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What Is Bethany Joy Lenz's Net Worth?

At the end of her contract with "Guiding Light," she left her role and moved from New York City to Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, Lenz landed a role in "Happy Days: the Musical." She also was cast in a musical version of "The Outsiders." Additionally, she landed guest appearances in "Off Centre," "Charmed," "Felicity," "Maybe It's Me," and "The Guardian."

Bethany started singing at the age of three at The Carpenter's Church in Lakeland, Florida. When she was seven, Joy and her family moved to Arlington, Texas, where she studied dance, tap, jazz, acting, and theater at The Creative Arts Theater. Some of her stage roles as a youth include a Munchkin in a local production of "The Wizard of Oz" and a Scout in "To Kill a Mockingbird" at the Irving Community Theater in Texas.

When Lenz was 17 years old, she played the teenage clone of Reva Shayne on the CBS Daytime soap opera "Guiding Light" for nine episodes. Her time on the show was so popular among viewers that she was later recast as Michelle Bauer Santos. She graduated from high school while on the show. She then landed a role in "Mary and Rhoda," a made-for-television movie. Additionally, Bethany did a one-year run on a New York cabaret called "Foxy Ladies Love/Boogie 70's Explosion." She also filmed two pilots during this time.

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While visiting Los Angeles, Lenz landed her first professional job in a doll commercial. She later went on to appear in commercials for Eggo Waffles, Dr. Pepper, and others. She continued to work as an actress while still in high school and landed the role of Linda Halleck inStephen King'sThinner. Bethany also appeared in various pilots, commercials, and other films, in addition to performing regularly in regional theatres.

Bethany Joy Lenz is an American actress, director, producer, and musician who has a net worth of $1 million. Bethany Joy Lenz is probably most famous for playing the character Haley James Scott on "One Tree Hill." Bethany is also known for her role as Michelle Bauer Santos on the daytime soap opera "Guiding Light."

Bethany Joy Lenz was born on April 2, 1981, in Hollywood, Florida. Her father, Robert Gage Lenz, was a history teacher and therapist, and her mother, Catharine Malcolm Holt Shepard, was a personnel manager and entrepreneur. Her grandfather was the 1950s Broadway star George Lenz. Notably, George Lenz starred in such popular musicals as "Wish You Were Here," and "South Pacific," among many others.

In the sixth season of "One Tree Hill," Bethany made her directorial debut. Over the course of the season, she was one of several directors and directed three total episodes. After eight seasons on the air, the show returned for a final ninth season before ending in April 2012.

When Lenz was 22, she was cast in the WB television series "One Tree Hill." She originally auditioned for the roles of Brooke Davis and Haley James and landed the role of Haley James. While she was on the popular show, she was also offered the role of Belle in "Beauty and the Beast" while it was still on Broadway. However, she turned it down due to scheduling conflicts. She did appear in an episode of "Life Unexpected" as part of a crossover-event between "Life Unexpected" and "One Tree Hill."

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