Background
Leighton was born on June 7, 1993, in Fresno, California.
Leighton was born on June 7, 1993, in Fresno, California.
She is best known for portraying Emma on The Fosters. Leighton started her acting career at the age of 10 in her home town, and got her first agent at the age of 12 when started taking acting classes and going to auditions in Los Angeles, California. She also has 11 years of dance experience, which she used in American Broadcasting Company Family"s “Make lieutenant or Break lieutenant”, where she played a gymnast named Wendy Capshaw.
Leighton"s other appearances include roles on several television shows including Pretty Little Liars as Danielle, Grey"s Anatomy as patient Sarah Cassidy with Treacher Collins syndrome, 90210 as Alex Scarborough, Criminal Minds as Trish Leake, and as a singing Cactus Kid in Six Feet Under.
She also has appeared in commercials for Quicken Loans, Meow Mix, Comcast and Plavix. Leighton also had parts in two films: Detour as Lara (short film), and as Young Alex in Divorce Invitation (2012).
She dated actor Evan Crooks.