Ashley Lilley

Ashley-Anne Lilley is a Scottish actress and singer. She made her debut in the 2008 film Mamma Mia!.

Early life

Lilley was born in Rothesay, Bute.[1] At the age of 12, she won a place with the National Youth Music Theatre. At 15, she enrolled at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London,[1] and graduated in 2004.

Career

Lilley is primarily a stage actress, with a small number (five, starting with one episode of M.I. High in 2008[2] and ending with one episode of Lip Service in 2010[3]) of film and television roles. She starred as Lucille Frank in a production of Jason Robert Brown's Parade at the Edinburgh fringe festival in 2005. She then joined the UK tour of Cole Porter's Anything Goes in the role of Hope Harcourt.[4][5] She made her film debut as Ali in 2008 in Mamma Mia!,[6][7][8] appeared in the 11 minute short Cat Eats Dog (2009),[6][7][8] and the romantic drama film Letters to Juliet (2010).[9] She returned to theatre in 2011, starring in a new production, Nicked, at the HighTide festival.[10]

Filmography
Filmography table
YearTitleRoleNotesRef(s)
2008Mamma Mia!Ali[6][7][8]
2009M.I. HighVenus HoustonEpisode: Moontaker[2]
2009Cat Eats DogDotShort movie[6][7][8]
2010Letters to JulietPatricia[9]
2010Lip ServiceCarlaSeries 1, Episode 1[3]

References
  1. Jamieson, Rebecca (26 April 2009). "Parents sell house to fund Mamma Mia! actress". Deadline News. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  2. "Network TV BBC Week 13: 28 March-3 April". BBC Press Office. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  3. "Lip Service - Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  4. "Anything Goes @ The Lowry". Manchester Evening News. 1 February 2006. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  5. "Anything Goes - THEATRE REVIEWS AND FEATURES". BBC. 8 March 2006. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  6. "Mamma Mia star Ashley Lilley appears in student film". The Telegraph. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  7. Macaskill, Mark (7 June 2009). "Mamma Mia! Film student nets actress Ashley Lilley". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  8. "Student recruits Mamma Mia star". BBC News. 8 June 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  9. "Letters to Juliet (2010)". BFI. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  10. "Nicked". HighTide Theatre. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
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