Mae was born in Los Angeles, California to Pat Musick, a voice artist, and Jeff Whitman, a personal manager and set construction co-ordinator. She began her career with a voice over for a Tyson Chicken commercial. Whitman attended Ribét Academy, a private preparatory school in Los Angeles. She was later transferred to Whitefish Bay High School where she graduated from.Whitman made her first silver screen debut playing Meg Ryan's youngest daughter, Casey in When a Man Loves a Woman. Among her notable childhood roles were that of Patricia Whitmore, daughter of the President in Independence Day; George Clooney's daughter, Maggie in One Fine Day; and the charming daughter, Bernice of Sandra Bullock in Hope Floats.As she has grown older, Mae has made several guest appearances in television shows such as JAG, State of Grace, Desperate Housewives, Grey's Anatomy and Law and Order: Special Victims Unit just to name a few as well as some voice-over work.We should expect to see great things from Mae Whitman as her career progresses for she has shown what a strong, dynamic, and talented actress she has become.
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