pretty Little Liars Star Troian Bellisario Dating Suits' Patrick J. Adams!". US Weekly. January 30, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2012.
7. ^ http://www.youtube.com/user/wigs?feature=watch

## External links[edit]

- API at the Internet Movie Database
- API on Twitter

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Name | Bellisario, Troian
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Short description | Actress
Date of birth | October 28, 1985
Place of birth | Los Angeles County, California, U.S.
Date of death |
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