Madison Pettis

Infobox actor

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caption = Madison Pettis, February 2008
birthname = Madison Angel Pettis
birthdate = birth date and age|1999|7|22 (10)
birthplace = Arlington, Texas, U.S.
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yearsactive = 2004 — present

Madison Angel Pettis (born July 22, 1998) is an American child actress.

Biography

Pettis was born in Arlington, Texas, the daughter of Michelle and Steven Pettis. Madison is half Mexican and half African-American. Her mother is Mexican, while her father is African-American. cite news|author= Charean Williams |title= She's a chip off the old Rock|publisher= Fort Worth Star Telegram|date=2006-11-27|url= http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/sports/16106756.htm|accessdate= 2007-12-10|archiveurl= http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-27918776_ITM|archivedate= 2006-11-27]

Pettis was first noticed when her mother entered into an annual cover search held by FortWorthChild, a local parenting magazine. From that she began modeling and acting in commercials; she had an agent and a website from the age of five.cite web|url= http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-528012/Meet-million-dollar-baby-Madison-Pettis-10-joins-Hollywoods-new-crop-child-stars.html|title= Meet the million dollar baby: Madison Pettis, 9, joins Hollywood's new crop of child stars. She is Black and Mexican|accessdate= 2008-07-14|author= Lisa Sewards|date= 2008-03-07|publisher= {Daily Mail] She has co-starred in the Disney Channel Original Series "Cory in the House" as the President's eight-year old daughter, Sophie Martinez. In this role she was see in one episode of Hannah Montana. She also starred in the 2007 Disney movie, "The Game Plan", she went by the name Peyton Kelly. Alongside Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. She portrayed Isabelle Tyler in an episode of "The 4400". She was the 2007 Disney Channel Games commentator, and also appeared on "Barney and Friends" as Bridget and Jackie, in which she sang, danced and acted. In 2008, she cameoed in Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears A Who! and she had a starring role in . Her next films to come are reportedly "Seven Pounds" and "Free Style".

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