Editing Mae Whitman (section)

=== 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]]''.