Shay Mitchell

Shay Mitchell
Mitchell at the 38th People's Choice Awards in January 2012
Born Shannon Ashley Mitchell
(1987-04-10) 10 April 1987
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Occupation
Years active 2007–present
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Website Official website Edit this at Wikidata

Shay Mitchell (born Shannon Ashley Mitchell; 10 April 1987) is a Canadian actress, model, entrepreneur and author.[1] She rose to prominence starring as Emily Fields in the Freeform series Pretty Little Liars (2010–2017).[2][3]

Early life

Mitchell was born in Mississauga, Ontario,[4] the daughter of Precious Garcia and Mark Mitchell. Her parents work in finance.[5] Her father is of Scottish and Irish descent and her mother, a Filipina, is from the province of Pampanga,[5] and left the Philippines at age 19.[6] She has one younger brother named Sean.[7] She is a first cousin-once-removed of Lea Salonga, a singer and Tony Award-winning theater actress well known for originating the lead role of Kim in the musical Miss Saigon.[8] Even as a young child, Mitchell was interested in performing arts, declaring to her parents that she would pursue such a career. Mitchell began dance lessons at the age of five, and she and several of her classmates toured the city to compete with a variety of other dance schools. At the age of 10, Mitchell's family moved to West Vancouver, British Columbia. Within a year of their arrival, an international modeling agency held an open casting call for teen and pre-teen girls who were vying for representation. Mitchell was one of the girls selected. She attended Rockridge Secondary School and then later transferred to West Vancouver Secondary School where she graduated.[9] She got the nickname Shay because she is a big fan of Jennifer Lopez aka J. Lo, so her friends called her "Shay Lo".[1]

Career

Acting and modeling

Mitchell at the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards

By her late teens, Mitchell had successfully modeled for a variety of companies in cities as varied as Bangkok, Hong Kong and Barcelona, but she later returned to Toronto to study acting. After signing with her first theatrical agency Mitchell appeared in the Canadian teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation and booked several national commercials. Mitchell guest starred in the Global series Rookie Blue and appeared in the music video for "Hold My Hand" by Jamaican rapper Sean Paul.[10] In 2010, Mitchell appeared in a four-episode arc on the Disney XD series Aaron Stone as cheerleader Irina Webber.

In December 2009, Mitchell was cast in the ABC Family (now Freeform) planned adaptation of the book series Pretty Little Liars. Initially, Mitchell auditioned for the role of Emily Fields.[11] In January 2010, Pretty Little Liars was picked up by ABC Family. The series centers on four friends up against an anonymous for who threatens to reveal all their secrets whist unraveling the mystery of the murder of their best friend. Mitchell portrays the role of Emily Fields, the "jock girl" of the group. The program gained quick popularity despite mixed critical reviews.[12] The show ran for seven seasons and the series finale aired 27 June 2017.

In January 2011, Mitchell signed a contract with Procter & Gamble to be the spokesperson for the Pantene Nature Fusion shampoo line.[13] Subsequent endorsements include American Eagle, Nike and Biore.

In August 2017, Mitchell was cast in a starring role on the upcoming Lifetime television series You, in the role of socialite Peach Salinger which be released in September 2018.[14][15][16] In September 2017, she was cast in the lead role in the ABC television pilot, The Heiresses, adapted from the book with the same name from Sara Shepard and created by I. Marlene King.[17]

Other works

Mitchell co-authored the young adult novel Bliss with Michaela Blaney (2015).[18] She also hosts her own YouTube lifestyle channel.[18] In 2017, Mitchell started a production company Amore & Vita Inc. with manager David Dean Portelli and has already signed a contract with Warner Bros. Television Group.[19]

Charity and activism

Mitchell supported Somaly Mam Foundation, a non-profit organization that fought sex trafficking until it ended operations in 2014.[20] She has also worked with The Trevor Project alongside the Pretty Little Liars cast and the NOH8 Campaign.[21] She works with the WE Charity, which helps communities develop educational resources,[18] and she partnered with Represent Clothing to promote tees where half the proceeds went to GLAAD.[18]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2010 Verona Model Short film
2012 Just Yell Fire: Campus Life Herself Short documentary
2014 Immediately Afterlife Marissa Short film
2016 Dreamland Nicole
Mother's Day Tina
TBA The Possession of Hannah Grace[22] Megan Reed In post-production

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Degrassi: The Next Generation Model Episode: "Up Where We Belong"
2010–2017 Pretty Little Liars Emily Fields Lead role, 160 episodes
2010 Aaron Stone Irina Webber Recurring role; 4 episodes
Rookie Blue Cute Girl Episode: "Mercury Retrograde"
2012 Punk'd Herself Episode: "Heather Morris"
Glee Girl in Yellow Jacket Episode: "Britney 2.0"
2015 Project Runway Herself Guest judge; episode: "Fashion Week: Who's In and Who's Out"
2016 Live! With Kelly and Michael Herself Guest co-hostess; episode: "Guest Co-Hostess Shay Mitchell/Donnie Wahlberg/Tim Daly"
2017 Shay Mitchell: Chapters Herself Fullscreen Original Series
2018 RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars Herself Guest judge; episode: "Pop Art Ball"
You Peach Salinger Lead role

Music videos

Year Artist Title Role
2009 Sean Paul "Hold My Hand" Love Interest
2016 Nick Jonas "Under You" Love Interest
2017 Logan Paul featuring Why Don't We "Help Me Help You" Girl
2018 Drake "In My Feelings" Herself

Awards and nominations

Year Work Award Category Result Refs
2011 Pretty Little Liars Young Hollywood Awards Cast to Watch (shared with Troian Bellisario, Lucy Hale and Ashley Benson) Won
Youth Rock Award Rockin’ TV Actress Nominated [23]
2014 Pretty Little Liars Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer TV Star – Female Nominated
2015 Pretty Little Liars MTV Fandom Awards Ship Of The Year (shared with Sasha Pieterse) Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress: Drama Nominated
2016 Pretty Little Liars Teen Choice Awards Choice Summer TV Star – Female Nominated
People's Choice Awards Favorite Cable TV Actress Nominated [24]
2017 Pretty Little Liars Teen Choice Awards Choice TV Actress: Drama Nominated
Choice TV Ship (shared with Sasha Pieterse) Nominated
2018 Herself Teen Choice Awards Choice Web Star: Fashion/Beauty Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 "YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Benson, Ashley (10 April 2013). "Happy birthday to my gum drop @shaymitch". Twitter. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Mitchell, Shay (10 April 2016). "I mean is anyone really shocked at this pretty little cake?! This day feels surreal for many reasons but the fact that I'm doing press for my first movie, "Mother's Day", on my 29th birthday feels just right...lets do this!!!". Instagram. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Hudson, Kathryn (4 June 2013). "ELLE Canada interview: Shay Mitchell". ELLE Canada. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  5. 1 2 Tomada, Nathalie (7 January 2013). "The Filipino in Shay Mitchell". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  6. ↑ Tibajia, Chonx (13 March 2013). "Pretty Shay Mitchell is no little liar". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  7. ↑ Mitchell, Shay (21 August 2012). "Yes my little brother 'Sean' @CrookedBeatz ;) RT @__SwagOnLou__: @shaymitch #PPLayWithShay do you have any brother or sister?:) x". Twitter. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  8. ↑ Hogan, Heather (26 July 2010). "An interview with Shay Mitchell". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Shay Mitchell". shaymitchell.org. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "Shay Mitchell Bio". kidzworld. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  11. ↑ "Emily Fields played by Shay Mitchell". abcfamily.go.com. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  12. ↑ "Tuesday Cable: Justified Finale & Law & Order:CI Flat, Plus Deadliest Catch, The Hills, WWE NXT". Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. 9 June 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  13. ↑ Bricker, Tierney (6 January 2011). "'Pretty Little Liars' star Shay Mitchell is Pantene's new spokesperson". zap2it.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  14. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (14 August 2017). "'Pretty Little Liars' Alum Shay Mitchell Inks Pod Deal With Warner Bros. TV; Set To Co-Star In 'You' Lifetime Series". Deadline. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  15. ↑ Highfill, Samantha (15 March 2018). "Lifetime announces fall premiere date for YOU starring Penn Badgley". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  16. ↑ Highfill, Samantha (10 April 2018). "Love turns into obsession in the first trailer for YOU starring Penn Badgley". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  17. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (29 September 2017). "The Heiresses Family Soap Starring Shay Mitchell From PLL's Marlene King & Sara Shepard Set At ABC As Put Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  18. 1 2 3 4 Reilly, Phoebe. "#LifeGoals Pretty Little Liar's Shay Mitchell talks about her exciting next steps". Self Magazine (November 2016). Conde Nast.
  19. ↑ Otterson, Joe (14 August 2017). "'Pretty Little Liars' Alum Shay Mitchell Sets Overall Deal at Warner Bros. TV, Joins Lifetime Series 'You'". Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  20. ↑ Hudson, Kathryn. "ELLE Canada interview: Shay Mitchell". Elle Canada. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  21. ↑ Brown, Geoffrey (1 March 2012). "Interview: Shay Mitchell of 'Pretty Little Liars'". Out. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  22. ↑ Miska, Brad. "Sony Screen Gems Dates 'The Possession of Hannah Grace' and 'The Intruder' - Bloody Disgusting". bloody-disgusting.com. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  23. ↑ "Ashley Benson wins 2011 Youth Rock Award For Best Actress" Announced". Youth Rock Awards. December 8, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  24. ↑ "People's Choice Awards: Fan Favorites in Movies, Music & TV – PeoplesChoice.com". Peopleschoice.com. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
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