Ava Allan was born in Tarzana, California. She landed her first modeling job for Disney magazine when she was only five, and has continued to model for many national magazines, campaigns and commercials. Her television debut came at the age of ten on "True Jackson VP". Ava played 'young Amanda' to actress Danielle Bisutti and worked with Keke Palmer and Robbie Amell. In the CBS show "Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior", she played 'Erica Nichols' and got to work opposite Oscar winner, Forrest Whitaker. Ava played the iconic character 'Addison Derringer' on the hit Freeform show "Pretty Little Liars" who stirred up drama and gossip throughout the entire fandom. In addition, Ava booked a recurring role on the CBS show "Young Sheldon", where she currently plays the character 'Jana', who is the girlfriend to series regular, Montana Jordan's character, 'Georgie'. Ava booked a role on the new Showtime show "Yellowjackets" which stars Juliette Lewis, Christina Ricci and Melanie Lynkskey, who plays her mother on the show. Ava played the lead role of "Paula" in the feature film from Kim Rocco Shields, "Love is All You Need?" with Briana Evigan, Emily Osment and Tyler Blackburn. Ava lives just outside of Los Angeles with her mom, dad, and older sister.