Ashlea Wiest
- Actress
Ashlea Wiest was born in Arcadia, California. Her father is a
psychologist and a professor and her mother is also a psychologist. She
has a younger brother named Grahamm. Despite her parents academic
background, she was always drawn to acting. She began acting in after
school programs and summer camps at the age of 5. Her parents continued
to allow her to participate in theater if she kept up her grades during
high school and performed in various productions in Orange County and
Los Angeles. After graduating from high school she made the switch from
theater to film and television with recurring roles on Port Charles
playing Sally McAfee, on the Bold and the Beautiful playing Andrea, and
on Days of Our Lives playing Dakota Lee. She guest starred on shows
such as Sex, Love, and Secrets, Stacked, Headcases, Coupling and most
recently Smith. She can also be seen in such films as Bring It on
Again, Interview, and Ray of Sunshine. Aside from acting she loves to
travel and has embarked on goodwill trips to Vietnam, India, Kenya,
South Africa, China, and Brazil.