<Ul> <Li> Hollywood </Li> <Li> DMG Nashville </Li> </Ul> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.lucyhale.com </Td> </Tr> <P> Karen Lucille Hale (born June 14, 1989) is an American actress and singer . Earlier in her career, she was sometimes credited as Lucy Kate Hale . Hale first came to prominence as one of the five winners of the reality show American Juniors, a children's spin off of American Idol . She is best known for her role as Aria Montgomery on the Freeform series Pretty Little Liars, which won her a People's Choice Award for Favorite Cable TV Actress in 2014 . The same year, she released her debut studio album, Road Between . </P> <P> Hale was born in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Julie Knight and Preston Hale . She was named after one of her great - grandmothers . Her mother is a registered nurse . She has an older sister, Maggie, and a step - sister, Kirby . Hale was homeschooled as a child . During her childhood, she took acting and singing lessons . In August 2012, Hale revealed she had suffered from an eating disorder . </P>

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