28 Facts About Sasha Pieterse

Sasha Pieterse Sheaffer is a South African and American actress and singer.

Sasha Pieterse is known for portraying Alison DiLaurentis in the Freeform series Pretty Little Liars, and its spin-off Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, for which she received global stardom and critical acclaim.

Sasha Pieterse later rose to prominence with her role in Pretty Little Liars.

Sasha Pieterse has participated in the 25th season of Dancing with the Stars.

Sasha Pieterse served as a judge in one episode of shows Beat Bobby Flay and Sugar Rush Christmas.

Sasha Pieterse was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, on February 17,1996, to Sean and Zizi.

Sasha Pieterse's family is of Afrikaans descent and moved to the United States in 2001.

Sasha Pieterse was raised in Las Vegas, before moving to Los Angeles.

Sasha Pieterse became accustomed to a career in entertainment at an early age, as her parents were a professional acrobatic dance team who performed internationally.

Sasha Pieterse was homeschooled and graduated when she was 14 years old.

At four years old, Sasha Pieterse began modeling and appearing in commercials.

Sasha Pieterse appeared in an advertisement for Wenner Bread Products at five years old, and later appeared on a national billboard for hair salon franchise SuperCuts and modeled for Macy's Passport fashion show.

Sasha Pieterse appeared in numerous magazines, including on the covers of BELLO's "Young Hollywood" issue, TeenProm, Seventeen, Social Life.

At the age of six, Sasha Pieterse got her start in television, co-starring in 2002 as Buffy on The WB's remake of the CBS sitcom Family Affair.

Sasha Pieterse appeared in the 2007 film Good Luck Chuck, playing a young goth girl who places a curse on the titular character.

Sasha Pieterse played the younger version of Sarah Michelle Gellar's character in the 2007 film The Air I Breathe, along with such co-stars as Kevin Bacon, Forest Whitaker, and Emile Hirsch.

Sasha Pieterse played a leading character in the Hallmark original film Claire, released in 2007.

Sasha Pieterse was 13 years old in late 2009, when she was cast in the Freeform teen drama television series Pretty Little Liars as Alison DiLaurentis, the former "queen bee" of her high school clique.

Sasha Pieterse had a regular role in the series from the first four seasons, until later became a main role in the fifth season, with one of the five girls.

Sasha Pieterse reprised her role as Alison, in the spin-off series titled Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists on Freeform in 2019.

Sasha Pieterse played Japonica Fenway, a young lady involved with cocaine, in the film Inherent Vice, based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Pynchon.

In September 2017, Sasha Pieterse was announced as one of the celebrities to compete on the 25th season of Dancing with the Stars.

In July 2023, Deadline reported that Sasha Pieterse had been cast in psychological thriller film The Image of You, starring in a dual roles of twin sisters of Anna and Zoe.

Sasha Pieterse has developed an online and social media presence, including 16 million+ followers on Instagram as of January 2023.

Sasha Pieterse endorses products such as beauty and wellness products on Instagram and has partnered with Lightlife Foods, and Pokemon Go.

On December 22,2015, Sasha Pieterse became engaged to her long-term partner Hudson Sheaffer.

On May 27,2020, Sasha Pieterse announced that she and Sheaffer were expecting their first child.

At the start of season 25 of Dancing with the Stars, Sasha Pieterse revealed that she was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome, which causes symptoms such as irregular periods and weight gain.