Mallory Bechtel

Mallory Bechtel is an American musical theatre actress born on November 26, 1999, in The Woodlands, Texas. She gained recognition for her performances as lead and understudy in various musicals, including the Tony Award-winning musical, Dear Evan Hansen on Broadway. Bechtel has also made appearances in multiple television shows and films. In 2022, she starred as twins Karen and Kelly Beasley on Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin. She was nominated for a Broadway.com Audience Award in 2019 for her role as Zoe Murphy in Dear Evan Hansen. Bechtel started her acting career at the age of eight and made her professional stage debut in 2008. She had plans to study at New York University Tisch School of the Arts but deferred them when cast in Dear Evan Hansen.