July 28, 2024
Ashley Greene
Greene in 2011
Born February 21, 1987 (age 37)
Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 2005–present
Spouse Paul Khoury (m. 2018)
Children 1
Ashley Greene Khoury (born February 21, 1987) is an American actress. She is known for playing Alice Cullen in the film adaptations of Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight novels.
Early life
Greene was born on February 21, 1987,[1] in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Her father, Joe Greene Sr., a former U.S. Marine,[2] owns a concrete construction business, while her mother, Michele (née Tatum), works for an insurance company. She is the younger of two children, with a brother. She was raised between Jacksonville and Middleburg.[3] Greene went to University Christian School before transferring to Samuel W. Wolfson High School when she was in tenth grade. She moved to Los Angeles at age 17 to pursue an acting career.
Career
Ashley Greene at the premiere of Push in January 2009
She initially planned to become a model, but was told that she was not tall enough at 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m) to be a fashion model and should instead focus on acting in commercials.[4] After taking commercial and acting class, she fell in love with acting and realized that she preferred it over modeling. Greene graduated from high school early and moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.[4]
Early in her career, she appeared as a guest on such television programs, as Punk’d and Crossing Jordan. Greene’s big break came in 2008, when she was cast as Alice Cullen in The Twilight Saga series of films, based on the novel series of the same name by Stephenie Meyer. The series consists of the films Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, which were respectively released in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012.[7][8]
Greene portrayed Michelle Burkham in the drama film Skateland, which premiered at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.[9]
She reunited with her Twilight co-star Kellan Lutz in the movie A Warrior’s Heart (2011),[10] and also starred in thriller film Summer’s Blood (2009)[11] and the Dark Castle Entertainment horror film The Apparition (2012).[12][13]
In 2013, Greene starred in the historical film CBGB about the former Manhattan music club with the same name.[14]
Personal life
Greene is a friend of her Twilight co-stars, Kellan Lutz and Jackson Rathbone, whom she knew before filming of the series began.[15][16] She has stated that she grew up watching football and is a Florida Gators fan.[17] In 2009, nude self-portraits of Greene were leaked onto the internet. Her attorneys threatened to sue various websites that published the pictures.[18][19][20][21]
Appearing nude in a bodypainted bikini, Greene posed for SoBe advertisements that ran in the 2010 issue of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.[22] In 2010, she received “The Style Icon Award” at Hollywood Life’s Young Hollywood Awards, as well as an award from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals for representing Avon and their no testing on animals policy.[23][24]
Relationships
Greene dated Joe Jonas for a year before things ended in March 2011.[25] In October 2012, Greene was dating Reeve Carney and the couple split after being together for ten months. It was said that the couple’s schedules and other projects took them away from each other.[26]
In 2009, Greene met her future husband Paul Khoury through mutual friends. They married in 2018 and have one child.[27]
Filmography
Greene at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2012
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2007 King of California McDonald’s Customer
2008 Otis Kim #4
Twilight Alice Cullen
2009 Shrink Missy
Summer’s Blood Summer Matthews
The Twilight Saga: New Moon Alice Cullen
2010 Skateland Michelle Burkham
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Alice Cullen
Radio Free Albemuth Rhonda
2011 A Warrior’s Heart Brooklyn Milligan
Butter Kaitlin Pickler
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Alice Cullen
2012 LOL Ashley
The Apparition Kelly
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 Alice Cullen
2013 CBGB Lisa Kristal
2014 Wish I Was Here Janine
Kristy Violet
Burying the Ex Evelyn Morrison
2015 Staten Island Summer Krystal Manicucci
Shangri-La Suite Priscilla Presley
2016 Urge Theresa
In Dubious Battle Danni Stevens
Max & Me Rachel Voice role
2018 Accident Man Charlie Adams
Antiquities Ellie
2019 Bombshell Abby Huntsman
2020 Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story Jenny Burke
2021 Aftermath Natalie Dadich Streaming film
One Shot Zoe Anderson as Ashley Greene Khoury
2022 Wrong Place Chloe Richards
The Immaculate Room Simone [28]
2023 The Retirement Plan Ashley
Some Other Woman Renata
TBA The Ritual Filming