Mae Margaret Whitman (born June 9, 1988) is an American television and voice actress. She is known for playing the titular role of Grace in State of Grace and for her featured appearance on the TV show Arrested Development, where she played the role of Ann Veal, George Michael Bluth's girlfriend. Her best known voice work is as the voice of Katara in the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender and American Dragon: Jake Long as Rose/Huntsgirl. She also appeared as the daughter of the president in the movie Independence Day.
Daughter of actress Pat Musick and Jeffrey Whitman.
Got her start in acting aged three when she impressed casting directors by interrupting her mum's audition and proceeding to tell her off because she was bored. 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?"
Has a horse named Grunt
Is good friends with Lalaine
An only child.
Has played Bill Pullman's daughter twice: Once in Independence Day as Patricia Whitmore and once in Merry Christmas, George Bailey as Zuzu Bailey.
Was originally casted as Becca Sommers in the TV series Bionic Woman, but was released and replaced with Lucy Hale.
