Merit Leighton is the name of an American actress, voice artist, and singer, better recognized for portraying the role of Hannah in Netflix’s series, “Alexa & Katie”. Besides she is also prominently known for portraying the role of Doreen Portman in the family movie, “A Tiger’s Tall”.
Wiki/Bio
Merit Leighton was born in Glendale, California, in the United States of America. Her nickname is Merit. She holds American nationality and belongs to the white caucasian ethnicity. Her zodiac sign is Gemini and she followed the Christian religion.
Discussing her parents, she has not opened up about her family and also hasn’t shared anything regarding her parents and family in media. But according to some sources, currently, she is living with her parents in 4400 Coldwater Canyon Ave Studio City, California US 91604.
Besides, she has a younger sister named, Marlowe Peyton (Born 2nd August 2004), who is also an actress known for her role as Lucy on the ABC sitcom The Middle. Furthermore, talking about her educational background, she is a high school graduate.
Merit Leighton Profile
- Full Name: Merit Leighton
- Date Of Birth: June 17, 2002
- Place Of Birth: Glendale, California, in the United States of America
- Nationality: American
- Instagram: @meritleighton
- Marital Status: Single
- Occupation: Actress, Voice Artist, Filmmaker, and Singer
- Famous For: Portraying the role of Hannah in Netflix’s series, “Alexa & Katie”
Merit Leighton Relationship Status
Looking at Merit’s relationship status, she is single at present. There is nothing information available regarding her love life. Despite the fame and limelight, she doesn’t share much about her personal life and kept her love life away from the limelight, as she is a secretive person and always wants to keep her love life secret and low-key. At present, she is so much focused on her acting career development.
Merit Leighton Professional Career
Merit Leighton is an actress, voice artist, and singer by profession. Likewise, she has done voiceover for several movies and began acting at the age of five as a voiceover actress on the series, “Sofia the First”. She also voiced for “Frosta”, “She-ra and The Princess of Power”, and “Lucinda the Witch”.
Likewise, she had made her acting debut in the short, “Specifically” and portrayed the role of Pretty Girl in the year 2010. Following this, she has made a big-screen appearance by appearing in the television series, “The New Normal” in 2012 and playing the role of Large Girl.
However, she is prominently known for portraying the role of Hannah in Netflix’s series, “Alexa & Katie” alongside Isabel May, Finn Carr, Gunner Burkhardt, and many others.
Besides she has also created a buzz for portraying the role of Doreen Portman in the family movie, “A Tiger’s Tall” alongwith Christopher Judge, Greg Grunberg, Darlene Vogal, and may others.
Moreover, she also appeared in different television series and movies and also portrayed in different roles. Some of her movies are titled, “The Lost Medallion: The Advent6ures of Billy Stone” (2013); played the role of Foster Kid, “Grooming Giselle” (2013); playing the role of Emma, and “Dean Slater: Resident Advisor” (2013); played the role as Meredith Harris.
Some of Merit’s television series is titled, “Dad Dudes” (2015); Cast as Olivia, “40’s and Failing” (2015); caste as Ally, “Natasha” (2015); Cast as Young Natasha, “Sofia the First” (2013-2018); caste as Lucinda the Witch, and “She-Ra and the Princesses of Power” (2018-2020); caste as Frosta.
Social Media Career
Besides her acting career, Merit also has a successful social media career as well. She is quite popular for her @meritleighton Instagram handle, where she shares her lifestyle photos and videos and can accumulate thousands of followers.
She is also well known for her youtube channel, “KawaiiHappii”, which she joined on 21st January 2016. Her channel is filled with content related to K-pop, anime, video games, and much more.
Merit Leighton Net Worth And Salary
When it comes to celebrities people also want to know how much Merit Leighton’s net worth was and what was her salary? According to some reliable sources she has an estimated net worth of around $460,000 US Dollars. She has earned this sum of wealth through her professional career as an actress, voice artist, and singer. Aside, she also earns a decent amount of salary as an actress which is estimated at around $69k to $80k.
Merit Leighton Age
When it comes to celebrities and their personal affairs, no doubt, the fans are always curious to know about all the small things. In this case, people are want to know how old is Merit Leighton? She celebrates her birthday on 17th June and she was born in 2002, in Glendale, California, in the United States of America. As per wiki, she is now 19 years old.
7 Facts On Merit Leighton That Might Surprised You!
- Merit Leighton’s birth flower is Rose & Honeysuckle.
- She is highly influenced by Japanese culture and also started learning the Japanese language from a very young age.
- Merit has been a fan of anime and also loves pop. Her favorite kpop band is EXO and is a huge fan of Baekhyun of EXO.
- Her favorite actor is Chris Evans and her favorite actress is Scarlett Johansson.
- Merit was awarded the film festival for the animated movie, “Planeman”.
- Currently, she resides in Los Angeles along with her parents.
- Merit stands at an average height with moderate weight. Her height is approx 5 feet 3 inches and her weight is about 44 kg.
