Sasha Pieterse
Sasha Pieterse Sheaffer (born February 17, 1996) is a South African-born American actress and singer. She is known for portraying Alison DiLaurentis in the Freeform series Pretty Little Liars (2010–2017), and its spin-off Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists (2019), in which she achieved global stardom and critical acclaim. After early recognition for her roles as Buffy Davis in Family Affair (2002–2003) and as Marissa Electricidad / Ice Princess in the film The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl (2005), Pieterse played minor roles in various other films and series.
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- Nationality
- United States and South Africa.
- Occupation
- actress, model, songwriter, singer, youtuber and blogger.
- Fields
- country, Southern rock and folk.
- Known for
- Pretty Little Liars, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, G.B.F., Inherent Vice and Coin Heist.
- Languages
- English.
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Sasha Pieterse Sheaffer (born February 17, 1996) is a South African-born American actress and singer. She is known for portraying Alison DiLaurentis in the Freeform series Pretty Little Liars (2010–2017), and its spin-off Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists (2019), in which she achieved global stardom and critical acclaim. After early recognition for her roles as Buffy Davis in Family Affair (2002–2003) and as Marissa Electricidad / Ice Princess in the film The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl (2005), Pieterse played minor roles in various other films and series.
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Sasha Pieterse (born 1996) is a South African and American actor, actress and blogger, among other activities. The actor was born in Johannesburg. Sasha Pieterse lived in Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Nashville.
Works include Coin Heist, Inherent Vice, Pretty Little Liars and Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists. Genres include country, country music and folk, among others. Languages used include English.
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Early life
Early life
She later rose to prominence with her role in Pretty Little Liars. Upon the success of Pretty Little Liars, Pieterse starred in films such as Disney Channel's Geek Charming (2011), teen comedy G.B.F (2013), indie film Burning Bodhi (2015), drama films Coin Heist (2017) and The Honor List (2018), and the psychological thriller film The Image of You (2024). Pieterse participated in the 25th season of Dancing with the Stars (2017). In addition to acting, Pieterse has ventured into music and modeling. She served as a judge in Beat Bobby Flay and Sugar Rush Christmas (both 2020).
The recorded working language is English. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are country, Southern rock and folk. Residence is recorded at Los Angeles and Nashville. Works named in the authority record are Pretty Little Liars, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, G.B.F, Inherent Vice and Coin Heist.
Pieterse was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, on February 17, 1996, to Sean and Zizi. Pieterse's family is of Afrikaner descent and moved to the United States in 2001. She was raised in Las Vegas, before moving to Los Angeles. She became accustomed to a career in entertainment at an early age, as her parents were a professional acrobatic dance team who performed internationally. Pieterse was homeschooled and graduated when she was 14 years old.
Modeling
Modeling
At four years old, Pieterse began modeling and appearing in commercials. She appeared in an advertisement for Wenner Bread Products at five years old, and later appeared on a national billboard for hair salon franchise SuperCuts and modeled for Macy's Passport fashion show. Pieterse appeared in numerous magazines, including on the covers of BELLO's "Young Hollywood" issue (December 2014), TeenProm (2015 issue), Seventeen (August 2016), Social Life (August 2019).
Music
Music
Pieterse describes her music as "country with southern rock". Her debut single "This Country is Bad Ass" was released on April 12, 2013. Pieterse described the patriotism behind the song: "I just love this country so much and I would never have been able to be where I am if I wasn't in America, so we decided to come up with this [track]." Her second single, "R.P.M", was released on June 13, 2013. Pieterse's third single, "I Can't Fix You", was released on July 12, 2013. On December 10, 2013, she released her fourth single "No", an upbeat track about "standing strong in your convictions" and saying no when an unfaithful, lying ex-boyfriend asks for a second chance.
Other ventures
Other ventures
Pieterse's cookbook Sasha in Good Taste: Recipes for Bites, Feasts, Sips & Celebrations was published by Dey Street Books, an imprint of HarperCollins on October 8, 2019. In the book Pieterse shares cooking and baking recipes, tips for inexpensive party planning, do it yourself projects and ideas for desserts. San Francisco Book Review wrote that the book is "full of good ideas". Pieterse has a lifestyle website called "Sasha in Good Taste".
Philanthropy
Philanthropy
In June 2019, Pieterse and her husband worked together with Habitat for Humanity to help build houses in New Orleans.
Personal life
Personal life
On December 22, 2015, Pieterse became engaged to her long-term partner Hudson Sheaffer. They were married on May 27, 2018, at Castle Leslie in Glaslough, Ireland. On May 27, 2020, Pieterse announced that she and Sheaffer were expecting their first child. Their son was born in November 2020. As of 2022, the family resides in Nashville, Tennessee. At the start of season 25 of Dancing with the Stars, Pieterse revealed that she was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome, which causes symptoms such as irregular periods and weight gain. Pieterse speaks Afrikaans, English, and French.

Actress Sasha Pieterse at the Pretty Little Liars event at PaleyFest 2014 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on March 16, 2014
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Film and television
At the age of six, Pieterse got her start in television, co-starring in 2002 as Buffy on The WB's remake of the CBS sitcom Family Affair. She guest starred in the Stargate SG-1 episode "Grace" with Amanda Tapping as a little girl named Grace. In 2005, she appeared on an episode of House titled "Autopsy", portraying Andie, a young girl with terminal cancer. That same year, she made her film debut in The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D as Marissa, the Ice Princess, and also appeared as Millie Rose for two episodes of the short-lived TNT series Wanted, alongside her former Family Affair co-star, Gary Cole. Pieterse appeared in the 2007 film Good Luck Chuck, playing a young goth girl who places a curse on the titular character. She played the younger version of Sarah Michelle Gellar's character in the 2007 film The Air I Breathe, along with such co-stars as Kevin Bacon, Forest Whitaker, and Emile Hirsch. She also played a leading character in the Hallmark original film Claire, also released in 2007. Pieterse was 13 years old in late 2009, when she was cast in the Freeform teen drama television series Pretty Little Liars (2010–2017) as Alison DiLaurentis, the former "queen bee" of her high school clique. She had a regular role in the series from the first four seasons, until later became a main role in the fifth season, with one of the five girls. Since its debut, the series has received mixed reviews from television critics, but remained a success for Freeform, garnering a large fandom. Pieterse reprised her role as Alison, in the spin-off series titled Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists on Freeform in 2019. On Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, she portrayed the grown-up version of Alison who is working as a teaching assistant at Beacon Heights University. Other roles Pieterse has had include a 2009 appearance in Without a Trace, and a recurring role as Amanda Strazzulla, an abandoned daughter, in Heroes. In 2011, she appeared as Amy Loubalu in the Disney Channel Original Movie Geek Charming, and also as a teenage girl in the film X-Men: First Class. Later, Pieterse appeared in the film G.B.F. and in an episode of Hawaii Five-0 as a terrorist pupil named Dawn Hatfield. Pieterse played Japonica Fenway in the film Inherent Vice (2014), based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Pynchon. In September 2017, Pieterse was announced as one of the celebrities to compete on the 25th season of Dancing with the Stars. She was paired with professional dancer Gleb Savchenko. They were the fourth couple eliminated, on October 16, 2017, finishing in 10th place. On August 16, 2021, Deadline announced that Pieterse had been cast in Netflix's film adaptation of Annie Barrows’ New York Times bestselling book series Ivy + Bean alongside Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jane Lynch and Nia Vardalos. In July 2023, Deadline Hollywood reported that Pieterse had been cast in psychological thriller film The Image of You (2024), starring in a dual roles of twin sisters of Anna and Zoe.
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- 1.Alloy Entertainment. Sweet Sixteen: Happy Birthday Wishes for Pretty Little Liars Star Sasha Pieterse. March 2, 2017.
- 2.Interview with Sasha Pieterse. myFanbase.
- 3.Petzer, Brett. Top Ten South African actors about to make it big. The South African. 11 November 2013.
- 4.Sasha Pieterse on Why "The Perfectionists" Need Alison's Help. Teen Vogue. March 19, 2019.
- 5.Sasha Pieterse Stands Up to Bullies After Horrific Fat-Shaming Experience. Distractify.
- 6.Sasha Pieterse and Janel Parrish Are Bringing 'Old Married Couple' Energy to The Perfectionists. Vulture. March 20, 2019.
- 7.Thompson, Avery. 'PLL: The Perfectionists': Sasha Pieterse Reveals Finding Nolan's Killer Is Alison's #1 Priority 'For Now'. HollywoodLife. April 3, 2019.
- 8.PLL: The Perfectionists: Sasha Pieterse on Why This Is A New, Changed Alison. The TV Junkies. March 19, 2019.
- 9.TheSashaPietersePage/info.
- 10.'Dancing With The Stars' Isn't Sasha Pieterse's Only Connection To The Ballroom. Romper. 2017-09-25.
- 11.ABC Family. Alison Dilaurentis by Sasha Pieterse.
- 12.Montanti, Christine. Sasha Pieterse – Icon in the Making Social Life Magazine Luxury Publication for the Hamptons. August 12, 2019.
- 13.Sasha Pieterse Sheaffer on Instagram: "Just found this gem from a job I did when I was 5.and I gotta say.it fits my #quarantine mood 88.9% of the time. #breadislife 🥖🥐🍞🥯🧈…". Instagram.
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- 15.Sasha Pieterse's Net Worth, TV Series, Music, Relationship iLuminary. ILuminaryWorth. 2019-12-25.
- 16.Elizabeth, Emilie. Sasha Pieterse By Tamar Levine & Emilie Elizabeth For Bello Mag Beauty. Bello Magazine.
- 17.Koch, Kristin. PLL's Sasha Pieterse Talks Prom!. Seventeen. 2014-12-23.
- 18.Montanti, Christine. Sasha Pieterse – Icon in the Making. Social Life. August 12, 2019.
- 19.Andreeva, Nellie. Laura Leighton joins 'Pretty Little Liars'. The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. December 6, 2009.
- 20.Warwick, Charlotte. 21 things you didn't know about Pretty Little Liars. Cosmopolitan. 2016-09-02.
- 21.Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists Spin-Off Show Announced. Freeform. September 25, 2017.
- 22.Pretty Little Liars Stars Celebrate 10-Year Anniversary of Show's Premiere: 'Eternally Grateful'. PEOPLE.com. June 9, 2020.
- 23.McNary, Dave. 'Pretty Little Liars' Actress Sasha Pieterse Boards 'Inherent Vice'. Variety. June 20, 2013.
- 24.'Dancing With the Stars' season 25 celebrity cast: Frankie Muniz, Barbara Corcoran, Nick Lachey and more. ABC News. September 6, 2017.
- 25.'Dancing with the Stars' Live Blog: Disney Night with 'Moana,' Muppets and More. BuddyTV. October 16, 2017.
- 26.D'Alessandro, Anthony. Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jane Lynch, Sasha Pieterse, Nia Vardalos & More Join Netflix Family Film Series 'Ivy & Bean'. Deadline Hollywood. August 16, 2021.
- 27.Alloy Entertainment. Sasha Pieterse's debut Single "This Country is Bad Ass" today.
- 28.iTunes. R.P.M. - Single.
- 29.iTunes. I Can't Fix You - Single.
- 30.Alloy Entertainment. Sasha Pieterse " I Can't Fix You" inspiration.
- 31.Theo. Sasha Pieterse Releases Country Song "No": Music & Lyrics. Alloy Entertainment. January 3, 2014.
- 32.Itunes. No - Single - Sasha Pieterse.
- 33.Sasha Pieterse on why she's ready to share her 'Good Taste'. EW.com.
- 34.Sasha in Good Taste: Recipes for Bites, Feasts, Sips & Celebrations. San Francisco Book Review. 2020-03-10.
- 35.Sasha Pieterse Sheaffer on Instagram: "So so glad @hudsonsheaffer and I could be apart of [sic] this awesome new build for @habitatforhumanity in New Orleans. Hurricane Katrina…". Instagram.
- 36.Murphy, Shaunna. 'Pretty Little Liars' Star Sasha Pieterse Is Engaged: See The Romantic Pics. MTV News. Viacom. December 23, 2015.
- 37.Corriston, Michele. Pretty Little Liars Star Sasha Pieterse Marries Hudson Sheaffer at Irish Castle. People. May 27, 2018.
- 38.Merrett, Robyn. Sasha Pieterse Expecting First Child with Husband Hudson Sheaffer: 'We Are So Excited'. PEOPLE.com. May 27, 2020.
- 39.VanHoose, Benjamin. Sasha Pieterse and Husband Hudson Sheaffer Welcome Their First Child: 'We Are Absolutely in Love with Him'. People. November 13, 2020.
- 40.Dodson, P. Claire. '"Pretty Little Liars" Star Sasha Pieterse Talks "Original Sin," Emison, and Advice for Spinoff Cast. Teen Vogue. Conde Nast. July 28, 2022.
- 41.Seemayer, Zach. Sasha Pieterse Tears Up Over Health Problems, Opens Up About Losing 15 Pounds Since Joining 'DWTS'. Entertainment Tonight. September 26, 2017.
- 42.Mizoguchi, Karen. Sasha Pieterse Wows on People's Ones to Watch Red Carpet as She Reveals Why She's 'So Thankful to DWTS'. people.com. October 5, 2017.
- 43.Kilpatrick, Gray. 45 Facts About Sasha Pieterse. Facts.net. 2023-08-11.
- 44.Matt Grobar. 'Pretty Little Liars' Alum Sasha Pieterse To Topline MPCA Thriller 'The Image Of You'; Parker Young, Nestor Carbonell, Michele Nordin & Mira Sorvino Also Set. Deadline. July 10, 2023.
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- 46.Sasha Pieterse – R.P.M. (Official Video). YouTube. June 13, 2013.
- 47.The New Average – Hey! (The Last Party Ever). YouTube. May 30, 2014.
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- 57.FOX. WINNERS OF TEEN CHOICE 2015 ANNOUNCED. Teen Choice Awards. August 16, 2015.
- 58.Crist, Allison. Teen Choice Awards: Complete Winners List. The Hollywood Reporter. July 31, 2016.
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Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- Pieterse, Sasha (2019). Sasha in Good Taste: Recipes for Bites, Feasts, Sips & Celebrations. Dey Street Books.
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