Alicia Morton
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Alicia Morton is an American
actress and singer.
at her school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
. She was 7 when she landed the part of young Cosette
in Broadway's
Les Misérables
in 1996. Costar Ricky Martin
would rub makeup on her hands for good luck. In 1998, Alicia beat 3,000 girls to win the part of the 1999 Disney
TV movie Annie
. In this role, Morton struggled with some of the dramatic moments. "The emotional scenes were hard for me," she says, until an acting coach suggested she draw on her father's death. Her best friend, Alexis Kalehoff, is the daughter of Broadway's original Annie
, Andrea McArdle
. McArdle also had a cameo role in Morton's film version of Annie; she played an actress in the musical that Annie and Mr. Warbucks go to see on Broadway. Her most recent film was the 2006 vampire
horror film
The Thirst (film)
, where she played a young girl with hemophilia named Sara.
She graduated from East Ascension High in 2005, and started her freshman year of college in 2006. She also plays guitar
.
From October 6–16, 2011, Morton starred alongside Andrea McArdle
, the original Annie in the Broadway production, in the new musical Greenwood the New York Musical Theatre Festival
.
United States
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actress and singer.
Biography
Morton started singing when she was 18 months old. When she was 6, she played Molly in AnnieAnnie (musical)
Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years with a blonde Annie as the poster...
at her school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge is the capital of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and is the second-largest city in the state.Baton Rouge is a major industrial, petrochemical, medical, and research center of the American South...
. She was 7 when she landed the part of young Cosette
Cosette
Euphrasie "Cosette" Fauchelevant is a fictional character in the novel Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.- Cosette in the novel :...
in Broadway's
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
Les Misérables
Les Misérables (musical)
Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....
in 1996. Costar Ricky Martin
Ricky Martin
Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide...
would rub makeup on her hands for good luck. In 1998, Alicia beat 3,000 girls to win the part of the 1999 Disney
Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures is an American film studio owned by The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Pictures and Television, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Studios and the main production company for live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, based at the Walt Disney...
TV movie Annie
Annie (1999 film)
Annie is a 1999 American made-for-television musical-comedy film from The Wonderful World of Disney, based on the 1977 stage musical Annie and its 1982 film adaptation, which themselves were based on the 1924 Little Orphan Annie comic strip by Harold Gray.The film stars Kathy Bates, Victor Garber,...
. In this role, Morton struggled with some of the dramatic moments. "The emotional scenes were hard for me," she says, until an acting coach suggested she draw on her father's death. Her best friend, Alexis Kalehoff, is the daughter of Broadway's original Annie
Annie (musical)
Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years with a blonde Annie as the poster...
, Andrea McArdle
Andrea McArdle
Andrea McArdle is an American singer and actress best known for playing Annie in the Broadway musical Annie, as well as for her alto range and strong vocal belt.-Career:She was born in Philadelphia...
. McArdle also had a cameo role in Morton's film version of Annie; she played an actress in the musical that Annie and Mr. Warbucks go to see on Broadway. Her most recent film was the 2006 vampire
Vampire
Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person...
horror film
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
The Thirst (film)
The Thirst (film)
-Plot:Recovering drug addicts Maxx and Lisa are persuaded by vampire clan leader Darius to give up their humanity and join him as vampires. They do so, but then give up the vampire's blood addiction - the Thirst. After enduring the withdrawal symptoms, the couple turns against the band of...
, where she played a young girl with hemophilia named Sara.
She graduated from East Ascension High in 2005, and started her freshman year of college in 2006. She also plays guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
.
From October 6–16, 2011, Morton starred alongside Andrea McArdle
Andrea McArdle
Andrea McArdle is an American singer and actress best known for playing Annie in the Broadway musical Annie, as well as for her alto range and strong vocal belt.-Career:She was born in Philadelphia...
, the original Annie in the Broadway production, in the new musical Greenwood the New York Musical Theatre Festival
New York Musical Theatre Festival
The New York Musical Theatre Festival is an annual three-week fall Festival which presents more than thirty new musicals at venues in New York City's midtown theater district...
.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full House | Lisa | 1999 1999 in film The year 1999 in film involved several noteworthy events and has been called "The Year That Changed Movies". Several significant feature films, including Stanley Kubrick's final film Eyes Wide Shut, Pedro Almodóvar's first Oscar-winning film All About My Mother, science fiction The Matrix, Deep... |
Annie Annie (1999 film) Annie is a 1999 American made-for-television musical-comedy film from The Wonderful World of Disney, based on the 1977 stage musical Annie and its 1982 film adaptation, which themselves were based on the 1924 Little Orphan Annie comic strip by Harold Gray.The film stars Kathy Bates, Victor Garber,... |
Annie |
| 2001 2001 in film The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy... |
The Big House The Big House (2000 film) The Big House is a 2000 award-winning short drama film written and directed by Rachel Ward. Set in a prison, it stars Tony Martin and Gary Sweet... |
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| Dodson's Journey | Maggie Dodson | |||
| 2004 2004 in film The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol... |
Miracle Run Miracle Run Miracle Run is a 2004 Lifetime Television film starring Mary-Louise Parker, Zac Efron, Bubba Lewis, and Aidan Quinn.-Plot:In a flashback, a single mother, Corrine Morgan-Thomas drives her seven year old twin boys Stephen and Philip to the doctor's office and learns that they have autism... |
Jennifer | ||
| 2005 2005 in film - Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2005... |
Odd Girl Out Odd Girl Out Odd Girl Out is a 2005 drama telefilm starring Alexa Vega, Lisa Vidal, Elizabeth Rice, Alicia Morton, Leah Pipes, Shari Dyon Perry, Joey Nappo, and Chad Biagini. First aired April 4, 2005 on Lifetime, the film is based on the book Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls by Rachel... |
Tiffany | ||
| 2006 2006 in film - Highest-grossing films :Please note that following the tradition of the English-language film industry, these are the top-grossing films that were first released in the United States in 2006... |
The Thirst The Thirst (film) -Plot:Recovering drug addicts Maxx and Lisa are persuaded by vampire clan leader Darius to give up their humanity and join him as vampires. They do so, but then give up the vampire's blood addiction - the Thirst. After enduring the withdrawal symptoms, the couple turns against the band of... |
Sara |