Kathryn Love Newton (born February 8, 1997 in Orlando, Florida) is an American actress.
She started out as a child star on All My Children and Gary Unmarried before appearing in the fourth Paranormal Activity film. Since then, she has become known for starring as Abigail on Big Little Lies and as Lucy in Pokémon Detective Pikachu. She is also known for portraying the older versions of Claire Novak in The CW dark fantasy series Supernatural and Joanie Clark in the AMC period drama series Halt and Catch Fire. In 2019, she played the lead role of Allie on The Society.
She's also a golfer.
Selected filmography:
- All My Children (2002-2003) as Colby Chandler
- Gary Unmarried (2008 - 2010) as Louise Brooks
- Bad Teacher (2011) as Chase Rubin-Rossi
- Paranormal Activity 4 (2012) as Alex Nelson
- Mad Men (2012) as Mandy
- Dog with a Blog (2013-2014) as Emily Adams
- Supernatural (2014-2018) as Claire Novak
- Halt and Catch Fire (2016-2017) as Joanie Clark
- Big Little Lies (2017, 2019) as Abigail Carlson
- Lady Bird (2017) as Darlene Bell
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) as Angela Hayes
- Little Women (2017) as Amy March
- Blockers (2018) as Julie Decker
- Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) as Lucy Stevens
- The Society (2019) as Allie Pressman
- Freaky (2020) as Millie Kessler/Blissfield Butcher
- The Map Of Tiny Perfect Things (2021) as Margaret
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) as Cassie Lang
- Lisa Frankenstein (2024) as Lisa Swallows
- Abigail (2024) as Sammy
Her career provides examples of:
- Promoted Fangirl: She is a big fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and described being cast as Cassie Lang in Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania as a "dream come true".
- Star-Making Role: 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.
