Line #9 Creator/MaeWhitman


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mae_whitman.jpg]] [[caption-width-right:350:''[[Series/ArrestedDevelopment Her?]]'']]
2	->''"Then everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked."''
3	-->-- '''Katara''', ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''
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5	Mae Margaret Whitman (born June 9, 1988 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress, born in California to voice artist Pat Musick. Whitman started her career as a toddler -- she was discovered after interrupting Musick while the latter was auditioning for a role. She played the daughter of Creator/MegRyan in ''When a Man Loves a Woman'', President Whitemore's daughter Patricia in ''Film/IndependenceDay'', Creator/GeorgeClooney's daughter in ''One Fine Day'', and Creator/SandraBullock's daughter in ''Film/HopeFloats''. She also had recurring parts in ''Series/ChicagoHope'' and ''Series/{{JAG}}''.
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7	Illustrating the tendency of child stars to make the jump to voice acting later in their careers, Mae has done several well-known character voices, beginning with Lil' Suzy in ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo''.
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9	She [[TheOtherDarrin replaced]] Creator/ChristyCarlsonRomano as the voice of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'''s Yuffie. She is also the voice of Agent Xero in ''WesternAnimation/TheModifyers'', Katara in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', Rose in ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong'', Batgirl in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' and ''WebAnimation/DCSuperheroGirls'', ComicBook/WonderGirl on ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'', April O' Neill in ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'', Amity Blight on ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'', Becky Bot in ''WesternAnimation/DougUnplugs'' , and is the first actor to give a voice to Disney's iconic pixie Tinker Bell.
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11	On the live-action side, she is notable for her RecurringCharacter role as "Ann Veal", TheNondescript girlfriend of George Michael, in ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment''.[[note]]Which may be a bit of a CastingGag, since George Michael's other "love interest" is played by Creator/AliaShawkat. Whitman and Shawkat starred in the Fox/ABC Family series ''Series/StateOfGrace''[[/note]] She also played Mary Elizabeth in ''Film/ThePerksOfBeingAWallflower''. In addition, she played Roxy Richter in ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'' where most of her screen time, oddly enough, is spent trying to kill Creator/MichaelCera. She's also played the role of Amber Braverman, TroubledButCute daughter of Sarah Braverman in the NBC series ''Series/{{Parenthood}}''. Lastly, she spent three seasons as Annie Marks, messy little sister of Beth Boland (Creator/ChristinaHendricks), on ''Series/GoodGirls''.
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13	She is pansexual, coming out in August 2021.
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15	!!Selected filmography:
16	!!!Live-action
17	* ''Film/WhenAManLovesAWoman'' (1994) as Casey Green
18	* ''Film/ByeByeLove'' (1995) as Michelle Goldman
19	* ''Series/ChicagoHope'' (1996-99) as Sara Wilmette
20	* ''Film/IndependenceDay'' (1996) as Patricia Whitmore
21	* ''Series/EarlyEdition'' (1996) as Amanda Bailey
22	* ''Series/{{Friends}}'' (1996) as Sarah
23	* ''Film/OneFineDay'' (1996) as Maggie Taylor
24	* ''Film/TheGingerbreadMan'' (1998) as Libby Magruder
25	* ''Film/HopeFloats'' (1998) as Bernice Pruitt
26	* ''Series/{{JAG}}'' (1998-99, 2001) as Chloe Madison
27	* ''Series/JudgingAmy'' (1999) as Darcy Mitchell
28	* ''Series/{{Providence}}'' (1999) as Frances Carlyle
29	* ''Series/StateOfGrace'' (2001-02) as Emma Grace [=McKee=]
30	* ''Series/CenturyCity'' (2004) as Erin Pace
31	* ''Series/ColdCase'' (2004) as Eve Kendall
32	* ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'' (2004-06, 2013) as Ann Veal
33	* ''Series/{{CSI}}'' (2004) as Glynnis Carson
34	* ''Film/GoingShopping'' (2005) as Coco
35	* ''Series/PhilOfTheFuture'' (2006) as Crying Girl
36	* ''Series/DesperateHousewives'' (2006) as Sarah
37	* ''Series/GreysAnatomy'' (2007) as Heather Douglas
38	* ''Series/{{Justice}}'' (2007) as Jenny Marshall
39	* ''Series/BionicWoman'' (2007) as Becca Sommers
40	* ''Series/GhostWhisperer'' (2007) as Rachel Fordham
41	* ''Series/{{ER}}'' (2007) as Heather
42	* ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'' (2008) as Cassidy Cornell / Helen Braidwell
43	* ''Series/InTreatment'' (2008-10) as Rosie Weston
44	* ''Film/NightsInRodanthe'' (2008) as Amanda Willis
45	* ''Film/SpringBreakdown'' (2009) as Lydia
46	* ''Series/CriminalMinds'' (2009) as Julie
47	* ''Series/{{Parenthood}}'' (2010-15) as Amber Holt
48	* ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'' (2010) as Roxanne "Roxy" Richter
49	* ''Series/{{Weeds}}'' (2012) as Tula
50	* ''Literature/ThePerksOfBeingAWallflower'' (2012) as Mary Elizabeth
51	* ''WebVideo/WebTherapy'' (2013) as Blair Yellin
52	* ''Series/MastersOfSex'' (2013) as Patient
53	* ''Series/{{Suburgatory}}'' (2014) as Caris
54	* ''Film/AMillionWaysToDieInTheWest'' (2014) as Prostitute
55	* ''Film/TheDuff'' (2015) as Bianca Piper
56	* ''Film/FreaksOfNature'' (2015) as Jenna Zombie
57	* ''Series/DrunkHistory'' (2016) as Lyudmila Pavlichenko
58	* ''Series/GilmoreGirls: A Year in Life'' (2016) as Marcy
59	* ''Film/CHiPs'' (2017) as Beebee
60	* ''Series/Room104'' (2017) as Liza
61	* ''Film/DuckButter'' (2018) as Ellen
62	* ''Series/GoodGirls'' (2018-21) as Annie Marks
63	* ''Series/{{Kidding}}'' (2020) as Chloe
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65	!!!Voice acting
66	* ''WesternAnimation/WhatACartoonShow'' (1995, 1997) as Little Girl, Little Suzy
67	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Duckman}}'' (1996) as Baby Rose
68	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfCalamityJane'' (1997) as additional voices
69	* ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'' (1997, 1999-2001, 2003-04) as Little Suzy, additional voices
70	** ''VideoGame/CartoonNetworkRacing'' (2006)
71	* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'' (1997) as Young Lois Lane
72	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSylvesterAndTweetyMysteries'' (1999) as Little Girl #1
73	* ''WesternAnimation/MickeysOnceUponAChristmas'' (1999) as Girl
74	* ''WesternAnimation/JingleBells'' (1999) as Beth
75	* ''WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys'' (2000) as Antoinette
76	* ''WesternAnimation/GodzillaTheSeries'' (2000) as Meg
77	* ''WesternAnimation/TeachersPet'' (2000-02) as Leslie Dunkling
78	* ''WesternAnimation/MaxSteel'' (2000) as Jo
79	* ''WesternAnimation/TheZetaProject'' (2002) as Amy
80	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Fillmore}}'' (2002-04) as Robin Spencer, additional voices
81	* ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook2'' (2003) as Shanti
82	* ''WesternAnimation/WhateverHappenedToRobotJones'' (2003) as various characters
83	* ''VideoGame/EverQuestII'' (2004) as Lilly Ironforge, Thana Rumblehoof
84	* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong'' (2005-07) as Rose, additional voices
85	* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' (2005-08) as Katara, additional voices
86	** ''VideoGame/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' (2006)
87	** ''VideoGame/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheBurningEarth'' (2007)
88	** ''VideoGame/AvatarTheLastAirbenderIntoTheInferno'' (2008)
89	** ''VideoGame/NicktoonsMLB'' (2011)
90	* ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' (2006) as Yuffie Kisaragi
91	** ''VideoGame/DirgeOfCerberus'' (2006)
92	** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIIIReMind'' (2020)
93	* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyroTheEternalNight'' (2007) as Cynder
94	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' (2008-13, 2015-19) as various characters
95	* ''WesternAnimation/DisneyFairies'' (2008-14) as Tinker Bell
96	** ''VideoGame/DisneyInfinity 2.0'' (2014) and ''Disney Infinity 3.0'' (2015)
97	* ''WesternAnimation/GlennMartinDDS'' (2009) as Amish Girl, Trailer Park Teen
98	* ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'' (2009-10) as Piper Gold, Softball Captain
99	* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' (2010) as Batgirl
100	* ''WesternAnimation/TheModifyers'' (2010) as Lacey Shadows, Agent Xero
101	* ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' (2011, 2015, 2019, 2021) as various characters
102	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Young Justice\|2010}}'' (2012-13, 2019, 2021) as Cassie Sandsmark / Wonder Girl, additional voices
103	** ''VideoGame/YoungJusticeLegacy'' (2013)
104	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles\|2012}}'' (2012-17) as April O'Neil, various characters
105	** ''VideoGame/{{Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles\|2013}}'' (2013)
106	* ''WesternAnimation/DragonsRidersOfBerk'' (2012, 2015-18) as Heather
107	* ''VideoGame/FamilyGuyBackToTheMultiverse'' (2012) as additional voices
108	* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' (2013-14, 2019) as various characters
109	* ''Anime/TheWindRises'' (2013) as Kayo Horikoshi, Kinu
110	* ''WebAnimation/DCSuperHeroGirls'' (2015-18) as Barbara Gordon / Batgirl
111	* ''WesternAnimation/RockDog'' (2016) as Darma
112	* ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'' (2017) as Plaxum
113	* ''VideoGame/{{Prey\|2017}}'' (2017) as Danielle Sho
114	* ''WesternAnimation/BigMouth'' (2017) as Tallulah Levine
115	* ''WesternAnimation/WheresWaldo2019'' (2020) as Thumbelina
116	* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' (2020-23) as Amity Blight
117	* ''WesternAnimation/DougUnplugs'' (2020-21) as Becky Bot
118	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Invincible\|2021}}'' (2021) as Connie, Model
119	* ''WesternAnimation/{{Skull Island\|2023}}'' (2023) as Annie
120	* ''Anime/ScottPilgrimTakesOff'' (2023) as Roxie Richter
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122	!!Associated Tropes:
123	* ContractualPurity: Lampshaded and mocked when on ''Podcast/TalkinToonsWithRobPaulsen'' she answers AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering as [[Franchise/DisneyFairies Tinker Bell]], "Drink camomille tea and sit on our asses?", then breaks character and jokes that Disney would probably fire her and find a new Tinker Bell for saying that.
124	* MemeAcknowledgment: [[https://twitter.com/maebirdwing/status/411567170728886272 Reviewed]] the movie ''Film/Her2013'' in one tweet by giving it a "[[Series/ArrestedDevelopment Her?]] stamp of approval".
125	* NiceGirl: Some of her roles are this.
126	* ShortTeensTallAdults: [=5'1"=] Whitman was cast as the lead of the 2015 high school comedy film ''The DUFF''...[[DawsonCasting at the age of 26]].
127	* QueerCharacterQueerActor: Whitman is openly pansexual and has played such lesbian characters as Amity Blight on ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' and Roxy Richter (or Roxie, depending on the adaptation) in ''Film/ScottPilgrimVsTheWorld'' and ''Anime/ScottPilgrimTakesOff''.
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