Alicia Morton (born
April 29,
1987 in
Gonzales, Louisiana) is an
American actress and
singer.
Family
Alicia has an older brother, Shane (born 1981). Her father, the late Jon Morton, died of
liver cancer in
1997. Her mother, Kathy Jones, owns and runs the family carpet and flooring business in Gonzales, LA.
Biography
Alicia started singing when she was 18 months old. When she was 6, she played Molly in
Annie 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.
[Alicia Morton] 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.
[CNN.com - 'Annie' celebrates 25 years - April 25, 2002] 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, where she played a young girl with
hemophilia named Sara.
She had graduated from East Ascension High in 2005, and started her freshman year of college in 2006. She also plays
guitar.
[Alicia Morton - Biography]
Filmography
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