Shay Mitchell

ABOUT SHAY MITCHELL

Mitchell was born in Mississauga, Ontario. She is an actress known to television audiences as Emily Fields on Freeform's Pretty Little Liars . In 2011, she received a Young Hollywood Award for her work on the hit show. She'd go on to star in Lifetime's You along with Penn Badgley .

She began her career as a model, participating in a notable campaign for American Eagle Outfitters.

In 2010, she appeared in a Disney XD series called Aaron Stone .

She was born to Precious and Mark Mitchell and raised alongside a younger brother named Sean . Her father is of Scottish and Irish descent and her mother, who is Filipina, is from the province of Pampanga. She has been in a relationship with Matte Babel . She and Babel welcomed a daughter named Atlas in 2019. She was previously romantically tied to Carlos PenaVega . In February 2022, she announced that she is expecting her second child. She welcomed her second daughter in June 2022.

She appeared in Logan Paul 's music video " Help Me Help You " alongside the band Why Don't We .