Bethany Joy Lenz-Galeotti

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Bethany Joy Galeotti
Born
April 2, 1981 (age 25)
Hollywood, Florida, USA
Occupation
Actress, Singer
Career milestone
One Tree Hill (2003)

Bethany Joy Galeotti (born Bethany Joy Lenz on April 2, 1981) is an American singer and actress. She was also credited as Joie Lenz (until 2003) and later as Bethany Joy Lenz (until 2005).

As a singer, she has released two independent albums, titled Preincarnate (2002) and Come On Home (2005). As an actress, she is best known for her role as Michelle Bauer Santos in Guiding Light (from 1998 to 2000) and for her role as Haley James Scott in One Tree Hill (since 2003).

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[edit] Biography

Bethany Joy Galeotti was born on April 2, 1981 in Hollywood, Florida. Her father is a history teacher and therapeut, her mother is a manager and she has a younger sister. Lenz and her family moved to Texas when she was four. She landed her first stage role at age seven, playing a munchkin in a local production of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and subsequently performed in To Kill a Mockingbird, Annie, Cinderella and in Gypsy: A Musical Fable. When she was thirteen, she moved with her family to New Jersey.

At age fifteen, she appeared in her first movie, Thinner. She was later cast in CBS soap opera Guiding Light where she first appeared as the teenaged clone of Reva Shayne in a controversial storyline. Lenz made such an impression on viewers and critics that she was later recast as Michelle Bauer Santos upon Rebecca Budig's exit. She also acted in a Broadway musical called Foxy Ladies Love/Boogie 70's Explosion. She then moved from New York to Los Angeles where she performed in a theatre production of The Outsiders, and also guest-starred on many shows such as Off Centre, Charmed, Felicity, Maybe It's Me and The Guardian. At age twenty-two, she was cast in WB television series One Tree Hill as Haley James Scott, who is Lucas Scott’s best friend and Nathan Scott’s wife, a role that she is still playing. During her work on One Tree Hill, she acted in her second film Bring It On Again.

Lenz has recorded two independent records. The first album, titled Preincarnate, was released in October 2002. In March 2005, she embarked on a month-long music tour with Tyler Hilton, The Wreckers (Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp), and Gavin DeGraw to promote One Tree Hill, where she performed some of her original songs from her second independent record. This second album, titled Come On Home, was sold at the concert venues. Lenz also recorded several songs for an album with Epic Records, but she is no longer affiliated with them and is hoping to release the album through another company in the near future. In 2006 Lenz wrote and recorded several songs for the soundtrack for Ten Inch Hero.

In November 2005, Lenz announced her engagement to Michael Galeotti (of the band Enation). They wed on December 31, 2005 in Hillsboro, Oregon. Lenz is now residing in North Carolina, where One Tree Hill is filmed.

She is friends with One Tree Hill co-stars Bevin Prince, Sophia Bush, Hilarie Burton, James Lafferty and Chad Michael Murray and Guiding Light co-stars Paul Anthony Stewart, Tammy Blanchard, Brittany Snow and Hayden Panettiere and is also friends with All My Children star Abigail Spencer.Joy recently performed the national anthem at the annual James Lafferty Charity Bsketball Game.

[edit] Filmography

[edit] Television

[edit] Cinema

[edit] Music VDO Appearence

  • When the lights go out US version (by the British Boyband Five or also known as 5ive) (1998)

[edit] Discography

[edit] Preincarnate (2002)

  1. "Overpopulated"
  2. "1972"
  3. "Day After Today"
  4. "Honestly"
  5. "Josiah"
  6. "Don't Walk Away"
  7. "Las Palmas"
  8. "Mr. Radioman"

[edit] Come On Home (2005)

  1. "Songs in my Pockets"
  2. "Leaving Town Alive"
  3. "Crazy Girls"
  4. "Sunday Train"
  5. "If You're Missing (Come on Home)"

[edit] Debut Album The Starter Kit (Unreleased)

  1. "Songs In My Pockets"
  2. "Devil Archerists"
  3. "Then Slowly Grows (Come To Me)"
  4. "Sunday Storm"
  5. "Never Gonna Be (C'mon C'mon)"

[edit] Singles

[edit] Songs from One Tree Hill

[edit] Trivia

  • Longtime fans have noted her physical resemblance to fellow actress Kay Lenz, although they are not related.
  • In her early career, she was credited as Joie Lenz, a spelling of her middle name which she adopted in her early teens. When she joined One Tree Hill in 2003, she has been credited as Bethany Joy Lenz, her full name. Since she got married in 2005, she has adopted her husband’s name and is credited as Bethany Joy Galeotti.
  • Her hobbies are photography, painting, writing, horseback riding, knitting, and making stationery. Her favourite singers include Sheryl Crow, U2 and Coldplay. Her favourite series include Joan of Arcadia, Alias, I Love Lucy, Lost, Arrested Development and Friends.

[edit] External links

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