Amanda Leighton

Amanda Leighton
Born	(1993-06-07) June 7, 1993 Fresno, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actress, voice actress, model, singer
Years active	2003–present

Amanda Leighton (born June 7, 1993) is an American actress, voice actress, model and singer.

Early life

Leighton was born on June 7, 1993, in Fresno, California. She graduated from Clovis West High School.

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, This is Us as teenager Sofie, and as a singing Cactus Kid in Six Feet Under. She also has appeared in commercials for Quicken Loans, Meow Mix, Comcast and Plavix. She also played Emma in The Fosters. Leighton also had parts in two films: Detour as Lara (short film), and as Young Alex in Divorce Invitation (2012).

Filmography

Film roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2012	Divorce Invitation	Young Alex
2015	The Better Half	Emily Ryan

Television roles

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	Blossom	Main role; Voice role
2016	Teen Titans Go!	Blossom	Episode: "TTG v PPG"; Voice role
2016–present	The Wattersons	Blossom	Main role; Voice role
2016	The Cheerleader Murders	Dee James	Television film
2017	This Is Us	Teenage Sophie	Episode: What Now?
2018	Trolls: The Beat Goes On!	Poppy	Main role; Voice role
2018	Little Mouse on the Prairie	Tweezle Dee	Main role; Voice role

Video game roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2016	World of Final Fantasy	Reynn
2017	Lego Dimensions	Blossom	Wave 9

External links

• Amanda Leighton on X
• Amanda Leighton at IMDb