Ashley Hartman

Ashley Christina Hartman (born August 31, 1985) is an American actress and fashion model.

Biography

Hartman was born to Michele Knutsen and Kip Hartman in Orange County, California. When she was four years of age, her parents divorced and Hartman lived with Knutsen and her two sisters.
In middle school, Hartman became the soloist and performed at all of her school's talent shows. She graduated from Mater Dei High School and was a cheerleader, a cross-country participant, and President of her class for her Freshman and Sophomore school years.

Career

In 2003, Hartman went to Hollywood in order to participate in American Idol and made it into the second season's top 32 finalists. After her performance of Diana Ross's "Touch Me in The Morning," the judges suggested she get into acting and modeling. She was soon recruited by the casting director of the FOX series The O.C. She had a recurring role as Holly Fischer in the first season of The O.C. for six of that season's episodes.

Acting

In addition to her role in The O.C., Hartman landed a role in the horror film Abominable.

Modeling

Following her work on The O.C., Hartman has appeared in Maxim, SG and Newport Health.
She currently models and appears in print ads for Electric Visual. Hartman is signed with Nous Models.

Trivia

• Started up a talent agency called Star Born Talent with her friend Sanjay Bhushan.