An American personality who is widely known for the representation of Haley James Scott in the television drama One Tree Hill, Bethany Joy Lenz is an actress, singer, and songwriter. She has also appeared in numerous movies and television series like Pearson, Grey's Anatomy, Dexter, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Bring It On Again, and many others.
Bethany Was Born In Florida
born on April 2nd, 1981 in Hollywood, Florida. She was born to father Robert George Lenz (a history teacher and therapist) and mother Cathie Malcolm Holt Shepard Lenz (a personnel manager and entrepreneur). Regarding her nationality and ethnicity, she is a white American actress.
Professional Career
Bethany Joy Lenz started singing at the age of 3 at The Carpenter’s Church situated in Lakeland, Florida, following her grandfather's footsteps. Likewise, she attended Pope Elementary and enrolled in The Creative Arts Theatre, where she joined - dance, jazz, acting, and theatre classes.
At the age of 7, Lenz did her first stage play as Munchkin from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. At the age of 10, she played as – Scout Finch in the famous play To Kill a Mockingbird in Texas.
Lenz did her first professional job for the teen drama series – Swans Crossing, when she was on a trip to Los Angeles, and later proceeded to commercials like Eggo Waffles, Dr. Pepper, and others. She found the acting job fit for her career and continued her sophomore year in high school. She got the role of Lina Halleck in Stephen King’s Thinner.
Is A Married Man
On December 31st, 2005, Bethany Joy Lenz got married to the Enation keyboardist, Michael Galeotti. Resulting in the couple's happiness to rise, Lenz gave birth to a sweet baby girl, Maria Rose Galeotti, on February 23rd, 2011.
In an interview taken in March 2012, Lenz said that she would be divorcing Michael Galeotti after six years of marriage. Lenz said – “You’ll be wondering soon why everyone is calling me ‘Bethany Joy Lenz’ again!” also that they have decided to remain friendly and dedicated to bringing up their beautiful baby with love.
Bethany stands at the height of 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs around 55 kg.
Update: Her former husband died on 11 January 2016 due to his negligence. He died of Atherosclerotic Heart Disease.
Now, many sources confirmed that she is dating Josh Kelly.
Earns A Hefty Amount Of Money
The Actress is pretty busy with her current action series "Colony USA" and is reported to have taken a good amount from the series. As her net worth is estimated to be around $ 3.5 million, she is involved in different charitable institutions as well.