Women of Country on the Big Screen

Many of our artists have lived with a passion for music from the start, but a few big players in country music gained their fame as actresses in television and up on the big screen.

With some of today's most popular hobbies involving watching movies, catching up on our favorite TV shows (which most consider watching Netflix these days) and listening to music, it's no wonder these actresses joined the music industry as well. Such happened to women of country artist Jana Kramer, widely known for her role of Alex Dupre on the hit TV show One Tree Hill. Previously appearing in hit  shows Friday Night Lights and 90210, Kramer had finally landed herself a main role on the CW's hit show One Tree Hill. Portraying a character much different from the Jana we all know today. Kramer's beauty and acting talents were captured with the sassy, self- absorbed, fashion model character of Alex Dupre when Jana joined the show in its seventh season. Thanks to the help of director and producer Mark Schwahn the show got to capture the beginnings of Jana's music career, eventually backfiring at the beginning of the ninth season, as Jana left the show to release her first album and go on tour. 

Anyone remember the young and quirky character of Sam Puckett on Nickelodeon's ICarly? Current country artist, Jennette McCurdy though known for her role as Sam Puckett on the Nickelodeon sitcom iCarly and its spin-off series Sam & Cat, has also appeared in a number of television series, including Victorious, Zoey 101, True Jackson VP, Malcolm in the Middle, and Lincoln Heights. Not only an actress, McCurdy has had her hand in producing, writing, and starring in her own online series What's Next for Sarah? And since May 2015, she has starred in the Netflix series Between. This girl has truly set her name into the young adult scene and hopes to do the same with her music as she works with Capitol Records Nashville to produce her next country hit album.

Another actress who currently is juggling the portrayal of Aria Montgomery on ABC Family's hit show Pretty Little Liars, as well as starting a new career in the music business is the beautiful and talented Lucy Hale. First featuring her musical talents in the movie A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song, Lucy has become a name in country music with her new songs "You Sound Good to Me" and "Lie a Little Better." Starting her acting career appearing in Drake and Josh, How I Met Your Mother, and Wizards of Waverly Place Lucy has landed a role that currently has been running for five years. Working alongside an all star cast upon the Warner Brothers lot, Hale seems comfortable with her success as an actress, but with a voice like hers a music career would never hurt.

Other notable women of country artists with a history of acting include:

Laura Bell Bundy

Julianne Hough

Bethany Joy Lenz

Grace Potter

Carrie Underwood