Ashley Marin is the mother of Hanna Marin.
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Ashley was born in Rosewood, Pennsylvania. She married Tom Marin and they had a daughter together, Hanna. When Hanna was a young girl, Tom left Ashley for another woman. Ashley was embarrassed which led Hanna to tell a different story. She said that her mom and dad grew apart, split up and it was a good thing because her mother is much happier now. Ashley is willing to do everything to protect her daughter, even if that means sleeping with Detective Wilden to make sure the charges against her daughter for shoplifting will be dropped.
After Tom left the family, it became hard for Ashley to make ends meet financially. At that time she is working at a bank where she takes care of other people's money, so it is easy for her to have access to the money. This is where she steals money from a client. Just when things get very tense - the woman whose money she stole asked for a consultation with Ashley - Ashley's assistant comes in and tells Ashley that the woman died and the appointment is therefore canceled. This secret is not exposed, only to Hanna (she finds out after she comes home from the hospital and finds a large amount of money in a lasagna box) and Caleb.
Ashley always wants the best for her daughter and will do what it takes to keep her safe. If the Liars' parents find out about the possible harassment by "A", Ashley is one of them to help take care of the situation. She tries to talk with Hanna - and find out what is going on - but this frustrates Hanna.
When Darren Wilden is killed, Ashley is one of the first suspects because of the discovered footage and mysterious other developments, like the gun in the closet and the dirty pink Manalo's in a bag in the dishwasher; She is arrested and it seems to become a hopeless situation for Hanna and Ashley. Both of them are going through a rough and emotional period and Hanna (and Ashley) get help from Travis. When Hanna is talking with Mona, she offers to turn herself in and confess the murder. That way, Ashley's charges are dropped.
Tom's mother, Regina Marin, loves Ashley a lot even though she is no longer married to her son. It seems as though Regina is more fond of Ashley than she is of her son. Regina also clearly favors Ashley over Isabel Marin for Tom.
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- Usually, a clean record is required in order to qualify to work in a bank. In "The First Secret", it seems that Ashley has just that - before she ever got involved with the detective on her daughter's case or committed embezzlement.
- Ashley stole from a bank account but was never found out or punished. However, she was later incarcerated for a crime she did not commit.
- She was accused of Wilden's murder and was later released though with a condition of a tag.
- Ashley cheated on Pastor Ted with Jason DiLaurentis in "Fresh Meat", but Ted forgave her and they got engaged.
- However, it's revealed after the time jump they broke off their engagement due to something unrelated to Ashley's fling.