Ashley Fink
| Ashley Fink | |
|---|---|
 Fink at the 2012 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Struck by Lightning | |
| Born |
Ashley Rae Fink November 20, 1986 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1990-present |
Ashley Rae Fink[1] (born November 20, 1986)[2] is an American actress and singer, known for her role as Lauren Zizes in the television series Glee, and also as Carter McMahon in Huge.
Personal life
Fink was born in Houston, Texas, began acting at the age of four after stealing the lead in her school's holiday play. After moving to Los Angeles with her family, Ashley immersed herself in acting and began attending an Arts High School, where she began performing for large audiences as leads in The Wizard of Oz (as the Lion) and You're a Good Man Charlie Brown (as Lucy), to name a few. Fink has said that she was bullied in high school, but that she did not let it get to her.[3] Fink has an older sister named Stephanie and two younger sisters named Amanda and Amy.[4]
Career
Ashley came to Hollywood when she starred in the Tribeca Film Festival hit Fat Girls.[5] She has made multiple TV appearances; she has appeared on Make It or Break It, is the recurring character Lauren Zizes on Fox's Glee[6] and starred as Carter McMahon on the ABC Family show Huge.[7] She also appeared in the Walt Disney Pictures film You Again starring Betty White, Jamie Lee Curtis and Sigourney Weaver,[8] and in her indie horror cult hit All About Evil appearing beside Mink Stole, Cassandra Peterson, Natasha Lyonne and Thomas Dekker. Ashley has also recently broke into filmmaking herself by producing her first short starring Camille Winbush titled "Olivia", which just had its premiere at the Frameline film festival in San Francisco.
Fink was cast as Lauren Zizes on the Fox television series Glee, making her initial appearance in the first season episode "Wheels" as a champion high school wrestler and cheerleader tryout candidate. She made irregular appearances until the ninth episode of the second season, "Special Education", when she was tapped to become the glee club's twelfth member after Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer) transferred to another school. Fink has said that "I was obsessed with Glee before I was a big part of it and I’ve steadily been on it for a while. When I got the script [where I joined the glee club] I texted Chris Colfer and said, 'I think I just joined the Glee club?' I didn’t quite believe it at first, I thought I was getting 'Punk'd.'"[9] She remained in the glee club for the rest of the season, and was given storylines of her own. Critics have responded well to her portrayal of Lauren. Robert Canning of IGN praised Fink's performance as Lauren, and said of the "Silly Love Songs" episode where Puck (Mark Salling) falls in love with her, "I can't decide if I want to root for this couple, but I certainly know I'm going to be rooting for Lauren."[10] Fink received several positive reviews for her performance in "Comeback", in which she sang her first—and so far only—solo on the show, a cover of "I Know What Boys Like" by The Waitresses. The song was released as a single, but it did not chart, nor was it included on a Glee soundtrack album. While Todd VanDerWerff of The A.V. Club found Lauren's relationship with Puck in "Comeback" "a lot less assured" than in the previous episode, "Silly Love Songs",[11] Sandra Gonzalez of Entertainment Weekly deemed their scenes "as endearing as they are unrealistic".[12] CNN 's Lisa Respers France commented that she was beginning to really like Lauren, and noted that "for me Lauren represents how Ryan Murphy is able to take the concept of the outcast, flip it on its ear and shove it back in our faces with a side order of fabulousness."[13] Despite the positive critical response, Fink's character quit the glee club in the series season 3 premiere, "The Purple Piano Project". While she appeared in a non-speaking capacity in the Season 3 episode "Asian F" and series creator Murphy alluded to her character's reentry into the plot through interactions with Kurt Hummel, Fink confirmed later that season that she would not be returning to the series.[14] However, she subsequently reprised her role in the season 4 episode "Sadie Hawkins".
Fink also appears in the music video for Stacie Orrico's 2004 hit "I Could Be the One."[15]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | The Wedding Video | Cinnamon | |
| 2006 | Fat Girls | Sabrina Thomas | Main role |
| 2008 | Hacket | Grace | Television movie |
| 2010 | All About Evil | Lolita | |
| 2010 | You Again | Sunday | |
| 2011 | Glee: The 3D Concert Movie | Lauren Zizes | Main Role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | ER | Margo | Guest role; 1 episode |
| 2006 | Gilmore Girls | Artsy Girl | Uncredited role; 1 episode |
| 2007 | Blue | Beatrice | Guest role; 1 episode |
| 2009 | Make It or Break It | Herself | Cameo role; 1 episode |
| 2009–2010 | Warren the Great | Ashley, the Barista | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Huge | Carter McMahon | Recurring role; 6 episodes |
| 2009–2011,
2013, 2015 |
Glee | Lauren Zizes | Recurring Role; 25 episodes |
| 2011 | The Glee Project | Herself | Guest role; 1 episode |
| 2012 | Austin & Ally | Mindy | Recurring role; 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Anger Management | Donna | Guest Role; 1 episode |
| 2015 | K.C. Undercover | Reena | Guest Role; 1 episode |
| Year | Artist | Song | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Stacie Orrico | "I Could Be the One" | Background Girl |
Discography
Singles
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AUS | CAN | IRL | UK | |||
| "I Know What Boys Like" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | Glee: The Music, Dance Party |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
References
- ↑ According to the State of Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1926-1995. Searchable at http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/txbirths
- ↑ When I was 17| episode 17: Jeremih, Shay Mitchell, Ashley Fink
- ↑ People Magazine: Meet. People Magazine.
- ↑ "When I was 17" April 2011 episode; ep. 17
- ↑ "Fat Girls Movie Review". Rotten Tomatoes. April 26, 2006. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ↑ Wetzel, Jerome (December 1, 2010). "TV Review: Glee - "Special Education". Blog critics.org. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ↑ "Huge Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ↑ "Ashley Fink Credits". Hollywood.com. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ↑ "Glee News- Ashley Fink: "I'm the Luckiest Girl in the World"". Celebbuzz.net. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ↑ Canning, Robert (February 8, 2011). "Glee: "Silly Love Songs" Review". IGN. News Corporation. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
- ↑ VanDerWerff, Todd (February 16, 2011). "TV Review: Glee - "Comeback"". The Orange Press. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ↑ Gonzales, Sandra (February 16, 2011). "Glee recap: Don't stop Beliebing". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ↑ Respers France, Lisa (February 16, 2011). "'Glee' makes a 'Comeback'". CNN. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ↑ Corneau, Allison (April 23, 2012). "Ashley Fink Dropped from Glee Cast". Us Weekly. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
- ↑ "I Could Be The One Music Video". YouTube. Retrieved February 22, 2011.