Editing Christy Carlson Romano

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{{Infobox person
| name               = Christy Carlson Romano
| image              = Christy Carlson Romano (48631621676).jpg
| caption            = Romano at [[GalaxyCon]] Raleigh in 2019
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1984|3|20}}
| birth_place        = [[Milford, Connecticut]], U.S.
| alma_mater         = [[Barnard College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| occupation         = {{hlist |Actress|podcaster|singer}}
| years_active       = 1996–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|Brendan Rooney|December 31, 2013}}
| children           = 2
| module             = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed        = yes
| instrument   = {{hlist |Vocals |guitar}}
| genre        = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| label        = {{hlist |[[Walt Disney Records|Walt Disney]] |[[Virgin Records|Virgin]] |[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]}}
}}
| footnotes          = {{efn|name=Birthday note}}<ref>{{cite web|author=thechristycarlsonromano |date=May 17, 2015 |title=Just graduated from college after 12 years!! Thank you #barnardcollege for believing in me and encouraging me to stay true to the strong woman I have always been. I won't let you down!! Thank you to my husband @brenroon13 for also supporting me unconditionally. You are my heart and soul. My family for holding me to my word. To the #classof2015 Love light and the future!! |url=https://instagram.com/p/2zBlmFI_sF/ |access-date=August 8, 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160729034304/https://www.instagram.com/p/2zBlmFI_sF/ |archive-date=July 29, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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'''Christy Carlson Romano''' (born March 20, 1984{{efn|name=Birthday note}}) is an American actress, podcaster, and singer. On the [[Disney Channel]], she played Ren Stevens on ''[[Even Stevens]]'' and voiced the [[Kim Possible (character)|titular character]] from ''[[Kim Possible]]''.

==Early life==
Romano was born on March 20, 1984, in [[Milford, Connecticut]], the youngest of four children of Anthony and Sharon (née Carlson) Romano.<ref>{{cite news|last1=O'Haire|first1=Patricia|title=A teen actress joins the 'parade' on b'way Christy Romano, 14, juggles studies & stage role|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/nydn-features/teen-actress-joins-parade-b-christy-romano-14-juggles-studies-stage-role-article-1.812845|access-date=May 9, 2016|work=[[New York Daily News]]|date=December 21, 1998|archive-date=June 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603032542/http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/nydn-features/teen-actress-joins-parade-b-christy-romano-14-juggles-studies-stage-role-article-1.812845|url-status=live}}</ref> Romano was raised [[Catholic]]. She is of Italian descent.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Romano|first1=Christy Carlson|title=How Psychics Scammed Me Out Of $60,000 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obDbG2isntA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/obDbG2isntA| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|access-date=October 27, 2021|work=[[YouTube]]|date=September 28, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref> She began her career at six years old when she was cast in several national tours of Broadway shows, including ''[[Annie (musical)|Annie]],'' ''[[The Will Rogers Follies]]'' with [[Keith Carradine]], and ''[[The Sound of Music]]'' with [[Marie Osmond]].<ref name="Playbill1998">{{cite news|last1=Friedman|first1=Rosalind|title=14-Year-Old Christy Carlson Romano: The Parade Continues|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/14-year-old-christy-carlson-romano-the-parade-continues-com-101287|access-date=May 9, 2016|work=[[Playbill]]|date=December 17, 1998|archive-date=June 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604160743/http://www.playbill.com/article/14-year-old-christy-carlson-romano-the-parade-continues-com-101287|url-status=live}}</ref> She made her first feature film appearance in 1996 as a singing "Chiquita Banana" in [[Woody Allen]]'s ''[[Everyone Says I Love You]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title=Christy Carlson Romano's Blog: Keeping My Cool During Summer Shoots and Stitches (While Pregnant!)|url=https://people.com/parents/christy-carlson-romano-blog-pregnancy-first-second-trimester/|access-date=May 13, 2022|work=People|date=July 29, 2016|archive-date=March 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330152845/https://people.com/parents/christy-carlson-romano-blog-pregnancy-first-second-trimester/|url-status=live}}</ref> She also appeared in ''[[Henry Fool]]'' (1997) and ''[[Looking for an Echo]]'' (2000).<ref name="Playbill1998"/><ref>{{cite book|last=Manley|first=Sebastian|title=The Cinema of Hal Hartley|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8QGxAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT107|access-date=May 9, 2016|date=July 18, 2013|publisher=[[Bloomsbury Publishing]]|isbn=978-1-62356-865-8|page=107}}</ref>

==Career==
[[File:Christy Carlson Romano 2, 2009.jpg|thumb|253x253px|Romano in 2009]]

===Film and television===
Romano made her [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in 1998 as [[Mary Phagan]] in the musical ''[[Parade (musical)|Parade]]'' by [[Alfred Uhry]] and [[Jason Robert Brown]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbillvault.com/Person/Detail/104209/Christy-Carlson-Romano|title=Christy Carlson Romano|website=Playbill|access-date=December 15, 2011|archive-date=May 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120515091143/http://www.playbillvault.com/Person/Detail/104209/Christy-Carlson-Romano|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2002, she acted in three [[Disney Channel]] projects simultaneously, supplementing her work on ''[[Even Stevens]]'' with a starring role in ''[[Cadet Kelly]],'' alongside [[Hilary Duff]], and voice acting as the [[Kim Possible (character)|title character]] in ''[[Kim Possible]]''. Romano was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for her work on ''Kim Possible''. The show inspired an adventure scavenger hunt activity at Disney's [[Epcot]] which ran for over five years, as well as two Disney Channel movies ''[[Kim Possible: So the Drama]]'' and ''[[Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time]]''.

Romano voiced [[Yuffie Kisaragi]] in the English version of the movie ''[[Final Fantasy VII Advent Children]],'' as well as in the [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]/[[Square (video game company)|Square]] game ''[[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|Kingdom Hearts]]''.<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Christy Carlson Romano (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Christy-Carlson-Romano/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127193626/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Christy-Carlson-Romano/ |archive-date=November 27, 2019 |access-date=May 7, 2025 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref> Throughout her teens and twenties, she starred in movies for [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]] and [[Disney Channel]], including ''[[Campus Confidential]],'' ''Taking Five,'' ''[[The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold]]'', and ''[[The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream]].'' Various other appearances include [[MTV]]'s ''[[Kaya (TV series)|Kaya]],'' [[CBS]]' ''[[Joan of Arcadia]],'' [[The WB]]'s ''[[Summerland (TV series)|Summerland]]'', and [[TNT (American TV network)|TNT]]'s ''[[Hawthorne (TV series)|Hawthorne]].'' {{citation needed|date=August 2014}}

In February 2004, Romano began a 31-week run as [[Belle (Disney)|Belle]] in Disney's ''[[Beauty and the Beast (musical)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' on Broadway.<ref>Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/article/beauty-and-the-beast-welcomes-new-trio-feb-17-com-117955 Beauty and the Beast Welcomes New Trio Feb. 17] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309184212/http://www.playbill.com/article/beauty-and-the-beast-welcomes-new-trio-feb-17-com-117955 |date=March 9, 2018 }} Playbill, Retrieved March 9, 2018</ref> Romano was the youngest actress to portray the character on Broadway.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=April 15, 2004|title=Beauty and the Beast Beauty to Sing on TV April 16|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/beauty-and-the-beast-beauty-to-sing-on-tv-april-16-com-119096|access-date=October 20, 2020|website=[[Playbill]]|archive-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023185528/https://www.playbill.com/article/beauty-and-the-beast-beauty-to-sing-on-tv-april-16-com-119096|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=November 4, 2008|title=Christy Carlson Romano: A Happy Broadway Homecoming|url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/6305/christy-carlson-romano-a-happy-broadway-homecoming/|access-date=October 20, 2020|website=[[Broadway.com]]|archive-date=October 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026032648/https://www.broadway.com/buzz/6305/christy-carlson-romano-a-happy-broadway-homecoming/|url-status=live}}</ref> She reprised the role in Atlanta's 2005 [[Fox Theatre (Atlanta)|Fox Theatre]] production of ''Beauty and the Beast''.<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/article/christy-carlson-romano-is-beauty-again-this-time-for-theater-of-the-stars-in-atlanta-com-123183 Christy Carlson Romano Is Beauty Again, This Time for Theater of the Stars in Atlanta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309182835/http://www.playbill.com/article/christy-carlson-romano-is-beauty-again-this-time-for-theater-of-the-stars-in-atlanta-com-123183 |date=March 9, 2018 }} Playbill, Retrieved March 9, 2018</ref> In September 2008, she joined the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] company of ''[[Avenue Q]]'' as Kate Monster for several weeks.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gans|first=Andrew|title=Avenue Q Welcomes Beauty's Romano September 29|publisher=Playbill|date=September 29, 2008|url=https://playbill.com/article/avenue-q-welcomes-beautys-romano-sept-29-com-153729|access-date=May 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081002023006/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/121779.html|archive-date=October 2, 2008}}</ref> Romano starred as Michelle [[off-Broadway]] in ''[[White's Lies]]'' at [[New World Stages]] in 2010, alongside [[Betty Buckley]] and [[Tuc Watkins]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gans |first1=Andrew |title=Romano Will Join Scolari in Off-Broadway's White's Lies |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/romano-will-join-scolari-in-off-broadways-whites-lies-com-165693 |website=Playbill |access-date=May 13, 2022 |date=February 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212104215/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/136724-Romano-Will-Join-Scolari-in-Off-Broadways-Whites-Lies |archive-date=February 12, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gans |first1=Andrew |title=White's Lies Delays Off-Broadway Previews to April |url=https://www.playbill.com/article/whites-lies-delays-off-broadway-previews-to-april-com-166918 |website=Playbill |access-date=May 13, 2022 |date=March 19, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100329143451/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/137976-Whites-Lies-Delays-Off-Broadway-Previews-to-April |archive-date=March 29, 2010 }}</ref>

Romano penned a novel, ''Grace's Turn,'' for Disney literary subsidiary [[Hachette Books|Hyperion]], which received accolades by the [[New York Public Library]] (NYPL) as the 2007 Teenage Book of the Year.<ref name="Carlson2008">{{cite news|last1=Carlson|first1=Erin|title='Kim Possible' actress hits Broadway|url=http://archive.azcentral.com/ent/arts/articles/2008/10/21/20081021kimpossible.html|access-date=May 9, 2016|work=[[The Arizona Republic]]|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=October 21, 2008|archive-date=July 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230706153649/https://help.azcentral.com/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Christy Carlson Romano Headed for Broadway's Avenue Q|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/97663/christy-carlson-romano-headed-for-broadways-avenue-q/|access-date=May 9, 2016|publisher=Broadway.com|date=September 4, 2008|archive-date=June 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603035548/http://www.broadway.com/buzz/97663/christy-carlson-romano-headed-for-broadways-avenue-q/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, she directed a music video for Steph Gold's "THE SUN" which was accepted into the Los Angeles Shorts Fest 2012. {{citation needed|date=August 2014}} Amongst other titles, Romano has appeared in many films since her Disney days including Lifetime's ''Deadly Daycare'', Wes Craven's ''The Girl in the Photographs'', ''Loosies'', and ''Christmas with the Andersons''. In March 2016, she directed her first feature, ''Christmas All Over Again'' starring [[Nickelodeon]]'s Sean Ryan Fox and [[YouTube]] star [[Todrick Hall]]; Lionsgate released the film for Christmas 2016.

Romano appeared as pop star Poppy Blu in the live action ''[[Kim Possible (film)|Kim Possible]]'' television movie which premiered on February 15, 2019.<ref name="PoppyBlu">{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/christy-carlson-romano-kim-possible-first-look/|title=Call Her, Beep Her! See Christy Carlson Romano's Character in the New ''Kim Possible'' Movie|work=People|first=Dana Rose|last=Falcone|date=January 29, 2019|access-date=January 29, 2019|archive-date=February 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204005745/https://people.com/tv/christy-carlson-romano-kim-possible-first-look/|url-status=live}}</ref> Starting that year, Romano started her own YouTube show called ''Christy's Kitchen Throwback'', in which she would cook recipes with former child actors and Disney stars as guest hosts.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/06/27/kim-possible-stars-reunite-christy-carlson-romanos-kitchen-throwback-series/|title=Kim Possible stars reunite for Christy Carlson Romano's Kitchen Throwback series|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Laura|last=Huff|date=June 27, 2019|access-date=August 27, 2020|archive-date=May 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514053817/https://ew.com/tv/2019/06/27/kim-possible-stars-reunite-christy-carlson-romanos-kitchen-throwback-series/|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2020, it was announced that Romano would host the cooking show ''Bucket List Bistro'' for [[Fox (network)|Fox]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/christy-carlson-romano-fox-bucket-list-bistro-1234734310/|title='Kim Possible' Star Christy Carlson Romano to Host Digital Cooking Show for Fox (EXCLUSIVE)|work=Variety|first=Michael|last=Schneider|date=August 13, 2020|access-date=August 21, 2020|archive-date=September 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926152728/https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/christy-carlson-romano-fox-bucket-list-bistro-1234734310/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On November 15, 2024, [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] announced that Romano was one of fifteen contestants to appear in the third season of reality quasi-military training television series ''[[Special Forces: World's Toughest Test]]''.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Kang |first=Esther |date=November 15, 2024 |title=Trista Sutter, Denise Richards and Stephen Baldwin Among Stars to Face Their Fears on 'Special Forces' Season 3 |url=https://people.com/trista-sutter-denise-richards-and-stephen-baldwin-among-season-3-special-forces-worlds-toughest-test-cast-8746322 |access-date=November 17, 2024 |website=People.com |language=en}}</ref>

===Podcasts===
Romano hosts several podcasts. She hosts ''Vulnerable'' where she interviews former child stars.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://screenrant.com/vulnerable-podcast-biggest-reveals/ | title=Vulnerable: 10 Revelations That Guests Made on the Podcast | website=[[Screen Rant]] | date=November 29, 2022 | access-date=March 16, 2024 | archive-date=November 30, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130064819/https://screenrant.com/vulnerable-podcast-biggest-reveals/ | url-status=live }}</ref> She also hosts ''I Hear Voices'' with her former ''[[Kim Possible]]'' co-star [[Will Friedle]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-hear-voices/id1612506139|title=I Hear Voices|author=I Hear Voices LLC|work=Apple Podcasts|accessdate=June 25, 2022|archive-date=June 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220625212242/https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-hear-voices/id1612506139|url-status=live}}</ref> She also hosts ''Even More Stevens'' with her former ''[[Even Stevens]]'' co-stars [[Nick Spano]] and [[Steven Anthony Lawrence]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/wizards-of-waverly-place-even-stevens-rewatch-podcast-1235512535/ | title='Wizards of Waverly Place,' 'Even Stevens,' 'Ned's Declassified' Rewatch Podcasts to Launch from Christy Carlson Romano's PodCo (EXCLUSIVE) | date=February 6, 2023 | access-date=March 2, 2023 | archive-date=March 5, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305010531/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/wizards-of-waverly-place-even-stevens-rewatch-podcast-1235512535/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2023, Romano launched a company called PodCo, a podcast network that focuses on rewatches hosted by the stars of popular TV series such as ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'', ''[[Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide]]'', ''Even Stevens'', and others.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hailu |first=Selome |date=2023-02-06 |title='Wizards of Waverly Place,' 'Even Stevens,' 'Ned's Declassified' Rewatch Podcasts to Launch From Christy Carlson Romano's PodCo (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/wizards-of-waverly-place-even-stevens-rewatch-podcast-1235512535/ |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=Variety |language=en-US |archive-date=March 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305010531/https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/wizards-of-waverly-place-even-stevens-rewatch-podcast-1235512535/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Music===
While working at Disney, Romano recorded songs as part of soundtracks for ''Kim Possible'' and other Disney projects. She first sang on the [[Disney Channel]] on a musical episode of ''[[Even Stevens]]'' which led to more singing on the series and with Disney in general. In 2004, [[Walt Disney Records]] released Romano's debut album ''[[Greatest Disney TV & Film Hits]]'', a compilation of previously released soundtrack appearances and new material. After her Broadway run of ''Beauty and the Beast'' Romano signed a record deal with [[Jason Flom]] at [[Atlantic Records]]. Flom was fired before Romano released her first album and Romano's deal was not honored. She continued to write music with [[Kara DioGuardi]] and The [[The Matrix (production team)|Matrix]] and placed her songs in several movies.<ref>{{cite web |title='The Matrix' at 20: 5 things you didn't know about the sci-fi classic |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/matrix-20-5-things-didnt-know-sci-fi-classic-140049293.html |website=Yahoo |date=March 29, 2019 |access-date=June 1, 2019 |archive-date=June 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190615162922/https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/matrix-20-5-things-didnt-know-sci-fi-classic-140049293.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[File:Christy Carlson Romano FashionTails interview 2.png|thumb|284x284px|Romano at ''FashionTails'' interview in 2015]]

===Other ventures===
After her singing career, Romano began narrating audiobooks, including ''Pop Princess'' by [[Rachel Cohn]], ''The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer'' trilogy by [[Michelle Hodkin]], and ''Beautiful Blue World'' by Suzanne M. LaFleur.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.simplyaudiobooks.com/audio-books-narrator/Christy+Carlson+Romano/nrt/1436/|title=Christy Carlson Romano narrated audio books|website=Simply Audiobooks|access-date=December 11, 2016|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220093247/https://www.simplyaudiobooks.com/audio-books-narrator/Christy%20Carlson%20Romano/nrt/1436/|url-status=live}}</ref> She also narrated audiobooks ''To Catch a Killer'' by Sheryl Scarborough, ''Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits'' by David Wong, ''Kaleidoscope Hearts'' by Claire Contreras, and the ''Adventures of Owl Series'' by Kristi Charish. On August 22, 2006, she published her own novel, ''Grace's Turn'', for which she provided the narration as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/688207.Grace_s_Turn|title=Grace's Turn|website=Goodreads|access-date=December 11, 2016|archive-date=August 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801034501/https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/688207.Grace_s_Turn|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Personal life==
After ''Even Stevens'' ended, Romano struggled with [[Depression (mood)|depression]], [[self-harm]], and [[alcohol abuse]] during her late teen years and early twenties.<ref>{{cite web|title=Disney Channel Star Christy Carlson Romano Opens Up About Battle With Depression and Self-Harm|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=May 28, 2019|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/stevens-christy-carlson-romano-depression-harm-essay-1213998/|access-date=May 13, 2022}}</ref> Her experience of playing Belle in ''Beauty and the Beast'' on Broadway was taxing on her voice, which was already in delicate condition after she had to have surgery to remove vocal nodules right before her audition. She also admitted that she was pushing her voice past its limit in order to get through her run while trying to make [[Disney Theatrical Productions]] proud.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Murphy|first=Chris|title=Christy Carlson Romano Is Not Afraid Of The Past|magazine=Vanity Fair|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/09/christy-carlson-romano-is-not-afraid-of-the-past|date=September 30, 2021|access-date=October 2, 2021}}</ref>

Romano later attended [[Barnard College]] and received her degree in Film Studies.<ref>{{cite web|title=It's possible: College student a veteran actress|website=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=September 5, 2002 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2002-09-05-0209050028-story.html|access-date=May 13, 2022}}</ref> Romano and writer-producer Brendan Rooney met in February 2011 while she was studying at Barnard College. They became engaged in November<ref>{{cite news|last=Chiu|first=Melody|title=Christy Romano Marries Brendan Rooney|work=People|url=https://people.com/celebrity/christy-romano-marries-brendan-rooney/|date=December 31, 2013|access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref> and, after two years of engagement, married on December 31, 2013 at the [[Banff Springs Hotel]] in [[Banff, Alberta]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Blumm|first=K.C.|title=Christy Romano's Romantic Winter Wedding: See the Gorgeous Portrait|work=People|url=https://people.com/celebrity/christy-romanos-romantic-winter-wedding-see-the-gorgeous-portrait/|date=January 3, 2014|access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref> They have two daughters: Isabella Victoria, born December 24, 2016, and Sophia Elizabeth, born February 18, 2019.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lakshmin|first1=Deepa|title=Christy Carlson Romano Is Pregnant With A New Even Steven|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2897379/christy-carlson-romano-pregnant-even-stevens/|access-date=June 24, 2016|work=[[MTV News]]|date=June 24, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Juneau|first1=Jen|title=Baby Girl on the Way for Christy Carlson Romano|url=https://people.com/parents/christy-carlson-romano-pregnant-expecting-daughter-brendan-rooney/|access-date=February 13, 2019|work=People|date=June 23, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Juneau|first1=Jen|title=Christy Carlson Romano Welcomes Daughter Isabella Victoria|url=https://people.com/parents/christy-carlson-romano-welcomes-daughter-isabella-victoria/|work=People|access-date=February 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/christy-carlson-romano-pregnant-expecting-second-child/|title=Christy Carlson Romano Expecting Second Child|work=People|first1=Tomás|last1=Mier|first2=Melody|last2=Chiu|date=August 31, 2018|access-date=September 2, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/christy-carlson-romano-pregnant-expecting-daughter-husband-brendan-rooney/|title=What's the Sitch? Christy Carlson Romano Reveals Sex of Second Child on the Way: 'So Much Fun'|work=People|access-date=January 6, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/christy-carlson-romano-welcomes-daughter-sophia-elizabeth/|title=What's the Sitch? A New Baby! Christy Carlson Romano Welcomes Daughter Sophia Elizabeth|work=People|first1=Maria|last1=Pasquini|first2=Melody|last2=Chiu|date=February 20, 2019|access-date=February 23, 2019}}</ref>

On February 7, 2025, Romano was shot in her right eye during a [[clay pigeon shooting]] outing with Rooney for his 42nd birthday, which was accidentally caused by another party. Rooney assessed the situation and had Romano taken to a hospital. Some of the shrapnel was removed, but one fragment was lodged behind her eye and was left alone due to being too risky to remove. Romano stated that the doctors will continue to monitor her and that she can see normally at the moment.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hume |first=Ashley |date=February 8, 2025 |title=Christy Carlson Romano 'shot in the eye' during clay pigeon shooting outing with her husband for his birthday |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/christy-carlson-romano-shot-eye-shooting-clay-pigeons-husband-birthday.amp |access-date=February 9, 2025 |work=Fox News}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable" <!-- Please note: "rowspan" breaks table sortability. -->
! Year
! Title
! Role{{cn|date=February 2024}}
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Everyone Says I Love You]]''
| Trick-or-Treat Child
|
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Henry Fool]]''
| Pearl<!-- - Age 14 -->
|
|-
| 1999
| ''Goosed''
| Gail
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Looking for an Echo]]''
| Tina Pirelli
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children]]''
| [[Yuffie Kisaragi]]
| Voice role<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2007
| ''Taking Five''
| Danielle Thompson
|
|-
| rowspan=4|2010
| ''The Legend of Secret Pass''
| Nica
| Voice role<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[Suicide Dolls]]''
| Amber
|
|-
| ''[[Movin' In]]''
| Ann Beck
|
|- 
| ''[[Mirrors 2]]''
| Jenna McCarty
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Loosies]]''
| Carmen
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Infected (2012 film)|Infected]]''
| Kelly
|
|-
| 2013
|''Lucky Dog''
| Sharon
|
|-
| rowspan=3|2014
|''Prism''
| Grace
|
|-
|''Real Love''
| Brie
|Short film
|-
|''Bear with Us''
| Quincy Adams
|
|-
| 2015
| ''[[The Girl in the Photographs]]''
| Britney
|
|-
| 2016
| ''Christmas All Over Again''
| Marilyn
| Also director and producer
|-
|2017
| ''Blood Circus''
|Sherry
|
|-
| 2021
| ''Single Mother by Choice''
| Herself
| [[HBO Max Original Films|HBO Max original film]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-19 |title=Pregnancy During COVID Is Documented in HBO Max's 'Single Mother by Choice' Trailer (Exclusive Video) |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/pregnancy-during-covid-documented-hbo-160000330.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAANobvsmPI37ankbolm_ukev7yiRuwfxXZrQT4AjGrLduhNDBlG78DRomgBsCOWmcuCcvTJfqHxIdkfxHlP4_X-olJxz_QbMi6wgZnGiZcA09MouCeGF2zObAIGgENk-j_sQk0mH8yzQnNPxXG8rCS7mLdt-DW7W_nyZgxQmHEMW4 |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1996
| ''The Many Trials of Tammy B''
| Dani
| Television film
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Guiding Light]]''
| Erica
|
|-
| 2000–2003
| ''[[Even Stevens]]''
| Ren Stevens
| Main role
|-
| 2001
| ''B.S.''
| Andy Brenner
| Television film
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Cadet Kelly]]''
| Cadet Captain Jennifer Stone
| Television film
|-
| 2002–2007
| ''[[Kim Possible]]''
| [[Kim Possible (character)|Kimberly Ann "Kim" Possible]]
| Lead voice role<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan=2|2003
| ''[[The Even Stevens Movie]]''
| Ren Stevens
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time]]''
| Kim Possible
| Voice role; television film
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Joan of Arcadia]]''
| Officious Hall Monitor God
| Episode: "The Book of Questions"
|-
| rowspan=4|2005
| ''[[Kim Possible: So the Drama]]''
| Kim Possible
| Voice role; television film<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[Summerland (TV series)|Summerland]]''
| Gigi
| Episode: "Where There's a Will There's a Wave"
|-
| ''[[Lilo & Stitch: The Series]]''
| Kim Possible
| Voice role; episode: "Rufus"
|-
| ''[[Campus Confidential]]''
| Violet
| rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| rowspan=3|2006
| ''[[The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold]]''
| Jackie Dorsey
|-
| ''[[Family Guy]]''
| Quagmire's One-Night-Stand
| Voice role; episode: "[[I Take Thee, Quagmire]]"
|-
| ''[[Casper's Scare School]]''
| Mantha
| Voice role; television film<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Kaya (TV series)|Kaya]]''
| Kat
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2008
| ''[[The Cutting Edge: Chasing the Dream]]''
| Jackie Dorsey
| Television film
|-
| rowspan=2|2009
| ''[[Hawthorne (TV series)|Hawthorne]]''
| Alex
| Episode: "Night Moves"
|-
|''[[Wolvesbayne]]''
| Alex Layton
| Television film
|-
| rowspan=2|2010
| ''Iris Expanding''
| Zelda
| Unsold television pilot
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Penguins of Madagascar}}''
| Little Girl #1 / Lunacorn
| Voice role; episode: "Hello, Dollface/Huffin and Puffin"
|-
| 2012
| ''[[MyMusic]]''
| The Devil
| Web series; episode: "Sabotage!"
|-
| 2014
| ''Deadly Daycare''
| Gabby
| rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| 2016
| ''Christmas with the Andersons''
| Caroline
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Big Hero 6: The Series]]''
| Trina
| Voice role; 6 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan=3 |2019
| ''Maternal Instinct''
| Gloria
| rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| ''Dream Killer''
|Grace Rodson
|-
| ''[[Kim Possible (film)|Kim Possible]]''
| Poppy Blu
| Television film<ref name="PoppyBlu"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Otterson|first=Joe|date=August 11, 2018|title='Kim Possible' Live-Action Movie Adds Christy Carlson Romano, Patton Oswalt|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/kim-possible-live-action-movie-adds-christy-carlson-romano-patton-oswalt-1202902652/|work=Variety|access-date=August 12, 2018|archive-date=August 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812053340/https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/kim-possible-live-action-movie-adds-christy-carlson-romano-patton-oswalt-1202902652/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2 |2025
|''[[Special Forces: World's Toughest Test]]''
|Herself
|Contestant in season 3<ref name=":0" />
|-
| ''[[Chibiverse]]''
| Kim Possible
| Voice role; episode: "Dr. Doof's Lab"
|}

=== Video games ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan=2|2002
| ''[[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|Kingdom Hearts]]''
| Yuffie Kisaragi<ref name="btva" />
| rowspan=2|Voice role
|-
| ''Kim Possible: Revenge of Monkey Fist''
| Kim Possible
|}

==Theater==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role{{cn|date=February 2024}}
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1990
|''[[Annie (musical)|Annie]]''
| Molly 
| Regional; Atlanta
|-
| 1992–1994
| ''[[The Will Rogers Follies]]''
| James Rogers
|rowspan=2|National Tour
|-
| 1994–1995
|''[[The Sound of Music]]''
| Marta von Trapp
|-
|rowspan=2|1995
|''[[Ruthless! (musical)|Ruthless]]''
|Tina Denmark
|Regional; Galveston
|-
|''The Dr. Seuss Children's Opera''
|Gertrude McFuzz
|Regional; Boston
|-
|1996
|''Night of the Hunter''
|Mary
|Off-Broadway
|-
|1997
|''Spider's Web''
|Pippa
|Regional; Westport/Connecticut Tour
|-
|1998–1999
|''[[Parade (musical)|Parade]]''
|[[Mary Phagan]]
|Broadway
|-
| 1999
| ''Stars in Your Eyes''
| Jo Jenson
| off-Broadway
|-
|2004
|rowspan=2|''[[Beauty and the Beast (musical)|Beauty and the Beast]]''
|rowspan=2|[[Belle (Disney)|Belle]]
|Broadway
|-
|2005
| Regional; Atlanta
|-
|2008
|''[[Avenue Q]]''
|Kate Monster/Lucy the Slut
|Broadway
|-
|2010
|''[[White's Lies]]''
|Michelle
|Off-Broadway
|}

==Discography==

===Album===
* ''[[Greatest Disney TV & Film Hits]]'' (2004)

===Cast recording===
* ''[[Parade (musical)|Parade]]'' – Original Cast Recording (1999)

===Other album appearances===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Title
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Album
|-
! scope="row"|"Chiquita Banana"
| 1996
|''[[Everyone Says I Love You]]''
|-
! scope="row"|"Say the Word"
| 2003
|''[[Kim Possible (soundtrack)|Kim Possible]]''
|-
! scope = "row" | "Circle of Life"<br />{{small|(among [[Disney Channel Circle of Stars]])}}
|rowspan="5"|2004
| ''[[Disneymania 2]]''
|-
! scope= "row"| "[[Teacher's Pet (song)|Teacher's Pet]]"
|''[[Teacher's Pet (2004 film)|Teacher's Pet]]''
|-
! scope="row"|"Anyone But Me"
|''[[Zenon: Z3]]''
|-
! scope="row"|"Let's Bounce"
|''[[The Princess Diaries soundtracks|The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement]]''
|-
! scope="row"|"Toy Town"
|''[[Radio Disney Jingle Jams]]''
|-
! scope="row"|"[[Colors of the Wind]]"
| 2005
|''[[Disneymania 3]]''
|-
! scope="row"|"Best Time of the Year"
|2007
|''[[Disney Channel Holiday]]''
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Work
! Result
! Refs
|-
| 2001
| [[Young Artist Award]]
| Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series – Leading Young Actress
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Even Stevens]]''
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="YAA23">{{cite web |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms23A.htm |title=23rd Annual Young Artist Awards |publisher=Young Artist Awards |date=April 7, 2002 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423085945/http://youngartistawards.org/noms23A.htm |archive-date=April 23, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2002
| Young Artist Award
| Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series – Leading Young Actress
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="YAA24">{{cite web |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms24.htm |title=24th Annual Young Artist Awards |publisher=Young Artist Awards |date=March 29, 2003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204172303/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms24.htm |archive-date=December 4, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2003
| Young Artist Award
| Best Young Adult Performer in a Teenage Role
| ''[[The Even Stevens Movie]]''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref name="YAA25">{{cite web |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms25.htm |title=25th Annual Young Artist Awards |publisher=Young Artist Awards |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817061116/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms25.htm |archive-date=August 17, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2005
|[[32nd Daytime Emmy Awards|Daytime Emmy Awards]]
|[[Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program|Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program]]
|''[[Kim Possible]]''
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_32nd_nominations.pdf|title=The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announced for the 32nd Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards|publisher=The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|access-date=March 2, 2005|archive-date=June 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604154004/http://cdn.emmyonline.org/day_32nd_nominations.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
|}

==Notes==
{{notelist|refs=
{{efn|name=Birthday note|Romano's birthday is March 20.<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Romano |first=Christy Carlson |user=ChristyRomano |title=Born today #tbt |number=446703244962582528 |date=March 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170408133152/https://twitter.com/ChristyRomano/status/446703244962582528 |archive-date=April 8, 2017}}</ref> She was 32 years old on December 27, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last=Webber |first=Stephanie |title=Christy Carlson Romano Gives Birth to Baby Girl: Find Out Her Name! |date=December 27, 2016 |website=[[Us Magazine]] |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/christy-carlson-romano-gives-birth-to-baby-girl-w457926 |access-date=January 2, 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170102165350/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/christy-carlson-romano-gives-birth-to-baby-girl-w457926 |archive-date=January 2, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Her full birthdate, March 20, 1984, is calculated from these two facts.}}
}}

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