Hayley Cooper (Hayley Adhofer) was born 29th of June 1990 in Melbourne Australia. She grew up in regional Victoria. As a child Cooper was described by friends and family as a drama queen, described by her primary school drama teachers as a natural. She began music lessons in 1996 beginning with piano and singing,over the years going on to play the violin, hand bells, guitar, flute and the oboe but despite her teachers begging her to continue because of her natural ability to pick up any instrument and play her heart was not fully in it. Cooper had tried for the roles in school plays but after she failed to gain roles throughout primary school she lost her confidence in the performing arts and turned to horse riding which she planned to make a career out of. After suffering from a broken hip after a fall from a horse followed by a health scare she was forced to quit riding professionally however too this day she continues as a hobby. In 2007 she made her debut after watching the high school production of wicked the musical rehearsals and learning all roles. When both the actor and the understudy for the role of Nessarose became ill and the show had to go on Cooper put her hand up to step in and she flourished in the role. That's where her true love for acting took off. In 2010 cooper enrolled in regular acting lessons and spent a short time in Los Angeles studying at the Stella Adler Academy of Acting. Cooper has since appeared as leading lady in several films and has just made her debut in the world of feature films. Show less «