I have to get three hours of school everyday. Then we film the scenes over and over. Between takes I like to play around with the other kids.
Mae has two cats named A.C. and Kramer and a water turtle named Leslie (a gift from Jay Leno).
Mae Whitman's favorite sports are basketball and volleyball.
At the age of four, Mae Whitman made her film debut, acting alongside Meg Ryan in When a Man Loves a Woman. Mae Whitman played Ryan's daughter in the movie.
Mae recently shot two cable pilots, "Thief" and "Big Love." Both shows were picked up by their networks (FX and HBO, respectively). Unfortunately, Mae was recast for her recurring part on "Big Love".
Whitman started her career with a voice over for a Tyson Chicken commercial, a role her mother, Pat Musick, had also auditioned for.
Mae got noticed when she started her acting career when the casting directors were so impressed with her that one, to get a reaction, observed her white-and-purple outfit and said, "My, what a pretty yellow dress you're wearing." Whitman looked back at him and replied, "What are you, some kind of knucklehead?"
She won Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama TV Series for "Chicago Hope" (1994) and Best Performance in a Feature Film - Actress Age Ten or Under for One Fine Day (1996).
In 2001, Mae Whitman won the Youth Female Discovery of the Year from Golden Apple rewards.
Mae sounds like her Avatar character in real life. She shares this technique with Avatar co-stars Zach Tyler Eisen, Jack DeSena and Dante Basco.
Mae voices Molly in the 2005 animated film The Happy Elf.
Mae co-starred as Elena Argos in the 1995 TV movie Degree of Guilt.
She played as the President's daughter in the 1996 movie "Independence Day," starring alongside Bill Pullman, Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum.
Mae is good friends with Lalaine.
Mae enjoys collecting Beanie Babies, keychains, and playing with her dog Leonore.
August 22, 2001: Mae was at the world premiere of Summer Catch in Los Angeles.
July 29, 2001: Mae was at the world premiere of Disney's The Princess Diaries in Hollywood.
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