Troian Bellisario



Troian Avery Bellisario (born October 28, 1985) is an American actress. She stars as Spencer Hastings in the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars.

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[hide]  *1 Early life ==Early life[edit] == Bellisario was born and raised in Los Angeles. Her parents are producers Donald P. Bellisario and Deborah Pratt. Donald P. Bellisario created Magnum, P.I., Quantum Leap, and NCIS, among other TV series. She has a younger brother, Nick Bellisario,[1]  three half-sisters, two half-brothers and is a stepsister of actor Sean Murray.
 * 2 Career
 * 3 Personal life
 * 4 Filmography
 * 5 Awards and nominations
 * 6 References
 * 7 External links

Bellisario graduated from the University of Southern California.[2]  She is of African-American, Italian, Serbian, French, and English descent.[3] [4] [5] ==Career[edit] == Bellisario made her acting debut in the 1988 film Last Rites at the age of three.[6]  From 1990 to 2007, she guest starred on Quantum Leap, Tequila and Bonetti, JAG, First Monday and NCIS, television series that were produced by her father Donald P. Bellisario. In NCIS she played Sarah McGee, sister of Special Agent Timothy McGee, portrayed by her stepbrother Sean Murray.

In 1998, she co-starred with Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen in the film Billboard Dad. Beginning in 2006, Bellisario began appearing in a number of independent short films namely, Unspoken,Archer House and Intersect. In November 2009, Bellisario was cast as Spencer Hastings in the TV series Pretty Little Liars based on the book series of the same name by Sara Shepard.[7]  In October 2011, Bellisario announced she was in the process of writing and creating her own film, which was successfully funded through Kickstarter on November 16, 2011. Filming ended in December 2011 and the film was officially completed by August 2012.[8]

In August 2012, Bellisario appeared alongside Jennifer Beals in the WIGS web episodes, Lauren.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[9]  In January 2013, Bellisario confirmed on Twitter and Instagram that she and Beals are filming more Lauren web episodes.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-10" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[10]  Laurenreturned on May 3, 2013 for a twelve episode run.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-11" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[11] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-12" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[12] ==Personal life<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] == <p style="line-height:1.5em;">Bellisario is in a relationship with Patrick J. Adams.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-13" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[13] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[14]  They first worked together in theater, and since then on Pretty Little Liars and the short film The Come Up.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-15" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[15] ==Filmography<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] == ==Awards and nominations<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] ==