Ashley Hargrove

Ashley Louise Hargrove (born July 31, 1987) is an American TV and film actor, producer, and writer from Huntsville, Alabama. She has acted under the names Ashley Coughlin and Ashley Hargrove.
==Personal life and family==
Ashley Hargrove was born in Norfolk, Virginia on July 31, 1987 to parents Curtis Dale Hargrove and Sandra Hargrove. Her parents divorced in 1999, and her mother is partnered with Robert "Bob" Forsythe. Her father died in 2009. Hargrove's family moved frequently as part of her father's Navy deployments, living in Virginia, Mississippi, New York and Florida. During her time in Florida she became interested in the creative arts.
Hargrove overcame shyness due to a speech impediment, and participated in cheerleading, tennis, student council, track and cross country. She also volunteered tutoring reading, cleaning beaches and parks, in nursing homes, children and animal charities, and book drives for libraries as a teenager.
She attended Ridgewood High School for her 9th grade year, before transferring to Athens High School and graduating in the top 20 of her class in 2005. Soon after graduation she became engaged and married to Jacob Coughlin in 2011 and began attending Calhoun Community College in Alabama, followed by Athens State University where she completed a bachelor's in business management with a minor in marketing.
It was during this time she began taking acting classes, starting in background work and reenactments in Nashville. She also published her first novel, Beneath the Waters Calm under her maiden name. She published her second novel In the Hands of a Vampire and third novel Just a Bit of a Christmas Miracle under her married name, Ashley Coughlin.
Following her divorce in 2015 she took a break from acting after an illness. After she was awarded a master's degree in cybersecurity from University of Alabama in Huntsville and decided to go back into acting.
She married Dr. Glenn Osborne, a chemical physicist, in 2022 in Huntsville, Alabama.
==Career==
Hargrove began acting professionally in her 20s, her earlier work can be found under the last name Coughlin. She is currently represented by Talent Trek of Nashville.
==Filmography==
Year	Title 	Role 	Episode 	Ref(s)
2024	Caroline of Mine 	Caroline 	 	
2023	Can You Feel Me Now? 	Martha 	 	
2023	In A Pickle 	Associate Producer 	 	
2023	Exit 22 Blues 	Producer 	 	
2023	They Call Her the Kat 	Assistant Producer 	 	
2023	Can You Feel Me Now? 	Executive Producer 	 	
2022	The Line 	Erin Van Brocklin 	 	
2021	Presented by the Doctor... 	Associate Producer, Sharon Klein 	 	
2020	Son of the South 	Huntingdon College Student (uncredited) 	 	
2020	Acquitted by Faith 	Nosy Neighbor (uncredited) 	 	
2019	The Adventures of Wonderboy 	Fighter 	 	
2019	Class Dismissed 	Ms. Jen 	 	
2019	Unnerving 	Adult Renee 	S1.E7 - Just Clownin' Around 	
2017	Have You Seen My Robot? 	Female Robot 	 	
2017	The Shrink 	Adult Stephanie 	 	
2017	Novitiate 	Sister Nun (uncredited) 	 	
2016	Music City 	Stabitha Dix 	 	
2016	My Many Sons 	College Student 	 	
2016	Hav Faith 	Worshipper 	 	
2016	Unnerving 	Clare 	No Place Like Home for the Holidays 	
2015	Homicide Hunter 	Regina 	S5.E3 - Dead on Target 	
2015	CarTELLERS 	Star Witness 	 	
2015	Unnerving 	Sara 	S1.E12 - Imaginary Friend 	
2015	Unnerving 	Emma 	S1.E3 - No Direction 	
2015	Unnerving 	Julia 	S1.E2 - Child of Mine 	
2015	Unnerving 	Megan Delaman 	S1.E1 - Monster in the Closet 	
2015	Between Rock and a Hard Place	Restaurant Patron 	 	
2014	Robey the Robot 	Chaz's Girlfriend 	 	
2014	Mr. Frost 	Traci 	S1.E3 - I see Paris, I See France 	
2014	No Service 	Hillary 	 	
2014	Snapped: Killer Couples 	College Make-out Girl 	S4.E5 - Carol Bundy and Douglas Clark 	
2014	Devil's Damned to Try 	Family Friend 	 	
2014	The Identical 	Mosh Pit, Fair Ticket Buyer (uncredited) 	 	
2014	Unplanned Motherhood 	Sarah 	 	
2013	Johnny Dynamo 	Fan 	S1.E3 - Ok, I'm In 	
2013	Johnny Dynamo 	Fan 	S1.E4 - Laskey Cometh 	
2013	Johnny Dynamo 	Fan 	S1.E6 - The Empty Cafe 	
2013	Cup of Joe 	Caesanina 	S1.E8 - The Foursome 	
2013	Nashville 	Campaign Attendee (uncredited) 	S1.E10 - I'm Sorry for You, My Friend 	
2013	Nashville 	Avery Concert Member, Vendor Buyer (uncredited)	S1.E11 - You Win Again 	
2013	Nashville 	Chicago Fan, Hotel Patron (uncredited) 	S1.E12 - I've Been Down That Road Before 	
2013	Nashville 	Nashville Pedestrian (uncredited) 	S1.E15 - When You're Tired of Breaking Other Hearts	
2013	Nashville 	Backstage PA (uncredited) 	S1.E20 - A Picture from Life's Other Side 	
 	700 Club 	 	 	
2012	Nashville 	Coffee Shop, Bar Patron (Uncredited) 	S1.E6 - You're Gonna Change (Or I'm Gonna Leave) 	
2012	Nashville 	Ryman Attendee (uncredited) 	S1.E7 - Lovesick Blues 	
 	The Body Sculptor 	Plane crash family member 	 	
==Upcoming Work==
Hargrove is currently writing her fourth and fifth novels The Divorcee's Diary and Holiday Chaos (tentatively scheduled for release in 2024), as well as several film scripts. Filming is ongoing for the indie SAG drama Caroline of Mine due to be released in winter 2024. She also hosts a YouTube channel featuring vintage and nostalgic toys from the 1930s to early 2000s, and uploads play footage of indie horror video games.
==Trivia==
Hargrove's mentor is Harry P. Castros, a fellow actor from her time in Nashville. She said, "I learned a lot about film from him, and about not being afraid to take chances."
Hargrove had a dachshund named Daisy for 16.5 years, and currently has a hedgehog named Lulu.
Hargrove spent 5 years learning kickboxing and plans to learn fencing.
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Category:American television series
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