Mae Whitman

{{Infobox person

| name = Mae Whitman

| image = Mae Whitman (53082354719).jpg

| alt =

| caption = Whitman in 2023

| birth_name = Mae Margaret Whitman

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|6|9}}

| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1993–present

| mother = Pat Musick

| children = 1

| education = Ribét Academy

}}

Mae Margaret Whitman{{cite web |title=mae margaret whitman (@mistergarf) |url=https://www.instagram.com/mistergarf/ |publisher=Instagram |access-date=September 5, 2024 |url-access=registration}} (born June 9, 1988) is an American actor. She began her career as a child actor, starring in the films When a Man Loves a Woman (1994), One Fine Day (1996), Independence Day (1996), and Hope Floats (1998), and the television series Chicago Hope (1996–1999) and JAG (1998–2001). She earned mainstream recognition for her performances in the Fox sitcom Arrested Development (2004–2006, 2013), the NBC drama series Parenthood (2010–2015)—for which she was nominated for a Critics' Choice Television Award—and the NBC crime comedy series Good Girls (2018–2021). She also had roles in the films Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), and The DUFF (2015), the latter earning her a Teen Choice Award nomination.

Whitman has also worked as a voice actor in film and television, including Little Suzy in Johnny Bravo (1997–2004), Shanti in The Jungle Book 2 (2003), Katara in the Nickelodeon series Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005–2008), Rose / Huntsgirl in American Dragon: Jake Long (2005–2007), Tinker Bell in the eponymous film series (2008–2015), Cassie Sandsmark / Wonder Girl in Young Justice (2012–2022), April O'Neil in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012–2017), Amity Blight in The Owl House (2020–2023), Annie in Skull Island (2023–present), and reprising her Scott Pilgrim role as Roxie Richter in Scott Pilgrim Takes Off (2023).

Early life

Whitman was born on June 9, 1988 in Los Angeles, California, United States,{{Cite web |url=http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99026349.html |title=Whitman, Mae, 1988- |website=Library of Congress Name Authority File |access-date=2018-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716082409/http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99026349.html |archive-date=2018-07-16 |url-status=live }} the only child of voice actress Pat Musick and personal manager and set construction coordinator Jeffrey Whitman.{{cite web | url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/mae-whitman/163440 | title=Mae Whitman | access-date=September 23, 2009 | work=TV Guide | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027034654/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/mae-whitman/163440 | archive-date=October 27, 2009 | url-status=live }} She attended Ribet Academy.{{cite web|last=Jewel|first=Dan|title=Child's Play|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20125522,00.html|work=People|access-date=June 15, 2013|date=June 15, 1998|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101063224/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20125522,00.html|archive-date=January 1, 2014|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Mae Whitman - Biography - Movies & TV|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/198304/Mae-Whitman/biography|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615051623/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/198304/Mae-Whitman/biography|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 15, 2013|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|author=Matthew Tobey|access-date=June 15, 2013}}

Career

=Early roles=

Whitman started her career at age two in a voice-over for a Tyson Chicken commercial.{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/mae-whitman/biography.html|title=Mae Whitman's biography|work=Yahoo! Movies|access-date=March 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101162145/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/mae-whitman/biography.html|archive-date=January 1, 2014|url-status=live}} Because she could not read, acting coach Andrew Magarian helped her memorize lines.{{cite news|last=Painter Young|first=Jamie|title=Mae Whitman Bares Her Old Soul|url=http://www.backstage.com/interview/mae-whitman-bares-her-old-soul/|work=Backstage|access-date=June 15, 2013|date=June 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814022312/http://www.backstage.com/interview/mae-whitman-bares-her-old-soul/|archive-date=August 14, 2013|url-status=live}} At age five, Whitman made her film debut alongside Meg Ryan in When a Man Loves a Woman (1994), playing Ryan's youngest daughter, Casey Green. She was chosen for the role over 700 other girls who auditioned. In 1996, Whitman appeared in two films: Independence Day, playing Bill Pullman's daughter Patricia Whitmore, and One Fine Day, as George Clooney's daughter Maggie Taylor. The same year, Whitman guest starred in the season three episode of Friends, "The One Where Rachel Quits". Between 1996 and 1998, she starred in 17 episodes of the David E. Kelley medical drama Chicago Hope. Later, she played Sandra Bullock's daughter, Bernice Pruitt, in Hope Floats. Whitman played the role of Chloe Madison on JAG In several guest appearances from 1998 to 2001 before starring in the Fox Family series State of Grace. In that series, she portrayed Grace, a girl from a Catholic background who befriends Hannah (Alia Shawkat), a Jewish girl.{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Alan|title=Excellent 'State of Grace' creates varied place for itself|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2001/06/25/excellent-state-of-grace-creates-varied-place-for-itself/|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=June 15, 2013|date=June 25, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213020426/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2001-06-25/features/0106250133_1_hannah-rayburn-mae-whitman-fox-family-channel|archive-date=February 13, 2015|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=DiNardo|first=Kelly|title=A heartfelt summer hit|work=USA Today|date=19 August 2001|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/2001-08-20-state-of-grace.htm|access-date=June 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213013743/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/2001-08-20-state-of-grace.htm|archive-date=13 February 2015|url-status=live}}

= 2000s =

From 2004 to 2006, Whitman had a recurring role on Arrested Development. She also voiced Katara on Avatar: The Last Airbender from 2005 to 2008. Whitman appeared in the 2006 series Thief for FX Networks, playing the stepdaughter of Nick Atwater (Andre Braugher).{{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}} 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 (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 2007 series remake of 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.{{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}} 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.

She also appeared in the 2008 episode "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 as the supporting character Rosie.

Whitman voiced the character Tinker Bell in the Disney eponymous film series.{{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 }} As part of a deal to promote the production of the first Tinker Bell film, the UK's speaking clock started to use her voice at 0100GMT on October 26, 2008.{{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 }} Furthermore, she voiced Rose in American Dragon: Jake Long, and played Cynder in The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night.

= 2010s =

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In 2009, Whitman landed a regular role in NBC's version of the Ron Howard classic Parenthood,{{cite web|title=Peter Krause, Maura Tierney wedded to NBC's 'Parenthood'|url=http://www.hitfix.com/articles/peter-krause-maura-tierney-wedded-to-nbc-s-parenthood|work=HitFix|access-date=June 15, 2013|date=March 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111153512/http://www.hitfix.com/articles/peter-krause-maura-tierney-wedded-to-nbc-s-parenthood|archive-date=January 11, 2014|url-status=live}} which premiered in 2010. She played Amber Holt, "a rebellious and willful teen whose only interest at present is her wannabe rock star boyfriend."{{cite web |title= Mae Whitman |date= 29 July 2010 |author= Yahoo!7 |url= https://au.tv.yahoo.com/news-and-gossip/article/-/7669996/mae-whitman/ |website= Yahoo |access-date= 12 February 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150213011831/https://au.tv.yahoo.com/news-and-gossip/article/-/7669996/mae-whitman/ |archive-date= 13 February 2015 |url-status=live }} Whitman played evil ex Roxy Richter in Edgar Wright's Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, a film adaptation of the Bryan Lee O'Malley indie comic series Scott Pilgrim, which also starred her former Arrested Development co-star Michael Cera in the title role.{{cite web|last=Marshall|first=Rick|title=Mae Whitman As Roxy Richter In 'Scott Pilgrim' Movie -- An 'Arrested Development' Reunion!|url=http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/02/26/mae-whitman-as-roxy-richter-in-scott-pilgrim-movie-an-arrested-development-reunion/|work=MTV|access-date=June 15, 2013|date=February 26, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111155106/http://splashpage.mtv.com/2009/02/26/mae-whitman-as-roxy-richter-in-scott-pilgrim-movie-an-arrested-development-reunion/|archive-date=January 11, 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|last=Kit|first=Borys|title=Casting of big-screen "Pilgrim" progresses|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/people-us-pilgrim-idUKTRE50J14P20090120|work=Reuters|access-date=June 15, 2013|date=January 20, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111155414/http://uk.reuters.com/article/2009/01/20/people-us-pilgrim-idUKTRE50J14P20090120|archive-date=January 11, 2014|url-status=dead}} Whitman appeared on Family Guy in 2010. She had a large role in the 2012 film The Perks of Being a Wallflower opposite Logan Lerman, Emma Watson and Ezra Miller.{{cite web|last=Sneider|first=Jeff|title=Mae Whitman joining 'Wallflower'|url=https://variety.com/2011/film/news/mae-whitman-joining-wallflower-1118035000/|work=Variety|access-date=June 15, 2013|date=April 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129073450/http://variety.com/2011/film/news/mae-whitman-joining-wallflower-1118035000/|archive-date=January 29, 2016|url-status=live}}

Whitman has recorded "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day" and "You Make Christmas Feel So Good" for School's Out! Christmas,{{cite web |last=Ruhlmann |first=William |date=August 29, 2002 |title=School's Out Christmas - Various Artists : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/schools-out-christmas-mw0000230281 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011102037/http://www.allmusic.com/album/schools-out-christmas-mw0000230281 |archive-date=October 11, 2016 |access-date=June 15, 2013 |work=AllMusic}} and has sung guest vocals on a number of tracks from indie-punk band Fake Problems' 2010 album Real Ghosts Caught on Tape.[http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2010/08/05/fake-problems-real-ghosts-caught-on-tape-tour-with-the-gaslight-anthem/ Mae Whitman reference in CD release announcement] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821080435/http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2010/08/05/fake-problems-real-ghosts-caught-on-tape-tour-with-the-gaslight-anthem/|date=August 21, 2013}} Whitman has also been featured on her show Parenthood in the song "Gardenia" on the season two episode "The Booth Job" along with Landon Pigg.{{cite web |date=October 13, 2010 |title=Listen To Landon Pigg's 'Gardenia' |url=http://www.rcarecords.com/news/listen-landon-piggs-gardenia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304070607/http://www.rcarecords.com/news/listen-landon-piggs-gardenia |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=June 15, 2013 |publisher=Rcarecords.com}}{{cite web |date=November 5, 2010 |title=Gardenia (Duet with Mae Whitman) - Single by Landon Pigg |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/gardenia-duet-mae-whitman/402316147 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306000514/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/gardenia-duet-mae-whitman/id402316147 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |access-date=June 15, 2013 |publisher=iTunes Store (Apple, Inc.)}} Whitman appears in the music videos for "I Was a Fool" and "Boyfriend" by Tegan and Sara.{{cite web |date=April 24, 2013 |title=Tegan and Sara - I Was A Fool [Official Music Video] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZHGeg_0Rlo&list=SP13F9C162B2DAB492 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519005834/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZHGeg_0Rlo&list=SP13F9C162B2DAB492 |archive-date=May 19, 2014 |access-date=June 9, 2013 |publisher=YouTube}} She 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.{{cite web |title=Charlie Chaplin f. Mae Whitman, Produced by Jesstrumentals |url=http://dvshiphop.bandcamp.com/track/charlie-chaplin-f-mae-whitman-produced-by-jesstrumentals |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520220351/http://dvshiphop.bandcamp.com/track/charlie-chaplin-f-mae-whitman-produced-by-jesstrumentals |archive-date=2014-05-20 |access-date=2014-05-20 |website=bandcamp.com |publisher=DVSHipHop}}

In 2013, she reprised her role as Ann Veal in Arrested Development{{'}}s season four, six years after the series was canceled.{{cite web|title='Arrested Development': Ann Is Back, Mae Whitman Tweets From Set (PHOTO)|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/30/arrested-development-ann-mae-whitman-season-4_n_2220163.html|work=The Huffington Post|access-date=June 15, 2013|date=November 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512141702/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/30/arrested-development-ann-mae-whitman-season-4_n_2220163.html|archive-date=May 12, 2013|url-status=live}} She appeared alongside Darren Criss in three episodes of season three of Lisa Kudrow's Web Therapy, playing his girlfriend.{{cite web|last=Wentz|first=Brook|title='Glee' star Darren Criss and 'Perks of Being a Wallflower' star Mae Whitman join 'Web Therapy'|url=http://www.hypable.com/2013/05/29/glee-star-darren-criss-and-perks-of-being-a-wallflower-star-mae-whitman-in-online-series-web-therapy/|work=Hypable|access-date=June 15, 2013|date=May 29, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616033759/http://www.hypable.com/2013/05/29/glee-star-darren-criss-and-perks-of-being-a-wallflower-star-mae-whitman-in-online-series-web-therapy/|archive-date=June 16, 2013|url-status=live}} In 2015, Whitman played the lead role in the comedy The DUFF. She also started filming Operator alongside Martin Starr in June.{{cite web|last1=Metz|first1=Nina|title=Martin Starr and Mae Whitman to film indie 'Operator' in Chicago|url=http://www.courant.com/entertainment/chi-indie-movie-operator-begins-filming-column.html|website=Hartford Courant|access-date=August 10, 2015|date=June 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923222541/http://www.courant.com/entertainment/chi-indie-movie-operator-begins-filming-column.html|archive-date=September 23, 2015|url-status=live}} She voiced Batgirl in DC's Super Hero Girls series debuting on September 10, 2016. According to co-writer and director Roland Emmerich, Whitman did not reprise her role as the President's daughter in Independence Day: Resurgence, the sequel to the 1996 blockbuster hit Independence Day, because she did not want to read for the part.{{cite web|title=Why Roland Emmerich Had to Wait 20 Years to Finally Make Independence Day: Resurgence|date=17 May 2016 |url=https://gizmodo.com/why-roland-emmerich-had-to-wait-20-years-to-finally-mak-1776971679|access-date=May 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518095051/http://io9.gizmodo.com/why-roland-emmerich-had-to-wait-20-years-to-finally-mak-1776971679|archive-date=May 18, 2016|url-status=live}}

Whitman has expressed her feelings on being typecast as an outsider in various roles in television and films. She has talked about being a child actor and her relatable experiences such as being bullied in high school for being "weird."{{Citation|last=BUILD Series|title=Mae Whitman Talks About Being A Child Actor|date=2017-02-21|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcU960NjGCA|access-date=2017-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817153447/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcU960NjGCA|archive-date=2017-08-17|url-status=live}} In an interview with Bello Mag, Whitman explains that the entertainment industry constantly tells actors what they are "not" and felt her choosing of these roles was her "trying to communicate to everyone" who may go through similar situations, that it's okay to be who they are.{{Citation|last=BELLO mag|title=Mae Whitman for BELLO mag - BTS & Interview|date=2015-02-12|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wn5GPRBLOE|access-date=2017-04-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810122324/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wn5GPRBLOE|archive-date=2017-08-10|url-status=live}} One of Whitman's more notable quotes is, "People should recognize who you are and how you can act rather than how famous you are."{{Cite news|url=https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/maewhitman410314.html|title=Mae Whitman Quotes|work=BrainyQuote|access-date=2017-04-22|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423062610/https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/m/maewhitman410314.html|archive-date=2017-04-23|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://motivationquotes.org/quotes/1567787912472|title=Mae Whitman Quotes|access-date=1 June 2020|publisher=MotivationQuotes}}

In 2018, Whitman was cast alongside Retta and her Tinker Bell co-star Christina Hendricks on the NBC dramedy Good Girls.{{cite web |title='Good Girls' Review: Christina Hendricks Stars in NBC Drama |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/reviews/good-girls-review-nbc-christina-hendricks-1202699187/ |website=Variety|date=23 February 2018 }} The show was renewed for a fourth season on May 15, 2020.{{cite web |title='Good Girls' Renewed for Season 4 at NBC |url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/good-girls-renewed-season4-1202917793/ |website=Deadline Hollywood|date=16 May 2020 }} In June 2021, the series was canceled after four seasons.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/good-girls-canceled-nbc-season-4-wont-be-shopped-elsewhere-1234781742/|title='Good Girls' Canceled At NBC After Four Seasons; Show Won't Be Shopped Elsewhere|first=Peter|last=White|date=June 25, 2021|access-date=June 25, 2021}}

= 2020s =

Whitman appears in the 2020 musical film Valley Girl, a remake of the 1983 film of the same name.{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=2017-05-04 |title='Parenthood' Star Mae Whitman Joins 'Valley Girl' Musical Remake (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/mae-whitman-valley-girl-remake-1202409144/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} From 2020 to 2023, she voiced Amity Blight in The Owl House. She played a leading role in the Hulu original series Up Here in 2023, which was cancelled after one season.{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2022-03-23 |title=Mae Whitman To Star In 'Up Here' Hulu Musical Series |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/mae-whitman-star-up-here-hulu-musical-series-seven-levenson-thomas-kail-1234985274/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=2023-07-28 |title='Up Here' Canceled After One Season at Hulu |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/up-here-canceled-hulu-1235682601/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

Personal life

On August 16, 2021, shortly after the airing of The Owl House episode "Knock, Knock, Knocking on Hooty's Door", Whitman came out as pansexual via Twitter, saying she knows she can "fall in love with people of all genders" and that she wished there were characters representing people like her when she was growing up.{{cite web|last=Jackson|first=Rory|url=https://people.com/tv/mae-whitman-says-shes-proud-happy-to-be-pansexual/|title=Good Girls' Mae Whitman Says She's 'Proud' and 'Happy' to Be Pansexual|website=People|date=August 16, 2021|access-date=August 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816221850/https://people.com/tv/mae-whitman-says-shes-proud-happy-to-be-pansexual/|archive-date=August 16, 2021|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Macke|first=Johnni|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/mae-whitman-comes-out-as-pansexual-proud-and-happy/|title=Mae Whitman Comes Out as Pansexual, Says She Is 'Proud and Happy' to Be Part of the LGBTQ+ Community|website=Us Weekly|date=August 16, 2021|access-date=August 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816213510/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/mae-whitman-comes-out-as-pansexual-proud-and-happy/|archive-date=August 16, 2021|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=America |first=Good Morning |title='The Owl House' star Mae Whitman comes out as pansexual |url=https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/owl-house-star-mae-whitman-pansexual-79497398 |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=Good Morning America |language=en}} She is also open about her struggle with endometriosis, which went undiagnosed for 15 years.{{Cite web |title=It took Mae Whitman 15 years to get her endometriosis diagnosis |url=https://www.salon.com/tv/video/ivj6s0 |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=Salon TV |language=en}}

On May 12, 2024, Whitman announced she was pregnant with her first child.{{Cite web |last=Kaloi |first=Stephanie |date=May 12, 2024 |title=Mae Whitman Announces Pregnancy Alongside Parenthood Costars |url=https://www.thewrap.com/mae-whitman-pregnancy-announcement-lauren-graham-miles-heizer-parenthood/ |access-date=May 12, 2024 |website=TheWrap |language=en-US}} She gave birth to a son on August 28, 2024.{{Cite magazine |last=Coleman |first=Ryan |date=August 28, 2024 |title=Mae Whitman welcomes first baby and names him after Parenthood costar: 'He's our best friend'|url=https://ew.com/mae-whitman-welcomes-first-baby-names-him-after-parenthood-costar-8703665 |access-date=August 29, 2024 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en-US}}{{cite news|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US|title=Mae Whitman welcomes a baby boy and names him after her 'Parenthood' co-star|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-08-29/mae-whitman-baby-boy-parenthood|date=August 29, 2024|access-date=September 22, 2024}}{{cite web |title=Not to be a Bieber about it but I too just gave birth to our son, Miles. From the moment we heard the first tiny sound out of his tiny piggy mouth we were besotted. He is the kindest, gentlest, smartest, funniest little beebee and he’s our best friend (pretty much exactly like his namesake Uncle Miles @younggoth) We are infinitely grateful he chose us as his parents. thank you to @kaiserbente and @carynfields and everyone at @moxiebirth and @huntingtonhospital for guiding our little family through all the unexpected twists and turns safely and with love and grace and to everyone in our circle who has shown us such radical generosity and support. We love you! We’re so happy!♌️ 👶🏼🦁 |url=https://www.instagram.com/mistergarf/p/C_OiNwTyt_L/ |website=instagram.com}} Actor and singer Carlos Valdes was revealed to be the father in March 2025.{{cite web |title=Father of Mae Whitman's Baby Revealed 6 Months After Welcoming Son|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1414571/carloz-valdes-is-the-father-of-mae-whitmans-son-miles|website=eonline.com}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1994

| When a Man Loves a Woman

| Casey Green

1995

| Bye Bye Love

| Michele

rowspan="2" | 1996

| Independence Day

| Patricia Whitmore

One Fine Day

| Maggie Taylor

rowspan="2" | 1998

| {{sortname|The|Gingerbread Man|dab=film}}

| Libby Magruder

Hope Floats

| Bernice Pruitt

rowspan="3" | 1999

| Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas

| Girl

| Voice, direct-to-video{{cite web |title=Mae Whitman (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Mae-Whitman/ |access-date=October 27, 2023 |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.

Invisible Child

| Rebecca 'Doc' Beeman

A Season for Miracles

| Alanna 'Lani' Thompson

2001

| {{sortname|An|American Rhapsody}}

| Maria (age 10)

2002

| {{sortname|The|Wild Thornberrys Movie}}

| Schoolgirl

| Voice

2003

| {{sortname|The|Jungle Book 2}}

| Shanti

| rowspan="2" | Voice

2004

| Teacher's Pet

| Leslie

2005

| Going Shopping

| Coco

rowspan="2" | 2006

| {{sortname|The|Bondage}}

| Angelica

Love's Abiding Joy

| Colette Doros

2007

| Boogeyman 2

| Alison

rowspan="2" |2008

| Nights in Rodanthe

| Amanda Willis

Tinker Bell

| rowspan="2" | Tinker Bell

| rowspan="2" | Voice

rowspan="2" |2009

| Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure

Spring Breakdown

| Lydia

| Direct-to-video

rowspan="4" | 2010

| Barry Munday

| Candice

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

| Roxanne "Roxy" Richter

Scott Pilgrim vs. the Animation

| Lisa Miller

| Voice
Short film

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue

| Tinker Bell

| Voice

rowspan="2" | 2011

| {{sortname|The|Factory|dab=2012 film}}

| Abby Fletcher

Pixie Hollow Games

| rowspan="2" | Tinker Bell

| Voice
Short film

rowspan="2" | 2012

| Secret of the Wings

| Voice

{{sortname|The|Perks of Being a Wallflower|dab=film}}

| Mary Elizabeth

2013

| Pixie Hollow Bake Off

| rowspan="3" | Tinker Bell

| Voice, short film

rowspan="3" | 2014

| The Pirate Fairy

| Voice

Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast

| Voice

The Wind Rises

| Kayo, Kinu

| English dub

rowspan="2" | 2015

| The DUFF

| Bianca Piper

Freaks of Nature

| Jenna Zombie

rowspan="3" | 2016

| Rock Dog

| Darma

| Voice

DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year

| Barbara Gordon / Batgirl

| Voice, direct-to-video

Operator

| Emily Klein

rowspan="4" | 2017

| Bernard and Huey

| Zelda

CHiPs

| Beebee

DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games

| Barbara Gordon / Batgirl

| Voice, direct-to-video

Dear Angelica

| Jessica

| Voice
Short film

rowspan="3" | 2018

| A Dog and Pony Show

| Dede

| Voice, direct-to-video

Duck Butter

| Ellen

DC Super Hero Girls: Legends of Atlantis

| Barbara Gordon / Batgirl

| Voice, direct-to-video

2020

| Valley Girl

| Jack

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

rowspan="2" | 1995

| Degree of Guilt

| Elena Argos

| rowspan="3" | Television film

Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge

| Young Ashley Judd

rowspan="5" | 1996

| After Jimmy

| Rosie

Duckman

| Baby Rose

| Voice, episode: "Sperms of Endearment"

Early Edition

| Amanda Bailey

| Episode: "The Choice"

Friends

| Sarah Tuttle

| Episode: "The One Where Rachel Quits"

What a Cartoon!

| Little Suzy

| Voice, episode: "Johnny Bravo and the Amazon Women"

1996–1999

| Chicago Hope

| Sara Wilmette

| 17 episodes

rowspan="3" | 1997

| Superman: The Animated Series

| Young Lois Lane

| Voice, episode: "Monkey Fun"

Merry Christmas, George Bailey

| Zuzu Bailey

| Television film

The Legend of Calamity Jane

|Eleanor Roosevelt

|Voice

1997–2004

| Johnny Bravo

| Little Suzy, various voices

| Voice, 52 episodes

1998–2001

| JAG

| Chloe Madison

| 8 episodes

rowspan="6" | 1999

| Invisible Child

| Rebecca 'Doc' Beeman

| Television film

Judging Amy

| Darcy Mitchell

| Episode: "Last Tango in Hartford"

Providence

| Frances Carlyle

|2 episodes

Jingle Bells

| Beth

| Voice, television film

Hallmark Hall of Fame

| Alanna 'Lani' Thompson

| Episode: "A Season for Miracles"

The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries

|Little Girl

|Voice, episode: "This Is the Kitty/Eye for an Aye Aye"

2000–2002

| Teacher's Pet

| Leslie Dunkling

| Voice, 5 episodes

rowspan="2" | 2000

| Godzilla: The Series

| Meg

| Voice, episode: "Shafted"

{{sortname|The|Wild Thornberrys}}

| Antoinette

| Voice, episode: "Luck Be an Aye-Aye"

rowspan="2" | 2001

| Max Steel

| Jo

| Voice, episode: "The Return"

Jackie Chan Adventures

| Buttercup Scout Leader

| Episode: "Scouts Honor"

2001–2002

| State of Grace

| Emma Grace McKee

| 40 episodes

rowspan="2" | 2002

| Presidio Med

| Tory Redding

| Episode: "Do No Harm"

{{sortname|The|Zeta Project}}

| Amy

| Voice, episode: "The River Rising"

2002–2004

| Fillmore!

| Various voices

| 7 episodes

2003

|Whatever Happened to... Robot Jones?

|Various voices

|4 episodes

rowspan="3" | 2004

| Cold Case

| Eve Kendall

| Episode: "Lover's Lane"

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

| Glynnis Carson

| Episode: "No Humans Involved"

Century City

| Erin Pace

| Episode: "Without a Tracer"

2004–2006,
2013

| Arrested Development

| Ann Veal

| 16 episodes

2005

| {{sortname|The|Happy Elf}}

| Molly

| Voice, television film

2005–2007

| American Dragon: Jake Long

| Rose / Huntsgirl, additional voices

| Voice, 19 episodes

2005–2008

| Avatar: The Last Airbender

| Katara, Lu Ten

| Voice, main role

rowspan="4" | 2006

| Thief

| Tammi Deveraux

| 6 episodes

Desperate Housewives

| Sarah

| Episode: "Nice She Ain't"

Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise

| Emily Bishop

| Television film

Phil of the Future

| Crying Girl

| Episode: "Stuck in the Meddle with You"

rowspan="6" | 2007

| Justice

| Jenny Marshall

| Episode: "False Confession"

Grey's Anatomy

| Heather Douglas

| 2 episodes

Lost in the Dark

| Amy Tolliver

| Television film

Ghost Whisperer

| Rachel Fordham

| Episode: "Don't Try This at Home"

| Heather

| Episode: "The Test"

The Modifyers

| Agent Zero, Lacey Shadows

| Voice, pilot

rowspan="2" | 2008

| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

| Cassidy Cornell/ Helen Braidwell

| Episode: "Streetwise"

Good Behavior

| Roxy West

| Pilot

2008–2010

| In Treatment

| Rosie Weston

| 5 episodes

2008–2023

| Family Guy

| Various voices

| 35 episodes

rowspan="3" | 2009

| Acceptance

| Taylor Rockefeller

| Television film

Criminal Minds

| Julie

| Episode: "Cradle to Grave"

Glenn Martin, DDS

| Amish Girl, Trailer Park Teen

| Voice, 2 episodes

2009–2010

| {{sortname|The|Cleveland Show}}

| Additional voices

| 2 episodes

2010–2015

| Parenthood

| Amber Holt

| 103 episodes

rowspan="2" | 2010

| Batman: The Brave and the Bold

| Barbara Gordon

| Voice, 2 episodes

Jesse Stone: No Remorse

| Emily Bishop

| Television film

2011–2022

| Robot Chicken

| Various voices

| 4 episodes

2012–2013,
2019–2022

| Young Justice

| Cassie Sandsmark / Wonder Girl, Stephanie Brown, Tommi Tompkins, Helena Sandsmark

| Voice, 14 episodes{{cite web |date=April 26, 2012 |title=Young Justice Interview: Greg Weisman & Brandon Vietti Talk Saturday's Season Premiere |url=http://www.ksitetv.com/young-justice/young-justice-interview-greg-weisman-brandon-vietti-talk-saturdays-season-premiere/13884 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117094302/http://www.ksitetv.com/young-justice/young-justice-interview-greg-weisman-brandon-vietti-talk-saturdays-season-premiere/13884 |archive-date=January 17, 2013 |access-date=June 9, 2013 |publisher=KSiteTV}}

2012

| Weeds

| Tula

| Episode: "See Blue and Smell Cheese and Die"

2012–2017

| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

| April O'Neil, various voices

| Voice, 92 episodes

2012,
2015–2018

| DreamWorks Dragons

| Heather

| Voice, 36 episodes

2013

| Web Therapy

| Blair Yellin

| 3 episodes

2013–2014,
2019

| American Dad!

| Glitter, Zooey, additional voices

| 4 episodes

2013

| Masters of Sex

| Patient

| Episode: "Standard Deviation"

rowspan="2" | 2014

| Suburgatory

| Caris

| Episode: "Blame it on the Rainstick"

AJ's Infinite Summer

| Morgan, Receptionist

| Voice, pilot

2015

| Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship

| Power Girl

| Voice, television film

2015–2018

| DC Super Hero Girls

| rowspan="2" | Barbara Gordon / Batgirl, Speed Queen

| Voice, main role

2016

| DC Super Hero Girls: Super Hero High

| Voice, television film

2016–2019

| Drunk History

| Herself, Lyudmila Pavlichenko

| 3 episodes

2016

| Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life

| Marcy

| Episode: "Spring"

rowspan="3" | 2017

| Voltron: Legendary Defender

| Plaxum

| Voice, episode: "Depths"

Room 104

| Liza

| Episode: "Phoenix"

Big Mouth

| Tallulah Levine

| Voice, episode: "The Head Push"

2018–2021

| Good Girls

| Annie Marks

| Main role{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2017-02-15 |title='Good Girls': Mae Whitman To Co-Star In NBC Drama Pilot |url=https://deadline.com/2017/02/good-girls-mae-whitman-cast-nbc-pilot-1201912603/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

2020–2023

| The Owl House

| Amity Blight

| Voice, main role

rowspan="2" |2020

| American Experience

| Additional voices

| Episode: "The Vote"

Kidding

| Chloe

| Episode: "I Wonder What Grass Tastes Like"; uncredited

2020–2022

| Doug Unplugs

| Becky Bot

| Voice, main role{{Cite web |last=Low |first=Elaine |date=2020-09-17 |title=Apple TV Plus Unveils Stillwater, Doug Unplugs, Premiere Dates for Ghostwriter, Helpsters (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/apple-tv-plus-stillwater-doug-unplugged-helpsters-ghostwriter-1234772900/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

2021

| Invincible

| Connie / War Woman II, Model

| Voice, episode: "It's About Time"

2022

| Birdgirl

| Reporter

| Voice, episode: "With a K"

rowspan="3" |2023

| Up Here

| Lindsay

| Main role{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2022-03-23 |title=Mae Whitman To Star In Up Here Hulu Musical Series |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/mae-whitman-star-up-here-hulu-musical-series-seven-levenson-thomas-kail-1234985274/ |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

Skull Island

| Annie

| Voice, main role

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off

| Roxanne "Roxie" Richter

| Voice{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/scott-pilgrim-netflix-anime-series-cast-michael-cera-chris-evans-1235568433/ | title='Scott Pilgrim' Netflix Anime Series Reunites Film's Cast, from Michael Cera to Chris Evans | date=30 March 2023 }}

2024–2025

| Chibiverse

| Amity Blight

| Voice, 2 episodes