Bethany Joy Galeotti's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) One Tree Hill Haley James…

Main Movie Roles 1996 - Thinner

BIOGRAPHY:

Bethany Joy Lenz was born in Hollywood Florida, and now resides in North Carolina where her current project - the WB hit "One Tree Hill" (2003) - is filmed. Lenz plays "Haley James Scott", wife to James Lafferty (I)'s "Nathan", and childhood mate of Chad Michael Murray's "Lucas".

Prior to "One Tree Hill" (2003), Bethany spent most of her acting career on the stage. She has called Musical theater her passion, and has performed in various productions of "Annie", "The Wizard of Oz", "Gypsy", "Cinderella", etc...

After moving from Texas to New York, Bethany portrayed "Michelle Bauer Santos" on CBS's "The Guiding Light" (1952). When her two year contract ended there, she left New York and moved to Los Angeles and guest starred on shows like "Charmed" (1998), "Felicity" (1998) and "The Guardian" (2001). She also appeared in Los Angeles stage productions of "The Outsiders" - directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman, and "Happy Days" (as Pinky Tuscadero) - directed by Garry Marshall.

She is also an accomplished singer trained in New York by Richard Barrett, the director of the Brooklyn College of Opera, and in Los Angeles by renowned voice teacher Eric Vetro (Jennifer Garner (I), John Stamos, Ewan McGregor).


TRIVIA:

• Is also a talented musician and singer with a four-octave range.
• Owns a family restaurant called "Galeotti's" in Battle Ground, Washington.
• Her favorite TV shows are: _"Joan of Arcadia" (2003)_ (qv), _"Alias" (2001)_ (qv), _"I Love Lucy" (1951)_ (qv), _"Lost" (2004)_ (qv), _"Arrested Development" (2003)_ (qv) and _"Friends" (1994)_ (qv).
• Performed with 'Tyler Hilton (I)' (qv), 'Gavin Degraw' and The Wreckers ('Michelle Branch (I)' (qv) and 'Jessica Harp' (qv)) on the One Tree Hill Tour.
• Goes by her middle name "Joy."
• Released the limited CD "Preincarnate" featuring eight original tracks (2002)
• Her prized possession is Journals.
• Starred/worked with Richard Lee Jackson in "Bring It On Again" and is now married to Richard Lee Jackson's band mate Michael Galeotti from their band Enation.