Mae Whitman
Mae Whitman defied the conventional wisdom that child stars come and go once they grow out of their cuteness. She was one of those rare Hollywood actresses who grew up in front of the camera yet avoided the all-too-common pitfalls of achieving fast fame and fortune. Whitman first stepped onto the limelight acting in television commercials, but her natural talent quickly landed her feature film roles - usually as a good-natured yet quirky daughter - opposite A-list actors like Meg Ryan in the drama "When a Man Loves a Woman" (1994), Bill Pullman in the blockbuster action flick "Independence Day" (1996), and Sandra Bullock in "Hope Floats" (1998) before she even hit her teen years. The versatile actress appeared on numerous sitcoms such as the cult classic "Arrested Development" (Fox, 2003-06; Netflix, 2013- ) and NBC's hit drama "Parenthood" (2010-15). Whitman worked nonstop throughout her long career, straddling both comedic roles, voice-over parts for animated characters, and serious subjects with the ease and passion of an actress who found her calling early on, and by managing to avoid the tragic child actor stereotype, carved out a successful career for herself into her young adulthood.
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Mae Whitman
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Below the Belt | Executive Producer | - | 2023 |
59% |
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Valley Girl | Jack (Character) | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet |
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DC Super Hero Girls: Legends of Atlantis | Batgirl (Voice) | - | 2018 |
55% |
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Duck Butter | Ellen (Character) | $6.3K | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Dog and Pony Show | Dede (Voice) | - | 2018 |
76% |
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Bernard and Huey | Zelda (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Approaching a Breakthrough | Claire (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games | Batgirl (Voice) | - | 2017 |
47% |
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Rock Dog | Darma (Voice) | $9.4M | 2016 |
100% |
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Operator | Emily Klein (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet |
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DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year |
Barbara Gordon / |
- | 2016 |
0% |
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Freaks of Nature | Jenna Zombie (Character) | - | 2015 |
73% |
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The DUFF | Bianca (Character) | $34.0M | 2015 |
75% |
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Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast | Tinker Bell (Voice) | - | 2014 |
81% |
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The Pirate Fairy | Tinker Bell (Voice) | - | 2014 |
88% |
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The Wind Rises | Kayo Horikoshi (Voice) | - | 2013 |
62% |
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Secret of the Wings | Tinker Bell (Voice) | - | 2012 |
85% |
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower | Mary Elizabeth (Character) | $17.7M | 2012 |
No Score Yet |
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The Factory | Abby Fletcher (Character) | - | 2011 |
70% |
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Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue | Tinker Bell (Voice) | - | 2010 |
83% |
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | Roxy Richter (Character) | $32.8M | 2010 |
No Score Yet |
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Jesse Stone: No Remorse | Emily Bishop (Character) | - | 2010 |
No Score Yet |
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Acceptance | Taylor Rockefeller (Character) | - | 2009 |
100% |
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Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure | Tinker Bell (Voice) | - | 2009 |
50% |
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Spring Breakdown | Lydia (Character) | - | 2009 |
90% |
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Tinker Bell | Tinker Bell (Voice) | - | 2008 |
30% |
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Nights in Rodanthe | Amanda (Character) | $41.8M | 2008 |
No Score Yet |
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Lost in the Dark | Amy Tolliver (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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Boogeyman 2 | Alison (Character) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Avatar: Day of Black Sun | Unknown (Voice) | - | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise | Emily Bishop (Character) | - | 2006 |
14% |
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Love's Abiding Joy | Collette Doros (Character) | $252.7K | 2006 |
41% |
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Going Shopping | Coco (Character) | $20.2K | 2005 |
19% |
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The Jungle Book 2 | Shanti (Voice) | $47.9M | 2003 |
56% |
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An American Rhapsody | Maria (at 10) (Character) | $850.0K | 2001 |
No Score Yet |
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Invisible Child | Rebecca "Doc" Beeman (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jingle Bells | Beth (Character) | - | 1999 |
No Score Yet |
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A Season for Miracles | Alanna "Lani" Thompson (Character) | - | 1999 |
60% |
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The Gingerbread Man | Leeanne Magruder (Character) | $1.5M | 1998 |
27% |
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Hope Floats | Bernice Pruitt (Character) | $60.0M | 1998 |
53% |
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One Fine Day | Maggie Taylor (Character) | $46.1M | 1996 |
68% |
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Independence Day | First Daughter Patricia Whitmore (Character) | $306.2M | 1996 |
69% |
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When a Man Loves a Woman | Casey Green (Character) | $50.0M | 1994 |
TV
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99% | 88% | Invincible | Fightmaster & Dropkick (Voice) | 2021 2023-2025 |
No Score Yet | 88% | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | April O'Neil (Voice) | 2012-2017 2024 |
96% | 85% | Scott Pilgrim Takes Off | Roxie (Voice) | 2023 |
82% | 77% | Skull Island | Annie (Voice) | 2023 |
57% | 84% | Up Here | Lindsay (Character) | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Doug Unplugs | Becky Bot (Voice) | 2020-2022 |
86% | 76% | Good Girls | Annie Marks (Character) | 2018-2021 |
No Score Yet | 28% | The Drew Barrymore Show | Guest | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Carpool Karaoke: The Series | Music Performer | 2020 |
100% | 83% | The Owl House | Amity (Guest Voice) | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 81% | Drunk History | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2016 2018 |
No Score Yet | 64% | Family Guy | Stewie's Customer (Guest Voice) | 2008-2013 2015 2017-2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Harry | Guest | 2017-2018 |
No Score Yet | 55% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2015 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | DC Super Hero Girls |
Batgirl/ |
2015-2017 |
88% | 54% | Room 104 | Liza (Character) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 88% | At Midnight With Chris Hardwick | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chopped Junior | Judge | 2016 |
88% | 95% | Parenthood | Amber (Character) | 2010-2015 |
No Score Yet | 90% | American Dad! | Glitter (Guest Voice) | 2013-2014 |
91% | 90% | Suburgatory | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
84% | 85% | Masters of Sex | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
75% | 85% | Arrested Development | Ann Veal (Guest Star) | 2004-2006 2013 |
70% | 80% | Weeds | Tula (Guest Star) | 2012 |
No Score Yet | 84% | Robot Chicken | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2012 |
90% | 58% | In Treatment | Rosie Weston (Guest Star) | 2008-2010 |
No Score Yet | 64% | The Cleveland Show | Softball Captain (Guest Voice) | 2009-2010 |
No Score Yet | 83% | Criminal Minds | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2009 |
100% | 99% | Avatar: The Last Airbender | Katara (Voice) | 2005-2008 |
78% | 83% | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit |
Cassidy Cornell / |
2008 |
No Score Yet | 85% | ER | Heather (Guest Star) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Ghost Whisperer | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | 69% | American Dragon: Jake Long |
Unknown (Character), Unknown (Voice) |
2005-2007 |
84% | 72% | Grey's Anatomy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2007 |
72% | 89% | Desperate Housewives | Sarah (Guest Star) | 2006 |
81% | No Score Yet | Thief | Tammi Deveraux (Character) | 2006 |
No Score Yet | 80% | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 59% | Johnny Bravo | L'il Suzy (Voice) | 1997 1999-2004 |
No Score Yet | 95% | Cold Case | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Teacher's Pet | Unknown (Voice) | 2000-2004 |
27% | No Score Yet | Presidio Med | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | JAG | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1998-1999 2001 |
No Score Yet | 77% | Jackie Chan | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Judging Amy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Chicago Hope | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996-1999 |
78% | 93% | Friends | Sarah Tuttle (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Early Edition | Unknown (Guest Star) | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge | Young Ashley Judd (Character) | 1995 |