Bethany Joy Galeotti is an American actress, director, producer, and musician with an estimated net worth of $3.5 million. Born Bethany Joy Lenz on April 2, 1981 in Hollywood, Florida, USA, she began singing at the age of three at The Carpenter’s Church in Lakeland, Florida. She attended Pope Elementary after the family moved to Arlington, Texas when she was seven.

In the same year, Bethany Joy enrolled in The Creative Arts Theater and School, where she took dance, tap, jazz, acting, and theater classes. She landed her first stage role as a Munchkin in the local production of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. She played Scout Finch in the production of To Kill a Mockingbird three years later. Other productions included Annie, Gypsy and Cinderella.

Galeotti earned her estimated net worth of $3.5 million by playing the role of Haley James Scott, the wife of Nathan (played by James Lafferty) and childhood friend of Lucas (played by Chad Michael Murray), on the CW television drama One Tree Hill. She also starred as Michelle Bauer Santos on the CBS Daytime soap opera Guiding Light when she moved to New York. Two years later, she moved to Los Angeles and guest starred on television shows such as Charmed, Felicity, and The Guardian. She also appeared in the stage productions of The Outsiders, directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman, and Happy Days, directed by Garry Marshall.

An accomplished singer, Bethany Joy is recognized for her music as a solo artist and as member of the band Everly with Amber Sweeney. Many of her songs were used on One Tree Hill.