# Merit Leighton

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{{Short description|American actress (born 2002)}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Merit Leighton
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|2002|6|17}}
| birth_place        = [Glendale, California](/source/Glendale%2C_California)
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actress}}
| years_active       = 2010–present
| relatives          = 
}}
'''Merit Leighton''' (born June 17, 2002) is an American actress. She is best known for voicing Frosta in the animated superhero series ''[She-Ra and the Princesses of Power](/source/She-Ra_and_the_Princesses_of_Power)'', as well as playing Hannah in ''[Alexa & Katie](/source/Alexa_%26_Katie)''.

== Early life ==
Leighton was born in [Glendale, California](/source/Glendale%2C_California) on June 17, 2002.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Leighton Merit |url=https://www.naijanews.com/buzz/people/leighto-merit/|access-date=2025-08-08|newspaper=[Naija News](/source/Naija_News)}}</ref> She got interested in acting at age five when she realised that her TV wasn't an entrance to another universe. Her mother is a photographer who got a call from a management company who wanted Merit to sign with them. Soon after she signed she got her first audition.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Merit Leighton On Small-Screen Success|url=https://www.carrieschronicles.com/blog/merit-leighton-on-small-screen-success|access-date=2025-08-08|website=carrieschronicles}}</ref>

== Career ==
Leighton's first voice acting role was as Lucinda in an episode of [Disney Junior](/source/Disney_Junior)'s ''[Sofia the First](/source/Sofia_the_First)''.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Shameless' Casts Richard Flood; Merit Leighton Joins 'Alexa & Katie'|url=https://adamthemoviegod.com/potters-ground-review-all-that-glistens-is-not-gold/ |access-date=2025-08-08 |website=deadline}}</ref> Her first big role came when she voiced Frosta in the superhero animated series [She-Ra and the Princesses of Power](/source/She-Ra_and_the_Princesses_of_Power).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Merit Leighton on Landing Her Dream Job of Voicing Anime in Masaaki Yuasa's Ride Your Wave [Exclusive Interview]|url=https://lrmonline.com/news/merit-leighton-interview/|access-date=2025-08-08|website=irmonline}}</ref>

In 2019 she was cast in her first [anime](/source/anime) role as Minako in ''[Ride Your Wave](/source/Ride_Your_Wave)''.<ref>{{cite web |title=She-Ra's Merit Leighton Makes Her Anime Debut in Ride Your Wave|url=https://www.cbr.com/interview-merit-leighton-ride-your-wave-she-ra/|access-date=2025-08-08 |website=cbr.com}}</ref> Leighton's biggest role so far has been playing Hannah in the sitcom ''[Alexa & Katie](/source/Alexa_%26_Katie)''.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Exclusive interview with Alexa & Katie's Merit Leighton|url=https://www.talknerdywithus.com/2018/04/exclusive-interview-with-alexa-katies-merit-leighton/|access-date=2025-08-08 |website=talknerdywithus}}</ref> She has her own [YouTube](/source/YouTube) channel where she talks about K-pop, anime, Nintendo video games.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Merit Leighton|url=https://tresamagazine.com/2018/03/28/merit-leighton/|access-date=2025-08-08 |website=tresamagazine}}</ref>

Leighton is [autistic](/source/autistic).<ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Leighton |first=Merit |author-link= |user=meritleighton |number=1405750911796793346 |date=18 June 2021 |title=19!! 🎂🎉🥳 I've missed you lovelies! 💝🥺 some of you have been asking where I've been and why i haven't been posting on social media. it's hard to answer without telling the whole truth. i think it's finally time i tell you all. i'm autistic. (1/5) |script-title= |trans-title= |language= |retweet= |location= |access-date=19 September 2023 |link= |quote= |ref=}}</ref>

== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2010
|''Specifically''
|Pretty Girl
|Short
|-
|2011
|''Monster Slayer''
|Bea
|Short
|-
|2013
|''[The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone](/source/The_Lost_Medallion%3A_The_Adventures_of_Billy_Stone)''
|Foster kid
|
|-
|2013
|''Grooming Giselle''
|Emma
|
|-
|2013
|''Dean Slater: Resident Advisor''
|Meredith Harris
|
|-
|2014
|''[The Tiger's Tail](/source/The_Tiger's_Tail)''
|Doreen Portman
|
|-
|2015
|''Let Go''
|Sarah
|Short
|-
|2017
|''The Nerd Posse''
|Sailor Greyson
|
|-
|2018
|''Planeman''
|Malynada
|Short
|-
|2018
|''Parker Bubblegum''
|Malynada
|
|-
|2017
|''[Ride Your Wave](/source/Ride_Your_Wave)''
|Hinako
|
|-
|2020
|''The Wave of Perfection''
|Juniper
|Short
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
! class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
|2012
|''[The New Normal](/source/The_New_Normal_(TV_series))''
|Large girl
|Episode: "Sofa's choice"
|-
|2013-2018
|''[Sofia the First](/source/Sofia_the_First)''
|Lucinda
|6 episodes
|-
|2015
|''Dad Dudes''
|Olivia
|Episode: "Pilot"
|-
|2015
|''40s and Failing''
|Ally
|4 episodes
|-
|2019
|''[Spirit Riding Free](/source/Spirit_Riding_Free)''
|Eliza Moreno
|Episode: "Lucky and the Dressage Sabotage"
|-
|2018-2020
|''[She-Ra and the Princesses of Power](/source/She-Ra_and_the_Princesses_of_Power)''
|Frosta
|20 episodes
|-
|2018-2020
|''[Alexa & Katie](/source/Alexa_%26_Katie)''
|Hannah
|23 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" |2025
|''[Synduality: Noir](/source/Synduality)''
|Ellie
| rowspan="2" |English dub
|-
|''[Wandance](/source/Wandance)''
|Hikari Wanda
|}

=== Video Games ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
! class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
|2020
|''[Legends of Runeterra](/source/Legends_of_Runeterra)''
|Tornado Warrior
|
|-
|2021
|''[Cookie Run: Kingdom](/source/Cookie_Run%3A_Kingdom)''
|Sugarfly Cookie
|
|-
|2024
|''[Persona 3 Reload](/source/Persona_3_Reload)''
|Chidori Yoshino
|
|-
|2025
|''[Mecha Break](/source/Mecha_Break)''
|S.H.A.D.O.W operating system
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==

* {{IMDb name|3940541}}
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Category:Living people
Category:2002 births
Category:Actresses from Glendale, California
Category:21st-century American actresses
Category:American autistic people
Category:Autistic actors

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