Mae Whitman

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Mae Whitman
Born Mae Margaret Whitman
June 9, 1988 (1988-06-09) (age 20)
Los Angeles, California
Occupation Actress, Voice Actress
Years active 1994 – present

Mae Margaret Whitman (born June 9, 1988) is an American television, movie and voice actress. She is known for playing the titular role of Grace in State of Grace and for her featured appearance on the TV show Arrested Development, where she played the role of Ann Veal, George Michael Bluth's girlfriend. Her best known voice work at this point is as the voice of Katara in the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender and American Dragon: Jake Long as Rose/Huntsgirl. She also appeared as the President's daughter in the movie Independence Day. She will provide the voice of Disney's Tinker Bell character in the self-titled direct to DVD movie.

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[edit] Biography

Whitman was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Pat Musick, a voice artist, and Greg Whitman, a personal manager and set construction co-ordinator.[1] She started her career with a voice over for a Tyson Chicken commercial, a role her mother had also auditioned for.

At the age of four, Whitman made her film debut, acting alongside Meg Ryan in When a Man Loves a Woman. She played Ryan's daughter in the movie. She has had a role in Independence Day as the President's daughter, George Clooney's daughter in One Fine Day and in Hope Floats, with Sandra Bullock. She guest starred in the episode The One Where Rachel Quits of the sitcom Friends in 1996. During this time, Whitman attended Ribét Academy, a private preparatory school, in Los Angeles.

As a more mature actress, Whitman joined the cast of Thief for FX Networks, playing the stepdaughter of Nick Atwater (Andre Braugher). She was also featured in several video games, playing the role of Yuffie Kisaragi in the Square-Enix/Disney video game Kingdom Hearts II as well as an appearance in the third-person shooter RPG Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-.

Whitman made several high profile guest appearances in 2006 and 2007, including a stint on ABC's Grey's Anatomy as Heather, a girl who, at seventeen, suffered from severe curvature of the spine. She also appeared on Desperate Housewives as an unscrupulous friend of Julie's.

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. Lucy Hale was cast as Whitman's replacement in July 2007.[2] 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." Also, the sister character may not be deaf, as reportedly an NBC executive requested that the character's hearing be restored.[3] Mae has also appeared in the recent episode of Law and Order: Special Victims Unit in the Season 9 episode "Streetwise" as an on-the-street-mother.

Mae Whitman is currently the voiceover for Katara of the Watertribe in the animated show "Avatar: The Last Airbender", Lomi in the 2009 anime film Nobita and the Animal Planet 2009, and previously Rose in "American Dragon: Jake Long." She has appeared most recently in the HBO series "In Treatment," as Rosie.

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[edit] Music

Mae has recorded "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day" and "You Make Christmas Feel So Good" for School's Out! Christmas.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Mae Whitman Biography (1988-)
  2. ^ Ausiello, Michael. "Exclusive! A Bionic Recast!", TV Guide, 2007-06-27. Retrieved on 2007-06-27. 
  3. ^ Exclusive: A Bionic Recast! - Ausiello Report | TVGuide.com

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