Ashley Rickards
- Actress
- Director
Ashley Nicole Rickards is an American actress. She graduated from high
school, at age 15, and is currently a member of MENSA. She has been in
various films and television shows, portraying a wide variety of
characters, most notably
Fly Away (2011), in which she portrayed
"Mandy", a severely autistic girl. She is also the lead character,
"Jenna Hamilton", in MTV's
Awkward. (2011). A former
competitive equestrian, Ashley is also on the board of directors for
"Project Futures Somaly Mam Foundation", which works to prevent and end
human trafficking and sexual slavery in south east Asia and, soon,
worldwide. Ashley writes poetry, scripts, and short stories in her
spare time.
