Brighton Sharbino
Sharbino in 2023
Born
Brighton Rose Sharbino

(2002-08-19) August 19, 2002 (age 21)
Flower Mound, Texas, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present
RelativesSaxon Sharbino (sister)

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.

Early life

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]

Career

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]

Sharbino in 2015

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]

Personal life

Sharbino plays the piano and took parkour classes with her younger brother.[7]

Filmography

Film

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

Television

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 and Order: SVU Mandy Fowler Episode: "No Good Reason"
2018 Criminal Minds Chelsea Davis Episode: "The Tall Man"

Web

Year Title Role Notes
2019 Zoe Valentine Allison Betts Main role (season 1)
2020 Players Jojo Main role; also producer

Music videos

Song Year Artist Notes
Jingle Bell Rock 2018 Lexi Jayde [13]

Audio

Year Title Role Notes
2020 The Shadow Diaries Teeny [14]

References

  1. ^ Sharbino, Brighton (August 20, 2021). "Old lady". Brighton Sharbino's Twitter page. Archived from the original on August 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Saxon Sharbino: Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  3. ^ a b Nevins, Annette (December 7, 2019). "Flower Mound native stays in demand in Hollywood". Denton Record Chronicle. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "Friends of Brat: Meet Brighton Sharbino". Brat. July 27, 2018. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  5. ^ Leffler, Samantha (March 18, 2014). "Which Walking Dead Star Recently Starred on True Detective?". Wetpaint. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  6. ^ Leffler, Samantha (March 18, 2014). "The Walking Dead's Brighton Sharbino and Kyla Kenedy Release a Song Together!". Wetpaint. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  7. ^ a b CrypticRock (December 29, 2015). "Interview – Brighton Sharbino of The Walking Dead". Cryptic Rock. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d Papadatos, Markos (July 27, 2016). "The Walking Dead's Brighton Sharbino discusses 'Growing Up Smith' (Includes interview)". Digital Journal. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  9. ^ a b CrypticRock (August 17, 2018). "Interview – Brighton Sharbino Talks Growing Up, Acting, + More". Cryptic Rock. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  10. ^ Erbland, Kate (November 10, 2017). "'Bitch': Marianna Palka's Viciously Entertaining Feminist Satire Upends the Domestic Drama — Watch". IndieWire. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  11. ^ "Review: Restless teen finds peace with the horses in sincere 'Urban Country'". Los Angeles Times. August 2, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  12. ^ Potter, Logan (February 6, 2020). "Exclusive! The cast of "Players" spills set secrets". Girls' Life. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  13. ^ Stivale, Shelby (December 3, 2018). "Lexi Jayde debuts 'Jingle Bell Rock' music video starring Lily Chee, Brighton Sharbino, & More". TigerBeat. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  14. ^ Petski, Denise (October 27, 2020). "'The Shadow Diaries' Podcast Starring Madelaine Petsch & Kara Hayward In The Works From Studio71 & Snarled Entertainment". Deadline. Retrieved July 3, 2021.

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