Kathryn Newton

Kathryn Newton
Born	(1997-02-08) February 8, 1997 United States
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2002–present

Kathryn Newton (born February 8, 1997) is an American teen actress best known for her role as Louise Brooks in the CBS television series Gary Unmarried as well as for her role as Alex Nelson in the 2012 feature film Paranormal Activity 4, which earned her the 2013 Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film.^[1] She is also known for portraying the older version of Claire Novak in the CW series Supernatural.

Life and career

Newton commenced her career at age 4, making her television debut on the soap opera All My Children,^[2] playing Colby Marian Chandler from 2001 to 2004. Meanwhile, she also starred in two short films, Abbie Down East (2002) and Bun-Bun (2003).^[2] In 2008 Newton was cast in the role of Louise Brooks in the CBS television series Gary Unmarried. In 2010 Newton won two Young Artist Awards for "Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series" and "Best Performance in a TV series (Comedy or Drama)" for Gary Unmarried. Newton played the role of Chase Rubin-Rossi in the 2011 film Bad Teacher alongside Cameron Diaz.^[3] She had the lead role, Alex, in the 2012 film Paranormal Activity 4, the fourth in the franchise,^[4] and won an award at the 34th Young Artist Awards for her performance in the film.^[1] Beginning in season 10, she had a recurring role as Claire Novak on Supernatural. Newton will appear in the HBO series Big Little Lies based on the Liane Moriarty novel of the same name.^[5]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Abbie Down East	Mahala Burgess	Short film
2003	Bun-Bun	Chloe	Short film
2011	Bad Teacher	Chase Rubin-Rossi
2012	Paranormal Activity 4	Alex Nelson	Won Young Artist Award for Best Leading Young Actress in a Feature Film at the 34th Young Artist Awards

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001–2004	All My Children	Colby Chandler	2 episodes
2008–2010	Gary Unmarried	Louise Brooks	37 episodes^[3]
2013	Mad Men	Mandy	1 episode
2013–2014	Dog With a Blog	Emily	3 episodes
2014–2016	Supernatural	Claire Novak	4 episodes
2016	Big Little Lies	Abigail Mackenzie

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2013	Young Artist Award	Best Performance in a Feature Film - Leading Young Actress	Kathryn Newton	Won

References

1 2 "34th Annual Young Artist Awards". YoungArtistAwards.org. Retrieved 2013-03-31.
1 2 "After appearing in “Gary Unmarried,” “Bad Teacher,” 15-year-old seeks role on golf’s biggest stage". USGA. May 1, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
1 2 "I Felt Invincible: Kathryn Newton on Paranormal Activity 4". CraveOnline. October 19, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
↑ "It's scream season already as scary movies crowd calendar". USA Today. August 31, 2012. Retrieved September 3, 2012.
↑ "Alexander Skarsgård and James Tupper Join HBO's 'Big Little Little Lies'". Variety. January 5, 2016. Retrieved February 11, 2016.

External links

Kathryn Newton at the Internet Movie Database

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 296371231 LCCN: no2013011485 BNF: cb16684755v (data)

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