Alisha Newton

Alisha Newton (born July 22, 2001) is a Canadian actress and equestrian. She is known for her role as Georgie Fleming Morris on the Canadian television drama series Heartland.[1]

Alisha Newton
Born (2001-07-22) July 22, 2001
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present

Life and career

Born in Vancouver on July 22, 2001, Alisha Newton began appearing in numerous commercials from the age of four. It was not until four years later, when she began auditioning for film and television roles, that she discovered a true passion for acting.

Despite her age, Newton possesses a unique blend of confidence and intuition and has been described as having an "old and likable soul". She is well respected for her natural delivery and for her believable and dynamic emotional performances as a small child.[2]

Newton played Young Annabeth Chase in the post-2013 release, Twentieth Century Fox's Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters.[2]

Since 2013, Newton has played the series regular lead role of Georgina ("Georgie") Crawley (now Fleming-Morris) on the CBC drama series Heartland. She portrays a fiery, tough, smart-mouthed Georgie, a jaded veteran of the foster system who finds a nurturing home at the sprawling Alberta ranch (the Heartland of the title) operated by Jack (Shaun Johnston), a gruff, big-hearted rancher, and his intuitive granddaughter Lou, (Michelle Morgan) and her sister Amy (Amber Marshall). Georgie arrives at Heartland angry and rough around the edges, but she immediately softens in the presence of the animals and ultimately bonds with Heartland's human inhabitants.[3][4][5]

In 2014, Newton played the minor role of Sofia Dunlap in the 2014 film The Tree That Saved Christmas.

Filmography
Television and film roles
Year Title Role Notes
2010 The Wyoming Story Bird Thorpe Television film
2010 Supernatural Little Girl Episode: "Clap Your Hands If You Believe"
2011 Jake and Jasper: A Ferret Tale Kid at School Short film
2011 Joanna Makes a Friend Susie Short film
2012 No Place Like Home Dorothy Short film
2012–present Heartland Georgina 'Georgie' Fleming Morris Main role (season 6–present)
2012 Shadowplay Piper Short film
2012 Mind Your Manner Alice Short film
2013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Young Annabeth Film
2013 Heart of Dance "Jenna" Film
2014 The Tree That Saved Christmas Sofia Dunlap Television film
2014 The Dating Journal Claire Short film
2015 The Hollow Emma Television film
2015 When Calls the Heart Nellie Episode: "Heart of the Family"
2016 Lucky Kailey Short film
2017 Roam Lily (also producer) Short film
2018 Scorched Earth Beatrice Film
2018 Til Ex Do Us Part Emma Television film

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Refs
2013 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a Short Film – Young Actress Ten and Under No Place Like Home Nominated [6]
Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young Actress Heartland Won [6]
2014 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Supporting Young Actress Heartland Nominated [7]
The Joey Awards Best Young Actress age 14 or younger in a TV Series Drama Supporting/Recurring Heartland Won [8]
2015 The Joey Awards Best Actress in a TV Drama Leading Role Heartland Won [9]
2016 The Joey Awards Young Actress in a Drama TV Series Leading Role 14–18 Years Heartland Nominated [10]

References
  1. Konjicanin, Anja (2012-09-13). "5 Minutes With Heartland's Alisha Newton". Vancouver Observer. Observer Media Group. Retrieved 2013-08-27.
  2. "Alisha Newton Young Hollywood Star". newyorkgirlstyle.com/.
  3. "Young actress takes reins on CBC's Heartland". westender.com. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  4. "Heartland's Alisha Newton". The Vancouver Observer. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  5. "Heartland's Alisha Newton". horse-canada.com. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  6. "34th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". youngartistawards.org. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  7. "35th Annual Young Artist Awards - Nominations / Special Awards". youngartistawards.org. Archived from the original on 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  8. "Joey Awards". www.joeyawards.com. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  9. "Joey Awards". www.joeyawards.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  10. "Joey Awards". www.joeyawards.com. Retrieved 10 November 2016.



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