Amanda Moreno Leighton (born June 7, 1993) is an American actress. She is known for her voice acting as

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in the 2016

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animated series ''

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'',

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in the 2018

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animated series '' Trolls: The Beat Goes On!'', and Polly Plantar in the 2019

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animated series ''

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''. She is also known for her recurring role as Emma in the Freeform drama series '' The Fosters''.

Personal life

Leighton grew up in

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and she graduated from Clovis West High School. She is half Hispanic. Leighton married professional

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Sage Northcutt on December 5, 2020.

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 she started taking acting classes and going to auditions in

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. 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. In June 2015, Leighton was cast to voice Blossom in

s revival of ''

'', which ran from 2016 to 2019. Leighton's other appearances include roles on several television shows including ''Pretty Little Liars'' as Danielle, ''Grey's Anatomy'' as patient Sarah Cassidy with

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, ''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. From 2017 to 2022, she recurred as young Sophie on the NBC television drama series ''

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''. 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, and the pollywog Polly Plantar in the Disney Channel animated series ''

'', which aired from 2019 to 2022. She costarred in the 2020 drama film '' Chance''.

Filmography

Film Video games

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Leighton, Amanda 1993 births Living people 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Fresno, California American child actresses American film actresses American soap opera actresses American television actresses American video game actresses American voice actresses American Christians American sopranos