Morgan York

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Morgan York
Born
Burbank, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Novelist
  • Podcaster
  • Former actress
Years active
  • 2002–2010 (acting)
  • 2010–present (writing)
Known for
Spouse
Danny Haddad
​
(m. 2019)​
Website Official website

Morgan York is an American novelist, podcaster and former child actress from Burbank, California [1] best known for her roles as Kim Baker in the first 2 films of Cheaper by the Dozen , Lulu in The Pacifier (2005) and as Sarah in the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana .

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York retired from acting at age 17 in 2010 is currently an author, podcaster and book publisher living in New York City. [2]

Career

Born in Burbank, California, she made her on-screen debut at just 18 months old in a commercial for Braun ThermoScan Thermometer. [3] Her first major film role was came in 2003 when she starred in Cheaper by the Dozen as Kim Baker, [4] which won York and her cast-mates the Young Artist Award for "Best Young Ensemble in a Feature Film" for their performances the following year. Following the awards, she starred as Lulu Plummer in The Pacifier , whose performance was well received. [3] [5] In the summer of 2005, York headed back to Toronto to film Cheaper by the Dozen 2 . From 2006 to 2010, York appeared in 11 episodes of the Disney Channel sitcom Hannah Montana , after which she retired from acting. [6] She stated she would not return to acting in the future. [7]

Personal life

Morgan York was born in Burbank, California, a suburb within the Los Angeles County. Following the conclusion of her Sarah character run on Hannah Montana, she decided to retire from acting to pursue her passion of authoring young adult novels. On her blog and via her TikTok handle, she stated "the older I got, and the more I felt like writing was my true calling (authoring young adult novels)." [7] This was later cited in a number of sources a decade later whiles recollecting television productions aimed at children and adolescents made in the 2000s and 2010s and its stars making comebacks in the form of reunions following the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic. [8] [9] [10] She graduated with a self-designed degree in "Writing Fiction: Listening, Absorbing, and Creating" at University of Redlands in 2015. [11] In 2012, she wrote a blog post saying that she was intending to pursue a career as a young adult novelist. [7]

On 14 July 2019, she shared her moments of marriage to Danny Haddad via Twitter. [12] On November 10, 2023, York revealed on Instagram that she had given birth to a daughter. [13]

Filmography

Film
YearFilmRoleNotes
2003The VestExtra
2003 Cheaper by the Dozen Kimberly "Kim" Baker
2005 The Pacifier Lulu Plummer
2005 Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Kimberly "Kim" Baker
Television
YearProductionCharacterNotes
2001 Sesame Street: Kids' Favorite Songs 2HerselfFeatured with sister Wendy
2004 The Practice Melissa StewartEpisode: "Going Home"
2004 Life with Bonnie Christine HarrisEpisode: "Dare to Be Different"
2007 Kappa Mikey SamoaEpisode: "LilyBoo"
2006–2010 Hannah Montana Sarah
  • 11 episodes
  • Guest role (Seasons 1, 3 & 4)
  • Recurring role (Season 2)

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated WorkResult
2004 Young Artist Awards Best Young Ensemble in a Feature Film (shared with cast) Cheaper by the Dozen Won
2006Young Artist AwardsBest Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast (shared with cast) Cheaper by the Dozen 2 Nominated

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References

  1. ↑ Macke, Johnnie (23 November 2016). "Here's Where The 'Cheaper By the Dozen' Kids Are Now". People's Choice Awards . Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "About". Morgan York. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 Whyte, Jason (26 June 2005). "Morgan York, Actress: Profile Interview Series Vol. #11". eFilmCritic. Archived from the original on 28 June 2006. Retrieved 3 July 2017. Morgan Elizabeth York first appeared in a commercial at 18 months old, but did not begin to fully get into the business until the age of nine. When "The Pacifier" came out, many thought that your work was the best thing in the movie.
  4. ↑ Rees, Alex (20 April 2015). "Here Are All 12 "Cheaper by the Dozen" Kids Grown Up". Cosmopolitan . Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  5. ↑ Liberty, Lady (7 March 2005). "Little comedy in The Pacifier". EnterStageRight. Retrieved 4 July 2017. The one bright spot in the movie is the performance of Morgan York.
  6. ↑ Khoo, Isabelle (29 September 2015). "'Cheaper By The Dozen' Cast Is All Grown Up!". Huffington Post Canada . Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 York, Morgan (1 July 2012). "Why I Stopped Acting". Morgan York Writes. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  8. ↑ Morrin, Alyssa (16 May 2021). "Hannah Montana Star Morgan York Reveals Why She Quit Acting". E! . Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  9. ↑ Kinane, Ruth (16 May 2021). "Hannah Montana actress Morgan York on why she quit acting". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  10. ↑ Jackson, Dory (17 May 2021). "Why Hannah Montana Alum Morgan York Quit Acting". People . Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  11. ↑ "DiversifYA: Morgan York". DiversifYA. 14 September 2015. Archived from the original on 4 January 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  12. ↑ York 🌻, Morgan [@morganyorkwrite] (14 July 2019). "WHOOPS! We got married! @ActualDannyHpic.twitter.com/V6QQCtnGK9" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 July 2019– via Twitter.
  13. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CzcafjfrxGZ/
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