Amanda Leighton

Amanda Leighton Biography

Amanda Leighton (born June 7, 1993) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Emma on The Fosters.

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

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

Television
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
2014	Bones	Shawna	Episode: "The Purging of the Pundit"
2016-present	The Powerpuff Girls	Blossom	Main role
2016	Teen Titans Go!	Blossom	Crossover episode
2016	The Cheerleader Murders	Dee James	Television film

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