- Amanda Balon
Amanda Balon is an eleven year old American child actress best known for playing the title role in the musical Annie. She has appeared in several community theater productions and independent films.
Biography
Amanda was born in
Kansas ,Kansas City and lived in Zimbabwe,Africa . She moved back to America at age two. She auditioned for the musical Annie when she was just three years of age, belting out the song "Tomorrow". Several agents and directors were in the audience and applauded her calling it "The best 'Tomorrow' [they'll] hear in all their days". However, Amanda did not get in that production, she was too young according to directors. Amanda has one sister, Samantha, and a twin brother, Nick.Besides Annie
Balon has performed several other times besides in the Annie tour. She did the WOPA (a competition and won gold) And some other community productions of Annie and more. Some of her independent film and made for TV film credits include Fix-it-Chicks, Nobody's Someone, Challenging the Creator and
Esperanza Rising (starring as Esperanza).References
*cite news |first=Carol |last=Azizian |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Girl, 10, to play dream role in Annie production at Flint's Whiting Auditorium |url=http://www.mlive.com/flintjournal/entertainment/index.ssf/2008/02/girl_10_to_play_dream_role_in.html |work=The Flint Journal |publisher= |date=Thursday February 21, 2008, 2:59 PM |accessdate=2008-07-15
*cite news |first=William |last=Hageman |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Teacher's one-room schoolhouse tours with young `Annie' cast members |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-18864812_ITM |work=Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) |publisher= |date=04 October 2006 |accessdate=2008-07-15
*cite news |first=Mary Jessica |last=Hammes |authorlink= |coauthors= |title='Annie' actress shares her hopes, dreams |url=http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/012008/marquee_20080120025.shtml |work=Athens Banner-Herald |publisher= |date=January 19, 2008 |accessdate=2008-07-15External links
* [http://www.amandabalon.com] Fan site
* [http://www.annieontour.com] Annie 05-08 tour site
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