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3Kathryn Love Newton (born February 8, 1997 in Orlando, Florida) is an American actress.
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5She started out as a child star on ''Series/AllMyChildren'' and ''Series/GaryUnmarried'' before appearing in the fourth ''Film/ParanormalActivity'' film. Since then, she has become known for starring as Abigail on ''Series/BigLittleLies'' and as Lucy in ''Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu''. She is also known for portraying the older versions of Claire Novak in The CW dark fantasy series ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' and Joanie Clark in the AMC period drama series ''Series/HaltAndCatchFire''. In 2019, she played the lead role of Allie on ''Series/TheSociety''.
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7She's also a golfer.
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9!!Selected filmography:
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11* ''Series/AllMyChildren'' (2002-2003) as Colby Chandler
12* ''Series/GaryUnmarried'' (2008 - 2010) as Louise Brooks
13* ''Film/BadTeacher'' (2011) as Chase Rubin-Rossi
14* ''Film/ParanormalActivity 4'' (2012) as Alex Nelson
15* ''Series/MadMen'' (2012) as Mandy
16* ''Series/DogWithABlog'' (2013-2014) as Emily Adams
17* ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' (2014-2018) as Claire Novak
18* ''Series/HaltAndCatchFire'' (2016-2017) as Joanie Clark
19* ''Series/BigLittleLies'' (2017, 2019) as Abigail Carlson
20* ''Film/LadyBird'' (2017) as Darlene Bell
21* ''Film/ThreeBillboardsOutsideEbbingMissouri'' (2017) as Angela Hayes
22* ''Series/{{Little Women|2017}}'' (2017) as Amy March
23* ''Film/{{Blockers}}'' (2018) as Julie Decker
24* ''Film/PokemonDetectivePikachu'' (2019) as Lucy Stevens
25* ''Series/TheSociety'' (2019) as Allie Pressman
26* ''{{Film/Freaky}}'' (2020) as Millie Kessler/Blissfield Butcher
27* ''Film/TheMapOfTinyPerfectThings'' (2021) as Margaret
28* ''Film/AntManAndTheWaspQuantumania'' (2023) as [[Characters/AntManHeroes Cassie Lang]]
29* ''Film/LisaFrankenstein'' (2024) as Lisa Swallows
30* ''Film/{{Abigail|2024}}'' (2024) as Sammy
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34!!Her career provides examples of:
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36* PromotedFangirl: She is a big fan of the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse and described being cast as Cassie Lang in ''Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania'' as a "dream come true".
37* StarMakingRole: ''Paranormal Activity 4''. Her role as the resourceful and very sympathetic Alex Nelson is universally regarded as the highlight of the otherwise forgettable sequel in an already despised franchise. She earned a Young Artist Award and got doors opened to more respectable screen roles.

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