Ashley Marin (Laura Leighton)Ashley Marin (Laura Leighton) lives in Rosewood, Pennsylvania and is the mother of Hanna Marin and the ex-wife of Tom Marin. She is raising Hanna on her own and struggles financially. Ashley works at a bank and will do almost anything to protect her daughter. She still has feelings for her ex-husband even though he left her. Ashley doesn't have the best judgment and has made many costly mistakes especially when it comes to how she will support herself and her daughter. She wants to do everything she can to ensure that her daughter remains the Queen Bee of Rosewood High School. But she is often distracted and on her cell phone, therefore missing vital things that are occurring in her daughter's life.