Mae Whitman

Mae Whitman

Birth name: Mae Margaret Whitman
Born: June 9, 1988
Age: 36
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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Biography

Mae Margaret Whitman (born June 9, 1988) is an American actress, singer and voice artist. After making her feature film debut as Meg Ryan's daughter in 1994's When a Man Loves a Woman and George Clooney's daughter in One Fine Day, released the same year, she was cast as the President's daughter in Independence Day (1996). She would later become known for her television roles as Ann Veal on Arrested Development and Amber Holt on Parenthood. Whitman is also known for co-starring in the films Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) as well as her lead role in The Duff (2015).

Whitman has also voiced Katara in the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender, Little Suzy in Johnny Bravo, Rose/Huntsgirl in American Dragon: Jake Long, April O'Neil in the 2012 generation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Tinker Bell in the Tinker Bell movies, and Yuffie Kisaragi in the video game Kingdom Hearts.

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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 ]


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