40 Fun Facts About Shay Mitchell

Shay Mitchell first auditioned for which other Pretty Little Liars character before she was cast as Emily Fields?

Spencer Hastings was the part she read for first; she then tried out for Emily and won a role she kept for seven seasons.

Shay Mitchell's mother, Precious Garcia, comes from the province of Pampanga in which Asian country?

Philippines-born Precious Garcia left the country at 19; Mitchell's father, Mark, is of Scottish and Irish descent.

Shay Mitchell's mother is a first cousin of which Tony-winning singer, the singing voice of Princess Jasmine and Mulan?

Lea Salonga won that Tony in 1991 for Miss Saigon, becoming the first actress of Asian descent to win Best Actress in a Musical.

Shay Mitchell co-founded which travel brand in 2018, launching it with a duffle, a weekender and a backpack?

Béis launched with seven styles priced under $100, with Mitchell as co-founder and creative director.

Shay Mitchell's dance-challenge clip appears in the video for 'In My Feelings', a 2018 number one by which Canadian?

Drake ended the video with a montage of celebrities attempting the viral dance; Mitchell's attempt shared the screen with the cast of Queer Eye.

The thriller You, co-starring Shay Mitchell, first aired in 2018 on which cable channel before moving to Netflix?

Lifetime drew small audiences and passed on a second season, and the series became a worldwide hit only after Netflix picked it up.

Shay Mitchell's Pretty Little Liars character, Emily Fields, is the athlete of the group and competes in which sport?

Swimming marks Emily on the page too: in the novels her hair is tinted blue-green by the pool's chlorine.

In the horror film The Possession of Hannah Grace, Shay Mitchell's ex-cop takes a night shift at what kind of workplace?

A morgue is where her character, Megan Reed, logs a body that will not stay dead; the low-budget chiller grossed $43 million worldwide.

Shay Mitchell's nickname is short for which first name, the one she was given at birth in 1987?

Shannon Ashley Garcia Mitchell is her full name; Garcia is the surname of her mother, Precious.

As a teenager, before she turned to acting, Shay Mitchell worked in Bangkok, Hong Kong and Barcelona as what?

A fashion model for a variety of companies by her late teens, she then went back to Toronto to study acting.

Shay Mitchell was born in 1987 in which Ontario city, a neighbour of Toronto that is home to Pearson airport?

Mississauga is where she was born to Mark Mitchell and Precious Garcia; she later studied acting next door in Toronto.

Shay Mitchell was born in Ontario but finished high school in a suburb of which other Canadian city?

Vancouver was home in her teens: she graduated from West Vancouver Secondary School, and the Pretty Little Liars pilot was later filmed in the city.

Shay Mitchell plays the love interest in the 2009 video for 'Hold My Hand' by which Jamaican star?

Sean Paul's clip came out in December 2009, six months before Pretty Little Liars premiered.

Shay Mitchell began acting in 2009 with a one-episode cameo in which long-running Canadian teen drama franchise?

Degrassi: The Next Generation used her in a single episode, credited as a model; the next year she was a lead in an American teen drama.

In the first season of the thriller You, Shay Mitchell plays which wealthy socialite, best friend of Guinevere Beck?

Peach Salinger is a controlling socialite who met Beck at Brown University and harbours a secret passion for her.

Shay Mitchell starred in the first season of You opposite which former Gossip Girl actor, who plays Joe Goldberg?

Penn Badgley plays a New York bookstore manager whose fixation on a customer turns deadly, a role that ran for five seasons.

Shay Mitchell plays free spirit Stella Cole in the comedy Dollface, whose heroine Jules is played by which actress?

Kat Dennings also executive produced the comedy, which Mitchell joined in a recasting after another actress was first given Stella.

Shay Mitchell's comedy series Dollface premiered in November 2019 on which streaming service?

Hulu ran the comedy for two seasons, cancelled it in 2022 and later pulled it from streaming in a cost-cutting purge.

Shay Mitchell made her voice-acting debut in 2021 as the title character of which Netflix animated series?

Trese required her to recite some lines in a language she knows but is not fluent in, so she worked with a dialect coach over Zoom.

Shay Mitchell is an executive producer of which Fox crime drama about a surgeon working for a Las Vegas mob?

The Cleaning Lady, adapted from an Argentine series, ran for four seasons with Élodie Yung in the lead.

Emily Fields, the character Shay Mitchell played for seven seasons, was created in 2006 by which American novelist?

Sara Shepard wrote the Pretty Little Liars novels after a book packager pitched the idea as a Desperate Housewives for teens; the main series ran to 16 books.

Shay Mitchell's Emily Fields and her friends are tormented by the anonymous 'A' in which fictional Pennsylvania town?

Rosewood is home to the Liars across the show's 160 episodes, although after the pilot the series was filmed in Los Angeles.

Pretty Little Liars, Shay Mitchell's breakout series, premiered in 2010 on which channel, later renamed Freeform?

ABC Family made it the network's longest-running original series; the adaptation had first been planned for The WB, which shut down in 2006.

Shay Mitchell shared a Ship of the Year nomination at the MTV Fandom Awards with which co-star, who plays Alison?

Sasha Pieterse plays the queen bee Emily has loved since seventh grade in the novels; the pair were nominated as a screen couple again in 2017.

Shay Mitchell's 2016 ensemble comedy Mother's Day was the final film of which director, who also made Pretty Woman?

Garry Marshall died in July 2016, and the comedy, narrated by his sister Penny, also proved to be her final film.

In the film Mother's Day, Shay Mitchell plays Tina, the young new wife of the ex-husband of which star's character?

Jennifer Aniston plays Sandy, a divorced mother of two who is still getting used to the remarriage; Timothy Olyphant plays the ex.

Shay Mitchell voices Brenda, a popular girl who is murdered, in which adult animated series led by Mindy Kaling?

Velma is a Scooby-Doo prequel made for HBO Max, and the first series in the franchise that leaves out the dog himself.

Shay Mitchell documented her first pregnancy in Almost Ready, a 2019 series posted fortnightly on which platform?

YouTube was also where she broke the news, surprising fans with the announcement on her own channel.

In 2011 Shay Mitchell signed with Procter & Gamble to front a shampoo line from which haircare brand?

Pantene picked her for its Nature Fusion range, a deal that arrived during her first year on Pretty Little Liars.

Shay Mitchell made her writing debut in 2015 with which young adult novel, co-written with Michaela Blaney?

Bliss came out in October 2015, and a HelloGiggles review called the novel a must-read.

Which long-term partner of Shay Mitchell, the father of her two daughters, is also a co-founder of her brand Rini?

Matte Babel has been with Mitchell since 2017, and he appears alongside her in the pregnancy series Almost Ready.

Shay Mitchell's second daughter, born in 2022, shares her name with which European capital city?

Rome was named in tribute to Mitchell's late grandmother Romaine, whom she called her best friend and her soulmate.

Which Australian film star produced Shay Mitchell's comedy Dollface and appeared in it as a spiritual guide?

Margot Robbie produced the series through her company LuckyChap Entertainment and played Imelda in its first season.

In Dollface, which former talk-show host plays Liv, the bar owner and love interest of Shay Mitchell's Stella?

Lilly Singh and Mitchell already shared a screen credit: Mitchell appears in Singh's 2016 tour documentary A Trip to Unicorn Island.

In Something from Tiffany's, Shay Mitchell's Vanessa is mistakenly given what gift instead of an engagement ring?

Earrings bought by a stranger for his own girlfriend reach Vanessa after two Tiffany's boxes are swapped at the scene of an accident.

Shay Mitchell had a four-episode arc as Irina Webber in Aaron Stone, the first original series of which channel?

Disney XD launched in February 2009 with the Toronto-filmed action series, which ended after its second season.

Shay Mitchell earned six nominations between 2014 and 2018, without a win, at which fan-voted ceremony?

Teen Choice Awards voters nominated her five times for Pretty Little Liars and once, in 2018, as a style and beauty web star.

Shay Mitchell's brand Rini drew a backlash in 2025 for marketing which beauty product to young children?

Face masks in animal designs led the line, developed with laboratories in South Korea, and critics questioned selling skincare to toddlers.

Which former child star guest-stars in Dollface as Dan Hackett, a man Shay Mitchell's Stella met on vacation?

Macaulay Culkin appears in the first season, where Stella's friend Madison accuses his character of being the Bread Bowl Killer.

Which Hawaii-born actress plays Teresa, the mother of Shay Mitchell's character Stella, in the comedy Dollface?

Tia Carrere, the rock singer Cassandra in Wayne's World, appears in the first season as Stella's mother.