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My Take
What impresses me most about Mae Whitman is her quiet refusal to disappear. Child actors who appear in blockbusters like Independence Day usually flame out by twenty; she instead built a second, parallel career with her voice, becoming a fixture of animation including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, while continuing to act on screen and even sing. That kind of versatility is not luck but a craftsperson's instinct for finding work that fits rather than work that flatters. I find her the rare Los Angeles native who treats acting like a trade to be honed over decades, not a lottery ticket. Give me that career over a meteor any day.
Overview
Mae Margaret Whitman (born June 9, 1988) is an American actor. She began her career as a child actor, starring in the films When a Man Loves a Woman (1994), One Fine Day (1996), Independence Day (1996), and Hope Floats (1998), and the television series Chicago Hope (1996–1999) and JAG (1998–2001).
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mae Whitman
- Name (Japanese)
- メイ・ホイットマン
- Reading
- めい・ほいっとまん
- Born
- June 9, 1988 (age 38)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Dragon
- Origin
- Los Angeles, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / television actor / voice actor / singer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | — |
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.