Alisan Leigh Porter (born June 20, 1981)[1] is an American pop, rock & country singer, actress, and dancer.
Porter acted in several films as a child; she became known for playing the title role in the 1991 movie Curly Sue opposite Jim Belushi.
On television, she played the youngest daughter of Lynn Redgrave on the short-lived ABC sitcom Chicken Soup in 1989.
Porter continued acting at Staples High School in Westport, Connecticut, where she joined a theater group and participated in various shows.
She also sang the anthem prior to the nationally televised Sunday Night Football game in Oakland, CA on November 6, 2016.
In 2017, Porter, alongside Matt McAndrew, Mary Sarah, Chris Mann, Matthew Schuler, Michael Sanchez and Chloe Kohanski headlined the new Las Vegas show called The Voice: Neon Dreams.
[10][11][12] In the battle rounds, Porter was up against Lacy Mandigo with the song "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas & the Papas as a rock version.
Porter went on to sing through the live shows, advancing via public vote every week up to the finals, where she performed her original song "Down That Road".
[15] Porter created a closed Facebook page for mothers called Lil' Mamas and then, in 2012, a related blog website of the same name that she runs with her business partner, Celia Behar.
[16][17] On March 10, 2012, Porter married Brian Autenrieth, a fruit exporter and former child soap opera actor, in California.
"[19] On October 20, 2021, Porter gave birth to her third child, daughter Shilo Bee with her childhood friend, professional dancer Justin de Vera.