- Ashley Hartman
Infobox actor
name = Ashley Hartman
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birthdate = birth date and age|1985|8|31
location =Orange County, California , U.S.
birthname = Ashley Christina Hartman
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homepage = http://www.ashleyhartman.com/Ashley Christina Hartman (born
August 31 ,1985 ) is an American actress and fashion model.Biography
Before her claim to fame on "
American Idol ", she was the church cantor at her private elementary school, St. John the Baptist inCosta Mesa, California . She attended Mater Dei High School inSanta Ana, California , for her freshman, sophomore, and junior years but graduated elsewhere.Family
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.Maria Carmel , Ashley's older sister is a celebrity fashion photographer and won the 2007 TV show competition on Vh1, "The Shot."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 asHolly Fischer in the first season of "The O.C." for six episodes, and returned in the fourth season for 4 episodes.Currently she is the spokesmodel for the new
Hardee's Frank's Red Hot Buffalo Chicken Sandwich andCarl's Jr. Spicy Buffalo Wings, as well as the "Mobile VJ" forCBS Mobile . She appears in the music video for singer Justin Hopkins' song "Undress You Down".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 Model Management inLos Angeles .Trivia
*Mother works at Las Flores Middle School
Filmography
*"
Abominable " ... as Karen Herdberger
*"Mystic Blood" ... as Cheryl
*"Quintuplets " (TV Series) ... as Tiffany Hellberg
*"The O.C. " (TV Series) ... as Holly FischerExternal links
*AI contestant|2|ashley_hartman|Ashley Hartman
* [http://www.ashleyhartman.com/ Ashley Hartman's Official website]
*imdb name|id=1443717|name=Ashley Hartman
* [http://www.spicybuffalo.com/ Carl's Jr. Spicy Buffalo website]
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