Hanna Olivia Rivers (née Marin) is a fictional charactercreated by Sara Shepard for the Pretty Little Liars book series, and later developed for the Freeform television series adaptation by I. Marlene King and portrayed by Ashley Benson. The character has also appeared in the spin-off series Ravenswood.
Hanna is one of the four protagonists of the franchise, and the stories depicts her life with her friends while they receive messages in form of threats from an omnipresent anonymous person, nicknamed as "A". In both books and television, Hanna is shown as a former overweight shiny girl who becomes a queen- bee after her best friend, Alison DiLaurentis, mysteriously disappear. While in the books, Hanna develops a fierce personality—result of years of psychological torture schematized by "A"—, in the TV show, she grows up as kind as possible.
Benson has received critical acclaim for her performance. Critics have praised her comedic timing along with her dramatic scenes. For her portrayal, she won a Teen ChoiceAward for Choice Summer TV Star : Female in 2014 and 2015.
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