Shay Mitchell (born Shannon Ashley Garcia Mitchell; 10 April 1987 in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian-Filipino actress, model, entrepreneur and author. She is best known for her role as Emily Fields in Pretty Little Liars. Through her Kapampangan mother, she is the cousin of Lea Salonga.
Mitchell has been married Canadian actor Matte Babel since 2017, and they have two daughters. Additionally, she said she's attracted to people based on a specific personality, regardless of their gender. In 2022, she appeared on TikTok with a video that indicated she's bisexual.
Selected Filmography
Film - Live-Action
- Dreamland (2016) as Nicole
- Mother's Day (2016) as Tina
- The Possession Of Hannah Grace (2018) as Megan Reed
Live-Action Series
- Degrassi: The Next Generation (2009) as Model
- Pretty Little Liars (2010 — 2017) as Emily Fields
- Aaron Stone (2010) as Irina Webber
- Rookie Blue (2010) as Cute Girl
- Punk'd (2012) as Herself
- Glee (2012) as Girl in Yellow Jacket
- Project Runway (2015) as Herself
- RuPaul's Drag Race (2018) as Herself
- You (2018) as Peach Salinger
- Dollface (2019-2022) as Stella Cole
Western Animation
This actress provides examples of:
- Fake American: As Emily in Pretty Little Liars, along with many other roles.
- Ms. Fanservice: A given since she's a former model. Expect just about anything she's in to draw attention to her beauty in some way.
- Queer Character, Queer Actor:
- On Pretty Little Liars she played lesbian Emily Fields.
- Later on You she played Peach Salinger, who's bi or a lesbian.
- Stella Cole, whom Mitchell played after this on Dollface, is a bisexual woman.
- Star-Making Role: She rose to prominence starring as Emily Fields in the Freeform series Pretty Little Liars.
