Brighton Sharbino | |
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 Sharbino in 2023 | |
| Born | Brighton Rose Sharbino August 19, 2002 Flower Mound, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Relatives | Saxon Sharbino (sister) Sawyer Sharbino (brother) |
Brighton Rose Sharbino (born August 19, 2002) [1] is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Lizzie Samuels on the AMC television series The Walking Dead .
Sharbino is from Flower Mound, Texas.[ citation needed ] Her siblings Saxon and Sawyer Sharbino also act, [2] and the family moved to Los Angeles when Brighton was nine. She switched to online school to make time for her acting career. [3] [4]
Sharbino began her career singing on Barney & Friends on PBS. [3] She had other early guest television appearances on series such as Hannah Montana , Prime Suspect , The New Normal and True Detective . [5]
In 2013, Sharbino landed her first major recurring role as Lizzie Samuels in the fourth and fifth seasons of The Walking Dead . [6] She appeared in the film Cheap Thrills and played Young Abby Sciuto in the "Hit and Run" episode of NCIS .
In 2014, Sharbino was cast in the fantasy series Once Upon a Time , in which she played the young version of the Snow Queen, Ingrid.[ citation needed ] About the role she stated "It was very different from shooting The Walking Dead and I loved it ‘cause I got to be a princess. In The Walking Dead they would put dirt on me. They put extensions on me, were fixing my hair, and let me wear a princess dress, it was really fun to do. It was a dream." [7]
Sharbino played Abby Beam in the 2016 faith based film Miracles From Heaven, alongside Queen Latifah and Jennifer Garner. [8] [9] The movie was shot in Atlanta in the summer of 2015 and Sharbino had her 13th birthday on set. [8]
In 2017, Sharbino played the role of Tiffany Hart in the film Bitch . [10] That same year, she had a guest role as Mandy Fowler in an episode of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit ; and appeared in Growing Up Smith , a coming of age comedy about growing up in small town USA in 1979 in which Sharbino played the role of Amy. [8] The film won numerous best audience awards and jury awards at film festivals, including the Woodstock, Naples, CAAMFest and Prescott festivals. [8]
In 2018, Sharbino acted alongside her older sister Saxon in the film Urban Country; she played the role of Faith, a teenager that moves to a horse ranch to help her ill mother. [11] [9]
In 2019, she starred as antagonist Allison Betts in season 1 of the Brat web series Zoe Valentine and appeared in the drama film American Skin . She starred in the 2020 Snap Original series Players. [12]
Sharbino plays the piano and took parkour classes with her younger brother. [7]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Changing | Kindergartener | Short |
| 2010 | Cool Dog | Sharon's Sister | Direct to video |
| 2010 | The Death of Socrates | Granddaughter | |
| 2012 | Promesas | Abigail | Short |
| 2013 | Cheap Thrills | Luann | |
| 2013 | Plato's Symposium | Socrates Granddaughter | |
| 2015 | Growing Up Smith | Amy | |
| 2016 | Miracles from Heaven | Abby Beam | |
| 2017 | Bitch | Tiffany Hart | |
| 2017 | The Above | TBA | Short |
| 2017 | Christmas in the Heartland | Jessie Wilkins | |
| 2018 | Urban Country | Faith | |
| 2019 | American Skin | Megan | |
| 2019 | Radioflash | Reese | |
| 2020 | Beckman | Tabitha | |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Friday Night Lights | Emotional Fan | Episode: "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" |
| 2010 | Hannah Montana | Cammi | Episode: "Hannah's Gonna Get This" |
| 2011 | Prime Suspect | Rita Tanner | Episode: "Carnivorous Sheep" |
| 2012 | The New Normal | Sarah | Episode: "Bryanzilla" |
| 2013 | NCIS | Young Abby Sciuto | Episode: "Hit and Run" |
| 2013–2015 | The Walking Dead | Lizzie Samuels | Recurring role (season 4); guest role (season 5); 9 episodes |
| 2014 | True Detective | Macie Hart | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Once Upon a Time | Young Ingrid | Episode: "The Snow Queen" |
| 2017 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Mandy Fowler | Episode: "No Good Reason" |
| 2018 | Criminal Minds | Chelsea Davis | Episode: "The Tall Man" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Zoe Valentine | Allison Betts | Main role (season 1) |
| 2020 | Players | Jojo | Main role; also producer |
| Song | Year | Artist | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jingle Bell Rock | 2018 | Lexi Jayde | [13] |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | The Shadow Diaries | Teeny | [14] |
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