30 Facts About Mae Whitman

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Mae Margaret Whitman was born on June 9,1988 and is an American actress and singer.

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Mae Whitman 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.

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Mae Whitman achieved recognition as a child actress for her supporting roles in One Fine Day, Independence Day, Hope Floats, and her television role on JAG.

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Mae Whitman starred as Amber Holt in the NBC drama Parenthood, for which she received a nomination for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.

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Mae Whitman ventured into mature film roles with Scott Pilgrim vs the World and The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and made her leading role film debut in The DUFF, for which she received critical praise and a Teen Choice Award nomination.

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Mae Whitman was born in Los Angeles on June 9,1988, the only child of voice actress Pat Musick and personal manager and set construction coordinator Jeffrey Mae Whitman.

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Mae Whitman started her career with a voice-over for a Tyson Chicken commercial at the age of two.

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In 1994, at the age of six, Mae Whitman made her film debut acting alongside Meg Ryan in When a Man Loves a Woman, playing Ryan's youngest daughter, Casey Green.

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Mae Whitman beat 700 other girls who were interested in the part.

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In 1996, Mae Whitman appeared in two films: Independence Day, playing Bill Pullman's daughter Patricia Whitmore, and One Fine Day, playing George Clooney's daughter Maggie Taylor.

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From 2004 to 2006, Mae Whitman had a recurring role on Arrested Development.

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Mae Whitman voiced Katara on Avatar: The Last Airbender from 2005 to 2008.

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Mae Whitman made several high-profile guest appearances in 2006 and 2007.

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Mae Whitman had a recurring role on Chicago Hope, playing the daughter of Dr Kate Austin, in the series' later years.

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Mae Whitman was initially cast in the 2007 series remake of Bionic Woman, playing the deaf younger sister of the title character.

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On June 27,2007, TV Guide reported that Mae Whitman was being replaced in the role of Jaime's sister and Lucy Hale was cast as Mae Whitman's replacement the following July.

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Mae Whitman appeared in the HBO series In Treatment as the supporting character Rosie.

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Mae Whitman voiced the character Tinker Bell in the Disney Tinker Bell films: Tinker Bell, Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure and Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue.

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In 2009, Mae Whitman landed a regular role in NBC's version of the Ron Howard classic Parenthood, which premiered in 2010.

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Mae Whitman had a large role in the 2012 film The Perks of Being a Wallflower opposite Logan Lerman, Emma Watson and Ezra Miller.

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Mae Whitman appeared alongside Darren Criss in three episodes of season three of Lisa Kudrow's Web Therapy, playing his girlfriend.

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In 2015, Mae Whitman played the lead role in the comedy The DUFF.

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Mae Whitman voiced Batgirl in DC's Super Hero Girls series debuting on September 10,2016.

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Mae Whitman has expressed her feelings on being typecast as an outsider in various roles in television and films.

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In 2018, Mae Whitman was cast alongside Christina Hendricks and Retta on the NBC dramedy Good Girls.

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Mae Whitman has been featured on her show Parenthood in the song "Gardenia" on the season two episode "The Booth Job" along with Landon Pigg.

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Mae Whitman appears in the music videos for "I Was a Fool" and "Boyfriend" by Tegan and Sara.

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Mae Whitman 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 expressing distaste with music and television to appear special.

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Mae Whitman came out as a pansexual via Twitter on August 16,2021, saying she knows she can "fall in love with people of all genders".

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Mae Whitman is open about her struggle with endometriosis, which went undiagnosed for 15 years.