10 Lucy Hale Roles You Probably Forgot About
Happy birthday, Lucy Hale! The Pretty Little Liars star is turning 27 today, and she certainly has a lot to celebrate. The newest season of PLL premieres next week, and she is also playing a flapper in the short film Waiting For Roxie. And this is all on top of her singing career! In honor of Lucy’s birthday, we thought it would be fun to look back on some of her earlier roles — including a stint on The OC! (Yes, really. You’re welcome.) Here are 10 Lucy Hale roles we bet you have forgotten about — but should totally stream ASAP.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY1/10Katie on How I Met Your Mother
Lucy guest starred on How I Met Your Mother where she played Robin’s little sister Katie. We first met her when Robin visited her in New York (where Robin plays the big sister card and tries to keep Katie from, ahem, losing her virginity). Lucy a.k.a. Katie pops up again at Robin’s wedding in the Season 9 episode titled “Vesuvius.”
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY2/10Sherrie in Scream 4
By now, it’s pretty much expected that all Scream movies begin with a gruesome death scene. In Scream 4, this tradition is taken to the next level with some mind-twisting “movie within a movie” antics. Lucy plays Sherrie who is killed by Ghostface, but it’s actually the opening to a fictional movie called Stab 6. (And then two more people are killed in another fake-out. Way to mess with us, Scream 4.) But we do wish Lucy had been around for more of this movie – who wants to make a petition to get her to star in her own horror film?
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY3/10Katie in Sorority Wars
In Sorority Wars, Lucy plays Katie, who is about to head off to college with the hopes of joining the Delta sorority, which was co-founded by her mother several decades ago. But trouble starts brewing when Katie’s best friend Sara becomes a Delta pledge and Katie ends up joining Kappa – the rival sorority. Fun fact:Amanda Schull — a.k.a Meredith on Pretty Little Liars — also stars in this film.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY4/10Effie in Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
The sequel to Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants bridges the degrees of separation between PLL and Gilmore Girls! Lucy plays Effie, who is Lena’s little sister. Lena, of course, is played by Alexis Bledel / Rory Gilmore. In the second film, Effie steals the beloved pants and then (ruh roh) loses them in Greece. Btw, ICYMI — Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 3 is totes happening!
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY5/10Hadley on The OC
Lucy appeared on one episode of The OC as Hadley Hawthorne, who was Kaitlin’s roommate at boarding school. But despite being on screen for only one episode, her character gets some pretty important street cred. We learn that Hadley’s father is the creator of Summer’s favorite (fictional) TV series, The Valley.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY6/10Becca on Bionic Woman
The TV show Bionic Woman was a reboot of a series from the '70s called The Bionic Woman. The show was about a woman named Jaime (played by Michelle Ryan) who is brought back to life after a deadly car crash — but she comes back with special powers. Jaime then transforms into “The Bionic Woman” and has to figure out how to deal with her new life. Lucy plays Jaime’s younger sister Becca, who is a rebellious teenager. Hmm, sounds like Aria Montgomery in training!
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY7/10Megan in Fear Island
Lucy had to tap into some of the terror her character experiences weekly on PLL for her role as Megan in the TV movie Fear Island. As its title suggests, the film takes place on a secluded island where five best friends are sharing a cabin for their spring break vacay. Unfortunately for them, there’s also a killer on the loose. This movie was sort of a blend of I Know What You Did Last Summer and The Beach...which is kind of the perfect combination.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY8/10Periwinkle in Secret of the Wings
Lucy plays a fairy in Secret of the Wings, or at least her voice does! In this animated Tinkerbell story, Lucy voices the role of Periwinkle, who lives in the Winter Woods. There’s a bit of a rift between the fairies, and the fairies who live in the warm parts of the world don’t get along with the fairies in the cold parts. However, Periwinkle and Tinkerbell team up to try to unite them. Fun fact: Tinkerbell is voiced by Perks of Being A Wallflower actress Mae Whitman. Even when they are playing cartoon characters, those two still end up being major #FriendGoals.
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY9/10Rose on Privileged
Privileged was a short-lived TV series on the CW from 2008 to 2009. It is about a girl named Megan who ends up being a live-in tutor for two spoiled and rebellious teenage girls, Rose and Sage. Lucy starred on this series as Rose, where she also got to show off some of her vocal skills. This show was essentially a cross between Gossip Girl and The OC – what more could you seriously want?
GIF: Courtesy of GIPHY10/10Miranda on Wizards of Waverly Place
We saved the best for last. Remember when Lucy played Miranda (a.k.a. Justin’s girlfriend) on Wizards of Waverly Place? It was so “scandalous” because she was, like, a year older than Justin. (P.S. Lucy also dated actor David Henrie IRL.) Let’s be honest, Miranda was the kind of character we all were jealous of — she was cool, loved wearing the color black, and she was definitely someone we wouldn’t want to mess with.
