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'' (2008–2010), Abigail Carlson in the HBO mystery drama series '' Big Little Lies'' (2017–2019), and Allie Pressman in the

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teen drama series '' The Society'' (2019). She is also known for portraying the older versions of

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dark fantasy series ''

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'' (2014–2018) and Joanie Clark in the

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period drama series '' Halt and Catch Fire'' (2016–2017). Newton has starred in the comedy film ''

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'' (2011), the supernatural horror film ''

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'' (2012), for which she received the

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, the crime drama film ''

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'' (2017), the sex comedy film '' Blockers'' (2018), the drama film ''

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'' (2018), the film ''

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'' (2019), the slasher comedy film '' Freaky'' (2020), and the

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science fiction romantic comedy-drama ''

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'' (2021).

Early life and education

Newton was born in Orlando, Florida, the only child of Robin and David Newton. She began playing golf tournaments at age 8. Newton graduated from Notre Dame High School in 2015. She was a member of the Notre Dame High School girls golf team; she helped the school's golf team to win three league championships. She routinely shot in the 70s, and her lowest 18-hole score in a tournament was a 69. In addition, she also set a school record with a five-under-par (-5) round in a nine-hole match and she played to a plus-2 handicap (+2). She initially wanted to play in the 2012 U.S. Women's Open, but she had to withdraw from the sectional qualifier after getting the lead acting role in ''

''. She postponed college at USC to pursue her acting career. She considered playing as a "walk-on" member of

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women's golf team.

Career

She started her career at age four, making her television debut on the soap opera ''

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'', playing Colby Marian Chandler from 2001 to 2004. Meanwhile, she also starred in two

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, ''Abbie Down East'' (2002) and ''Bun-Bun'' (2003). In 2008, Newton was cast in the role of Louise Brooks in the CBS television series ''

''. When she was twelve, her family moved to Los Angeles, where she attended the Notre Dame High School. In 2010, Newton won two

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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 ''

''. She had the lead role, Alex, in the 2012 film ''

'', the fourth in the

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, and won an award at the

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for her performance in the film. Beginning in season 10, she had a recurring role as Claire Novak on ''

''. In 2017, Newton appeared in the HBO series '' Big Little Lies'' based on the

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novel of the same name. She also had major roles in the films ''

'' as Angela Hayes and ''

'' as Ivy Burns. Newton plays Lucy in the 2019 blockbuster ''

'', a live action film based on the video game of the same name. She also played the lead role of Allie in the

mystery drama series '' The Society'', which premiered on May 10, 2019. In 2020, she starred in the well-reviewed horror comedy film '' Freaky'', directed by Christopher Landon, as a teenage girl who switches bodies with a serial killer. In 2021, she appeared in ''

'', directed by Ian Samuels. She will be portraying

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in the

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film '' Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

* " Goodbyes" (2019) by

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(feat.

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), as Woman

Accolades

Notes

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Newton, Kathryn 1997 births 21st-century American actresses American child actresses American film actresses Place of birth missing (living people) American television actresses Living people American soap opera actresses American people of English descent Actresses from Orlando, Florida Notre Dame High School (Sherman Oaks, California) alumni