Madison Pettis
{{short description|American actress (born 1998)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Madison Pettis
| image = Madison Pettis Movieguide Awards (cropped).jpg
| caption = Pettis in 2015
| birth_name = Madison Michelle Pettis
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|7|22}}
| birth_place = Arlington, Texas, U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 2005–present
}}
Madison Michelle Pettis{{cite tweet |author=Madison Pettis |user=MadisonPettis22 |number=5549431304 |date=November 8, 2009 |title=Michelle--not "Angel" like Wikipedia says! LOL! @iamsylena @MadisonPettis22 what is your middle name?? |access-date=July 2, 2016}} (born July 22, 1998{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/madison-pettis-57643499/ |title=Madison Pettis |website=Hollywood.com |access-date=July 3, 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/OfficialMadisonPettis/info |title=Facebook – Madison Pettis – About |last=Pettis |first=Madison |website=Facebook |year=2012 |access-date=July 8, 2012}}) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Sophie Martinez on the Disney Channel comedy series Cory in the House, as Peyton Kelly in the 2007 film The Game Plan, and as Allie Brooks in the 2011 Canadian comedy series Life with Boys.
Early life
Madison Michelle Pettis was born on July 22, 1998,{{cite news|title=KDUZ Birthdays – July 22nd|url=https://kduz.com/2022/07/22/kduz-birthdays-july-22nd-2/|work=KDUZ|date=July 22, 2022|access-date=November 20, 2022}} in Arlington, Texas. Her father is African-American and her mother is of Italian, Irish, and French ancestry.{{cite tweet |user=MadisonPettis22 |number=212671297652666369 |date=June 12, 2012 |title=@SwaggybieberJ I <3 this question! Italy, France, Ireland (I am Irish, Italian, French), Australia, Brazil :) xo #AskMadisonPettis22 |access-date=July 2, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112012131/https://twitter.com/madisonpettis/status/212671297652666369 |archive-date=November 12, 2013 |url-status=live}}{{better source needed|date=July 2016}} She has an older brother named Steven Jr.{{cite web |title=How it started —> How it's going 🥹 Celebrating my brother becoming First Sergeant 💚 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CrmF0lVP83H/ |website=instagram.com}}{{cite web |title=Disney's Madison Pettis Receives a Surprise Reunion on THE BONNIE HUNT SHOW |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0ROiVqWeD4 |website=youtube.com}}
Career
Pettis was first noticed when her mother entered into an annual cover search held by FortWorthChild, a local parenting magazine.{{cite news|author= Charean Williams|url= http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/sports/16106756.htm|title= She's a chip off the old Rock|work= Fort Worth Star Telegram|date= November 27, 2006|access-date= December 10, 2007|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070101195422/http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/sports/16106756.htm|archive-date= January 1, 2007|url-status= dead|df= mdy-all}} Early in her career Pettis appeared on Barney & Friends{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jan-30-et-barney30-story.html |title=Barney the launching pad |work=Los Angeles Times |agency=Associated Press |date=January 30, 2009 |access-date=July 3, 2016 |quote=A third "Barney" alum, Madison Pettis, a 10-year-old from Arlington, Texas, has appeared in "Seven Pounds" with Will Smith and "The Game Plan" with Dwayne Johnson.}} as Bridget, in 2005 and 2006, in which she sang, danced and acted.
Pettis won her first major role in 2006 when she was cast as Peyton Kelly, the long-lost daughter of Dwayne Johnson's quarterback character, in the 2007 Disney film The Game Plan.{{cite web |author=Stacy Dodd |url=https://variety.com/2006/scene/people-news/brian-white-madison-pettis-1200340736/ |title=Brian White, Madison Pettis |work=Variety |date=July 5, 2006 |access-date=July 2, 2016}}{{cite web |author=Joe Leydon |url=https://variety.com/2007/film/reviews/the-game-plan-1200556024/ |title=Review: 'The Game Plan' |work=Variety |date=September 23, 2007 |access-date=July 2, 2016 |quote=But the sure-shot quarterback is thrown for a loop when eight-year-old Peyton Kelly (Madison Pettis) shows up at his front door and introduces herself as the daughter he never knew he had.}}{{cite web |author=Kirk Honeycutt |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/game-plan-158326 |title=The Game Plan |work=The Hollywood Reporter |agency=Associated Press |date=September 23, 2007 |access-date=July 2, 2016 |quote=Joe's daughter, Peyton, played engagingly but with a heavy dose of sweetness by Madison Pettis...}} In 2007 Pettis was cast as Bailey Bryant, the sister of Corbin Bleu's character, in the 2008 film Free Style.{{cite web |author=Byron Perry |url=https://variety.com/2007/scene/markets-festivals/madison-pettis-1117977588/ |title=Madison Pettis |work=Variety |date=December 12, 2007 |access-date=July 2, 2016}}{{cite web |author=Frank Scheck |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/free-style-film-review-93648 |title=Free Style -- Film Review |work=The Hollywood Reporter |agency=Associated Press |date=October 12, 2009 |access-date=July 2, 2016 |quote=Bleu plays Cale Bryant, struggling along with his single mom (Penelope Ann Miller) and cutesy sister (Madison Pettis) to make a go of it in the Pacific Northwest.}} In 2008, she had a small role in Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!, and had a role in A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-dec-04-la-et-tvhighlights4-2009dec04-story.html |title=Friday's TV Highlights: The season finale of 'Stargate Universe' |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 4, 2009 |access-date=July 3, 2016 |quote=A Muppets Christmas: ...Whoopi Goldberg, Richard Griffiths, Steve Schirripa, Tony Sirico and Madison Pettis are among the human co-stars in this special (8 p.m. NBC).}} She also had a small role as Lorena in the 2008 Will Smith film Seven Pounds. Pettis starred in the 2008 direct-to-video film
Mostly Ghostly: Who Let the Ghosts Out?, and its 2014 sequel Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?,{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/video/movies/100000004363149/rl-stines-mostly-ghostly-have-you-met-my-ghoulfriend.html |title=R.L. Stine's Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? |work=The New York Times |date=April 27, 2016 |access-date=July 3, 2016}} playing the role of ghost Tara Roland.
Pettis starred in Cory in the House as Sophie,{{cite web |author=Jaclyn Turner |url=http://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/news/a32625/omg-remember-madison-pettis-shes-17-now-and-gorgeous/ |title=Remember Sophie From "Cory in the House"? You HAVE to See What She Looks Like Now! |work=Seventeen |date=July 24, 2015 |access-date=July 3, 2016}} the president's daughter, and appeared in one episode of Hannah Montana playing the same role. She portrayed Isabelle Tyler in an episode of The 4400. She was the 2007 Disney Channel Games commentator, and had a voice role in the Disney Channel animated series Special Agent Oso. In 2009, Pettis appeared as herself on the syndicated version of the game show Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?
In 2011, Pettis landed two main roles: the voice role of Izzy on the animated series Jake and the Never Land Pirates;{{cite magazine |author=Jake Perlman |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2013/12/06/jake-pirates-season-3-premiere |title='Jake and the Never Land Pirates' season 3 to premiere in January: McBrayer, Reiner, Hamill to guest -- EXCLUSIVE |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=December 6, 2013 |access-date=July 2, 2016 |quote=In addition to stars Cameron Boyce, Madison Pettis, and David Arquette...}} and Allie Brooks on the Canadian television series Life with Boys.{{cite web |url=http://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/torri-webster-and-madison-pettis-star-in-nelvana-studios-life-with-boys-premiering-september-9-on-ytv-508669671.html |title=Torri Webster And Madison Pettis Star In Nelvana Studio's Life With Boys Premiering September 9 On YTV |publisher=Corus Entertainment Inc. |date=August 18, 2011 |access-date=May 23, 2016 |via=CNW Group Ltd. |archive-date=July 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716165558/https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/torri-webster-and-madison-pettis-star-in-nelvana-studios-life-with-boys-premiering-september-9-on-ytv-508669671.html |url-status=dead }} In 2012, she began a recurring role on the Disney XD series Lab Rats.{{cite magazine |author=Abby West |url=https://www.ew.com/article/2013/01/25/lab-rats-returns-for-season-2-on |title='Lab Rats' returns for season 2 on... |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=January 25, 2013 |access-date=July 2, 2016 |quote=The second season of Disney XD's hit bionic comedy series Lab Rats will premiere on Monday Feb. 25 (9:00-9:30 p.m., ET/PT), EW has learned. Expect a guest appearance from Madison Pettis (Jake and the Never Land Pirates)...}} On October 19, 2014, Pettis confirmed via Facebook that she would be guest starring in The Fosters.{{cite web |title=Madison Pettis Opens Up About Her First On-Screen Kiss On 'The Fosters' |url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2015/02/09/madison-pettis-the-fosters-kiss-first-on-camera-interview-abc-family/ |website=hollywoodlife.com}}{{cite web |title=Night shoots on The Fosters yesterday🌚🎬 Time for touch ups💄 |url=https://www.facebook.com/MadisonPettis/photos/a.10151676661955872/10152423277570872/?type=3 |website=facebook.com}} In 2015, she was cast in a voice role in the Disney Channel animated series The Lion Guard and its television movie precursor The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar.{{cite web |author=Denise Petski |url=https://deadline.com/2015/08/rob-lowe-gabrielle-union-cast-the-lion-guard-disney-channel-1201497839/ |title=Rob Lowe & Gabrielle Union Among Voice Cast For Disney Channel's 'The Lion Guard' Movie |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=August 12, 2015 |access-date=July 3, 2016}}
Filmography
= Film =
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 2006
| Jericho | Stacy Clemons | Episode: Pilot |
| 2006
| Bridget | Episodes: "Pets/Vets", "Playing Games/Fun with Reading" |
| 2007–2008
| Sophie Martinez | Main role |
| 2007
| Sophie Martinez | Episode: "Take This Job and Love It" |
| 2007
| The 4400 | style="white-space: nowrap;" | Young Isabelle Tyler | Episode: "Daddy's Little Girl" |
| 2008
| style="white-space: nowrap;" | A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa | Claire | Television film |
| 2009
| Katie / Tara | 2 episodes |
| 2009–2015
| Adyson Sweetwater | Recurring voice role, 11 episodes |
| 2009
| Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? | Herself | Recurring contestant{{citation needed|date=December 2015}} |
| 2011–2015
| Jake and the Never Land Pirates | Izzy | Main voice role |
| 2011
| R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour | Julie | Episode: "The Black Mask" |
| 2011–2013
| Allie Brooks | Main role |
| 2012–2015
| Lab Rats | Janelle | Recurring role, 10 episodes |
| 2015–2016
| Daria | Recurring role, 6 episodes |
| 2015
| Lynne | Episode: "May God Bless and Keep You Always" |
| 2015
| The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar | Zuri | Voice role; television film |
| style="white-space: nowrap;" | 2016–2019
| Zuri | Recurring voice role, 6 episodes |
| 2016
| Late Bloomer | Frankie | Television film |
| 2016
| Chloe Perrente | Episode: "The Real Match" |
| 2017
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Stacey Vanhoven | Episode: "No Good Reason" |
| 2018–2019
| Tosh Bennett | Web series; main role |
| 2018
| Princess Cassandra | Episode: "The Lost Pyramid" |
| 2018–2021
| Bridgette | Voice role; 3 episodes |
| 2019–2021
| Mickey and the Roadster Racers | Princess Olivia | Voice role; 2 episodes{{cite web |title=Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures Premieres on October 14, 2019 |url=https://animesuperhero.com/mickey-mouse-mixed-up-adventures-premieres-on-october-14-2019/ |website=animesuperhero.com}} |
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Category:21st-century African-American actresses
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