Shelley Anne Regner (born December 21, 1988) is an American actress and singer, known for her role as Ashley Jones in the
''Pitch Perfect'' film series (2012–2017). She is also known as a past member of Disney's acappella group,
DCappella
DCappella is an a cappella group formed via a national search and run by Disney Music Group featuring Disney songs. The group originally consisted of Antonio Fernandez, Joe Santoni, Morgan Keene, Orlando Dixon, RJ Woessner, Shelley Regner, and So ...
.
Life and career
Regner was born and raised in the
Baton Rouge
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area, the daughter of Jan and Donald Regner, a businessman. She has a sister, Lauren Regner, who is also a performer. She is a graduate of
Parkview Baptist High School
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Overview
With 1,260 students, Parkview Baptist School is the largest private school in Louisiana. The school began with students fr ...
, and graduated from
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University (officially Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as LSU) is a public land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The university was founded in 1860 nea ...
with a degree in theatre in 2011. In college, she was a member of the sorority
Kappa Delta
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. In Baton Rouge, she performed at the ''Theatre Baton Rouge'' in productions of ''
Rent
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'' as Maureen and ''
The Producers''. While at LSU, she performed in the musical ''
Spring Awakening''. In 2010, she played the role of Crystal in ''
Little Shop of Horrors'' at the Ascension Community Theatre.
She performed in the musical ''Spank'', a spoof of ''
Fifty Shades of Grey
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'', in 2014. Regner also performed in ''Bronies: The Musical'', a show about ''
My Little Pony
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''. Regner played the role of Nadia in the pop-opera Bare in Los Angeles and the role of Cecile Caldwell in a musical version of ''
Cruel Intentions
''Cruel Intentions'' is a 1999 American teen romantic drama film written and directed by Roger Kumble and starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, and Selma Blair. The film is a modern retelling of Pierre Choderlos de ...
''. She recently played the role of Amy in ''
Company
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'' at the Cabrillo Music Theater. Regner performed in the show ''
American Idiot'' in Los Angeles in 2015.
Regner's most prominent role has been as Ashley in the ''
Pitch Perfect
''Pitch Perfect'' is a 2012 American musical comedy film directed by Jason Moore and written by Kay Cannon. It features an ensemble cast, including Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Skylar Astin, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Hana Mae Lee, Alexis Knap ...
'' film series. She was cast in the role after an open-call audition held in Baton Rouge; much of the film and its sequel were filmed in Baton Rouge and at Louisiana State University. She has also performed as Liz in the film ''What Happened Last Night.''
Regner and ''Pitch Perfect'' co-star
Kelley Jakle
Kelley Jakle is an American actress and singer-songwriter. She played the role of Jessica Smith in the Pitch Perfect (film series), ''Pitch Perfect'' series (2012–2017) and appeared on the The Sing-Off (season 1), first and The Sing-Off (seaso ...
performed in a special concert titled ''Total Vocal'' at
Carnegie Hall
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conducted by
Deke Sharon
Deke Sharon (born December 12, 1967) is an American singer, arranger, composer, director, producer and teacher of a cappella music, and is one of the leaders and promoters of the contemporary a cappella community. He has been referred to as "th ...
in March 2015, and she returned as a special guest again in 2018 and 2019.
In April 2018, Regner joined
Disney Music Group
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’s new
a cappella
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group,
DCappella
DCappella is an a cappella group formed via a national search and run by Disney Music Group featuring Disney songs. The group originally consisted of Antonio Fernandez, Joe Santoni, Morgan Keene, Orlando Dixon, RJ Woessner, Shelley Regner, and So ...
as a
mezzo, alongside ''
The Voice
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'' finalist Orlando Dixon, ''
Newsies'' performer Morgan Keene, and vocalists Antonio Fernandez, RJ Woessner, Sojourner Brown, and Joe Santoni. The group’s first single is a cover of
Fall Out Boy
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’s “
Immortals
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” from the
Walt Disney Animation Studios
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film ''
Big Hero 6''.
In March, 2019, she left DCappella and was replaced by Kalen Kelly.
Filmography
References
External links
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Living people
American film actresses
Actresses from Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Louisiana State University alumni
21st-century American actresses
1988 births