Ashleigh van der Hoven was born in Cape Town South Africa Having always been a performer her love for acting became evident during her time spent at boarding school in Grahamstown the Arts capital of South Africa After High School Ashleigh spent a year in Los Angeles studying at the Stella Adler Acting Academy but returned to Cape Town to complete a degree in Finance Economics at University of Cape Town where acting took a side seat Since then she has landed a few roles in International Feature films as well as opting to learn and hone her craft through her full time studies at ACT Cape Town graduating Dec 2016