| Alicia Morton | |
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 Alicia at a promotional event in 1999. |
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| Birth name | Alicia Morton |
| Born | April 29 1987 Gonzales, Louisiana |
Alicia Morton (born April 29, 1987 in Gonzales, Louisiana) is an American actress. She is the youngest of two children. Her brother, Shane, was born in 1981, and her parents are Jon and Kathy Morton. Her mother co-owns and runs the family carpet and flooring business in Gonzales, LA. Her father died of liver cancer in 1997.
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Biography
Alicia started dancing 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 Cosette in Broadway's Les Misérables in 1996. Costar Ricky Martin would rub makeup on her hands for good luck.[1] In 1998, Alicia beat 3,000 girls to win the part of the 1999 Disney TV movie Annie. In this role, Morton struggled with the 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.[2] Her best friend, Alexis Kalehoff, is the daughter of Broadway's original Annie, Andrea McArdle. 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.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role |
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| 1999 | Annie | Annie |
| 2001 | The Big House | |
| Dodson's Journey | Maggie | |
| 2004 | Miracle Run | Jennifer |
| 2005 | Odd Girl Out | Tiffany |
| 2006 | The Thirst | Sara |
