Biography
Mae Whitman began acting at the ripe old age of six with a role in the 1994 alcoholism drama
When a Man Loves a Woman. Appearances in Bye Bye, Love and
Independence Day followed before multiple-episode stints on the CBS dramas
Chicago Hope and
JAG. In 2001, Whitman was cast in the title role of the Fox Family Channel period sitcom
State of Grace, about a pair of adolescent girls overcoming cultural differences against the backdrop of 1960s America. After that show's two-season run, she could next be seen as George Michael's milquetoast girlfriend Ann on the critically acclaimed Fox sitcom
Arrested Development. A starring role opposite
Andre Braugher on the short-lived FX series
Thief came in 2006. And in 2007, Whitman was cast in a supporting role on NBC's reimagined
The Bionic Woman. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide