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Born | Hollywood, Florida, U.S. | April 2, 1981
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Bethany Joy Lenz (born April 2, 1981) is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She is known for her portrayal of Haley James Scott on The WB / The CW television drama One Tree Hill (2003–2012). She also starred as Michelle Bauer Santos on the CBS Daytime soap opera Guiding Light (1998–2000) and is recognized for her music as a solo artist and as a member of the band Everly. Since 2021, Lenz has been a co-host on the Drama Queens podcast along with her former One Tree Hill co-stars, Sophia Bush and Hilarie Burton Morgan.
While on a trip to Los Angeles, Lenz landed her first professional job in a commercial for dolls from the teen drama series Swans Crossing . Lenz eventually went on to appear in commercials for Eggo Waffles, Dr Pepper, and others. She continued to find work steadily as an actress, and by her second year in high school she landed the role of Linda Halleck in Stephen King's Thinner . She appeared in various pilots, commercials, and films and performed regional theatre until she was eventually cast as a series regular on Guiding Light .
At age 17, Lenz played the teenage clone of Reva Shayne on the CBS Daytime soap opera Guiding Light for nine episodes. Her stint earned her such favorable reviews from viewers, critics, and Guiding Light executives alike that Lenz was eventually recast as Michelle Bauer Santos upon Rebecca Budig's exit. This unusual move was described as "unheard of" in the industry according to CBS producer Mickey Dwyer-Dobbin.[ citation needed ] In 1999, while working on Guiding Light, she graduated from Eastern Christian High School in New Jersey. She also landed the role of Rose Cronin in Mary and Rhoda , a made-for-television movie that reunited Mary Tyler Moore and Valerie Harper as Mary Richards and Rhoda Morgenstern. At the time Lenz juggled a heavy storyline, a television movie portraying Mary Tyler Moore's daughter, a one-year run of a New York cabaret called Foxy Ladies Love/Boogie 70's Explosion , and the lead role in an independent film. Lenz also filmed two pilots: one playing the daughter of Paul Sorvino, and the other as the lead in the WB's 1972.
After her two-year contract with The Guiding Light ended, she left her role as Michelle Bauer Santos and moved from New York City to Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, Lenz was directed by Garry Marshall playing Pinky Tuscadero in Happy Days: the Musical (musical directors Carole King and Paul Williams) and by Arthur Allan Seidleman in a staged reading of a musical version of The Outsiders . During this time, Lenz also landed guest appearances on Off Centre , Charmed , Felicity , Maybe It's Me and The Guardian . In 2002 Lenz joined the cast of Bring It On Again as Marni Potts, the co-captain of the varsity cheerleading squad.
When she was 22, Lenz was cast in the WB television series One Tree Hill . She originally auditioned for the roles of Brooke Davis and Haley James. She landed the role of Haley James, the quintessential girl-next-door, who is best friends with Lucas Scott, portrayed by Chad Michael Murray, and wife of Nathan Scott, portrayed by James Lafferty. [1] During her time on One Tree Hill, Lenz was also offered the role of Belle in Beauty and the Beast when it was still in production on Broadway, but turned it down due to scheduling conflicts. Lenz appeared in an episode of Life Unexpected alongside Kate Voegele as part of a crossover-event between One Tree Hill and Life Unexpected.
In the sixth season, Lenz made her directorial debut. [2] She initially approached producer Greg Prange in 2007 with the idea of directing but was not given the opportunity to do so until two years later. Over the course of season six Lenz shadowed several directors, watched them prepare, and went on location scouts. [3] Lenz directed two more episodes.[ specify ]
After eight seasons on air, One Tree Hill returned for thirteen episodes in its ninth and final season. The show ended on April 4, 2012.
In 2012, Lenz decided to concentrate on projects that were "strategically designed to move her career in a direction that was not quite the same thing as she was doing on One Tree Hill". [4] In September 2012, it was confirmed that Lenz would guest star on an episode of Men at Work . She played the role of Meg, a single mother who the character Tyler begins to date. [5] She said the first few days were hard because she had not done comedy for some time. [4]
In March 2013, it was confirmed that Lenz would have a recurring role on Dexter . Her character Cassie was described as "an attractive former finance executive looking for a quieter life". Lenz's character appeared in four episodes of the final season. [6]
In late September 2013, Lenz landed the role of Lauren Byrd on the pilot Songbyrd for E! The show centered around Lauren, a genius songwriter who employs a small staff, including her sister, to enable and manage her eccentric, yet wildly successful process. [7] Production for Songbyrd began in late January 2014 in New York City, but the show was not picked up by E!
In the second quarter of 2015, Lenz was cast in the Shonda Rhimes drama, The Catch , for ABC, playing the role of Zoe. On May 18, 2015, Lenz revealed she was being replaced; she wrote, "Looks like they need a different type for Zoe, so I'll be replaced," though she still encouraged fans to watch the show. [8]
Early in 2016, Lenz starred in her friend Kristin Fairweather's first short film, Grace. She also appeared in March 2016 in two episodes of third season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. In mid-2016, she was cast in the new drama American Gothic as a character named April.
Since 2021, Lenz has been a co-host on the Drama Queens podcast along with her former One Tree Hill co-stars, Sophia Bush and Hilarie Burton Morgan. [9]
After Lenz's exit from Guiding Light, she completed a demo of original music. Trained by the director of the Brooklyn College of Opera, Lenz plays the guitar and piano and writes her own music. Her first album, entitled Preincarnate , was released in October 2002. She worked under the direction of director Garry Marshall and alongside musician Carole King on a new musical adapted from the series Happy Days . She also took the opportunity to work in a public reading of a musical version of the novel The Outsiders directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman.
While working on One Tree Hill she continued to release new music. In 2005, after recording "When the Stars Go Blue" with costar Tyler Hilton, the duo joined The Wreckers (Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp), and Gavin DeGraw for a 25-city North American One Tree Hill Tour that started in Vancouver. Lenz and Hilton scored the No. 89 spot in February 2005's Billboard Pop 100 chart with the duet "When the Stars Go Blue". [10] While on tour, Lenz debuted her second independent record entitled, Come On Home, and filmed her first music video for "Songs in My Pockets" at Coney Island Beach and Astroland in Brooklyn, New York.
In 2006, alongside ex- American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi, Lenz co-wrote and recorded "Halo" which was released on the second volume of the One Tree Hill Soundtrack. During this time, Lenz signed a deal with Sony Epic Records and worked with her producer, Ron Aniello (Lifehouse, Guster, Barenaked Ladies) to record original material. In 2006, after changes within the company, Lenz left the label. Despite this setback, Lenz traveled to Los Angeles to write and record several songs for the soundtrack for Ten Inch Hero in 2006. [11] Lenz's split with Epic allowed her to sign with the independent record label Hillasterion.
In 2008, Lenz formed the band Everly with her friend, Amber Sweeney. Immediately after the duo was formed, they teamed up with musical act Angels & Airwaves and Kate Voegele for a live USO concert event for military personnel. This was filmed and formed the basis for a One Tree Hill episode, titled "Even Fairy Tale Characters Would Be Jealous". [12]
In 2012, the Everly band split after four years of collaboration, the two artists preferring to focus on their solo careers. In November of the same year, Lenz joined fellow One Tree Hill co-star Michael Grubbs of the band Wakey!Wakey! and other singers at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City for the BTF Concerts: Rock The Schools 2012 concert. [13] She performed new songs and two duets with Grubbs entitled "I Know" and "Irresistible". At the concert, she sold a 9-song CD entitled Then Slowly Grows. [14]
During an interview with Shine On Media in May 2013, Lenz stated she was meeting with long-time friend and music producer Jeff Cohen to record an album. [15] On May 22, 2013, Lenz tweeted a picture of the recording studio. The caption read, "Recording new music in #Nashville with old pal Jeff Cohen! #LeavingTownAlive #CrazyGirls" [16] On June 4, 2013, Lenz tweeted "Sneak peek at my new album..." and linked a video on WhoSay to a new song "Please". [17]
During an interview with Mary Ann Albright in late July 2013, Lenz talked about her musical career plans. She shared her intention to release her first full-length studio album, entitled Your Woman in the near future as an independent release on her blog. Lenz went on to say, "The best way I can describe this album is Patsy Cline meets Paula Cole meets Sam Cooke." [18]
On August 10, 2013, the song "Please" featuring Lenz was released on vibedeck and August 11 on iTunes[ citation needed ] for her fans after she had performed it at the Rock the Schools Concert in 2012. On July 18, 2014, Lenz released "Calamity Jane" on iTunes. The song was a teaser for her soon-to-be-released album. Lenz stated: "While I'm reworking my album, here's a little teaser. This song will sound totally different on the new record, but I thought you'd enjoy hearing this version." [19] On July 21, the song was on her WhoSay site and later on her SoundCloud site.
In November 2014, Lenz created a Kickstarter fundraising page for her new EP. [20] Production on the EP began in early December. As well as supporting the new EP, fans were able to give back to the charity Stop the Traffik. The project, entitled "Get Back to Gold" was released (iTunes, Amazon.com) on December 23, 2014, and was a sneak peek for her new album.[ citation needed ]
Lenz later formed Joy Lenz and the Firepit Band. The lineup consists of WhiteRose (Danny Shyman) on guitar, Doo Crowder on vocals and guitar, Ben Zelico on drums and Meaghan Maples and Brittany Gilmore as back up singers. They toured from May to July 2016 and said an album was in preparation for 2017.
In December 2020, Lenz released her first solo Christmas album, entitled Snow. The album was produced by Mike Bundlie and released under Poets Road Records. It featured six songs, with four being originals by Lenz. The song "My Christmas with You" features Anthony Evans from the Voice and "Listen" features her daughter. [21] [22]
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In 2005, after seeing Nick Cassavetes' film The Notebook and subsequently reading Nicholas Sparks' best selling novel of the same name, Lenz found herself singing songs around her house based on the story's characters. After six weeks, she decided to put them down on paper. She brought the idea to her producer Ron Aniello and they decided to form Galeotti & Aniello Productions. On December 7, 2006, Lenz revealed on her website bethanyjoylenz.com that they were writing a musical. After finishing the libretto, Lenz passed it on to a friend close to the Sparks family who gave it to the book's author. He loved it and she procured the rights to the musical.
The auditions took place in early August 2009 at Thalian Hall. Paul Teal and Kendra Goehring-Garett were cast as lead roles of Noah and Alli. The Notebook musical was workshopped in a small black box theater in October 2009 in front of Broadway producers and investors, and Nicholas Sparks who came for the occasion. Lenz said that all the feedback the she and Aniello received was positive. The producers said the music was "amazing" and did not require any modification, and "everybody loved the dialogue, and they thought the story was well-crafted". [23] On the playbill, she thanks some friends from One Tree Hill cast, including Paul Johansson, Allison Munn, and Jana Kramer.
On February 10 and 11, 2010, Lenz revealed on Facebook that she was recording songs with the other singers for the musical. On March 6, 2010, Lenz said that she was rewriting passages including some songs. In July 2010, the duo revealed on their website the list of the songs : "The Colors Play", "Carolina Moon", "Troublesome Tongue", "Sunday Train", "The Nightclub Swing!", "Think of Me (When You are Gone)", "Psalm 148", "My Christmas With You" and "The Luckiest Girl". They were written by both Lenz and Aniello.
In November 2010, in response to Twitter followers successfully raising more than $2000 in one day for the charity Love146, Lenz released the song "Troublesome Tongue". The song features Noah's father and his friends explaining Noah's childhood stutter to new love Allie (played by Lenz on the recording). In December 2010, Paul Teal, who played Noah, released the song "Sunday Train" from the demo score on YouTube. [24] In October 2011, Lenz revealed on her website www.bethanyjoy.com that she attended the 15th Anniversary for The Notebook with Nicholas Sparks, with whom she has become great friends.
Lenz married musician Michael Galeotti, formerly of the band Enation, on December 31, 2005. In 2011, Lenz gave birth to a daughter. [25] In March 2012, Lenz announced that she would be divorcing her husband after six years of marriage. She wrote: "We remain friendly and dedicated to raising our beautiful girl in love and we appreciate your prayers and support during this difficult time."
During an August 2023 episode of Drama Queens, Lenz revealed that she was in a cult for 10 years. While she did not divulge the name of the group, in interviews she stated that she was a part of the group during the entirety of One Tree Hill, and many castmates tried to convince her to leave. She wrote a memoir about her experience titled Dinner for Vampires, and the book was released on October 22, 2024. [26] [27] [28] [29] [30]
Introduced to Love146 by former Everly bandmate, Amber Sweeney, Lenz has been actively supporting the international human rights organization largely through social media outlets. [31] On June 12, 2011, she revealed details of her newest project – an online boutique called Lark, selling apparel with original designs by Lenz. All proceeds benefit Love146, To Write Love On Her Arms, as well as Reading is Fundamental. [32] [30]
In July 2016, Lenz designed her own jewelry line in partnership with Stilnest. [33] [34] She delayed the launch by one week following the attack in Nice, ultimately launching on July 23, 2016. [35] The pieces feature a buffalo motif, which was inspired by a trip Lenz took to Fort Apache. Lenz donated ten percent of the profits to the Tanka Fund. [36]
In 2023, Lenz said she was starting a broadsheet newspaper for women called Modern Vintage, [37] the same name as her website, where she discusses art, culture, travel, and style. [38]
Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Psalty's Salvation Celebration | Shelly Barnes | |
1996 | Thinner | Linda Halleck | |
2004 | Bring It On Again | Marni Potts | |
2011 | Just Yell Fire: Campus Life | Herself | |
2017 | Extortion | Julie Riley | |
2020 | Blindfire | Jan | |
2022 | So Cold the River | Erica Shaw |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | 1973 | Lisa | Unaired television pilot |
1998–2000 | Guiding Light | Teenage Reva Shayne clone | Recurring role |
Michelle Bauer Santos | Main role (November 9, 1998 – September 29, 2000) | ||
2000 | Mary and Rhoda | Rose Cronin | Television film |
2001 | Charmed | Lady Julia | Episode: "A Knight to Remember" |
Felicity | Gretchen | Episode: "Oops...Noel Did It Again" | |
Off Centre | Heather | Episode: "Feeling Shellfish" | |
2002 | The Legacy | Jess | Unaired television pilot (UPN) |
Maybe It's Me | The Salesgirl | Episode: "The Romeo & Juliet Episode" | |
2003 | The Guardian | Claire Stasiak | Episodes: "My Aim Is True", "What It Means to You" |
2003–2012 | One Tree Hill | Haley James Scott | Main role |
2010 | Life Unexpected | Haley James Scott | Episode: "Music Faced" (crossover with One Tree Hill ) |
2013 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Darcy Blaine | Episode: "Frame by Frame" |
Dexter | Cassie Jollenston | Recurring role (season 8) [39] | |
Men at Work | Meg | Episode: "Tyler the Pioneer" | |
Sock Monkee Therapy | Holly | Episode: "Holly" | |
2014 | The Christmas Secret | Christine Eisley | Television film |
Songbyrd | Lauren Byrd | Unaired television pilot | |
2016 | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Stephanie Malick | Episodes: "Parting Shot", [40] "Paradise Lost" |
American Gothic | April | 3 episodes | |
Home | Rose Bell | Unaired television pilot | |
2017 | Colony | Morgan | Recurring role (season 2) |
Snowed-Inn Christmas | Jenna Hudson | Television film | |
2018 | Good Eggs | Rebecca | Short film |
Grey's Anatomy | Jenny | Episodes: "1-800-799-7233", "Personal Jesus" | |
Poinsettias for Christmas | Ellie Palmer | Television film | |
Royal Matchmaker | Kate Gleason | Television film | |
2019 | Bottled with Love | Abbey Lawrence | Television film |
Pearson | Keri Allen | Main role | |
2020 | Five Star Christmas | Lucy Ralston | Television film |
Just My Type | Vanessa Sills | Television film | |
A Valentine's Match | Natalie Simmons | Television film | |
2021 | An Unexpected Christmas [41] | Emily | Television film |
2022 | Good Sam | Amy Taylor | Episode "Keep Talking" [42] |
2023 | A Biltmore Christmas [43] | Lucy Hardgrove [44] | Television film |
2024 | Savoring Paris [45] | Ella | Television film |
Year | Title | Position | Notes |
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2008–2011 | One Tree Hill | Director | Episodes: "Screenwriter's Blues", "At the Bottom of Everything", "Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace" |
2009 | The Notebook musical | Writer and producer |
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2017 | Nasty Habits | Director | Episode: "Somebody's Mom" |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2017 | Performers Podcast | Guest |
Dream For Others | Guest | |
2019 | Whine Down with Jana Kramer | Guest |
Scrubbing In with Becca Tilley & Tanya Rad | Guest | |
2020 | Whine Down with Jana Kramer | Guest |
2021 | Deck the Hallmark | Guest |
Drama Queens | Co-Host | |
2022 | Dark Sanctum [46] | Performer – Bess Houdini |
2023 | Scrooge: A Christmas Carol [47] | Performer – Elizabeth |
2024 | Call Her Daddy | Guest |
Year | Title | Role | Director |
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1988 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz | Munchkin | |
Gypsy | Baby June | ||
1991 | To Kill a Mockingbird | Scout | Scott Jacoby / Matt Moses |
1999–2000 | Foxy Ladies Love/Boogie 70's Explosion | Performer | Fritz Brekeller |
2000 | The Outsiders | Sandy | Arthur Allan Seidelman |
2005 | Happy Days | Pinky Tuscadero | Garry Marshall |
2012 | CATS for Cats | Performed "Macavity" | Shawn Simons |
2014 | One Starry Night Gala | Performed "On the Steps of the Palace" | |
2018 | CATstravaganza: Hamilton's Cats Musical | Performed "Buenos Aires" |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2000 | Soap Opera Digest Awards | Favorite Couple | Guiding Light (with Paul Anthony Stewart) | Nominated |
2004 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Breakout TV Star Female | One Tree Hill | Nominated |
Choice Fresh Face Female | One Tree Hill | Nominated | ||
Choice TV Sidekick | One Tree Hill | Nominated | ||
2007 | Santa Cruz Film Festival Awards | Best Soundtrack | Ten Inch Hero | Won |
2010 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Scene Stealer Female | One Tree Hill | Nominated |
Choice Parental Unit | One Tree Hill(with James Lafferty) | Nominated |
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The following is a list of albums and songs by Bethany Joy Lenz that has been recorded.
Year | Title | Record label | Notes |
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2002 | Preincarnate | Limited edition independent record | No longer available for purchase |
2005 | Come On Home | Limited edition independent record | No longer available for purchase |
2006 | The Starter Kit | Epic Records | Unreleased |
2012 | Then Slowly Grows | Independent Record | First released at the Rock the Schools Concert |
2013 | Your Woman | Victrola Records | First released at the One Tree Hill Convention 2013 |
Year | Title | Record label | Notes |
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2008 | Mission Bell | Hilasterion Records | Released by Everly |
2009 | Fireside | Hilasterion Records | Released by Everly |
2010 | B Tracks: Vol. 3 | Hilasterion Records | Released by Everly |
B Tracks: Full Collection | Hilasterion Records | Released by Everly | |
2014 | Get Back to Gold | Imagine Music | Released by Joy |
2015 | It's Christmas | Independent Record | Released by Joy Lenz & The Fellas |
2020 | Snow | Poets Road Records | Released as Bethany Joy |
Year | Title | Album | Notes |
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1992 | "God has a Plan for My Life" | Psalty's Salvation Celebration Soundtrack | |
2000 | "All Along" | End of August Soundtrack | Featuring Danny "The Farrow" Anniello |
2002 | "Ebony and Ivory" (originally by Paul McCartney) | Undercover Brother Soundtrack | Dubbed over Denise Richards' voice |
2005 | "When the Stars Go Blue" (originally by Ryan Adams) | One Tree Hill Soundtrack Volume 1 | Duet with Tyler Hilton |
2006 | "Halo" | Friends with Benefit: Music from the Television Series One Tree Hill, Volume 2 | Composed by Kara Dioguardi & Matthew Gerrard |
2007 |
| Ten Inch Hero Soundtrack | |
2008 | "Feel This" | Feel This – Single | Featuring Enation |
"I Want Something That I Want" | The One Tree Hill Sessions | Featuring Grace Potter | |
2009 | "Quicksand" | B Tracks: Vol. 1 – Single | Released by Everly |
"Maybe" | B Tracks: Vol. 2 – Single | Released by Everly | |
2013 | "Please" | Please – Single | Released by Bette featuring Bethany Joy Lenz [48] |
2014 | "Calamity Jane" | Calamity Jane – Single | Previously titled "Wicked Calamity Jane" |
2017 | "(They Long To Be) Close To You" | Po (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | |
"How About You" | How About You (From "Snowed Inn Christmas") – Single | Duet with Andrew Walker | |
2023 | "Strawberries" | Strawberries – Single | |
2024 | "Flesh & Bone" | Flesh & Bone – Single | Featuring Noah Needleman |
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This is the discography of American singer Bethany Joy Lenz, documenting her albums, singles and music videos. Lenz released her first album at the age of 21, after her exit from the soap Guiding Light. She then experienced success with her second album produced by her friend Jeff Cohen and sold during the OTH tour in which she performed with some co-stars from One Tree Hill. Her third album, produced by Ron Aniello, never came to life due to changes behind the label Epic Records. She then teamed up with her friend Amber Sweeney to create the duet Everly in 2008. After three albums and four years of collaboration, the band split. Soon after that, Lenz released her fourth solo album produced once again by her friend Ron Aniello, and sold during the "Rock the Schools" Concert. A year later Jeff Cohen produced her fifth solo album which was sold to attendees of the One Tree Hill Convention "From Wilmington to Paris" and later 500 autographed first edition copies of the CD were sold on Etsy. In 2015, she released a sneak peek EP of an upcoming album through Kickstarter but the hard copies promised to the backers were sent two years later and many never received it. The full album never came to life due to legal proceedings with the creator of the project. She then teamed up with artists Daniel Shyman & Doo Crowder to release two songs for Christmas 2015. And they went on tour during summer 2016 under the name of "Joy Lenz and the Fire pit Band". On December 16, 2020, she released her first solo Christmas EP entitled "Snow" produced by Mike Bundlie and released by Poets Road Records. On August 18, 2023, she dropped the single "Strawberries", released by Violet Tiger.
Everly was an American folk musical duo formed in Battle Ground, Washington in 2008 by friends Bethany Joy Lenz and Amber Sweeney. Their debut EP, Mission Bell, was launched on iTunes. The duo released a series of digitally released B Track albums that have been featured on The CW television series One Tree Hill, on which Lenz was an actor and director.
Mission Bell – EP was released by the musical duo Everly on November 5, 2008. Their EP entitled Mission Bell is an eclectic mix of country, folk and pop rock sounds. Their EP features ten original tracks with a bonus track altered specifically for the television series One Tree Hill. All songs are written and performed by Bethany Joy Galeotti and music partner Amber Sweeney. The group released an EP through music outlets, iTunes, Amazon and CD Baby.
Jana Rae Kramer is an American actress and country singer. She is known for her role as Alex Dupre on the television series One Tree Hill.
Tinashe Jorgensen Kachingwe, known mononymously as Tinashe, is an American singer, dancer, and actress. Born in Lexington, Kentucky, Tinashe moved to Pasadena, California as a child, where she pursued work in entertainment. Her notable roles include a motion-capture performance in the animated film The Polar Express (2004), Robin Wheeler in the Cartoon Network television series Out of Jimmy's Head (2007–2008), and a recurring role in the CBS series Two and a Half Men (2008–2009). From 2007 to 2011, she was a member of the girl group the Stunners. After they disbanded, Tinashe released her first musical project, the alternative R&B-styled mixtape In Case We Die (2012) to positive critical reception, and signed with RCA Records shortly after. Her second and third mixtapes, Reverie (2012) and Black Water (2013), received further praise.
The ninth and final season of One Tree Hill, an American television series created by Mark Schwahn for The WB Television Network, was officially ordered by The CW on May 17, 2011. Two days later, the network announced that the ninth season would serve as the series' final season. Premiering on January 11, 2012, the series aired its 13 episodes uninterrupted.