Shelley Catherine Hennig is an American actress and beauty pageant titleholder who held the Miss Teen USA 2004 title. She played Stephanie Johnson in Days of our Lives and starred in the CW series The Secret Circle as Diana Meade.
Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer TV Star: Female
Nominations
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series
Movies
Summer of 8, About Scout, Ouija, Unfriended, When We First Met
TV Shows
The Secret Circle, Teen Wolf, Days of Our Lives
Star Sign
Capricorn
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People called me "Slim" and "Daddy Long Legs", My best friend Martine named me Daddy Long Legs after she saw me running track. She was making fun of me!
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My brothers were my idols. I've always looked up to them and was proud to be their baby sister. I felt like they gave me some cool points, too.
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I had no idea what I wanted to be when I was 17. I just knew I wanted to be something larger than myself.
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I grew up in Louisiana--a little suburb right outside of New Orleans--and I wouldn't have it any other way!
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I love to eat. I'm from New Orleans. I eat like nobody's business. So to find a workout that I actually look forward to is a lifesaver.
I replaced someone on Days of Our Lives (1965) once, and the fans hated me. She was a redhead, I was a brunette: they went nuts. Even at fan events, they were rude to me.
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I'm personally more of a low-maintenance type of person. I want things to be easy and quick, especially when it comes to getting dressed.
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My favorite song is Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" because my brother used to sing it to me as loud as he could. Annoying then, favorite memory now.
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Personally, in real life, I'm a little more down-and-dirty than I am glamorous.
I was the fastest typist in my school, and I had an obsession with spelling and memorizing.
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I was a good student, but I was the biggest procrastinator.
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People ask me, "How's Teen Wolf (2011)?'' and I tell them it's literally the best job I've ever had. It's hard. Everybody wants to be a series regular. It's something that a lot of actors would kill to have. That being said, it's very demanding of you, in so many different ways.
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I was the happiest in English class, and algebra was where I cried.
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I worked at a local country club that I never belonged to. I did random tasks in the pro shop and supposed to be in charge of the register, but that didn't go so well. They quickly realized I was better with people, not computers.
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Fact
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Her father has German, Swiss-German, Scottish, and English ancestry. Her mother is of Italian descent (all four of Shelley's maternal great-grandparents were Italian immigrants).
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Her older brother, Brad Joseph Hennig (DOB: April 29, 1983), died in a drunk-driving incident in Destrehan, Louisiana on August 9, 2001 when he was 18. Shelley has since become an advocate against underage drinking.
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