Merit Leighton

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Merit Leighton
Born (2002-06-17) June 17, 2002 (age 23)
Occupation
  • Actress
Years active2010–present

Merit Leighton (born August 17, 2002) is an American actress. She is best known for voicing Frosta in the animated superhero She-Ra and the Princesses of Power as well as playing Hannah in Alexa & Katie .

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Early life

Janicek was born in Glendale, California on June 17, 2002. [1] She got interested in acting at age five when she realised that her TV wasn't an entrance to another universe. Her mother is a photographer who got a call from a management company who wanted Merit to sign with them. Soon after she signed she got her first audition. [2]

Career

Leighton's first voice acting role was as Lucinda in an episode of Disney Junior's Sofia the First . [3] Her first big role came when she voiced Frosta in the superhero animated series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. [4]

In 2019 she was cast in her first anime role as Minako in Ride Your Wave . [5] Leighton's biggest role so far has been playing Hannah in the sitcom Alexa & Katie . [6] She has her own YouTube channel where she talks about K-pop, anime, Nintendo video games. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2010SpecificallyPretty GirlShort
2011Monster SlayerBeaShort
2013 The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone Foster kid
2013Grooming GiselleEmma
2013Dean Slater: Resident AdvisorMeredith Harris
2014 The Tiger's Tail Doreen Portman
2015Let GoSarahShort
2017The Nerd PosseSailor Greyson
2018PlanemanMalynadaShort
2018Parker BubblegumMalynada
2017 Ride Your Wave Hinako
2020The Wave of PerfectionJuniperShort

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2012 The New Normal Large girlEpisode: "Sofa's choice"
2013 Sofia the First LucindaEpisode: "The Little Witch"
2015Dad DudesOliviaEpisode: "Pilot"
201540s and FailingAlly4 episodes
2013-2018 Sofia the First Lucinda6 episodes
2019 Spirit Riding Free Eliza MorenoEpisode: "Lucky and the Dressage Sabotage"
2018–2020 She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Frosta20 episodes
2018-2020 Alexa & Katie Hannah23 episodes

Video Games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020 Legends of Runeterra Tornado Warrior
2021 Cookie Run: Kingdom Sugarfly Cookie
2024 Persona 3 Reload Chidori Yoshino
2025 Mecha Break S.H.A.D.O.W operating system

References

  1. "Leighto Merit". naijanews. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  2. "Merit Leighton On Small-Screen Success". carrieschronicles. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  3. "'Shameless' Casts Richard Flood; Merit Leighton Joins 'Alexa & Katie'". deadline. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  4. "Merit Leighton on Landing Her Dream Job of Voicing Anime in Masaaki Yuasa's Ride Your Wave [Exclusive Interview]". irmonline. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  5. "She-Ra's Merit Leighton Makes Her Anime Debut in Ride Your Wave". cbr.com. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  6. "Exclusive interview with Alexa & Katie's Merit Leighton". talknerdywithus. Retrieved 2025-08-08.
  7. "Merit Leighton". tresamagazine. Retrieved 2025-08-08.