"As friend and possible love interest Michelle, Ashley Greene (2010's "Eclipse") is terrific, and the finale, scored to Modern English's "I Melt with You," would make John Hughes proud."

"Greene leaves the baggage of the "Twilight" films behind, nicely portraying a good girl who wants more than she is getting in a dead-end town."

"Greene steals the show in a subtle manner and proves to be the driving force behind Fernandez's transformation throughout the movie. Despite her character being the youngest, she proves to be the most mature."

"This is the first film for Ashley Greene where she has gotten very much screen time or many lines. I do not think The Twilight Saga films give her much of a chance to stretch her acting legs and show that she is more than a pretty face. I found her portrayal of Michelle pretty realistic, and I was impressed with her ability to show emotion. I really expected the worse from her, and I was pleasantly surprised."

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Donate My Dress is an organization near and dear to Ashley Greene’s heart. And as DMD’s spokeswoman, Ashley has a special opportunity for one lucky girl – win the very same Lela Rose dress she’s wearing in this photo!

Ashley Greene, smiles sweetly at photographers after leaving Sunset Tan on Wednesday (May 25) in Los Angeles.

The 24-year-old actress wore dark shades and a casual green “Wild Hearts” v-neck tee.

Earlier this week, Ashley carried a giant bottle of water for her workout.

Seems like Ashley is getting in shape for a memorial day weekend in her bikini!

Ashley wrote on her Twitter page, “I just want a sun pool and cucumber water for memorial day weekend! :)”

Tom Felton's "Apparition" was originally slated for a fall 2011 release, but Warner Bros. shifted the debut back to 2012, lining up a bit of a box-office face-off between Felton and his "Harry Potter" pal Daniel Radcliffe

Of "Apparition," which Felton previously told us was nothing short of a "dream role," the 23-year-old said, "It was so great for that film to be one of my first outside Hogwarts. Ashley and Sebastian are so talented. I learned so much from them, even though I was shooting for only six weeks. I'm very excited for that."

What was it like working on Skateland with young stars Ashley and Shiloh as well as seasoned actors including Brett Cullen and Melinda McGraw?

Across the board we had so many great people that came together from a cast standpoint to make the film. Skateland speaks to everyone a little bit differently, which was one of the underlying themes when we were casting here in L.A. Shiloh drove in from Northern California to read for the part. Opposed to just sitting down and reading his lines, he sat down and basically told us the story. He said, “This is what this meant to me when I read the script, and this is how it related to my life.”

As far as Ashley Greene, at that time Twilight hadn’t even come out, when we were casting for Skateland. Ashley was relatively unknown, and that was the only role that she had ever done. She just blew us away, she just took the character and made it her own. It was exactly what we wanted, and the chemistry with her and my brother Heath as his younger sister just worked.

As far as Ritchie, Shiloh really embodied the character that we were trying for Ritchie. He understood and got it so well that I think that’s why it worked. As for Ritchie’s young sister Mary, Haley Ramm was one of the first girls cast for that role, and we didn’t even need to see anyone else — she was perfect. We lucked out, so to speak. We probably wouldn’t be able to assemble that great a cast again, for a small low-budget independent film.

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Everybody likes to eavesdrop. Donna sits with prominent women she knows, loves and/or admires, gleaning insights and asking those need-to-know questions.

DONNA: What’s your relationship with fashion?

ASHLEY: “I’m definitely a lover of all things fashion. My personal style is constantly evolving, from growing up a beach-bum in Jacksonville, Florida to learning how to embrace couture fashion on the red-carpet while remaining true to who I am. To date, my favorite fashion moment was this year’s MET Gala. I have never felt so beautiful and am eternally thankful to Donna for that memorable moment in my career.”

DONNA: If you could meet any woman, living or dead, who would she be and why?

ASHLEY: “Audrey Hepburn would top my list. I’m in awe of her talent, her timeless sense of style, and her devotion to charity. She’s someone I look up to tremendously and would have loved to meet.”

DONNA: Who or what inspires you creatively?

ASHLEY: “Everything! I can be inspired by a person, a place I’ve visited, a book I’ve read. For example, Alice Cullen's style was inspired by Jackie O and Audrey Hepburn.”

DONNA: What’s the best thing about getting older?

ASHLEY: “The best thing about getting older is that you really start to find yourself and understand who you are. I’m in my 20’s and every year I grow more confident in my own skin.”

DONNA: Do you have a personal motto you live by?

ASHLEY: “Be true to yourself. Especially in this industry, where there are constant pressures, I think that’s very important. I’m grateful to my parents for raising me to believe that I have no one else’s standards to live up to but my own.”

DONNA: What do you treasure most in life?

ASHLEY: “My family and friends. I treasure them most in my life and know how blessed I am to have those relationships.”

Audiences saw a whole new side of Ashley Greene this weekend as her '80s-set coming-of-age flick "Skateland" rolled into theaters. The 24-year-old actress will continue to keep busy during the latter part of 2011, with movies like "LOL," co-starring Miley Cyrus, and "A Warrior's Heart" slated for release. And then, of course, there's "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1" hitting theaters November 18.

When we got on the phone a few months back to talk to Greene about "Skatetown," she was in the midst of final shoots for the "Twilight Saga" finale and preparing to say goodbye to the cast she's spent the last four years with.

"It's fun to go to work every day, but it's kind of bittersweet," she said. "It's sad, because I feel like it's high school or something. We've been doing it for so long."

Yet Greene considers it a boon to have worked with director Bill Condon on the final installments. "Working with Bill Condon makes it kind of the cherry on top, because he's so excited and he's incredible at what he does," she enthused.

And, lest we forget, the two-part "Breaking Dawn" will roll out over the next couple of years, giving the cast plenty of opportunities to see each other, even as stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner continue to book high-profile projects.

"For two years, we're going to have these movies coming out and press tours and all that stuff, and premieres. So the nice thing about that is that we know we are going to see each other over the next two years. It's not as hard to finish out the franchise."

No need for tearful goodbyes just yet, it seems.

Many, many Twilight movies ago (okay, not that many), Ashley Greene took a break before starting production on New Moon to make a kinda-indie, kinda-fun, maybe-a-little-depressing-at-times movie about a roller rink in the 80s, called Skateland. It’s a sweet movie with a ton of heart, and you’ll get to see Ashley really shine in it. We were so excited about the movie (which opens tomorrow, May 13), we had to sit her down to get her to spill on everything from life lessons to her co-stars, and of course, Breaking Dawn.

17: What’s the biggest thing you learned about yourself while making this movie?

AG: I think I learned that I will always keep learning about myself. I’m always changing. I still have the same morals and values and foundation of who I was, growing up in Jacksonville, FL, but I’m such a different person from who I was when I was 17. You live and you learn and you grow.

17: Do you have any advice for your 17-year-old self?

AG: It’s not the end of the world. Back then, everything felt like the end of the world. My parents knew nothing. Hah.

17: Speaking of the end, how do you feel about getting so close to the end of Twilight.

AG: It’s bittersweet. It’s like high school. You’re excited to graduate, but at the same time, you’re going to miss your friends. But we know we haven’t seen the last of each other—we still have a couple of years with the press tours and premieres.

17: Your Skateland co-star Shiloh Fernandez was almost Edward Cullen. Did you guys ever talk about that?

AG: Yeah, we certainly had discussions about (Twilight director) Catherine Hardwicke. We both had the same opinion on her: she’s just fantastic. She’s wild and crazy and eccentric and very fun to work with.

Ashley Greene was a picture of elegance in a nude strapless gown, custom made by Donna Karan. The gown's fitted bodice hugged the Twilight star's curves, while the frothy full fishtail hem lent a dreamy quality to the look.

Cascading silver sequins added further princess-like accent to the dress. Ashley wore her hair in a soft chignon and finished off her look with diamond earrings and gunmetal Brian Atwood pumps.

Fashion took over New York as the industry put on their finest for the year's biggest event—the Met Gala. This year, the event honored the late Alexander McQueen with a glam event and exquisite museum collection. From Hollywood stars to the most talented fashion designers, everyone who's anyone was there. The event was geld on May 2, 2011 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

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