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{{short description|American zoologist and former actress (born 1990)}} | |||
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| birth_name = Stephanie Kay Panabaker | |||
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| birthname = Stephanie Kay Panabaker | |||
| birth_place = ], ], U.S. | |||
| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1990|5|2}} | |||
| occupation = Zoologist, Actress | |||
| location = ] ], ] | |||
| years_active = 2000–2012 (acting)<br>2016–present (zoology) | |||
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| spouse = {{marriage|Yoni Yates|2022}} | ||
| relatives = ] (sister) | |||
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| notable role = '''Nikki Westerly''' in '']''<br>''']''' in '']''<br>'''Emily Watson''' in '']''<br>'''Jamie Bartlet''' in '']'' | |||
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'''Stephanie Kay Panabaker''' (born ], ]) is an ] film and television ]. | |||
'''Stephanie Kay Panabaker'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kay-panabaker/photos/190309/166601|title=Kay Panabaker | TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com|access-date=Feb 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509152249/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kay-panabaker/photos/190309/166601|archive-date=May 9, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> (born May 2, 1990)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Public-Figure/KayPanabakerfans/about/|title=Kay Panabaker|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=Feb 11, 2020}}</ref> is an American ] and retired actress. She is known for her roles as Jenny Garison in the 2009 reboot of '']'', Debbie Berwick on '']'', and Nikki Westerly on '']''. She is the younger sister of actress ]. | |||
==Biography== | |||
===Early life=== | |||
Kay Panabaker was born in ], ] to Donna and Harold Panabaker. She started out acting at various community theaters in ]; ]; and ]. Among her earlier credits include leads in '']'', '']'' and '']'' as ]. She has an older sister, ], who is also an ]. In ] she went to ] for 6th grade, moved out to ] when she was going into 7th. | |||
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==Early life== | ||
Panabaker was born in ], to Donna (née Mayock) and Harold Panabaker.<ref name="tvGuideBio">{{cite web|title=Kay Panabaker|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kay-panabaker/bio/190309|work=Biography|publisher=]|access-date=February 2, 2013|quote=Has worked with various children's organizations, including ], ], and ].|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006092714/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kay-panabaker/bio/190309|archive-date=October 6, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Following in older sister Danielle's footsteps, she started acting at various ]s in ], ], and ]. In ] she attended ] for sixth grade, and moved to ] at the start of seventh grade. | |||
] | |||
Panabaker has guest-starred in several ] ] and ]s. She portrayed "Alice Brand" in '']''; "Melissa Rue" in '']''; "Sara" in '']''; "Carrie Bauer" in '']''; "Ellisha" in '']''; "Lindsey Willows" in '']''; to name a few. In film, she appeared in '']'' as "Sam LaRoche"; '']'' as "Kit Kittrege"; and did some voice work in the ]/] ], '']''. Panabaker's breakout role came when she starred in ]'s '']'' as "Nikki Westerly", in the ]-] season. She will also appear as "George" in the upcoming ] '']'' alongside ] and ]. | |||
Between projects, Panabaker focused on academics. She graduated from high school as the ] when she was 13 years old.<ref name="nytBio">{{cite web|title=Kay Panabaker|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/329916/Kay-Panabaker/biography|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216142302/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/329916/Kay-Panabaker/biography|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 16, 2013|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=]|author=Nathan Southern|access-date=February 2, 2013}}</ref> Kay received two academic ]s from ],<ref name="Hollywood.com - Kay Panabaker">{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/Kay_Panabaker/1464624#fullBio |title=Kay Panabaker |work=Hollywood.com |access-date=April 11, 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208180349/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrity/1464624/Kay_Panabaker#fullBio |archive-date=December 8, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="pickup">{{cite magazine|url=http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/05/12/breaking-abc-picks-up-no-ordinary-family-starring-michael-chiklis/ |title=Breaking: ABC picks up 'No Ordinary Family' starring Michael Chikilis |date=May 12, 2010 |last=Rice |first=Lynette |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=May 12, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100513032516/http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/05/12/breaking-abc-picks-up-no-ordinary-family-starring-michael-chiklis/ |archive-date=May 13, 2010 }}</ref> where she studied ] and was on the Dean's list. She graduated with an ] with ] when she was 15. She was accepted by the ] (UCLA), History Program as a ] and completed her ] in history before she turned 18.<ref name=tvGuideBio /> | |||
Panabaker had a recurring role in '']'' as strait-laced ], a friend of, and foil to, Pim Diffy (played by ]). She starred in '']'' as "Emily Watson" alongside ] and ]. She starred in the ] '']'' in ] (based on the book ''How My Private Personal Journal Became a Bestseller''), in which her sister ] also stars. Panabaker was in the first ever '']'', on the ''Red Team'', with ], ], ], ], and ] as part of the ]'s ] in ]. | |||
==Career== | |||
She will also appear in the television movie "]" which is expected to be released in late 2007. | |||
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Panabaker has guest-starred in several television dramas and soap operas. She portrayed Alice Brand in '']'', Melissa Rue in '']'', Sara in '']'', Carrie Bauer in '']'', Ellisha in '']'', and ] in '']'', to name a few.<ref name="tvGuideCredits">{{cite web|title=Kay Panabaker|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kay-panabaker/credits/190309|work=Credits|publisher=]|access-date=February 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022092227/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kay-panabaker/credits/190309|archive-date=October 22, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> At 21, she was completely convincing as a 14-year-old runaway forced into prostitution on ]. In film, she appeared in '']'' as Sam LaRoche; and did some voice work in the ]/] film, '']''. Panabaker's breakout role came when she starred in ]'s '']'' as Nikki Westerly, in the 2004–05 season. She also appeared as George in '']'' (2007) alongside ] and ].<ref name="nytFilm">{{cite web|title=Kay Panabaker|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/329916/Kay-Panabaker/filmography|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216141935/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/329916/Kay-Panabaker/filmography|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 16, 2013|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=]|access-date=February 2, 2013}}</ref> | |||
Panabaker had a recurring role in '']'' as strait-laced ], a friend of and ] to Pim Diffy (played by ]). She starred in '']'' as Emily Watson alongside ] and ]. In July 2006, she starred in the ] '']'' (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 '']'', on the Red Team with ], ], ], ], and ] as part of the ]'s ''So Hot Summer!''.<ref name=tvGuideCredits/> Her films include '']'' and '']'' with ]. Panabaker starred in the remake of '']'' as Jenny, an actress; the film was released in theaters on September 25, 2009. She also played the teenaged Kitty Walker on '']''.<ref name="nytFilm" /> | |||
==Awards and honors== | |||
* '''Won:''' ] for ] ] in a ] (Comedy or Drama), ] ] ] ('']'', ]) | |||
Panabaker starred in the ABC ] drama series '']'', which ran for a single season ending in 2011 after 20 episodes.<ref name="pickup" /><ref name="TV.com Bio">{{cite web|title=Kay Panabaker: Biography|url=http://www.tv.com/people/kay-panabaker/|publisher=]|access-date=January 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202231150/http://www.tv.com/people/kay-panabaker/|archive-date=February 2, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011, Panabaker played Samantha Caldone in the ABC Family film ''].''<ref name="nytFilm" /> | |||
* '''Nominated:''' ] for ] ] in a ] ] (] or ]), ]]]]]]]]] ]] ('']'', ].) | |||
* '''Nominated:''' ] for ] ] in a ] ] (Comedy or Drama), ] ]]]]]]]] ] ] ('']'', ].) | |||
After playing Rosa in ''Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta'' in 2012, Panabaker retired from acting. She went on to study zoology at UCLA, and as of 2016 works as a zookeeper at ] in ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aol.com/article/2016/06/02/remember-kay-panabaker-from-disney-channels-read-it-and-weep/21388453/|title=Remember Kay Panabaker from Disney Channel's 'Read it and Weep'? You'll never guess what she's up to now|website=AOL|first=Casey|last=Waslaski|date=June 2, 2016|access-date=January 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019112248/https://www.aol.com/article/2016/06/02/remember-kay-panabaker-from-disney-channels-read-it-and-weep/21388453/|archive-date=October 19, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
==Personal life== | |||
On February 6, 2022, Panabaker announced that she had married Yoni Yates.<ref>{{Cite Instagram|postid=CZqCsYjM07o|user=kaypanabaker|title=10/10, would marry this man again.|date=February 6, 2022|author=Kay Panabaker}}</ref> | |||
==Filmography== | ==Filmography== | ||
===Film=== | ===Film=== | ||
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! Year | |||
!Film | |||
! Title | |||
!Role | |||
! Role | |||
!Other notes | |||
! class="unsortable" | Notes<ref name="TV.com Bio"/><ref name="Allmovie Filmography-Bio">{{cite web|last1=Southern|first1=Nathan|title=Kay Panabaker|url=http://www.allmovie.com/artist/kay-panabaker-p329916|publisher=]|access-date=January 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150106163811/http://www.allmovie.com/artist/kay-panabaker-p329916/|archive-date=January 6, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|2001 | |||
|rowspan="1"|] | |||
|'']'' | |'']'' | ||
|Garbage Monster | |||
|Various | |||
|Voice role | |||
|Voices | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan= |
| rowspan=2|2002 | ||
| ''Temptation'' | |||
|'']'' | |||
| Jamie Savini | |||
|Kit Kittredge | |||
| Short film | |||
|Lead | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'']'' | |'']'' | ||
| |
|Samantha LaRoche | ||
| | |||
|Lead | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan= |
|rowspan=3|2007 | ||
|'']'' | |'']'' | ||
|Moondance Alexander | |||
|Emily Watson | |||
| | |||
|Lead | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan="1"|] | |||
|'']'' | |||
|Jamie Bartlett | |||
|Lead | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="4"|] | |||
|'']'' | |'']'' | ||
|George | |] | ||
| | |||
|Supporting | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'']'' | |||
|'']'' | |||
|Elizabeth | |||
|Allyson Garfield | |||
| | |||
|(not confirmed) | |||
|- | |- | ||
|2009 | |||
|'']'' | |||
|'']'' | |||
|Moondance Alexander | |||
|Jenny Garrison | |||
|Lead | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|2010 | |||
|''The Lake Effect'' | |||
|Celia | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|2011 | |||
|'']'' | |||
|Allison | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
|2012 | |||
|'']'' | |||
|Rosa | |||
|Voice role and final film role | |||
|} | |} | ||
===Television=== | ===Television=== | ||
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! Year | |||
!Series | |||
! Title | |||
!Role | |||
! Role | |||
!Other notes | |||
! class="unsortable" | Notes<ref name="TV.com Bio"/> | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan=4|2002 | |||
| ''] | |||
| Kelly | |||
| 2 episodes | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="6"|] | |||
|'']'' | |'']'' | ||
|Sara | |Sara | ||
|1 episode | |||
|Guest | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'']'' | |'']'' | ||
|Melissa Rue | |||
| | |||
|Episode: "The Letter" | |||
|Guest | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'']'' | |'']'' | ||
|Kelly | |||
|Guest | |||
|- | |||
|'']'' | |||
|Mesekthet, the White Room Little Girl | |||
|Recurring | |||
|- | |||
|'']'' | |||
|Alice Brand | |Alice Brand | ||
|Episode: "Regarding Eric" | |||
|Guest | |||
|- | |- | ||
|2002–2003 | |||
|'']'' | |||
|'']'' | |||
|Melissa Rue | |||
|Mesektet (The Girl) | |||
|Guest | |||
|2 episodes | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan= |
|rowspan=2|2003 | ||
|'']'' | |'']'' | ||
|Susie Jenkins | |Susie Jenkins | ||
|Episode: "Cold Comfort" | |||
|Guest | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'']'' | |'']'' | ||
|Carrie Bauer | |Carrie Bauer | ||
|Episode: "Moving On Up" | |||
|Recurring | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan= |
|rowspan=2|2004–2005 | ||
|'']'' | |'']'' | ||
|Nikki Westerly | |Nikki Westerly | ||
|Main role (26 episodes) | |||
|Series regular | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'']'' | |'']'' | ||
|Debbie Berwick | |Debbie Berwick | ||
|13 episodes | |||
|Recurring | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan=3|2005 | |||
|'']'' | |||
|Young Macy (uncredited){{citation needed|date=July 2016}} | |||
|Television film | |||
|- | |- | ||
|rowspan="1"|] | |||
|'']'' | |'']'' | ||
|Elisha | |||
|Ellisha | |||
|Episode: "Penny for Your Thoughts" | |||
|Guest | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'']'' | |||
|rowspan="3"|] | |||
|Emily Watson | |||
|'']'' | |||
|] original television film | |||
|Lindsey Willows | |||
|Recurring | |||
|- | |- | ||
| rowspan=3|2006 | |||
|'']'' | |'']'' | ||
|Lacey | |Cheerleader Lacey | ||
|Voice, episode: "Bring It On" | |||
|Guest | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'']'' | | '']'' | ||
| Herself / Contestant | |||
|herself | |||
| Part of Red Team | |||
|Series regular | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'']'' | |||
|rowspan="3"|] | |||
|Jamie Bartlett | |||
|'']'' | |||
|Disney Channel original television film | |||
|Sophie | |||
|Guest | |||
|- | |- | ||
|2006–2011 | |||
|'']'' | |||
|] | |||
|6 episodes | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan=7|2007 | |||
|'']'' | |'']'' | ||
|Vivica | |||
|Viveca | |||
|Episode: "Single Dates" | |||
|Guest | |||
|- | |- | ||
|'']'' |
|'']'' | ||
|Sophie | |||
|herself | |||
|Episode: "Tucked, Taped and Gorgeous" | |||
|Series regular | |||
|- | |||
|'']'' | |||
|Amber | |||
|Episode: "First Day of High School" | |||
|- | |||
|'']'' | |||
|Amanda Gordon | |||
|Television film | |||
|- | |||
|'']'' | |||
|Amelia | |||
|Episode: "He Taught Me How to Drive By" | |||
|- | |||
|'']'' | |||
|Abby Holt | |||
|Episode: "The Chicken and the Leg" | |||
|- | |||
|'']'' | |||
|Marlo Sinclair | |||
|Episode: "Bad Blood" | |||
|- | |||
|2008 | |||
|'']'' | |||
|Emma Anderson | |||
|Episode: "All by Myself" | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan=4|2009 | |||
|''Happy Campers'' | |||
|Dylan | |||
|Television film | |||
|- | |||
|''A Marriage'' | |||
|Maddy Gabriel | |||
|Television film | |||
|- | |||
|'']'' | |||
|Emily Lightman (scenes deleted){{citation needed|date=July 2016}} | |||
|Episode: "Pilot" | |||
|- | |||
|'']'' | |||
|Aysnley Skoff | |||
|Episode: "Manic at the Disco" | |||
|- | |||
|rowspan=2|2010 | |||
|'']'' | |||
|Young Kitty Walker | |||
|Episode: "Time After Time" | |||
|- | |||
|'']'' | |||
|Lizzie | |||
|Television film | |||
|- | |||
|2010–2011 | |||
|'']'' | |||
|Daphne Nicole Powell | |||
|Main role (20 episodes) | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=3|2011 | |||
| '']'' | |||
| Samantha Caldone | |||
| Television film | |||
|- | |||
|'']'' | |||
|Vicki Harris | |||
|Episode: "Spiraling Down"; final TV role | |||
|} | |} | ||
===Music video=== | |||
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! Notes | |||
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| 2006 | |||
| ] | |||
| "]" | |||
| From '']'' and '']'' <small> (single to promote the movie)</small> | |||
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==Awards and honors== | |||
Panabaker previously held a Seat on the National Board of the Coalition for Quality Children's Media. As of 2020 this was no longer the case.<ref name="cqcmBoard">{{cite web|title=CQCM Board and Staff|url=http://www.kidsfirst.org/about-us/Board_Staff.html|work=National Board|publisher=KidsFirst.org|access-date=February 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130405154032/http://www.kidsfirst.org/about-us/Board_Staff.html|archive-date=April 5, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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|+ Awards and nominations | |||
! Year !! Association !! Category !! Nominated work !! Result !! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} | |||
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| 2003 || rowspan=4|] || ] || ''ER'' <small>(episode: "]")</small> || rowspan=3 {{nom}} ||<ref>{{cite web |title=Twenty-Fourth Annual Young Artist Awards |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms24.htm |publisher=Young Artist Awards Foundation |access-date=July 4, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907111707/http://youngartistawards.org/noms24.htm |archive-date=September 7, 2014 }}</ref> | |||
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| 2004 || ] || Youth Anti-Smoking PSA||<ref>{{cite web|title=25th Young Artist Awards |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms25.htm |publisher=Young Artist Foundation |access-date=July 4, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110802044855/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms25.htm |archive-date=August 2, 2011 }}</ref> | |||
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| rowspan=2 | 2005 || ] || ''Phil of the Future''||<ref name="26th"/> | |||
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| ] || ''Summerland'' || rowspan=2 {{won}} ||<ref name="26th">{{cite web|title=26th Young Artist Awards |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms26.htm |publisher=Young Artist Foundation |access-date=July 4, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716011338/http://youngartistawards.org/noms26.htm |archive-date=July 16, 2015 }}</ref> | |||
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| 2007 || ] | |||
| Rising Star Award || ||<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ryan|first1=Helen|title=Better with Age – Temecula Valley International Film and Music Festival Grows Up|url=http://lastheplace.com/2007/09/23/better-with-age-temecula-valley-international-film-and-music-festival-grows-up/|website=LAsThePlace|access-date=July 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705031053/http://lastheplace.com/2007/09/23/better-with-age-temecula-valley-international-film-and-music-festival-grows-up/|archive-date=July 5, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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| rowspan=2 | 2008 || rowspan=2 | Young Artist Awards || ] || ''Moondance Alexander'' || rowspan=2 {{nom}} ||<ref name="29th">{{cite web|title=29th Young Artist Awards |url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms29.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706161000/http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms29.html |archive-date=July 6, 2008 }}</ref> | |||
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| ] || ''Nancy Drew'' <small>(shared with rest of cast)</small> ||<ref name="29th"/> | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:35, 22 December 2024
American zoologist and former actress (born 1990)Kay Panabaker | |
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Panabaker in 2007 | |
Born | Stephanie Kay Panabaker (1990-05-02) May 2, 1990 (age 34) Orange, Texas, U.S. |
Alma mater | Glendale Community College University of California, Los Angeles |
Occupation(s) | Zoologist, Actress |
Years active | 2000–2012 (acting) 2016–present (zoology) |
Spouse |
Yoni Yates (m. 2022) |
Relatives | Danielle Panabaker (sister) |
Stephanie Kay Panabaker (born May 2, 1990) is an American zoologist and retired actress. She is known for her roles as Jenny Garison in the 2009 reboot of Fame, Debbie Berwick on Phil of the Future, and Nikki Westerly on Summerland. She is the younger sister of actress Danielle Panabaker.
Early life
Panabaker was born in Orange, Texas, to Donna (née Mayock) and Harold Panabaker. Following in older sister Danielle's footsteps, she started acting at various community theatres in Chicago, Philadelphia, and Atlanta. In Naperville, Illinois she attended Crone Middle School for sixth grade, and moved to Los Angeles at the start of seventh grade.
Between projects, Panabaker focused on academics. She graduated from high school as the valedictorian when she was 13 years old. Kay received two academic scholarships from Glendale Community College, where she studied acting and was on the Dean's list. She graduated with an associate degree with honors when she was 15. She was accepted by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), History Program as a junior and completed her Bachelor of Arts in history before she turned 18.
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, and Lindsey Willows in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, to name a few. At 21, she was completely convincing as a 14-year-old runaway forced into prostitution on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. 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 2004–05 season. She also appeared as George in Nancy Drew (2007) 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 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 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!. Her films include Moondance Alexander and The Prince and the Pauper with Dylan and Cole Sprouse. Panabaker starred in the remake of Fame as Jenny, an actress; the film was released in theaters on September 25, 2009. She also played the teenaged Kitty Walker on Brothers & Sisters.
Panabaker starred in the ABC sci-fi drama series No Ordinary Family, which ran for a single season ending in 2011 after 20 episodes. In 2011, Panabaker played Samantha Caldone in the ABC Family film Cyberbully.
After playing Rosa in Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta in 2012, Panabaker retired from acting. She went on to study zoology at UCLA, and as of 2016 works as a zookeeper at Disney's Animal Kingdom in Walt Disney World.
Personal life
On February 6, 2022, Panabaker announced that she had married Yoni Yates.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | Monsters, Inc. | Garbage Monster | Voice role |
2002 | Temptation | Jamie Savini | Short film |
Dead Heat | Samantha LaRoche | ||
2007 | Moondance Alexander | Moondance Alexander | |
Nancy Drew | George Fayne | ||
A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper | Elizabeth | ||
2009 | Fame | Jenny Garrison | |
2010 | The Lake Effect | Celia | |
2011 | Little Birds | Allison | |
2012 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! | Rosa | Voice role and final film role |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2002 | The Jamie Kennedy Experiment | Kelly | 2 episodes |
Port Charles | Sara | 1 episode | |
ER | Melissa Rue | Episode: "The Letter" | |
7th Heaven | Alice Brand | Episode: "Regarding Eric" | |
2002–2003 | Angel | Mesektet (The Girl) | 2 episodes |
2003 | The Division | Susie Jenkins | Episode: "Cold Comfort" |
The Brothers García | Carrie Bauer | Episode: "Moving On Up" | |
2004–2005 | Summerland | Nikki Westerly | Main role (26 episodes) |
Phil of the Future | Debbie Berwick | 13 episodes | |
2005 | Mom at Sixteen | Young Macy (uncredited) | Television film |
Medium | Elisha | Episode: "Penny for Your Thoughts" | |
Life Is Ruff | Emily Watson | Disney Channel original television film | |
2006 | American Dragon: Jake Long | Cheerleader Lacey | Voice, episode: "Bring It On" |
Disney Channel Games | Herself / Contestant | Part of Red Team | |
Read It and Weep | Jamie Bartlett | Disney Channel original television film | |
2006–2011 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Lindsey Willows | 6 episodes |
2007 | The Winner | Vivica | Episode: "Single Dates" |
Two and a Half Men | Sophie | Episode: "Tucked, Taped and Gorgeous" | |
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Amber | Episode: "First Day of High School" | |
Custody | Amanda Gordon | Television film | |
Weeds | Amelia | Episode: "He Taught Me How to Drive By" | |
Boston Legal | Abby Holt | Episode: "The Chicken and the Leg" | |
Ghost Whisperer | Marlo Sinclair | Episode: "Bad Blood" | |
2008 | Grey's Anatomy | Emma Anderson | Episode: "All by Myself" |
2009 | Happy Campers | Dylan | Television film |
A Marriage | Maddy Gabriel | Television film | |
Lie to Me | Emily Lightman (scenes deleted) | Episode: "Pilot" | |
Mental | Aysnley Skoff | Episode: "Manic at the Disco" | |
2010 | Brothers & Sisters | Young Kitty Walker | Episode: "Time After Time" |
Secrets in the Walls | Lizzie | Television film | |
2010–2011 | No Ordinary Family | Daphne Nicole Powell | Main role (20 episodes) |
2011 | Cyberbully | Samantha Caldone | Television film |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Vicki Harris | Episode: "Spiraling Down"; final TV role |
Music video
Year | Artist | Song | Notes |
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2006 | Jordan Pruitt | "Outside Looking In" | From No Ordinary Girl and Read It and Weep (single to promote the movie) |
Awards and honors
Panabaker previously held a Seat on the National Board of the Coalition for Quality Children's Media. As of 2020 this was no longer the case.
Year | Association | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2003 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a TV Drama Series – Guest Starring Young Actress | ER (episode: "The Letter") | Nominated | |
2004 | Best Performance in a Commercial | Youth Anti-Smoking PSA | |||
2005 | Best Performance in a Television Series – Recurring Young Actress | Phil of the Future | |||
Best Performance in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama) – Leading Young Actress | Summerland | Won | |||
2007 | Temecula Valley International Film Festival | Rising Star Award | |||
2008 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance in a Feature Film – Leading Young Actress | Moondance Alexander | Nominated | |
Best Performance in a Feature Film – Young Ensemble Cast | Nancy Drew (shared with rest of cast) |
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Has worked with various children's organizations, including Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Young Storytellers Foundation, and Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation.
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