Ashley Greene Biography

Ashley Greene was born on February 21, 1987, in Jacksonville, Florida to Joseph Lacy Greene and Michele Tatum Greene. Her father, is an ex-US Marine, who now runs his own concrete business while her mother is an insurance executive.

She has an elder brother named Joe Greene who is also an actor. She spent her growing up years in Jacksonville and Middleburg, first attending the University Christian School but later on enrolled in Wolfson High School when she was promoted to 10th grade.

During the initial part of her acting career, Ashley Green got small roles in shows like ‘Crossing Jordan’ and ‘Mad TV’. Her debut role on the big screen was fleetingly appearing as a customer in a McDonald’s outlet in the film, ‘King of California' followed by an equally brief appearance in ‘Otis’.

The turning point in her career came in 2008, when she landed a supporting role in the movie ‘Twilight’. She was selected to portray Alice Cullen, a vampire, and sister of Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), the protagonist. Ashley had originally auditioned for the role of Bella Swan, the lead actress but Kristen Stewart ended up bagging the part.

'Twilight' and all the subsequent movie sequels (The Twilight Saga film series) are cinematic adaptations of a series of novels penned by Stephenie Meyer, having identical names.

Ashley Greene was cast as Michelle Burkham in the drama movie, ‘Skateland’ that was first screened at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010. Her portrayal of Brooklyn Milligan in ‘A Warrior’s Heart’ wowed her fans and critics equally. She shared screen space with renowned actors Hugh Jackman and Jennifer Garner in the movie ‘Butter’ (2011).

In 2016, she got engaged to Paul Khoury. They walked down the aisle in July 2018. In March 2022, Ashley Greene and Paul announced that they were expecting their first child together. In September 2022, their daughter Kinglsey was born.