Bethany Joy Galeotti (born on April 2 1981) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress.

Trained at the Brooklyn College of Opera, Galeotti learned to sing, play guitar and piano, and compose music. As a singer, she has released two independent albums, titled Preincarnate (2002) and Come On Home (2005). As an actress, she is best known for her role as Michelle Bauer Santos on Guiding Light (from 1998 to 2000) and for her role as Haley James Scott on One Tree Hill (since 2003).

Bethany Joy Lenz (or now Galeotti) was born in Hollywood Florida, and now resides in Vancouver, Washington. Her current project - the CW hit “One Tree Hill” - is filmed in North Carolina. Lenz plays Haley James Scott, wife to James Lafferty’s “Nathan”, and childhood mate of Chad Michael Murray’s “Lucas”. Prior to One Tree Hill, Bethany spent most of her acting career on the stage. She has called Musical theater her passion, and has performed in various productions of “Annie”,