Aubrey Shea Peeples (born November 26, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Layla Grant in the

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drama series ''

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.'' She can be seen in the upcoming series ''Unconventional'' by show-runner Kit Williamson as Margot, a bipolar woman coming to terms with her mental health. She also led

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's pilot ''Search & Destroy'' for Hulu based on her band

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. Peeples played the lead role in the musical fantasy film ''

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'' (2015). Her writing and directorial debut ''Decadeless'' premiered at the Portland Oregon Women's Film Festival in 2019.

Early life

Aubrey Shea Peeples was born and raised in

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, by parents Wendy and Ashley, and has a younger sister named Ally. Growing up, Peeples performed with the

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Repertory Theatre for ten years. She graduated from Lake Mary Preparatory School, where she was

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of the class of 2012. Peeples was accepted to

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but deferred entry twice, the second time to accept her role on ''

''.

Career

Peeples has guest-starred in ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and she had a recurring role on '' Necessary Roughness''. She has also appeared in the made-for-television movies '' Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective'', ''The Good Mother'' and ''

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''. She was cast in a major recurring role, playing Layla Grant, a runner-up in a reality singing competition and rising country star, in the second season of the

drama series ''

''. She was later promoted to regular status for ''Nashville''s fourth season. However, Peeples did not return for the show's fifth season when ''Nashville'' moved to CMT. In 2014, Peeples was cast as lead character in the romantic musical fantasy comedy-drama film ''

'', based on the 1980s television show of the same name. The same year Peeples co-starred in the crime thriller ''

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'' opposite

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. In September 2014, Peeples was named one of the best actors under the age of twenty by

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. In 2019, Peeples opened up about having

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in an interview with ''NKD Magazine''.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Peeples, Aubrey 1993 births Living people 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Florida American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses American women singers People from Lake Mary, Florida People with bipolar disorder