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Mae Whitman

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Mae Whitman

About
Also known as	Mae Margaret Whitman
Character	Becca Sommers
Date of Birth	9 June 1988
Origin	Los Angeles, CA
Gender
IMDb profile

Mae Whitman is the actress who portrays Becca Sommers in the original pilot.

1 About
2 Notes
3 Trivia
4 External Links

About

Besides her work on Bionic Woman, Mae Whitman has had principal/recurring roles acting in television series including playing Sara Wilmette on Chicago Hope (1996-1999), Chloe Madison on JAG (1998-2001), Emma Grace McKee on State of Grace (2001-2002), Robin on Fillmore! (2002-2004), Ann Veal on Arrested Development (2004-2006), Rose on American Dragon: Jake Long (2005-2007) and Katara on Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2007). Mae's other recurring roles in television series include portraying Frances Carlyle on Providence (1999), Suzy on Johnny Bravo (1999-2000) and Heather Douglas on Grey's Anatomy (2007). She has been single-episode guest cast for television series including Early Edition (1996), Friends (1996), Cold Case (2004), Phil of the Future (2006), and Desperate Housewives (2006).

Mae Whitman has also acted in a large number of films including playing Patricia Whitmore in Independence Day (1996), Bernice Pruitt in Hope Floats (1998), Coco in Going Shopping (2005), and Colette Doros in Love's Abiding Joy (2006). Mae also acted in television films including as Young Ashley Judd in Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge (1995), Rebecca 'Doc' Beeman in Invisible Child (1999), Emily Bishop in Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006), and Amy Tolliver in Lost in the Dark (2007). She voice acted for films including being the voice of Beth in Jingle Bells (1999), a schoolgirl in The Wild Thornberrys Movie (2002), and Shanti in The Jungle Book 2 (2003). She was also a voice actress for the video games EverQuest II (2004), Kingdom Hearts II (2005), Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (2006), and Avatar: The Last Airbender (2006).

In addition to acting, Mae Whitman did the main title artwork for the film Invisible Child (1999).

Notes

Mae Whitman as the original
Becca Sommers

The role of Becca Sommers was portrayed by Mae Whitman in the original pilot. After initial screenings of the pilot, NBC re-casted Lucy Hale for the role and re-shot the scenes for that character before the pilot's broadcast airing.

In 1997, Mae Whitman won a Young Artist award for category Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Under for film One Fine Day. In 1999, Mae won the same award for the same category for film Hope Floats. In 2002, she won the same award for category Best Ensemble in a Feature Film for film An American Rhapsody. Mae was also nominated in 2002 for Young Artist awards for category Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress for An American Rhapsody, and for category Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series - Leading Young Actress for series State of Grace.
In 2001, Mae won a Golden Apple award for category Youth Female Discovery of the Year.
Mae Whitman has also been nominated for a Young Star award in 1997 for category Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy Film for film One Fine Day; in 1998 for category Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama Film for film Hope Floats; and in 1999 both for category Award Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama TV Series for Chicago Hope, and for category Best Performance in a Voice Over Talent for playing Little Susie in series Johnny Bravo.
Mae was nominated for two Young Artist awards in 2002: one for category Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actress for film An American Rhapsody and another for category Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series - Leading Young Actress for series State of Grace.
In 2003, Mae was nominated for a World Soundtrack award in the category Best Original Song Written for a Film for her song "Jungle Rhythm" used in the film The Jungle Book 2.