- Ashley was born two months early, weighing 2 pounds 8 ounces. She was in ICU for a month. Her parents were told she would need heart surgery on Christmas Day. The family's prayers were answered on December 25, when Ashley's parents were told by doctors that her heart had closed up; she never needed any surgeries. After two months in the hospital, Ashley was released and went home; she weighed 4 pounds 8 ounces, and she's been healthy as a horse ever since.
- She was the inspiration for the physical look of teenage "Jean Grey" in the 2008 comic book, "X-Men Origins". In addition, Sasha Pieterse, her co-star in Pretty Little Liars (2010), inspired the physical look of an adolescent Jean Grey.
- Her father has English and German ancestry. Her mother's family is from Ireland.
- In April 2005, signed a 3-year contract with Days of Our Lives (1965).
- Younger sister of fellow actress Shaylene Benson.
- Made her acting debut in a 2002 Salon Surprise Barbie Doll commercial.
- Born into a family of police officers from Southern California.
- Ironically for someone who starred in *Bring It On: In It to Win It* and *Fab Five: the Texas Cheerleader Scandal*, Benson tried out for her high school cheer squad but was NOT selected. "More than anything else, it was the pyramid that got me," she admits. "I just didn't have any head for heights".
- No relation to Amber Benson of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" fame, despite a popular misconception.
- In Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal (2008), she beat Carissa Fowler by giving her two slaps and two punches.
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