Amanda Leighton
| Amanda Leighton | |
|---|---|
| Born |
June 7, 1993 Fresno, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Amanda Leighton (born June 7, 1993) is an American actress.
Early life
Leighton was born on June 7, 1993, in Fresno, California.
Career
Leighton started her acting career at the age of 10 in her home town, and got her first agent at the age of 12 when started taking acting classes and going to auditions in Los Angeles, California. She also has 11 years of dance experience, which she used in ABC Family's “Make It or Break It”, where she played a gymnast named Wendy Capshaw.
Leighton's other appearances include roles on several television shows including Pretty Little Liars as Danielle, Grey's Anatomy as patient Sarah Cassidy with Treacher Collins syndrome, 90210 as Alex Scarborough, Criminal Minds as Trish Leake, and as a singing Cactus Kid in Six Feet Under. She also has appeared in commercials for Quicken Loans, Meow Mix, Comcast and Plavix. Leighton also had parts in two films: Detour as Lara (short film), and as Young Alex in Divorce Invitation (2012).
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Divorce Invitation | Young Alex | |
| 2015 | The Better Half | Emily Ryan |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Six Feet Under | Singing Cactus Kid | Episode: "The Silence" | ||||
| 2010 | Criminal Minds | Trish Leake | Episode: "Risky Business" | ||||
| 2011 | Grey's Anatomy | Sarah Cassidy | Episode: "Start Me Up" | ||||
| 2011 | House | Young Elena | Episode: "You Must Remember This" | ||||
| 2011, 2012 | 90210 | Alex Scarborough | 3 episodes | ||||
| 2011 | Pretty Little Liars | Danielle | 2 episodes | ||||
| 2012 | Make It or Break It | Wendy Capshaw | 7 episodes | ||||
| 2013, 2014 | The Young and the Restless | Raven | 6 episodes | ||||
| 2013 | Kickin' It | Erica Straffman | Episode: "Jack Stands Alone" | ||||
| 2013 | Austin & Ally | Bonnie | Episode: "Beach Bums & Bling" | ||||
| 2013 | Filthy Sexy Teen$ | Whitney | Episode: "Pilot" | ||||
| 2013 | Sketchy | White Girl | Episode: "Oh Lordy 'White Girls'" | ||||
| 2014–present | The Fosters | Emma | Recurring role; 38 episodes | ||||
| 2014 | Bones | Shawna | Episode: "The Purging of the Pundit" | ||||
| 2016–present | The Powerpuff Girls (2016 TV series) | Blossom | Main role | ||||
| 2015_present | The Flowerland Adventure | Lilly | Main role | 2016 | Teen Titans Go! | Blossom | Episode: "TTG v PPG" |
| 2016 | The Cheerleader Murders | Dee James | Television film | ||||
| 2017 | This Is Us | Teenage Sophie | Episode: What Now? | ||||
| 2017 | Little Mouse on the Prairie (2017 TV series) | Tweezle Dee (2018) | Main role |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | World of Final Fantasy | Reynn |
