Shelley Hennig: Biography in Details
Who is Shelley Hennig?
Shelley Hennig is an American actress and model. She has also won the Miss Teen USA title in 2004. She appeared in the NBC soap opera, Passion which was a part of her prize package.
Hennig appeared as Stephanie Johnson on the soap opera Days of Our Lives (2007–2011, 2017) and received two Daytime Emmy Award nominations for her performance.
Who are the parents of Shelley Hennig?
She was born on January 02, 1987, in Metairie, Louisiana, the USA. Her birth name is Shelley Catherine Hennig.
Her father’s name is Glenn H. Hennig Sr. and her mother’s name is Cathy Distefano Gosse.
Shelley Hennig has two brothers. Her older brother’s name is Glenn H. Hennig Jr. and her younger brother’s name is Brad Joseph Hennig. Sadly, Brad died on August 9, 2001, due to drunk driving.
Talking about her nationality, she is American, and she belongs to German ethnicity.
Education
Shelley Hennig studied at Destrehan High School where she graduated as a student with academic excellence.
Shelley Hennig: Career, Professional life
In the year 2003, Shelley Hennig took in a state show held in Lafayette, Louisiana “the Miss Louisiana Teen USA 2004.”
Wining it, she also represents Louisiana in the 2004 Miss Teen USA pageant held in Palm Springs, California. Further, she has also hosted the Miss Teen USA 2008 show.
Shelley Hennig as a reward got a one-year modeling contract, with Trump Modeling Management and a scholarship to The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts.
After she won the beauty contest, she also received a one-year modeling contract with Trump Modeling Management and a scholarship to study at The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts.
Being a titleholder, she traveled along with the Miss Universe and Miss USA and works for several charities such as Seeds of Peace, D.A.R.E., Sparrow Clubs, and SHiNE.
Thus, Henning worked with a local Louisiana non-profit organization called Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse where she mentored young souls about the impacts and results of drugs and alcohol abuse.
Shelley also served the Miss Universe Organization and was seen making appearances on various television guest and delivered public speeches.
She also performed in the NBC soap opera, Passion which was a part of her prize package. On August 8, 2005, she was seen on MTV’s The Reality Show where she tried to win the show but was rejected.
She is best known for her contract role of Stephanie Johnson in the movie, Days of our Lives whose cast she joined on April 20, 2007. For this role, Shelley was nominated twice, once in 2010, and in 2012 Daytime Emmy Awards for the Outstanding Younger Actress In A Drama Series category.
Shelley Hennig played the major character of Diana Meade, in the TV series named, The Secret Circle from 2011 to 2012.
After that, she performed on MTV in a series called Zach Stone is Gonna be Famous, but the show was removed after a season. In 2013 Shelley was seen appearing in the movie titled, The Independent.
Shelley Hennig has also portrayed in the MTV series, Teen Wolf as a character of Malia Tate. For her portrayal of Malia, she won Choice Summer TV Star: Female at the 2016 Teen Choice Awards.
A year later, she appeared in the Blumhouse horror films Ouija and Unfriended. Moreover, she also appeared on The Band Perry’s music video for “Gentle on My Mind” alongside The Hunger Games actor Alexander Ludwig.
Likely, in 2017, she starred in country music artist Maren Morris’ music video for “I Could Use a Love Song.”
In the year of 2018, she played a supporting role as a photographer, Carrie Grey, in the Netflix romantic comedy When We First Met. Lately, in 2020, she appears in NBC Comedy pilot Crazy For You in a leading role.
Shelley Hennig: Salary, Net Worth
Shelley Hennig has amassed a good amount of money from her career. Her net worth is around $1 million as of 2022.
Other information regarding her salary is not available.
Is Shelley Hennig involved in any rumors and controversies?
Shelley Hennig has different rumors that she is in a relationship with The Secret Circle co-star, Thomas Dekker in February 2012.
Furthermore, in 2012, there were dating rumors about her and Gotham star, Ben Mckenzieindating.
Up to now, she is not been in any type of controversy.
Body Measurement: Height, Weight
Shelley Hennig stands with a height of 5 ft 8 inches (173 cm). Likely, her weight is 57 kg and she has dark brown colored hair and eyes.
Shelley’s body measurement is 33-26-35 inches (84-66-89 cm) and her dress size is 4 (US) or 8 (UK) or 34 (EU). Her shoe size is 7.5 (US) and her bra size is 32B.
Social Media
Shelley Hennig is active on Instagram with around 3M followers on around 673K followers on Twitter. Likely, her Facebook page also holds around 15K followers.
Furthermore, she is also active on TikTok with around 2K followers and 67K likes.
Shelley Hennig’s Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | January | Tuesday |
| 2025 | January | Thursday |
| 2026 | January | Friday |
| 2027 | January | Saturday |
| 2028 | January | Sunday |