Kay Panabaker
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| Birth name | Stephanie Kay Panabaker |
| Born | May 2, 1990 (age 16) Orange, Texas |
| Notable roles | Nikki Westerly - Summerland Debbie Berwick - Phil of the Future Emily Watson - Life is Ruff Jamie Bartlet - Read It and Weep |
Kay Panabaker (born Stephanie Kay Panabaker on May 2, 1990) is an American actress.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early Life
Panabaker was born in Orange, Texas. She started out acting at various community theaters in Chicago, Illinois, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Atlanta, Georgia. Among her earlier credits include leads in The Herbal Bed, Once Upon A Time and Winnie-the-Pooh as Roo. She has an older sister, Danielle Panabaker who is also an actress. Panabaker graduated from high school at the age of 13 as a valedictorian and then received an Associate's degree at the age of 15 from Glendale Community College. She is currently a junior history major at UCLA. After completing a teaching degree, she plans to work as a fourth and fifth grade elementary school educator. When she is not acting, she enjoys traveling and has visited all fifty of the U.S. states.
[edit] Career
Panabaker has guest-starred in several television dramas and soap operas. She portrayed "Alice Brand" in 7th Heaven; "Melissa Rue" in ER; "Sara" in Port Charles; "Carrie Bauer" in The Brothers Garcia; Ellisha in Medium; "Lindsey Willows" in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; to name a few. In film, she appeared in Dead Heat as "Sam LaRoche"; American Girls: Kit's World as Kit Kittrege; and did some voice work in the Disney/Pixar film, Monsters, Inc.. Panabaker's breakout role came when she starred in The WB's Summerland as "Nikki Westerly", in the 2004-2005 season. She will also appear as George in the upcoming 2007 film Nancy Drew: The Mystery in Hollywood Hills alongside Emma Roberts and Amy Bruckner.
Panabaker had a recurring role in Phil of the Future as strait-laced Debbie Berwick, a friend of, and foil to, Pim Diffy (played by Amy Bruckner). She starred in Life Is Ruff as Emily Watson alongside Kyle Massey and Mitchel Musso. She starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Read It and Weep in July 2006 (based on the book How My Private Personal Journal Became a Bestseller), in which her sister Danielle also stars. Panabaker is in the first ever Disney Channel Games, on the Red Team, with Zac Efron, Anneliese van der Pol, Moises Arias, Dylan Sprouse, and Shin Koyamada. She also appeared in Jordan Pruitt's music video for "Outside Looking In".
[edit] Trivia
- She really enjoyed working with Lori Loughlin.
- She says she if wouldn't had be an actress, she'd be a beautician, flight attendant, a teacher.
- Kay's favorite book is Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli.
- One of her favourite things to do is travel.
- Kay was raised in three cities: Philadelphia, Chicago and Atlanta.
[edit] Awards and honors
- Won: Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Television Series (Comedy or Drama), Leading Young Actress (Summerland, 2005)
- Nominated: Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Television Series (Comedy or Drama), Recurring Young Actress (Phil of the Future, 2005.)
- Nominated: Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Television Series (Comedy or Drama), Guest Starring Young Actress (ER, 2004.)
[edit] Selected Filmography
[edit] Film
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
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| 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | Various | Voices |
| 2002 | American Girls: Kit's World | Kit Kittredge | Lead |
| Dead Heat | Sam LaRoche | Lead | |
| 2005 | Life Is Ruff | Emily Watson | Lead |
| 2006 | Read It and Weep | Jamie Bartlett | Lead |
| 2007 | Nancy Drew | George | Supporting |
| High School Musical 2 | Allyson Garfiel | (not confirmed) | |
| Moondance Alexander | Moondance Alexander | Lead |
[edit] Television
| Year | Series | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Port Charles | Sara | Guest |
| Fillmore! | Guest | ||
| The Jamie Kennedy Experiment | Kelly | Guest | |
| Angel | Mesekthet, the White Room Little Girl | Recurring | |
| 7th Heaven | Alice Brand | Guest | |
| ER | Melissa Rue | Guest | |
| 2003 | The Division | Susie Jenkins | Guest |
| The Brothers Garcia | Carrie Bauer | Recurring | |
| 2004 | Summerland | Nikki Westerly | Series regular |
| Phil of the Future | Debbie Berwick | Recurring | |
| 2005 | Medium | Ellisha | Guest |
| 2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Lindsey Willows | Guest |
| American Dragon: Jake Long | Lacey | Guest | |
| Disney Channel Games | herself | Series regular |
