• Daughter of actress Pat Musick and Jeffrey Whitman.
• Got her start in acting aged three when she impressed casting directors by interrrupting her mum's audition and proceeding to tell her off because she was bored.
• Enjoys collecting beanie babies, keychains, and playing with her dog Leonore.

Mae Whitman, actually Mae Margaret Whitman, was born on June 9, 1988. Mae Whitman is an American actress who participated in State Of Grace, along with Alia Shawkat, among others. Mae Whitman played the title role, 12-year-old Grace, on the show. Mae Whitman also guest stars on the TV show Arrested Development (TV series), where she plays the role of Ann Veal, George-Michael Bluth's strange girlfriend.

Mae Whitman started out going to an audition for a voice over in a commercial about Tyson Chicken. Mae Whitman got the job, beating out her own mother for it. This caused a lot of surprise to her mother Pat Musick who is an accomplished actress herself, but it was satisfying to her finding out young Mae had gotten some of the skills she did.

At the age of four, Mae Whitman made her film debut, acting alongside Meg Ryan in When a Man Loves a Woman. Mae Whitman played Ryan's daughter in the movie. Mae Whitman has also appeared on Independence Day as the President's daughter, (alongside Will Smith) and in Hope Floats, with Sandra Bullock. Mae Whitman now has a recurring role as Ann Veal on FOX's Arrested Development.