Merit Leighton

Nurturing an impressive body of work that encompasses television, film, voice acting, new media and music, Merit Leighton has made a name for herself with buzz-worthy roles. The vibrant, multi-talented actress stars as "Hannah," the sweet though slightly absentminded friend on the Netflix Emmy nominated comedy "Alexa & Katie," created by "Hannah Montana" creator~ Heather Wordham. Leighton also lends her voice to Hinako the lead role in the English voice cast of "Ride Your Wave." Released in 2019 this Japanese animated film was produced by Science Saru and directed by Masaaki Yuasa. Merit also voices "Frosta" on the Emmy nominated Netflix animated show "She-ra and The Princesses Of Power" from Dreamworks, created by multi-award-winning writer Noelle Stevenson. Leighton is also known for voicing "Lucinda The Witch" on Disney's Emmy winning "Sofia The First." Leighton is an award-winning filmmaker herself with many accolades for the animated short "Planeman," through the festival circuit. As a professional singer she has sung back-up for - Halsey on the platinum single "New Americana," and has two tracks on Disney's "Sofia The First Album" as Lucinda. Merit also performed the song for "Dishonored" with a 50 piece orchestra, on the "SPIKE Video Game Awards." In her downtime, Merit enjoys dancing, K-pop, Anime, video games, vintage toys and, watching old movies. She loves Japanese culture and is in her third year of studying Japanese. Leighton has a special place in her heart for charity work and is proud to serve as a Celebrity Youth Ambassador for "The Jonathon Foundation" for kids with special needs and learning disabilities.