Amanda Moreno Leighton[1] (born June 7, 1993[2]) is an American actress. She is known for her voice acting as Blossom in the 2016 Cartoon Network animated series The Powerpuff Girls, Poppy in the 2018 Netflix animated series Trolls: The Beat Goes On!, and Polly Plantar in the 2019 Disney Channel animated series Amphibia. She is also known for her recurring role as Emma in the Freeform drama series The Fosters.
Personal life
editLeighton grew up in Fresno, California[3] and she graduated from Clovis West High School.[4] She is half Hispanic.[5]
Leighton married professional mixed martial artist Sage Northcutt on December 5, 2020.[6][better source needed]
Career
editLeighton started her acting career at the age of 10 in her home town, and got her first agent at the age of 12 when she started taking acting classes and going to auditions in Los Angeles. 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.[7] In June 2015, Leighton was cast to voice Blossom in Cartoon Network's revival of The Powerpuff Girls, which ran from 2016 to 2019.[8]
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 recurred as Emma on the ABC Family/Freeform drama series The Fosters from 2014 to 2018.[9] From 2017 to 2022, she recurred as young Sophie on the NBC television drama series This Is Us.[9][10] Leighton voiced the regular roles of Poppy in the animated series Trolls: The Beat Goes On! which was released by Netflix between 2018 and 2019,[11] and the pollywog Polly Plantar in the Disney Channel animated series Amphibia, which aired from 2019 to 2022.[12] She costarred in the 2020 drama film Chance.[13]
Filmography
edit| 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" |
| 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 | Recurring role (season 3) |
| 2013–2014 | The Young and the Restless | Raven | 6 episodes[9] |
| 2013 | Kickin' It | Erica Straffman | Episode: "Jack Stands Alone" |
| Austin & Ally | Bonnie | Episode: "Beach Bums & Bling" | |
| Filthy Sexy Teen$ | Whitney | Episode: "Pilot" | |
| Sketchy | White Girl | Episode: "Oh Lordy 'White Girls'" | |
| 2014–2018 | The Fosters | Emma Kurtzman | 52 episodes[9] |
| 2014 | Bones | Shawna | Episode: "The Purging of the Pundit" |
| 2016–2019 | The Powerpuff Girls | Blossom (voice) | Main role[8] |
| 2016 | Teen Titans Go! | Episode: "TTG v PPG" | |
| The Cheerleader Murders | Dee James | Television film[14] | |
| Rosewood | Sophie Hornstock | 2 episodes | |
| 2017–2022 | This Is Us | Young Sophie Inman | Recurring role[9][10] |
| 2018–2019 | Trolls: The Beat Goes On! | Poppy (voice) | Main role[11] |
| 2019–2022 | Amphibia | Polly Plantar (voice) | |
| 2019 | Good Trouble | Emma Kurtzman | Episode: "A Very Coterie Christmas" |
| 2020–2022 | Trolls: TrollsTopia | Poppy (voice) | Main role |
| 2020–present | Solar Opposites | Stacy K. / Angela (voices) | 5 episodes |
| 2023 | The Rookie | Kyra Cook | Episode: "The Naked and the Dead" |
| 2023–2024 | Hailey's On It! | Kristine Sanchez (voice) | Recurring role[15] |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Divorce Invitation | Young Alex | |
| 2015 | The Better Half | Emily Ryan | |
| 2020 | Chance | Brooke | |
| 2023 | Camp Hideout | Selena |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | World of Final Fantasy | Reynn (voice) | |
| 2017 | Lego Dimensions | Blossom (voice) | |
| 2018 | Epic Seven | Karin / Helga / Lorina / Lidica (voices) |
References
edit- ^ "AMANDA MORENO LEIGHTON - Resume | Actors Access".
- ^ 26 .... man I feel old 🎂😉✨ – Instagram
- ^ "Up Close... with Amanda Leighton". Hydrogen Mag. July 8, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-09-01. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
- ^ Rick Bentley (April 1, 2016). "Clovis West grad is Blossom's voice on 'Powerpuff Girls' relaunch". Fresno Bee. Archived from the original on 2016-04-02. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
- ^ "AMANDA MORENO LEIGHTON - Resume | Actors Access".
- ^ "Sage Northcutt Wedding Registry". Crate & Barrel.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Amanda Leighton Q&A". Kidzworld. July 12, 2012. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- ^ a b Seth Kelley (June 4, 2018). "First Look: Meet Cartoon Network's New 'Powerpuff Girls'". Variety. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- ^ a b c d e Amber Dowling (February 2, 2017). "'This Is Us' Casts Young Sophie (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- ^ a b Danielle Turchiano (October 22, 2019). "Milo Ventimiglia on Helming 'This Is Us': 'I Had to Approach Being a Director as a Guest'". Variety. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- ^ a b Dino-Ray Ramos (December 12, 2017). "Netflix And DreamWorks Animation TV Reveal Six New Series Including 'Trolls', 'She-Ra'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- ^ Dino-Ray Ramos (June 14, 2019). "'Amphibia' Featurette: Disney Channel Animated Fantasy Series Starring Brenda Song Spotlights Thai Culture". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- ^ Dave McNary (June 4, 2018). "Matthew Modine to Star in Teen Baseball Drama 'Chance'". Variety. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- ^ Ed Stockly (April 8, 2016). "Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk: 'Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper' on HBO". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
- ^ Betti, Tony (April 28, 2023). "Disney TV Animation Shares New Trailer For "Hailey's On It!" Starring Auli'i Cravalho Coming Soon to Disney Channel and Disney+". The Laughing Place. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
