Ashley Lilley
Ashley-Anne Lilley is a Scottish actress and singer. She made her debut in the 2008 film Mamma Mia!.
Early life
Lilley was born in Rothesay, Bute.[1] At the age of 12, she won a place with the National Youth Music Theatre. At 15, she enrolled at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London,[1] and graduated in 2004.
Career
Lilley is primarily a stage actress, with a small number (five, starting with one episode of M.I. High in 2008[2] and ending with one episode of Lip Service in 2010[3]) of film and television roles. She starred as Lucille Frank in a production of Jason Robert Brown's Parade at the Edinburgh fringe festival in 2005. She then joined the UK tour of Cole Porter's Anything Goes in the role of Hope Harcourt.[4][5] She made her film debut as Ali in 2008 in Mamma Mia!,[6][7][8] appeared in the 11-minute short Cat Eats Dog (2009),[6][7][8] and the romantic drama film Letters to Juliet (2010).[9] She returned to theatre in 2011, starring in a new production, Nicked, at the HighTide festival.[10]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Mamma Mia! | Ali | [6][7][8] | |
| 2009 | M.I. High | Venus Houston | Episode: Moontaker | [2] |
| 2009 | Cat Eats Dog | Dot | Short movie | [6][7][8] |
| 2010 | Letters to Juliet | Patricia | [9] | |
| 2010 | Lip Service | Carla | Series 1, Episode 1 | [3] |
References
- 1 2 Jamieson, Rebecca (26 April 2009). "Parents sell house to fund Mamma Mia! actress". Deadline News. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- 1 2 "Network TV BBC Week 13: 28 March-3 April". BBC Press Office. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- 1 2 "Lip Service - Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ↑ "Anything Goes @ The Lowry". Manchester Evening News. 1 February 2006. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ↑ "Anything Goes - THEATRE REVIEWS AND FEATURES". BBC. 8 March 2006. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 "Mamma Mia star Ashley Lilley appears in student film". The Telegraph. UK. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 Macaskill, Mark (7 June 2009). "Mamma Mia! Film student nets actress Ashley Lilley". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 "Student recruits Mamma Mia star". BBC News. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- 1 2 "Letters to Juliet (2010)". BFI. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- ↑ "Nicked". HighTide Theatre. Retrieved 20 December 2020.