Shelley Regner

Life and career

Regner was born and raised in the Baton Rouge area the daughter of Jan and Donald Regner, a businessman. She has a sister, Lauren Regner, who is also a performer. She is a graduate of Parkview Baptist High School, and graduated from Louisiana State University with a degree in theatre in 2011. In college, she was a member of the sorority Kappa Delta. In Baton Rouge, she performed at the Theatre Baton Rouge in productions of Rent as Maureen and The Producers. While at LSU, she performed in the musical Spring Awakening. In 2010, she played the role of Crystal in Little Shop of Horrors at the Ascension Community Theatre.

She performed in the musical Spank, a spoof of Fifty Shades of Grey, in 2014. Regner also performed in Bronies: The Musical, a show about My Little Pony. Regner played the role of Nadia in the pop-opera Bare in Los Angelesand the role of Cecile Caldwell in a musical version of Cruel Intentions.She recently played the role of Amy in Company at the Cabrillo Music Theater.Regner performed in the show American Idiot in Los Angeles in 2015.

Regner's most prominent role has been as Ashley in the Pitch Perfect movie series. She landed the role after an open-call audition held in Baton Rouge; much of the movie and its sequel was filmed in Baton Rouge and at Louisiana State University. She also performed as Liz in the film What Happened Last Night.

Regner and Pitch Perfect co-star Kelley Jakle performed in a special concert titled Total Vocal at Carnegie Hall in March 2015.