---
name: "Bethany Joy Lenz"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bethany-joy-lenz"
fi1m_id: "bethany-joy-lenz"
imdb_id: "nm0502342"
tmdb_id: 1118081
wikidata_id: "Q230424"
roles: ["Composer","Director"]
born: "2 April 1981"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 0
updated: "2026-09-23T11:11:36.521471+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Bethany Joy Lenz

## Identity

Bethany Joy Lenz

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/bethany-joy-lenz
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** bethany-joy-lenz
- **IMDb ID:** nm0502342
- **TMDB ID:** 1118081
- **Wikidata ID:** Q230424
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany_Joy_Lenz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q230424, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0502342/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1118081

Composer and director. Born 2 April 1981 in Hollywood, Florida, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer, Director
- **Born:** 2 April 1981, Hollywood, Florida, USA
- **Also known as:** Joie Lenz, Bethany Joy Galeotti, Joy Lenz, Μπέθανι Τζόι Λενζ, بثانی جوی لنز
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethany_Joy_Lenz, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q230424, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0502342/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1118081

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*One Tree Hill*](https://film.one/tv/one-tree-hill.md) (66)

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## Biography

Bethany Joy Lenz is an American actress, singer-songwriter and director. She is best known for portraying Haley James Scott in the television series *One Tree Hill* (2003–2012), in which she also directed three episodes and received a composer credit.

Earlier in her career Lenz appeared as Michelle Bauer Santos in the soap opera *Guiding Light* (1998–2000) and performed in stage productions including *Happy Days: the Musical*. She trained as a singer in New York and Los Angeles, has released solo albums, and performed with the duo Everly.

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, onetreehill.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *One Tree Hill* (2003), Fi1m 66, as Haley James Scott — [page](https://film.one/tv/one-tree-hill.md)

## Complete filmography (36)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Hope Valley: 1874* (2026), series, as Rebecca Clarke
- *Savoring Paris* (2024), as Ella
- *A Biltmore Christmas* (2023), as Lucy Hardgrove
- *So Cold the River* (2022), as Erica Shaw · Executive Producer
- *Good Sam* (2022), series, as Amy Taylor
- *An Unexpected Christmas* (2021), as Emily
- *Five Star Christmas* (2020), as Lucy Ralston
- *Blindfire* (2020), as Jan Bishop
- *Just My Type* (2020), as Vanessa Sills
- *A Valentine's Match* (2020), as Natalie Simmons
- *Pearson* (2019), series, as Keri Allen
- *Bottled with Love* (2019), as Abbey Lawrence
- *Poinsettias for Christmas* (2018), as Ellie Palmer
- *Royal Matchmaker* (2018), as Kate Gleason
- *Snowed Inn Christmas* (2017), as Jenna Hudson
- *Extortion* (2017), as Julie Riley
- *Colony* (2016), series, as Morgan
- *The Christmas Secret* (2014), as Christine Eisley
- *Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.* (2013), series, as Stephanie Malick
- *Men at Work* (2012), series, as Meg
- *Life Unexpected* (2010), series, as Haley James Scott
- *Dexter* (2006), series, as Cassie Jollenston — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/dexter.md)
- *Grey's Anatomy* (2005), series, as Jenny — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/greys-anatomy.md)
- *Bring It On Again* (2004), as Marni Potts
- *One Tree Hill* (2003), series, as Haley James Scott · Director, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/one-tree-hill.md)
- *Off Centre* (2001), series, as Heather
- *Maybe It's Me* (2001), series, Actor
- *The Guardian* (2001), series, as Claire Stasiak
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, as Darcy Blaine
- *Mary and Rhoda* (2000), as Rose Cronin
- *Charmed* (1998), series, as Lady Julia
- *Felicity* (1998), series, as Gretchen
- *Thinner* (1996), as Linda Halleck
- *I Love You, I Love You Not* (1996), Actor
- *Psalty's Salvation Celebration* (1992), as Shelly
- *Harvest Moon*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Bethany Joy Galeotti (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/1300895/gallery-0865b34f4563.jpg) Bethany Joy Galeotti (2009) — Bev Moser from Mount Juliet TN, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Bethany_Joy_Galeotti.jpg/1280px-Bethany_Joy_Galeotti.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bethany Joy Lenz at Vogue Evenement's 'BACK TO TREE HILL' Event in France (2012)](https://film.one/media/person/1300895/gallery-0d90fa6cfee7.jpg) Bethany Joy Lenz at Vogue Evenement's 'BACK TO TREE HILL' Event in France (2012) — Vogue Evenement, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Bethany_Joy_Lenz_BACK_TO_TREE_HILL.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Bethany Joy Lenz en 2022 lors d'une convention à Paris](https://film.one/media/person/1300895/gallery-f8651767e1d8.jpg) Bethany Joy Lenz en 2022 lors d'une convention à Paris — France - Roster Con, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Bethany_Joy_Lenz_en_2022.jpg/1280px-Bethany_Joy_Lenz_en_2022.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bethany Joy Lenz](https://film.one/media/person/1300895/gallery-db8882e8c790.jpg) Bethany Joy Lenz — Sklae Photographer, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/Bethany_Joy_lenz_for_her_book_in_Los_Angeles.jpg/1280px-Bethany_Joy_lenz_for_her_book_in_Los_Angeles.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bethany Joy Lenz](https://film.one/media/person/1300895/gallery-ea3b4bbea5bb.jpg) Bethany Joy Lenz — Image via TMDB
- ![Bethany Joy Lenz](https://film.one/media/person/1300895/gallery-40c08b367d47.jpg) Bethany Joy Lenz — Image via TMDB
- ![Bethany Joy Lenz](https://film.one/media/person/1300895/gallery-06fa72adee86.jpg) Bethany Joy Lenz — Image via TMDB
- ![Bethany Joy Lenz (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/1300895/gallery-6b5f553a173d.jpg) Bethany Joy Lenz (2015) — Bethany Joy Lenz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Bethany_Lenz.jpeg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

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