Ashley Bell

A veteran stage performer while still in her twenties, actress Ashley Bell's onscreen efforts were largely limited to minor parts on episodic television and in independent features. However, her astonishing turn as a young woman apparently in the grip of demonic possession in "The Last Exorcism" (2010) brought her to the attention of critics and audiences around the world, all of whom marveled at the punishing physical torments endured by her character. Bell's character underwent seemingly impossible back bends, facial contortions and other terrifying phenomena while depicting her possession, all of which were performed by Bell herself. Her performance earned her enough buzz to warrant her growing status as a starlet in the making.