Here's How Much Janel Parrish Is Really Worth
If you recognize Janel Parrish in the upcoming Netflix film To All the Boys: Always and Forever, it's because she is hardly new to TV and movies (via IMDb). The actress, who plays Margot Covey, the older sister of Lara Jean, the film's protagonist, is also featured in the second film in the series, To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You, and of course, in the original, buzzworthy movie, To All the Boys I've Loved Before (via Cheat Sheet).
But the role of Margot was from her first foray on the small screen. Most notably, Parrish is known as Mona Vanderwaal from Pretty Little Liars. About playing the fan favorite, the star has said, "She was one of the best characters I've ever had the privilege to play and I miss her" (via Hollywood Life). She also noted about the experience, "The writers constantly kept me on my feet with so many twists and turns... I feel like she had so many personalities over the years, and it was an actor's dream to be able to play them all."
What Janel Parrish was doing before Pretty Little Liars
Parrish's acting career dates back to 1999 when she appeared on Baywatch. A smattering of smaller TV roles followed, with the star later playing Jade in the Bratz movie — a role she called her "first big credit." Then, in 2014, she competed on Dancing With the Stars (via Celebrity Net Worth).
The process wasn't a walk in the park, according to the star, who said about a video featuring her dancing with her partner Val Chmerkovskiy, "We're showing ourselves to America and showing what we go through each day in rehearsals. It's not always going to be happy and sunny. We're working really, really hard, and sometimes, it's very stressful and very frustrating" (via People). Meanwhile, Parrish and Chmerkovskiy ended up coming in third place their season (via Time).
Now, given her many years in Hollywood, Parrish has amassed a decent net worth. The 32-year-old likely made upwards of $125,000 for her time on the reality dancing competition (via Screen Rant). We don't know what her exact salary was for any of her TV or film work, but Celebrity Net Worth estimates her fortune at $700,000.