Mae Whitman

The only child of voice artist Pat Musick and personal manager and set construction coordinator Jeffrey Whitman, Mae attended Ribet Academy. Whitman is of English and German ancestry.\n', 'She started her career with a voice-over for a Tyson Chicken commercial at the age of two. Acting coach Andrew Magarian helped her memorize lines as she could not read. In 1994, at the age of six, Whitman made her film debut, acting alongside Meg Ryan in When a Man Loves a Woman (1994), playing Ryan\'s youngest daughter, Casey Green. She beat 700 other girls who were interested in the part. In 1996, Whitman appeared in two films: Independence Day, playing Bill Pullman\'s daughter, Patricia Whitmore and One Fine Day playing George Clooney\'s daughter, Maggie Taylor. The same year, Whitman guest starred in the season three episode of Friends, "The One Where Rachel Quits." In 1998, she played Sandra Bullo…