Janel Parrish is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and pianist known for playing Mona Vanderwaal on the Freeform mystery drama series Pretty Little Liars. Janel also portrayed Young Cosette in Les Misérables (1996) Broadway production and Jade in the teen comedy film Bratz (2007).
She is also a participant in the 19th season of Dancing with the Stars.
Who Is Janel Parrish Married Too?
Janel Parrish dated Days of Our Lives actor Brant Daugherty from February 2010 to March 2013. After their breakup, she started dating Payson Lewis in October 2013 after meeting him on Broadway. She left Payson in October 2014 to date her Dancing with the Stars partner, Valentin Chmerkovskiy.
Janel entered the 19th season of Dancing with Stars and was paired with Ukrainian pro dancer Val Chmerkovskiy in 2014. During her time on the show, their relationship started on 6 October 2014 which ended on 3 December 2014.
In May 2015, Janel and Justin Altamura started dating each other. The pair were working on music together in an American band, The Iron Herat's bassist.
After having three boyfriends, Parrish got engaged with her long-time boyfriend Chris Long (American chemical engineer) in October 2017 at Beauty & Essex in Los Angeles. Her engagement ring featured a cushion cut diamond and an 18K rose gold and platinum band from Jean Dousset.
Though Parrish's father-in-law was killed in a road accident just before a week of her wedding, the couple hitched on 8 September 2018 in Hawaii in the presence of friends and family. PLL costar Brendan Robinson and showrunner Marlene King also attended the nuptials.
Parrish wore a mermaid Inbal Dror gown with a sweetheart neckline, corset bodice, and long, feathered train in her wedding ceremony.
Janel Parrish and her husband Chris Long during their wedding anniversary (©: Twitter/Destinee)
During their first anniversary, Janel shared the original song of her husband to her Instagram captioning:
"One year ago today, I married my favorite person in the universe. My happy place. We have already been through SO much and come out even stronger together."
Janel also wished Chris their anniversary and said that he had saved her in every way.
Net Worth Of Janel Parrish
Janel Parrish has an estimated net worth of $700 thousand from her career as an American actress.
Parrish began her acting career in 1996 with Young Cosette's role in Les Misérables, first performing on the U.S. national tour. She debuted via the movie Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke (1999), a four-part mini-series in which Janel’s role is uncredited.
In 1999, Parrish appeared as a guest in the American action drama series Baywatch for her role as Hina in its 10th season for the first two episodes. She also competed in the nineteenth season of Dancing with the Stars (2005), in which she finished third and released her first single as a singer-songwriter in 2007 through Geffen Records.
Transferring to the Broadway production, Janel subsequently guest-starred in various television series before landing her breakthrough role as Jade in Bratz (2007).
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Janel is best known for playing Mona Vanderwaalon in the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars since 2010. Parrish won four Teen Choice Awards for her performance throughout the series' run.
Janel starred in various movies and TV shows like Triple Dog (2010), One Kine Day (2011), Nights (2013), High School Possession (2014), Tiger (2018), and To All The Boys: Always And Forever (2021).
Jane has awarded with Teen Choice Awards for the family series Pretty Little Liars in 2010, 2012, and 2013.
Janel Parish Short Bio
Janel Parish was born on 30 October 1988 (age: 33-years-old) in Oahu, Hawaii. She was born to parents Joanne Parrish and Mark Parrish.
Her parents were former bodybuilders, whereas her mother, Joanne, worked for a Honolulu Health Club. She has one sibling, an older sister named Mellisa Parrish. Mellisa served in the US army.
Janel attended Moanalua Elementary School and Moanalua High School for her freshman year in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Until the age of 14, Parrish lived in Kaneohe, Hawaii, when she and her family moved to Burbank, Los Angeles. Parrish was then homeschooled to accommodate her work schedule.
Moving to her physical appearance, Janel stands at the height of 5 feet and 2 inches (1.57m) and weighs around 50 kg (110 lbs).