Madison Pettis
Madison Michelle Pettis (born July 22, 1998) 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". Early life. Madison Pettis was born on July 22, 1998, in Arlington, Texas, to Steven and Michelle Pettis. Her father is African American and her mother is of Italian, French, and Irish descent. Career. Pettis was first noticed when her mother entered into an annual  cover search held by "FortWorthChild", a local parenting magazine. Early in her career Pettis appeared on "Barney & Friends" 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". In 2007 Pettis was cast as Bailey Bryant, the sister of Corbin Bleu's character, in the 2008 film "Free Style". In 2008, she had a small role in "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!", and  had a role in "". 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 "", and its 2014 sequel "", playing the role of ghost Tara Roland. Pettis starred in "Cory in the House" as Sophie, 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"; and Allie Brookes on the Canadian television series "Life with Boys". In 2012, she began a recurring role on the Disney XD series "Lab Rats". On October 19, 2014, Pettis confirmed via Facebook that she would be guest starring in "The Fosters". 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".