Mae Whitman

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), *JAG* (1998–2001), and *State of Grace* (2001–2002).

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).