Editing Mae Whitman (section)

==Career ==
===Early roles===
Whitman started her career at age two in a [[voice-over]] for a [[Tyson Foods|Tyson Chicken]] commercial.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/mae-whitman/biography.html|title=Mae Whitman's biography|work=Yahoo! Movies|access-date=March 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101162145/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/mae-whitman/biography.html|archive-date=January 1, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Because she could not read, acting coach Andrew Magarian helped her memorize lines.<ref>{{cite news|last=Painter Young|first=Jamie|title=Mae Whitman Bares Her Old Soul|url=http://www.backstage.com/interview/mae-whitman-bares-her-old-soul/|work=Backstage|access-date=June 15, 2013|date=June 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814022312/http://www.backstage.com/interview/mae-whitman-bares-her-old-soul/|archive-date=August 14, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> At age five, Whitman made her film debut alongside [[Meg Ryan]] in ''[[When a Man Loves a Woman (film)|When a Man Loves a Woman]]'' ([[1994 in film|1994]]), playing Ryan's youngest daughter, Casey Green. She was chosen for the role over 700 other girls who auditioned.<ref name="people"/> In [[1996 in film|1996]], Whitman appeared in two films: ''[[Independence Day (1996 film)|Independence Day]]'', playing [[Bill Pullman]]'s daughter Patricia Whitmore, and ''[[One Fine Day (1996 film)|One Fine Day]]'', as [[George Clooney]]'s daughter Maggie Taylor. The same year, Whitman guest starred in the season three episode of ''[[Friends]]'', "[[The One Where Rachel Quits]]". Between 1996 and 1998, she starred in 17 episodes of the [[David E. Kelley]] medical drama [[Chicago Hope]]. Later, she played [[Sandra Bullock]]'s daughter, Bernice Pruitt, in ''[[Hope Floats]]''. Whitman played the role of Chloe Madison on ''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]'' In several guest appearances from 1998 to 2001 before starring in the [[Freeform (TV channel)|Fox Family]] series ''[[State of Grace (TV series)|State of Grace]]''. In that series, she portrayed Grace, a girl from a Catholic background who befriends Hannah ([[Alia Shawkat]]), a Jewish girl.<ref>{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Alan|title=Excellent 'State of Grace' creates varied place for itself|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2001/06/25/excellent-state-of-grace-creates-varied-place-for-itself/|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=June 15, 2013|date=June 25, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213020426/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2001-06-25/features/0106250133_1_hannah-rayburn-mae-whitman-fox-family-channel|archive-date=February 13, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=DiNardo|first=Kelly|title=A heartfelt summer hit|work=[[USA Today]]|date=19 August 2001|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/2001-08-20-state-of-grace.htm|access-date=June 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213013743/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/2001-08-20-state-of-grace.htm|archive-date=13 February 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2000s ===
From 2004 to 2006, Whitman had a recurring role on ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]''. She also voiced Katara on ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' from 2005 to 2008. Whitman appeared in the 2006 series ''[[Thief (miniseries)|Thief]]'' for [[FX Networks]], playing the stepdaughter of Nick Atwater ([[Andre Braugher]]).<ref>{{cite web|last=Mitovich|first=Matt Webb|title=Thief's Daughter Steals the Show|url=http://www.tvguide.com/news/thiefs-daughter-steals-36946.aspx|work=TV Guide|access-date=June 15, 2013|date=April 25, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508035342/http://www.tvguide.com/news/Thiefs-Daughter-Steals-36946.aspx|archive-date=May 8, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Whitman made several high-profile guest appearances in 2006 and 2007. She also appeared on ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' in the episode "[[Nice She Ain't]]" as Sarah, an unscrupulous friend of [[Julie Mayer (Desperate Housewives)|Julie Mayer]] ([[Andrea Bowen]]). Whitman also had a recurring role on ''Chicago Hope'' (1994–2000), playing the daughter of Dr. Kate Austin (Christine Lahti), in the series' later years.

Whitman was initially cast in the [[Bionic Woman (2007 TV series)|2007 series remake]] of ''[[Bionic Woman (2007 TV series)|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.<ref name="bionic recast">{{cite magazine|last=Ausiello |first=Michael |title=Exclusive! A Bionic Recast! |date=June 27, 2007|access-date=June 27, 2007 |url=http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Exclusive-Bionic-Recast/800017676 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315011327/http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Exclusive-Bionic-Recast/800017676 |archive-date=March 15, 2008 |magazine=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref> 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.<ref name="bionic recast"/>

She also appeared in the 2008 episode "[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season 9)#ep194|Streetwise]]" of ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' as an on-the-street-mother who adopts [[street children]] and testifies against her husband after her adopted daughter is murdered.  She appeared in the HBO series ''[[In Treatment (U.S. TV series)|In Treatment]]'' as the supporting character Rosie.

Whitman voiced the character [[Tinker Bell]] in the [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] ''[[Tinker Bell (film series)|eponymous film series]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bobbin |first=Jay |title='Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue' |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com.stage.tribdev.com/topic/entertainment/zap-dvd-review-tinker-bell-fairy-rescue,0,6248191.story |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616033914/http://www.chicagotribune.com.stage.tribdev.com/topic/entertainment/zap-dvd-review-tinker-bell-fairy-rescue,0,6248191.story |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 16, 2013 |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=June 15, 2013 }}</ref> As part of a deal to promote the production of the first ''Tinker Bell'' film, the UK's [[TIM the speaking clock|speaking clock]] started to use her voice at 0100GMT on October 26, 2008.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7689425.stm |title=Tinker Bell voices speaking clock |work=BBC News |date=October 24, 2008 |access-date=March 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100822031358/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7689425.stm |archive-date=August 22, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> Furthermore, she voiced Rose in ''[[American Dragon: Jake Long]]'', and played Cynder in ''[[The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night]]''.

=== 2010s ===
[[File:Mae Whitman by Gage Skidmore.jpg|thumb|Whitman at the 2010 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]|223x223px]]
In 2009, Whitman landed a regular role in NBC's version of the Ron Howard classic ''[[Parenthood (2010 TV series)|Parenthood]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Peter Krause, Maura Tierney wedded to NBC's 'Parenthood'|url=http://www.hitfix.com/articles/peter-krause-maura-tierney-wedded-to-nbc-s-parenthood|work=[[HitFix]]|access-date=June 15, 2013|date=March 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111153512/http://www.hitfix.com/articles/peter-krause-maura-tierney-wedded-to-nbc-s-parenthood|archive-date=January 11, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> which premiered in 2010. She played Amber Holt, "a rebellious and willful teen whose only interest at present is her wannabe rock star boyfriend."<ref>{{cite web |title= Mae Whitman |date= 29 July 2010 |author= Yahoo!7 |url= https://au.tv.yahoo.com/news-and-gossip/article/-/7669996/mae-whitman/ |website= Yahoo |access-date= 12 February 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150213011831/https://au.tv.yahoo.com/news-and-gossip/article/-/7669996/mae-whitman/ |archive-date= 13 February 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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]]'', which also starred her former ''Arrested Development'' co-star [[Michael Cera]] in the title role.<ref>{{cite web|last=Marshall|first=Rick|title=Mae Whitman As Roxy Richter In 'Scott Pilgrim' Movie -- An 'Arrested Development' Reunion!|url=http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/02/26/mae-whitman-as-roxy-richter-in-scott-pilgrim-movie-an-arrested-development-reunion/|work=MTV|access-date=June 15, 2013|date=February 26, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111155106/http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/02/26/mae-whitman-as-roxy-richter-in-scott-pilgrim-movie-an-arrested-development-reunion/|archive-date=January 11, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kit|first=Borys|title=Casting of big-screen "Pilgrim" progresses|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/people-us-pilgrim-idUKTRE50J14P20090120|work=Reuters|access-date=June 15, 2013|date=January 20, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111155414/http://uk.reuters.com/article/2009/01/20/people-us-pilgrim-idUKTRE50J14P20090120|archive-date=January 11, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Whitman appeared on ''[[Family Guy]]'' in 2010. She had a large role in the 2012 film ''[[The Perks of Being a Wallflower (film)|The Perks of Being a Wallflower]]'' opposite [[Logan Lerman]], [[Emma Watson]] and [[Ezra Miller]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|title=Mae Whitman joining 'Wallflower'|url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/mae-whitman-joining-wallflower-1118035000/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=June 15, 2013|date=April 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129073450/http://variety.com/2011/film/news/mae-whitman-joining-wallflower-1118035000/|archive-date=January 29, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

Whitman has recorded "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day" and "You Make Christmas Feel So Good" for ''School's Out! Christmas'',<ref>{{cite web |last=Ruhlmann |first=William |date=August 29, 2002 |title=School's Out Christmas - Various Artists : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/schools-out-christmas-mw0000230281 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011102037/http://www.allmusic.com/album/schools-out-christmas-mw0000230281 |archive-date=October 11, 2016 |access-date=June 15, 2013 |work=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> and has sung guest vocals on a number of tracks from indie-punk band [[Fake Problems]]' 2010 album ''[[Real Ghosts Caught on Tape]]''.<ref name="FakeProblemsCDRelease">[http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2010/08/05/fake-problems-real-ghosts-caught-on-tape-tour-with-the-gaslight-anthem/ Mae Whitman reference in CD release announcement] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821080435/http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2010/08/05/fake-problems-real-ghosts-caught-on-tape-tour-with-the-gaslight-anthem/|date=August 21, 2013}}</ref> Whitman has also been featured on her show ''Parenthood'' in the song "Gardenia" on the season two episode "The Booth Job" along with [[Landon Pigg]].<ref>{{cite web |date=October 13, 2010 |title=Listen To Landon Pigg's 'Gardenia' |url=http://www.rcarecords.com/news/listen-landon-piggs-gardenia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070607/http://www.rcarecords.com/news/listen-landon-piggs-gardenia |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=June 15, 2013 |publisher=Rcarecords.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=November 5, 2010 |title=Gardenia (Duet with Mae Whitman) - Single by Landon Pigg |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/gardenia-duet-mae-whitman/402316147 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306000514/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/gardenia-duet-mae-whitman/id402316147 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |access-date=June 15, 2013 |publisher=[[iTunes|iTunes Store]] ([[Apple, Inc.]])}}</ref> Whitman appears in the music videos for "[[I Was a Fool]]" and "[[Boyfriend (Tegan and Sara song)|Boyfriend]]" by [[Tegan and Sara]].<ref>{{cite web |date=April 24, 2013 |title=Tegan and Sara - I Was A Fool [Official Music Video] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZHGeg_0Rlo&list=SP13F9C162B2DAB492 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519005834/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZHGeg_0Rlo&list=SP13F9C162B2DAB492 |archive-date=May 19, 2014 |access-date=June 9, 2013 |publisher=YouTube}}</ref> She performed a small speaking part in the rapper DVS' track "Charlie Chaplin" where she plays the part of what DVS sees as the stereotypical [[hipster (contemporary subculture)|hipster]] expressing distaste with music and television to appear special.<ref>{{cite web |title=Charlie Chaplin f. Mae Whitman, Produced by Jesstrumentals |url=http://dvshiphop.bandcamp.com/track/charlie-chaplin-f-mae-whitman-produced-by-jesstrumentals |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520220351/http://dvshiphop.bandcamp.com/track/charlie-chaplin-f-mae-whitman-produced-by-jesstrumentals |archive-date=2014-05-20 |access-date=2014-05-20 |website=bandcamp.com |publisher=DVSHipHop}}</ref>

In 2013, she reprised her role as Ann Veal in ''Arrested Development''{{'}}s [[Arrested Development (season 4)|season four]], six years after the series was canceled.<ref>{{cite web|title='Arrested Development': Ann Is Back, Mae Whitman Tweets From Set (PHOTO)|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/30/arrested-development-ann-mae-whitman-season-4_n_2220163.html|work=The Huffington Post|access-date=June 15, 2013|date=November 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512141702/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/30/arrested-development-ann-mae-whitman-season-4_n_2220163.html|archive-date=May 12, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> She appeared alongside [[Darren Criss]] in three episodes of season three of [[Lisa Kudrow]]'s ''[[Web Therapy]]'', playing his girlfriend.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wentz|first=Brook|title='Glee' star Darren Criss and 'Perks of Being a Wallflower' star Mae Whitman join 'Web Therapy'|url=http://www.hypable.com/2013/05/29/glee-star-darren-criss-and-perks-of-being-a-wallflower-star-mae-whitman-in-online-series-web-therapy/|work=Hypable|access-date=June 15, 2013|date=May 29, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616033759/http://www.hypable.com/2013/05/29/glee-star-darren-criss-and-perks-of-being-a-wallflower-star-mae-whitman-in-online-series-web-therapy/|archive-date=June 16, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, Whitman played the lead role in the comedy ''[[The DUFF]]''. She also started filming ''[[Operator (2016 film)|Operator]]'' alongside [[Martin Starr]] in June.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Metz|first1=Nina|title=Martin Starr and Mae Whitman to film indie 'Operator' in Chicago|url=http://www.courant.com/entertainment/chi-indie-movie-operator-begins-filming-column.html|website=[[Hartford Courant]]|access-date=August 10, 2015|date=June 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923222541/http://www.courant.com/entertainment/chi-indie-movie-operator-begins-filming-column.html|archive-date=September 23, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> She voiced Batgirl in DC's ''Super Hero Girls'' series debuting on September 10, 2016. According to co-writer and director [[Roland Emmerich]], Whitman did not reprise her role as the President's daughter in ''[[Independence Day: Resurgence]]'', the sequel to the 1996 blockbuster hit ''Independence Day'', because she did not want to read for the part.<ref>{{cite web|title=Why Roland Emmerich Had to Wait 20 Years to Finally Make Independence Day: Resurgence|date=17 May 2016 |url=https://gizmodo.com/why-roland-emmerich-had-to-wait-20-years-to-finally-mak-1776971679|access-date=May 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518095051/http://io9.gizmodo.com/why-roland-emmerich-had-to-wait-20-years-to-finally-mak-1776971679|archive-date=May 18, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

Whitman has expressed her feelings on being typecast as an outsider in various roles in television and films. She has talked about being a child actor and her relatable experiences such as being bullied in high school for being "weird."<ref>{{Citation|last=BUILD Series|title=Mae Whitman Talks About Being A Child Actor|date=2017-02-21|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcU960NjGCA|access-date=2017-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817153447/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcU960NjGCA|archive-date=2017-08-17|url-status=live}}</ref> In an interview with ''Bello Mag'', Whitman explains that the entertainment industry constantly tells actors what they are "not" and felt her choosing of these roles was her "trying to communicate to everyone" who may go through similar situations, that it's okay to be who they are.<ref>{{Citation|last=BELLO mag|title=Mae Whitman for BELLO mag - BTS & Interview|date=2015-02-12|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wn5GPRBLOE|access-date=2017-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810122324/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wn5GPRBLOE|archive-date=2017-08-10|url-status=live}}</ref> One of Whitman's more notable quotes is, "People should recognize who you are and how you can act rather than how famous you are."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/maewhitman410314.html|title=Mae Whitman Quotes|work=BrainyQuote|access-date=2017-04-22|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423062610/https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/maewhitman410314.html|archive-date=2017-04-23|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://motivationquotes.org/quotes/1567787912472|title=Mae Whitman Quotes|access-date=1 June 2020|publisher=MotivationQuotes}}{{dead link|date=May 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

In 2018, Whitman was cast alongside [[Retta]] and her ''[[Tinker Bell (film series)|Tinker Bell]]'' co-star [[Christina Hendricks]] on the [[NBC]] dramedy ''[[Good Girls (TV series)|Good Girls]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title='Good Girls' Review: Christina Hendricks Stars in NBC Drama |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/reviews/good-girls-review-nbc-christina-hendricks-1202699187/ |website=Variety|date=23 February 2018 }}</ref> The show was renewed for a fourth season on May 15, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |title='Good Girls' Renewed for Season 4 at NBC |url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/good-girls-renewed-season4-1202917793/ |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=16 May 2020 }}</ref> In June 2021, the series was canceled after four seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/good-girls-canceled-nbc-season-4-wont-be-shopped-elsewhere-1234781742/|title='Good Girls' Canceled At NBC After Four Seasons; Show Won't Be Shopped Elsewhere|first=Peter|last=White|date=June 25, 2021|access-date=June 25, 2021}}</ref>

=== 2020s ===
Whitman appears in the 2020 musical film [[Valley Girl (2020 film)|''Valley Girl'']], a remake of the [[Valley Girl (1983 film)|1983 film of the same name]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=2017-05-04 |title='Parenthood' Star Mae Whitman Joins 'Valley Girl' Musical Remake (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/mae-whitman-valley-girl-remake-1202409144/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> From 2020 to 2023, she voiced [[Amity Blight]] in ''[[The Owl House]]''.<ref name=":0" /> She played a leading role in the [[List of Hulu original programming|Hulu original series]] [[Up Here (TV series)|''Up Here'']] in 2023, which was cancelled after one season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2022-03-23 |title=Mae Whitman To Star In 'Up Here' Hulu Musical Series |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/mae-whitman-star-up-here-hulu-musical-series-seven-levenson-thomas-kail-1234985274/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=2023-07-28 |title='Up Here' Canceled After One Season at Hulu |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/up-here-canceled-hulu-1235682601/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>