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Born
Madison Michelle Pettis

(1998-07-22) July 22, 1998 (age 27)
Occupation Actress
Years active 2005–present

Madison Michelle Pettis (born July 22, 1998) is an American actress. She is well-known for her roles as Sophie Martinez in the Disney Channel TV show Cory in the House. She also played Peyton Kelly in the 2007 movie The Game Plan. Another popular role was Allie Brooks in the 2011 Canadian comedy series Life with Boys.

Early Life and Beginnings

Where Madison Grew Up

Madison Michelle Pettis was born on July 22, 1998. Her hometown is Arlington, Texas, in the United States. Her father is African-American. Her mother has Italian, Irish, and French family roots. Madison also has an older brother named Steven Jr.

How Madison Started Acting

Madison first got noticed when her mom entered her in a contest. It was a cover search for a local magazine called FortWorthChild. Early in her career, Madison appeared on Barney & Friends. She played a character named Bridget in 2005 and 2006. On the show, she sang, danced, and acted.

Madison's Acting Career

Big Roles in Movies

Madison got her first big movie role in 2006. She was chosen to play Peyton Kelly. This character was the long-lost daughter of Dwayne Johnson's character. The movie was a Disney film from 2007 called The Game Plan.

In 2007, Madison was cast as Bailey Bryant. She played the sister of Corbin Bleu's character in the 2008 movie Free Style. She also had a small voice role in the 2008 animated film Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!. Madison also appeared in A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa. She had a small part as Lorena in the 2008 Will Smith movie Seven Pounds.

Madison starred in the 2008 direct-to-video movie Mostly Ghostly. She played a ghost named Tara Roland. She returned to this role in the 2014 sequel, Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?.

Starring in TV Shows

Madison starred in Cory in the House as Sophie. Sophie was the president's daughter in the show. Madison also appeared in one episode of Hannah Montana playing the same character. She played a younger Isabelle Tyler in an episode of The 4400.

In 2007, she was a commentator for the Disney Channel Games. She also had a voice role in the Disney Channel cartoon Special Agent Oso. In 2009, Madison appeared as herself on the game show Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?.

Recent Projects

In 2011, Madison got two main roles. She was the voice of Izzy in the cartoon series Jake and the Never Land Pirates. She also played Allie Brooks in the Canadian TV series Life with Boys. In 2012, she started a recurring role on the Disney XD show Lab Rats.

On October 19, 2014, Madison shared on Facebook that she would be a guest star on The Fosters. In 2015, she got a voice role in the Disney Channel cartoon The Lion Guard. She also voiced a character in its TV movie, The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar.

Madison Pettis: Filmography

Movies

Year Title Role Notes
2005 Barney: Can You Sing That Song? Bridget
2006 Barney: Let's Make Music Bridget
2007 The Game Plan Peyton Kelly
2008 Mostly Ghostly Tara Roland Direct-to-video film
2008 Seven Pounds Connie's Daughter
2008 Free Style Bailey Bryant
2010 The Search for Santa Paws Willamina/Will Direct-to-video film
2011 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 Lala Direct-to-video film
2012 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! Lala Direct-to-video film
2014 Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? Tara Roland Direct-to-video film
2015 Do You Believe? Maggie
2020 American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules Annie Direct-to-video film
2021 He's All That Alden Pierce Netflix film
2022 Margaux Hannah
2023 Deltopia Ellery

Television Shows

Year Title Role Notes
2006 Jericho Stacy Clemons Episode: Pilot
2006 Barney & Friends Bridget Episodes: "Pets/Vets", "Playing Games/Fun with Reading"
2007–2008 Cory in the House Sophie Martinez Main role
2007 Hannah Montana Sophie Martinez Episode: "Take This Job and Love It"
2007 The 4400 Young Isabelle Tyler Episode: "Daddy's Little Girl"
2008 A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa Claire Television film
2009 Special Agent Oso Katie / Tara 2 episodes
2009–2015,
2025
Phineas and Ferb Adyson Sweetwater Recurring voice role, 12 episodes
2009 Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? Herself Recurring contestant
2011–2015 Jake and the Never Land Pirates Izzy Main voice role
2011 R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour Julie Episode: "The Black Mask"
2011–2013 Life with Boys Allie Brooks Main role
2012–2015 Lab Rats Janelle Recurring role, 10 episodes
2015–2016 The Fosters Daria Recurring role, 6 episodes
2015 Parenthood Lynne Episode: "May God Bless and Keep You Always"
2015 The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar Zuri Voice role; television film
2016–2019 The Lion Guard Zuri Recurring voice role, 6 episodes
2016 Late Bloomer Frankie Television film
2016 The Real O'Neals Chloe Perrente Episode: "The Real Match"
2017 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Stacey Vanhoven Episode: "No Good Reason"
2018–2019 Five Points Tosh Bennett Web series; main role
2018 Sofia the First Princess Cassandra Episode: "The Lost Pyramid"
2018–2021 Fancy Nancy Bridgette Voice role; 3 episodes
2019–2021 Mickey and the Roadster Racers Princess Olivia Voice role; 2 episodes

See also

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