Best friends with Brittany Snow, Sophia Bush, Hilarie Burton and Abigail Spencer.

She has a 13 year old sister, who is not allowed to watch her on the WB's "One Tree Hill" (2003).

Since leaving "The Guiding Light" (1952) in 2000, she has kept in touch with co-stars Tammy Blanchard (Drew) and Paul Anthony Stewart (Danny).

Performed with Tyler Hilton, 'Gavin Degraw' and The Wreckers (Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp) on the One Tree Hill Tour.

Played, on guitar, and sang the National Anthem in the One Tree Hill cast Super Bowl in early 2004.

Is also a talented musician and singer with a four-octave range.

Her favorite TV shows are: "Joan of Arcadia" (2003), "Alias" (2001), "I Love Lucy" (1951), "Lost" (2004), "Arrested Development" (2003) and "Friends" (1994).

Goes by her middle name "Joy."

Her prized possession is Journals.

Her hobbies are Photography, painting, writing, horseback riding, knitting, and making stationery.

Impressed producers so much during her three week stint as "Teenage Reva Clone" on "The Guiding Light" (1952), she was re-hired later that year in the contract role of "Michelle Bauer" on the daytime serial.

Released the limited CD "Preincarnate" featuring eight original tracks (2002)

Her favorite musicians are: Sheryl Crow, U2, Coldplay, "and anything that's not a sellout".

Changed her last name from Lenz to Galeotti when she got married. It is reflected on the credits of One Tree Hill.

November 2005: Announced she will be marrying Michael Galeotti by the end of the year. She will be taking his surname and using "Bethany Joy Galeotti" professionally, which should be reflected in the "One Tree Hill" (2003) opening credits by the new year.

Starred/worked with Richard Lee Jackson in "Bring It On Again" and is now married to Richard Lee Jackson's band mate Michael Galeotti from their band Enation.

The unusual spelling of her name was adopted in her early teens.

She has a springer spaniel named Scout, and two cats named Noah and Allie, the lead characters in the film The Notebook (2004), and the book by Nicholas Sparks, on which the film is based.