BEVERLY HILLS - Pregnant and 15 years old on television, actress Shailene Woodley is starting to ponder if she’s suddenly a role model.

“I hadn’t even thought about being a teenage role model until a couple of days ago when someone brought it up in an interview,” says the actress, who stars in “Secret Life of An American Teenager” (airing its finale 8 tonight on ABC Family).

“I suddenly find myself very inspirational to a lot of girls.”

In the series, which premiered in June, Woodley plays high school student Amy Juergens, whose tryst at band camp resulted in a pregnancy. Amy’s known as “the good girl” around school, never getting into trouble and bringing home stellar grades.

Suddenly, she’s thrust into a sharp curve in life. This girl who had a bright future is now in the family way.

Her situation certainly shows how far television has come. Forty years ago, even married couples couldn’t be seen sharing the same bed. Now, a series is focusing on the plight of an unwed teenage mother-to-be.

The stigma of only “bad girls” getting pregnant is also being viewed in another light.

With high-profile teen pregnancies from Jamie Lynn Spears to Bristol Palin in the headlines during recent months, Amy’s bun-in-the-oven predicament is art reflective of reality.

Woodley says she feels “a lot of pressure” being in such a role. “I want the (pregnant) girls in America to feel like they are not alone,” she says.

At 17, Woodley says she’d handle an unexpected pregnancy differently than Amy. “She is more introverted,” Woodley says. “I would be more vocal about it. She’s more, ‘leave me alone.’ If I were pregnant, I’d immediately tell my friends and tell my family. I would seek all the help and support I could get around me.”

Woodley says she and her mother have talked about the subject. “It’s such an emotional hardship to take on,” she says of the extended family’s role.

She has been acting since age 6. Her father is a school principal, and her mother is a school counselor. She was born in Simi Valley, Calif.

She’s still a teenager and lives at home with her parents.

What’s that like these days? “It’s an adjustment,” Woodley admits. “I’m a senior in high school. It’s such a great point in my life.

“I’m at a turning point. I’m becoming a young woman. At first, it was hard to adjust to all this.

“I’ve had to figure out how to juggle my job and my school and my friends. I don’t want to miss out on a thing at this age.”