Mae Whitman
Acting
1988-06-09 - Present
Mae Margaret Whitman (born June 9, 1988) is an American actress and singer. She began acting in commercials as a child, making her film debut at the age of six in the romantic drama When a Man Loves a Woman (1994). She achieved recognition as a child actress for her supporting roles in One Fine Day (1996), Independence Day (1996), Hope Floats (1998), and her television roles on Chicago Hope (1996–1999) and JAG (1998–2001).
Whitman gained mainstream attention for her recurring role as Ann Veal on the Fox sitcom Arrested Development (2004–2006, 2013), as Amber Holt on the NBC drama series Parenthood (2010–2015), and as Annie Marks on the NBC crime comedy Good Girls (2018–2021). For her work on Parenthood, she was nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Whitman ventured into mature film roles with Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) and The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), and made her leading role film debut in The DUFF (2015), for which she received critical praise and a Teen Choice Award nomination.
Whitman established herself as a prominent voice actor in children's film and television for her voice performances as Little Suzy in Johnny Bravo (1997–2004), Shanti in The Jungle Book 2 (2003), Katara in the Nickelodeon cartoon Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005–2008), Rose/Huntsgirl on American Dragon: Jake Long (2005–2007), Tinker Bell in eponymous films, Wonder Girl / Cassie Sandsmark in Young Justice (2012–2022), April O'Neil in the 2012 incarnation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Amity Blight in The Owl House (2020–2023).
Credits
Independence DayasPatricia Whitmore
Secret of the WingsasTinker Bell (voice)
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeastasTinker Bell (voice)
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy RescueasTinker Bell (voice)
Tinker BellasTinker Bell (voice)
Tinker Bell and the Pirate FairyasTinker Bell (voice)
Tinker Bell and the Lost TreasureasTinker Bell (voice)
The Perks of Being a WallflowerasMary Elizabeth
Scott Pilgrim vs. the WorldasRoxy Richter
A Million Ways to Die in the WestasProstitute (uncredited)
Hope FloatsasBernice Pruitt
The Jungle Book 2asShanti (voice)
Pixie Hollow GamesasTinker Bell (voice)
CHiPSasBeebee
The DUFFasBianca Piper
The Wild Thornberrys MovieasSchoolgirl (voice)
Mickey's Once Upon a ChristmasasGirl (voice)
When a Man Loves a WomanasCasey Green
Freaks of NatureasJenna Zombie
One Fine DayasMaggie Taylor, Jack's daughter
The FactoryasAbby Fletcher
Nights in RodantheasAmanda Willis
Pixie Hollow Bake OffasTinker Bell (voice)
Duck ButterasEllen
Boogeyman 2asAlison
The Gingerbread ManasLibby Magruder
Valley GirlasJack
Rock DogasDarma (voice)
OperatorasEmily Klein
Spring BreakdownasLydia
Jesse Stone: Death in ParadiseasEmily Bishop
Scott Pilgrim vs. the AnimationasLisa Miller (voice)
DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the YearasBarbara Gordon / Batgirl / Speed Queen (voice)
Barry MundayasCandice
Teacher's PetasLeslie Dunkling (voice)
Cartoon Network Christmas: Yuletide FolliesasLittle Suzy (Voice)
An American RhapsodyasMaria
Jesse Stone: No RemorseasEmily Bishop
Bye Bye LoveasMichele
A Season for MiraclesasAlanna 'Lani' Thompson
DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic GamesasBarbara Gordon/Batgirl (voice)
The Arrested Development Documentary ProjectasSelf
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Enter ShredderasApril O’Neil (voice)
DC Super Hero Girls: Legends of AtlantisasBatgirl (Voice)
Jingle BellsasBeth (voice)
Love's Abiding JoyasColette Doros
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical FriendshipasPower Girl (voice)
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a BridgeasYoung Ashley Judd
The Making of 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'asSelf
DC Super Hero Girls: Super Hero HighasBarbara Gordon / Batgirl / Speed Queen (voice)
AcceptanceasTaylor Rockefeller
Bernard and HueyasZelda
A Dog and Pony ShowasDede (voice)
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Water CrisisasSelf - Roxy Richter / Tamara Chen
Lost in the DarkasAmy Tolliver
Invisible ChildasRebecca "Doc" Beeman
The Happy ElfasMolly (voice)
Going ShoppingasCoco
The ModifyersasLacey Shadows / Agent Zero (voice)
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super ShredderasApril O’Neil (voice)
Tink'n About AnimalsasTinker Bell (voice)
Bending BattleasKatara (voice)
After JimmyasRosie Stapp
CrushasHobbit / Friend / Pip #1
School Time ShippingasKatara (voice)
Merry Christmas, George Bailey!asZuzu Bailey
Johnny BravoasLittle Girl (voice)
The BondageasAngelica
Swamp Skiin' ThrowdownasKatara (voice)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Renegade RampageasApril O’Neil (voice)
Dear AngelicaasJessie (voice)
Approaching a BreakthroughasClaire
Merry Christmas, George Bailey!asZuzu Bailey
AJ's Infinite SummerasMorgan / Receptionist (voice)
A Johnny Bravo ChristmasasLittle Suzy (voice)