Bio: Janel Parrish, 25, (born in Oahu, Hawaii) is an American actress, singer and dancer who stars on ABC Family’s Pretty Little Liars. She also starred in Bratz: The Movie in 2007. Janel playedYoung Cosette in Les Misérables on Broadway, and has appeared on TV shows Heroes, The OC and Zoey 101. She also competed on the 2003 remake of Star Search, and was the lead singer in the girl group Impulse. She is competing on Season 19 of ABC’s Dancing With The Stars, which premiered on Sept. 15, 2014, and was paired with professional dancer Val Chmerkovskiy. The pair came in third place.
Best Known For:
Janel is best known for starring on Pretty Little Liars, as Mona Vanderwaal. Her character, a fan-favorite villain, was killed off of the show on the Season 5 midseason finale, but the actress will remain a series regular, appearing in flashbacks.
Personal Life:
Janel grew up in Hawaii. She is of European and Chinese decent. On October 23, 2017, Janel announced her engagement to longtime boyfriend Chris Long.
Janel Parrish was in awe just like the rest of us when she learned her former ‘Pretty Little Liars’ co-star Shay Mitchell revealed she was pregnant with her first child on June 28!
Janel Parrish is reprising her iconic role as Mona Vanderwaal on the ‘PLL’ spinoff, ‘PLL: The Perfectionists.’ HollywoodLife got the EXCLUSIVE scoop on Mona, the new characters, and more!
The series premiere of ‘Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists’ is still months away, but Janel Parrish gave us some major dirt on the new series that’ll blow your mind!
‘To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before’ hits Netflix on Aug. 17, and HL spoke EXCLUSIVELY with star Janel Parrish about how the role of Margot is a big change for her. She’s very different from ‘PLL’s Mona!
And so it begins! Filming has finally started for the ‘Pretty Little Liars’ spinoff series, ‘The Perfectionists’, and pics from the set will have you feeling ALL the feels.
‘Pretty Little Liars’ fans, you’re in for a real treat. A spinoff is currently in the works, and two of your favorite characters will be heading to Beacon Heights for a new round of mystery and drama. Get the details!
Will Mona stay an ally or become the Liars’ enemy again? HollywoodLife.com talked EXCLUSIVELY with Janel Parrish at the RDMAs, and she teased that Mona’s got quite the journey ahead. Plus, she’ll get ‘right in the middle’ of the search for A.D. Spoilers ahead!