Aubrey Peeples

Aubrey Shea Peeples (born November 27, 1993) is an American actress and singer. She is known for her role as Layla Grant in the ABC drama series Nashville. She can be seen in the upcoming series Unconventional by show-runner Kit Williamson as Margot, a bipolar woman coming to terms with her mental health. She also led Carrie Brownstein's pilot Search & Destroy for Hulu based on her band Sleater-Kinney. Peeples played the lead role in the musical fantasy film Jem and the Holograms (2015). Her writing and directorial debut Decadeless premiered at the Portland Oregon Women's Film Festival in 2019. Early life Aubrey Shea Peeples was born and raised in Lake Mary, Florida, by parents Wendy and Ashley, and has a younger sister named Ally. Growing up, Peeples performed with the Orlando Repertory Theatre for ten years. She graduated from Lake Mary Preparatory School, where she was valedictorian of the class of 2012. Peeples was accepted to Harvard University but deferred entry twice, the second time to accept her role on Nashville. Career Peeples has guest-starred in Drop Dead Diva, Burn Notice, Austin & Ally, Grey's Anatomy, and she had a recurring role on Necessary Roughness. She has also appeared in the made-for-television movies Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective, The Good Mother and Sharknado. She was cast in a major recurring role, playing Layla Grant, a runner-up in a reality singing competition and rising country star, in the second season of the ABC drama series Nashville. She was later promoted to regular status for Nashvilles fourth season. However, Peeples did not return for the show's fifth season when Nashville moved to CMT.