Early life
She was born on February 18, 1982 in Manasquan, New Jersey. Ward began studying ballet seriously at the age of nine. She lived and studied at the School of American Ballet as a teenager and attended high school at the Professional Children's School in New York. She was chosen as the highest scoring dancer in the United States by Britain’s Royal Academy of Dance, which earned her a ballet scholarship to study in England. She has performed numerous solo and principal roles with various professional ballet companies across the United States.Career
Ward left New York and moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career. She has appeared in numerous national television commercials as well as performing in a music video with Jennifer Lopez. In March 2006, she appeared in a guest role as Brianna on FX (TV channel), FX Network’s ''It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia'' alongside Eddie Mekka and Danny DeVito. Ward played the female lead opposite Tatum O’Neal in ''Wicked Wicked Games'' in 2006-2007, which was her second appearance on MyNetworkTV, her first being cast as Penelope in ''Desire (TV series), Desire'' in 2006. Since then she has appeared as a guest star on ''CSI:Crime Scene Investigation'' in 2007, and was cast as the female lead in a thriller called ''Rest Stop: Don't Look Back, Rest Stop: Don’t Look Back'' in 2008. She has also appeared in other film and TV programs such as: ''Godspeed'', ''One Tree Hill (TV series), One Tree Hill'', ''Reed Between the Lines'', ''What to Expect When You're Expecting (film), What to Expect When You’re Expecting'' and ''The Game (U.S. TV series), The Game''.Filmography
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