Early life

Whitman was born on June 9, 1988 in Los Angeles, California, the only child of mother Pat Musick, a voice artist, and father Jeff Whitman, a personal manager and set construction co-ordinator. She was educated in a private school in Los Angeles.

Career

1991-2003: Early acting work

She started her career with a voice over for a Tyson Chicken commercial at the age of three. Acting coach Andrew Magarian helped her memorize lines as she could not read.

In 1994, at the age of six, Whitman made her film debut, acting alongside Meg Ryan in When a Man Loves a Woman (1994), playing Ryan's youngest daughter, Casey. She beat 700 other girls who were interested in the part. In 1996, Whitman appeared in two films: Independence Day as the President's daughter; and One Fine Day playing George Clooney's daughter Maggie. The same year, Whitman guest starred in the episode "The One Where Rachel Quits" of the sitcom Friends. In 1998, she was Sandra Bullock's daughter Bernice in Hope Floats.

During several guest appearances from 1998 until 2001, Whitman played the role of Chloe Madison on JAG. Chloe was Sarah 'Mac' Mackenzie's (Catherine Bell) Little Sister, through the Big Sister, Little Sister program. In 2001 and 2002, Whitman starred in the Fox Family series State of Grace in which she portrayed Grace from a Catholic background who befriends Hannah, a Jewish girl (Alia Shawkat). Whitman was the voice of Navajo Wynonna "Winnie" Whitefeather for Focus on the Family's The Last Chance Detectives audio cases (2004).

2004-2008: Arrested Development and other television roles

From 2004 to 2006, Whitman had a recurring role on Arrested Development, reuniting with Shawkat. Whitman appeared in the 2006 series Thief for FX Networks, playing the stepdaughter of Nick Atwater (Andre Braugher). She was also featured in several video games, lending her voice to the character Yuffie Kisaragi in the Square-Enix/Disney video game Kingdom Hearts II as well as an appearance in the third-person shooter role-playing video game Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-. Whitman made several high-profile guest appearances in 2006 and 2007. She also appeared on Desperate Housewives as an unscrupulous friend of Julie. Mae also had a recurring role on "Chicago Hope," (1994-2000), playing the daughter of "Dr. Kate Austin," (played by Christine Lahti), in the series' later years.

Whitman was initially cast in the 2007 series remake of The Bionic Woman, playing the deaf younger sister of the title character. On June 27, 2007, TV Guide reported that Whitman was being replaced in the role of Jaime's sister, and Lucy Hale was cast as Whitman's replacement the following July. An NBC spokesperson confirmed this, stating, "The decision was purely creatively driven. It is very common to change storylines, characters, actors after the initial pilot is shot." The sister character's hearing was restored after this recasting at the request of an NBC executive. She also appeared in the season nine episode "Streetwise" of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, as an on-the-street-mother who adopts street children forming a homeless family.

Whitman gave voice to Katara of the Water Tribe in the animated show Avatar: The Last Airbender, and previously Rose in American Dragon: Jake Long. She has appeared most recently in the HBO series In Treatment as Rosie. She plays Cynder in The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night. Whitman voiced the character Tinker Bell in the 2008, 2009 and 2010 Disney Tinker Bell films. As part of a deal to promote the production of the first Tinker Bell film, the UK's speaking clock started to use her voice at 0100GMT on October 26, 2008.

2009-present: Parenthood and continued film roles

In 2009, Whitman landed a regular role in NBC's version of the Ron Howard classic Parenthood, which premiered in 2010. She plays Amber Holt, "a rebellious and willful teen whose only interest at present is her wannabe rock star boyfriend". Whitman played evil ex Roxy Richter in Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, a film adaptation of the Bryan Lee O'Malley indie comic series Scott Pilgrim. The film starred her former Arrested Development co-star, Michael Cera, in the title role. Whitman appeared on Family Guy in 2010.

She had a large role in the 2012 film The Perks of Being a Wallflower, opposite Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, and Ezra Miller. In 2013, she reprised her role as Ann Veal in Arrested Development's fourth season six years after the series was cancelled. She appeared alongside Darren Criss in three episodes of the third season of Lisa Kudrow's Web Therapy, playing his girlfriend. In 2015, Whitman played the lead role in the comedy The Duff. She started filming Operator alongside Martin Starr in June of that year.According to co-writer and director Roland Emmerich, Whitman will not reprise her role as the President's daughter in Independence Day: Resurgence, the sequel to the 1996 blockbuster hit Independence Day, because she does not want to read for the part.

Music

Whitman has recorded "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day" and "You Make Christmas Feel So Good" for School's Out! Christmas, and has sung guest vocals on a number of tracks from indie-punk band Fake Problems' newest album Real Ghosts Caught on Tape. Whitman has also been featured on her show Parenthood in the song "Gardenia" on the season 2 episode "The Booth Job" along with Landon Pigg.

Whitman appears in the music videos for "I Was a Fool" and "Boyfriend" by Tegan and Sara. She performed a small speaking part in the rapper DVS' record "Charlie Chaplin" where she plays the part of what DVS sees as the stereotypical hipster expressing distaste with music and television to appear special.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	When a Man Loves a Woman	Casey Green
1995	Degree of Guilt	Elena Argos	Television film
1995	Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge	Young Ashley Judd	Television film
1995	Bye Bye Love	Michele
1996	Independence Day	Patricia Whitmore
1996	After Jimmy	Rosie	Television film
1996	One Fine Day	Maggie Taylor
1997	Merry Christmas, George Bailey	Zuzu Bailey	Television film
1998	Gingerbread Man, TheThe Gingerbread Man	Libby Magruder
1998	Hope Floats	Bernice Pruitt
1999	A Season for Miracles	Alanna 'Lani' Thompson	Television film
1999	Jingle Bells	Beth (voice)	Television film
1999	Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas	Girl (voice)	Direct-to-video
1999	Invisible Child	Rebecca 'Doc' Beeman	Television film
2001	American Rhapsody, AnAn American Rhapsody	Maria (age 10)
2002	Wild Thornberrys Movie, TheThe Wild Thornberrys Movie	Schoolgirl (voice)
2003	Jungle Book 2, TheThe Jungle Book 2	Shanti (voice)
2004	Teacher's Pet	Leslie (voice)
2005	Going Shopping	Coco
2005	Happy Elf, TheThe Happy Elf	Molly (voice)	Television film
2006	Bondage, TheThe Bondage	Angelica
2006	Love's Abiding Joy	Colette Doros
2006	Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise	Emily Bishop	Television film
2007	Boogeyman 2	Alison
2007	Lost in the Dark	Amy Tolliver	Television film
2008	Tinker Bell	Tinker Bell (voice)	Direct-to-video
2008	Nights in Rodanthe	Amanda Willis
2009	Spring Breakdown	Lydia	Direct-to-video
2009	Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure	Tinker Bell (voice)	Direct-to-video
2009	Acceptance	Taylor Rockefeller	Television film
2010	Barry Munday	Candice
2010	Jesse Stone: No Remorse	Emily Bishop	Television film
2010	Scott Pilgrim vs. the World	Roxy Richter
2010	Scott Pilgrim vs. the Animation	Lisa Miller (voice)	Short film
2010	Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue	Tinker Bell (voice)
2011	Factory, TheThe Factory	Abby Fletcher
2012	Perks of Being a Wallflower, TheThe Perks of Being a Wallflower	Mary Elizabeth
2012	Secret of the Wings	Tinker Bell (voice)
2014	The Wind Rises	Kayo / Kinu (voices)	English dub
2014	The Pirate Fairy	Tinker Bell (voice)
2014	Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast	Tinker Bell (voice)
2015	The Duff	Bianca Piper
2015	Freaks of Nature	Jenna Zombie
2016	Rock Dog	Darma (voice)
2016	Drawn of the Dead	Gwen Newman (voice)
2016	Operator	Emily Klein

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man	Baby Rose (voice)	Episode: "Sperms of Endearment"
1996	Early Edition	Amanda Bailey	Episode: "The Choice"
1996	Friends	Sarah Tuttle	Episode: "The One Where Rachel Quits"
1996	What a Cartoon!	Little Suzy (voice)	Episode: "Johnny Bravo and the Amazon Women"
1996-99	Chicago Hope	Sara Wilmette	17 episodes
1997	Superman: The Animated Series	Young Lois Lane (voice)	Episode: "Monkey Fun"
1997-2004	Johnny Bravo	Little Suzy (voice)	52 episodes
1998-2001	JAG	Chloe Madison	8 episodes
1999	Judging Amy	Darcy Mitchell	Episode: "Last Tango in Hartford"
1999	Providence	Frances Carlyle	2 episodes
1999	Hallmark Hall of Fame	Alanna 'Lani' Thompson	Episode: "A Season for Miracles"
2000-02	Teacher's Pet	Leslie Dunkling (voice)
2000	Godzilla: The Series	Meg (voice)	Episode: "Shafted"
2000	Wild Thornberrys, TheThe Wild Thornberrys	Antoinette (voice)	Episode: "Luck Be an Aye-Aye"
2001	Max Steel	Jo (voice)	Episode: "The Return"
2001	Jackie Chan Adventures	Additional voices	Episode: "Scouts Honor"
2001-02	State of Grace	Emma Grace McKee	40 episodes
2002	Presidio Med	Tory Redding	Episode: "Do No Harm"
2002	Zeta Project, TheThe Zeta Project	Amy (voice)	Episode: "The River Rising"
2002-04	Fillmore!	Various voices	7 episodes
2004	Cold Case	Eve Kendall	Episode: "Lover's Lane"
2004	CSI: Crime Scene Investigation	Glynnis Carson	Episode: "No Humans Involved"
2004	Century City	Erin Pace	Episode: "Without a Tracer"
2004-06; 2013	Arrested Development	Ann Veal	16 episodes
2005-07	American Dragon: Jake Long	Rose/Huntsgirl (voice)	19 episodes
2005-08	Avatar: The Last Airbender	Katara (voice)	59 episodes
2006	Thief	Tammi Deveraux	6 episodes
2006	Desperate Housewives	Sarah	Episode: "Nice She Ain't"
2006	Phil of the Future	Crying Girl	Episode: "Stuck in the Meddle with You"
2007	Justice	Jenny Marshall	Episode: "False Confession"
2007	Grey's Anatomy	Heather Douglas	2 episodes
2007	The Modifyers	Agent Xero / Lacey Shadows (voices)	Pilot
2007	Bionic Woman	Becca Sommers	Episode: "Unaired Pilot"
2007	Ghost Whisperer	Rachel Fordham	Episode: "Don't Try This at Home"
2007	ER	Heather	Episode: "The Test"
2008	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Cassidy Cornell/Helen Braidwell	Episode: "Streetwise"
2008	Good Behavior	Roxy West	Pilot
2008-10	In Treatment	Rosie Weston	5 episodes
2008-15	Family Guy	Various voices	12 episodes
2009	Criminal Minds	Julie	Episode: "Cradle to Grave"
2009	Glenn Martin, DDS	Amish Girl / Trailer Park Teen (voices)	2 episodes
2009-10	Cleveland Show, TheThe Cleveland Show	Additional voices	2 episodes
2010-15	Parenthood	Amber Holt	98 Episodes
2010	Batman: The Brave and the Bold	Batgirl (voice)	2 episodes
2011	Tinker Bell and the Pixie Hollow Games	Tinker Bell (voice)	Television special
2012-15	Robot Chicken	Various voices	Episode: "Casablankman 2"
2012-13	Young Justice	Cassie Sandsmark/Wonder Girl / Stephanie Brown (voices)	6 episodes
2012	Weeds	Tula	Episode: "See Blue and Smell Cheese and Die"
2012-present	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	April O'Neil (voice)	54 episodes
2012	Dragons: Riders of Berk	Heather (voice)	2 episodes
2013-14	Jake and the Never Land Pirates	Tinker Bell (voice)	2 episodes
2013	Web Therapy	Blair Yellin	3 episodes
2013-14	American Dad!	Glitter / Zoey (voices)	3 episodes
2013	Masters of Sex	College student	Episode: "Standard Deviation"
2014	Suburgatory	Caris	Episode: "Blame it on the Rainstick"
2014	AJ's Infinite Summer	Morgan / Receptionist (voices)	Pilot
2015-present	DC Super Hero Girls	Batgirl (voice)	Web series

Video games

Year	Title	Role
2004	EverQuest II	Lilly Ironforge / Thana Rumblehoof (voices)
2005	Kingdom Hearts II	Yuffie Kisaragi (voice)
2006	Cartoon Network Racing	Little Suzy (voice)
2006	Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII	Yuffie Kisaragi (voice)
2006	Avatar: The Last Airbender	Katara (voice)
2007	Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night, TheThe Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night	Cynder (voice)
2007	The Last Airbender - The Burning Earth, Avatar:Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Burning Earth	Katara (voice)
2008	The Last Airbender - Into the Inferno, Avatar:Avatar: The Last Airbender - Into the Inferno	Katara (voice)
2011	MLB, NicktoonsNicktoons MLB	Katara (voice)
2013	Young Justice: Legacy	Dr. Helena Sandsmark / Cassie Sandsmark/Wonder Girl (voices)
2013	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	April O' Neil
2014	Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes	Tinker Bell (voice)
2015	Disney Infinity 3.0	Tinker Bell (voice)

Audiobooks

Year	Title	Role
2014	City of Bones: The Mortal Instruments	Clary Fray

Awards and nominations

Year	Title	Award	Result
1996	One Fine Day	Young Artist Award Best Performance in a Feature Film: Actress Age Ten or Under	Won
1996	One Fine Day	YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama Film	Nominated
1998	Hope Floats	Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film: Actress Age Ten or Under	Won
1998	Hope Floats	YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama Film	Nominated
1999	Chicago Hope	YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama TV Series	Nominated
1999	Johnny Bravo	YoungStar Award for Best Performance in a Voice Over Talent	Nominated
2001	American Rhapsody, AnAn American Rhapsody	Young Artist Award for Best Ensemble in a Feature Film	Won
2001	An American Rhapsody	Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress	Nominated
2001	State of Grace	Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series: Leading Young Actress	Nominated
2010	Parenthood	Teen Choice Award for Breakout Star Female	Nominated
2012	The Perks of Being a Wallflower	San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Performance by an Ensemble	Won
2013	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Television Production	Nominated
2015	Parenthood	Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Nominated
2015	The Duff	Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress Comedy	Nominated
2015	The Duff	Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liplock	Nominated

[ Source: Wikipedia ]