Kay Panabaker
Kay Panabaker | |
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 Kay Panabaker at the 79th Annual Academy Awards Children Uniting Nations/Billboard afterparty. | |
| Born | Stephanie Kay Panabaker |
| Height | 5ft (1.52 m) |
Stephanie Kay Panabaker (born May 2, 1990) is an American film and television actress.
Biography
Personal life
Kay Panabaker was born in Orange, Texas to Donna and Harold Panabaker. She started out acting at various community theatres in Chicago, Illinois; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Atlanta, Georgia. Among her earlier credits include leads in The Herbal Bed, Once Upon A Time and Winnie-the-Pooh as Roo. She has an older sister, Danielle Panabaker, who is also an actress. In Chicago she went to Crone Middle School for sixth grade, moved out to Los Angeles, California when she was going into seventh grade.
While in between projects, Kay focuses on her academics. She graduated from high school as valedictorian when she was only 13 years old and received her Associate's Degree at age 15.[1] Kay received two academic scholarships from the community college she attended and was on the Dean's list there, graduating with honors. She was accepted to UCLA as a junior history major when she was just 15 and is now a senior. Kay was inspired by an elementary school teacher who made learning exciting, and she wants to do the same for others, hoping to teach 4th or 5th grade once she gets her teaching degree.[2]
Career
Panabaker has guest-starred in several television dramas and soap operas. She portrayed "Alice Brand" in 7th Heaven; "Melissa Rue" in ER; "Sara" in Port Charles; "Carrie Bauer" in The Brothers García; "Ellisha" in Medium; "Lindsey Willows" in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation; to name a few. In film, she appeared in Dead Heat as "Sam LaRoche"; and did some voice work in the Disney/Pixar film, Monsters, Inc.. Panabaker's breakout role came when she starred in The WB's Summerland as "Nikki Westerly", in the 2004-2005 season. She also appeared as "George" in the 2007 Nancy Drew: The Mystery in Hollywood Hills alongside Emma Roberts and Amy Bruckner.
Panabaker had a recurring role in Phil of the Future as strait-laced Debbie Berwick, a friend of, and foil to, Pim Diffy (played by Amy Bruckner). She starred in Life Is Ruff as "Emily Watson" alongside Kyle Massey and Mitchel Musso. In July of 2006 she starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Read It and Weep (based on the book How My Private Personal Journal Became a Bestseller), in which her sister Danielle also stars. In 2006 Panabaker was in the first ever Disney Channel Games, on the Red Team, with Zac Efron, Anneliese van der Pol, Moises Arias, Dylan Sprouse, and Shin Koyamada as part of the Disney Channel's So Hot Summer.
She will also appear in the television movie "Custody" which is expected to air in September 2007.
Awards and honors
- Won:
- Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Television Series (Comedy or Drama), Leading Young Actress (Summerland, 2005)
- Nominated:
- Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Television Series (Comedy or Drama), Recurring Young Actress (Phil of the Future, 2005.)
- Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Television Series (Comedy or Drama), Guest Starring Young Actress (ER, 2004.)
Filmography
Film
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Monsters, Inc. | Various | Voices |
| 2002 | Dead Heat | Sam LaRoche | Lead |
| 2005 | Life Is Ruff | Emily Watson | Lead |
| 2006 | Read It and Weep | Jamie Bartlett | Lead |
| 2007 | Nancy Drew | George | Supporting |
| Moondance Alexander | Moondance Alexander | Lead | |
| A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper | Elizabeth | completed | |
| Custody | Amanda | Lead |
Television
| Year | Series | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Port Charles | Sara | Guest role |
| The Jamie Kennedy Experiment | Kelly | Guest role | |
| Angel | Mesekthet, the White Room Little Girl | Recurring | |
| 7th Heaven | Alice Brand | Guest role | |
| ER | Melissa Rue | Guest role | |
| 2003 | The Division | Susie Jenkins | Guest role |
| The Brothers García | Carrie Bauer | Recurring | |
| 2004 | Summerland | Nikki Westerly | Series regular |
| Phil of the Future | Debbie Berwick | Recurring | |
| 2005 | Medium | Ellisha | Guest role |
| 2006 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Lindsey Willows | Recurring |
| American Dragon: Jake Long | Lacey | Guest role | |
| Disney Channel Games 2006 | herself | Series regular | |
| 2007 | Two and a Half Men | Sophie | Guest role |
| The Winner | Viveca | Guest role | |
| The Suite Life of Zack and Cody | Amber | Guest role | |
| Weeds [3] | Amelia | Guest role |
References
- ^ Panabaker, Kay. "Index page at her official website". Retrieved 2007-09-21.
- ^ Panabaker, Kay. "Bio page at her official website". Retrieved 2007-09-21.
- ^ http://thetvaddict.com/2007/09/08/thetvaddictcom-interview-kay-panabaker/