Five Fast Facts About Big Little Lies Star Kathryn Newton

Kathryn Newton currently co-stars on HBO’s hit series Big Little Lies, but the 22-year-old has been acting for quite some time now. Whether it was playing Cameron Diaz’s student in the movie Bad Teacher or being a bad influence on Sally Draper in Mad Men, there’s a good chance you’ve seen Newton in something before.

From her passion outside of acting to her Best Picture films, here are five fast facts you need to know about the Big Little Lies star Kathryn Newton who portrays Madeline’s daughter, Abigail Carlson!

In The Beginning
The 22-year-old was born in Orlando, Florida and grew up in Miami. She moved when she was just 11 years old to pursue acting full time and ended up attending Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks, California.

Started Young
Newton landed her first acting role when she was just 4 years old! She was cast on the soap opera All My Children as Colby Chandler and appeared in two episodes between 2001 and 2005. Following her time on the soap, Newton started performing in short films.

Breakout Role
After a few years of acting, Newton landed her big break on the CBS comedy Gary Unmarried, which ran for two seasons. Newton played the role of Louise Brooks, Gary and Allison’s daughter. In fact, she won the Young Artist Award for Best Supporting Performance in a TV Series in 2010!

Swingin’ Since The Beginning
Along with acting, Newton’s other passion is golf. In fact, her father is a professional golfer and got her hooked on the sport when she was very young. Newton continued to play golf in high school and even lead her team to a regional title! She continues to play and loves to share videos on her Instagram page.

Best Picture Contenders
Back in 2017 when Newton was just 20 years old, she was in not one but two movies up for Best Picture at the Oscars. She was in the movie Ladybird as Darlene Bell, and she was also in the movie Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri as Angela Hayes.