Karen Lucille "Lucy" Hale (born June 14, 1989) is an American actress and singer. She won the reality show American Juniors. She is known for her roles as Becca Sommers in Bionic Woman, Rose Baker in Privileged, Sherrie in the horror film Scream 4, and Aria Montgomery on the hit ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars which first premiered in June 2010.

 ··Personal life and career

Hale is a native of Memphis, Tennessee.She first appeared on television in the reality show American Juniors in 2003. She was part of the vocal quintet formed with the top 5 finishers.

After American Juniors, Hale appeared as guest roles on shows such as Drake & Josh, Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, The O.C., and How I Met Your Mother. She appeared in two episodes of the Disney Channel show Wizards of Waverly Place, which led to her dating co-star David Henrie for a short time.

Hale appeared in "NBC's" short-lived re-imagining of the Bionic Woman as Becca Sommers, younger sister to title character Jaime Sommers (played by Michelle Ryan). She made her big screen debut in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 portraying Effie, the younger sister of Lena Kaligaris (played by Alexis Bledel).

Hale then co-starred in the CW TV show Privileged as Rose Baker, with Ashley Newbrough and Joanna Garcia.She starred in the Lifetime TV movie Sorority Wars.

In December 2009, Hale was cast as Aria Montgomery in the TV series Pretty Little Liars, based on the book series by Sara Shepard. Hale won a 2010 Teen Choice Award ("Choice Summer TV Star: Female") for her portrayal of Aria on the show.

In January 2010, Hale guest-starred on the CSI: Miami episode "Show Stopper". In August 2010, she was cast in a small cameo in Scream 4.

Hale was cast as the lead for A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song. Filming began in February 2011. The film aired in January 2012.

In October 2012, Lucy will be in the Disney movie, Tinkerbell: Secret of the Wings and will be the voice of a new fairy named Periwinkle.

 ··Aria Montgomery

Aria Montgomery is the "weird girl" of the group who moves back to Rosewood with her mother Ella, father Byron, and younger brother Mike after an extended absence in Iceland following Alison's disappearance. She has returned seeming more mature and elegant.Prior to her first day back in high school, she goes to a bar and instantly strikes up a conversation with a handsome guy named Ezra. There is instant chemistry between the two. When she arrives in school the next day, she finds out that the guy who she made out with at the bar was none other than her new English teacher, Mr. Fitz, and embarks on a long-term relationship with him, with many ups and downs, even though there is plenty of love in the relationship.