Madison Pettis

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Madison Pettis

Madison Pettis in 2010
Born Madison Michelle Pettis[1]
(1998-07-22) July 22, 1998[2]
Arlington, Texas, U.S.
Residence Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation Actress, voice actress, model
Years active 2002–present

Madison Michelle Pettis (born July 22, 1998) is an American teen actress, best known for playing Sophie Martinez on the Disney Channel sitcom Cory in the House and as Peyton Kelly in the 2007 film The Game Plan. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California and is working on Life with Boys and Jake and the Never Land Pirates and also models for Love Pastry with Alli Simpson and Cody Simpson.

Life and career

Madison Pettis was born in Arlington, Texas on July 22, 1998, to Steven and Michelle Pettis. Her father is African American and her mother is of Irish, Italian, and French descent.[3] Pettis was first noticed when her mother entered into an annual cover search held by FortWorthChild, a local parenting magazine.[4] From that she began modeling and acting in commercials; she had an agent and a website from the age of five.[5] In this role she was seen in one episode of Hannah Montana. She portrayed Isabelle Tyler in an episode of The 4400. She was the 2007 Disney Channel Games commentator, and also appeared on Barney & Friends as Bridget, in which she sang, danced and acted. In 2008, she cameoed in Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!, and had roles in Mostly Ghostly: Who Let the Ghosts Out? and A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa. Pettis also had a small role in Seven Pounds as Lorena. She has a voice role in the Disney Channel animated series Special Agent Oso. In 2009, Pettis had a role in Free Style as Bailey Bryant with Corbin Bleu and appeared as herself on the syndicated version of the game show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?. In 2011, she landed two main roles, a voice role as Izzy, from "Jake and the Never Land Pirates". The other being Allie Brookes, on " Life With Boys". Madison also landed one of the two main roles in 2007 movie " The Game Plan ", co-starring alongside Dwayne " The Rock " Johnson. She also had a voice role in "Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas".

Filmography

Pettis as Slipper Fairy donates Dearfoams to USO 2010
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2002 Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch Rocky Raccoon
2005 Barney: Can You Sing That Song? Bridget
2006 Barney & Friends The Barney Boogie Bridget
2007 The Game Plan Peyton Kelly Main role
2008 Horton Hears a Who! Additional voices Animated film
2008 Mostly Ghostly: Who Let the Ghosts Out? Tara Roland Direct-to-DVD film
2008 A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa Claire Television film
2008 Seven Pounds Connie's Daughter Theatrical film
2008 Free Style Bailey Bryant Main role
2010 The Search for Santa Paws Willamina Direct-to-DVD film
2011 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 Lala Direct-to-DVD film
2012 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3 Lala Direct-to-DVD film
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006 Jericho Stacy Clemons "Pilot" (season 1: episode 1)
2006 Barney & Friends Bridget "Pets and Vets" (season 10: episode 9)
"Playing Games and Fun with Reading" (season 10: episode 12)
2007–2008 Cory in the House Sophie Martinez Main role; Disney Channel Original Series
2007 Hannah Montana Sophie Martinez "Take This Job and Love It" (season 2: episode 8)
2007 The 4400 Young Isabelle Tyler "Daddy's Little Girl" (season 4: episode 9)
2009 Special Agent Oso Katie / Tara "The Living Flashlight/Sand Castle Royale" (season 1: episode 17)
"Tie Another Day/You Only Start PreSchool Once" (season 1: episode 19)
2009–present Phineas and Ferb Adyson Sweetwater Voice role; Disney Channel Original Series
2009 Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? Herself Recurring guest; 18 episodes
2011–present Jake and the Never Land Pirates Izzy Voice role; Disney Channel Original Series
2011 R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour Julie "The Black Mask" (season 1: episode 13)
2011–present Life with Boys Allie Brookes Main cast
2012 –present Lab Rats Janelle "Can I Borrow the Helicopter?" (season 1: episode 10)
"Back From the Future" (season 1: episode 11)
"Air Leo" (season 1: episode 16)
"Avalanche" (season 2: episode 16)
"Prank You Very Much" (Season 2: episode 22)

References

  1. Twitter: Madison Pettis (verified account)
  2. Pettis, Madison (2012). "Facebook - Madison Pettis - About". Retrieved July 8, 2012. 
  3. Twitter:Madison Pettis
  4. Charean Williams (2006-11-27). "She's a chip off the old Rock". Fort Worth Star Telegram. Archived from the original on 2006-11-27. Retrieved 2007-12-10. 
  5. Lisa Sewards (last updated 2008-03-07). "Meet the million dollar baby: Madison Pettis, 9, joins Hollywood's new crop of child stars.". Daily Mail. Retrieved 2008-07-14. 

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