Madison Pettis

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Born
Madison Michelle Pettis

(1998-07-22) July 22, 1998 (age 26)
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present

Madison Michelle Pettis [1] (born July 22, 1998 [2] [3] ) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Sophie Martinez on the Disney Channel comedy series Cory in the House , as Peyton Kelly in the 2007 film The Game Plan , and as Allie Brooks in the 2011 Canadian comedy series Life with Boys .

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Early life

Madison Michelle Pettis was born on July 22, 1998, [2] [3] [4] in Arlington, Texas. [5] Her father is African American and her mother is of Italian, Irish, and French ancestry. [6] [ better source needed ] She has an older brother named, Steven Jr. [7] [8]

Career

Pettis was first noticed when her mother entered into an annual cover search held by FortWorthChild, a local parenting magazine. [9] Early in her career Pettis appeared on Barney & Friends [5] as Bridget, in 2005 and 2006, in which she sang, danced and acted.

Pettis won her first major role in 2006 when she was cast as Peyton Kelly, the long-lost daughter of Dwayne Johnson's quarterback character, in the 2007 Disney film The Game Plan . [10] [11] [12] In 2007 Pettis was cast as Bailey Bryant, the sister of Corbin Bleu's character, in the 2008 film Free Style . [13] [14] In 2008, she had a small role in Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!, and had a role in A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa . [15] She also had a small role as Lorena in the 2008 Will Smith film Seven Pounds . Pettis starred in the 2008 direct-to-video film Mostly Ghostly: Who Let the Ghosts Out? , and its 2014 sequel Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? , [16] playing the role of ghost Tara Roland.

Pettis starred in Cory in the House as Sophie, [17] the president's daughter, and appeared in one episode of Hannah Montana playing the same role. She portrayed Isabelle Tyler in an episode of The 4400 . She was the 2007 Disney Channel Games commentator, and had a voice role in the Disney Channel animated series Special Agent Oso . In 2009, Pettis appeared as herself on the syndicated version of the game show Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?

In 2011, Pettis landed two main roles: the voice role of Izzy on the animated series Jake and the Never Land Pirates ; [18] and Allie Brooks on the Canadian television series Life with Boys . [19] In 2012, she began a recurring role on the Disney XD series Lab Rats . [20] On October 19, 2014, Pettis confirmed via Facebook that she would be guest starring in The Fosters . [21] [22] In 2015, she was cast in a voice role in the Disney Channel animated series The Lion Guard and its television movie precursor The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar. [23]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005Barney: Can You Sing That Song?Bridget
2006Barney: Let's Make MusicBridget
2007 The Game Plan Peyton Kelly
2008 Mostly Ghostly Tara RolandDirect-to-video film
2008 Seven Pounds Connie's Daughter
2008 Free Style Bailey Bryant
2010 The Search for Santa Paws Willamina/WillDirect-to-video film
2011 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 LalaDirect-to-video film
2012 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! LalaDirect-to-video film
2014 Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? Tara RolandDirect-to-video film
2015 Do You Believe? Maggie [24]
2020 American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules AnnieDirect-to-video film [25]
2021 He's All That Alden Pierce Netflix film [26]
2022 Margaux Hannah [27]
2023 Deltopia Ellery

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2006 Jericho Stacy ClemonsEpisode: Pilot
2006 Barney & Friends BridgetEpisodes: "Pets/Vets", "Playing Games/Fun with Reading"
2007–2008 Cory in the House Sophie MartinezMain role
2007 Hannah Montana Sophie MartinezEpisode: "Take This Job and Love It"
2007 The 4400 Young Isabelle Tyler Episode: "Daddy's Little Girl"
2008 A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa ClaireTelevision film
2009 Special Agent Oso Katie / Tara2 episodes
2009–2015 Phineas and Ferb Adyson SweetwaterRecurring voice role, 11 episodes
2009 Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? HerselfRecurring contestant[ citation needed ]
2011–2015 Jake and the Never Land Pirates IzzyMain voice role
2011 R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour JulieEpisode: "The Black Mask"
2011–2013 Life with Boys Allie BrooksMain role
2012–2015 Lab Rats JanelleRecurring role, 10 episodes
2015–2016 The Fosters DariaRecurring role, 6 episodes
2015 Parenthood LynneEpisode: "May God Bless and Keep You Always"
2015 The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar ZuriVoice role; television film
2016–2019 The Lion Guard ZuriRecurring voice role, 6 episodes
2016Late BloomerFrankieTelevision film
2016 The Real O'Neals Chloe PerrenteEpisode: "The Real Match"
2017 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Stacey VanhovenEpisode: "No Good Reason"
2018–2019 Five Points Tosh BennettWeb series; main role
2018 Sofia the First Princess CassandraEpisode: "The Lost Pyramid"
2018–2021 Fancy Nancy BridgetteVoice role; 3 episodes
2019–2021 Mickey and the Roadster Racers Princess OliviaVoice role; 2 episodes [28]

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