- Sammi Hanratty
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birthname = Samantha Hanratty
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birthplace =Scottsdale, Arizona , U.S.
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occupation = Actress
yearsactive = 2005 to present
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website = http://www.sammihanratty.comSamantha "Sammi" Hanratty (born
September 20 ,1995 ) is an Americanchild actress whose movie and television roles include Holly in "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody " and Kayla in "Magic ". Hanratty also played Samantha in two episodes of "That's So Raven ", and has played a role in "Drake and Josh ". She had an uncredited role as a British girl in "Pirates of the Caribbean 2 ". She currently plays young Charlotte "Chuck" Charles on "Pushing Daisies ".Biography and career
Sammi Hanratty was born in
Scottsdale, Arizona and is the youngest in a family of five girls, including an older sister named Danielle who is also an actress. The actress moved toLos Angeles in 1997 at the age of 2. In 2001, Sammi's mother met with an agent in Los Angeles, leading to bookings for jobs including commercials forOil of Olay , which aired for two years. She has since appeared in other commercials such asMcDonalds ,Swiffer ,Build-A-Bear , GMAC Real Estate,America West Airlines , and Crasins. Perhaps Sammi's most known commercials are her twoPringles ones, which have left her with the nickname "The Pringles Girl".Fact|date=October 2007Besides commercials, Sammi's resume is filled with all sorts of roles. In April 2006 her first TV movie premiered where she starred opposite
Lacey Chabert as a young girl dealing with the death of her parents. In 2007, she appeared in the mini-series "Desperation" and had a minor role in "Pirates of the Caribbean 2 ". She has a recurring role on the action-drama series "The Unit " with her sister Danielle, and has a lead role "Once in a Lifetime ". Sammi will also portray a girl named Kayla in another movie called "Magic!". During the same year, she filmed "The Santa Clause 3 " playing an elf named Glenda. She's appearing in the new movieHero Wanted starringCuba Gooding Jr .Sammi has also recently starred in the T.V. show iCarly as the producer's daughter. She was only filmed for a short time in the beginning.
She played Holly as a reacurring character through seasons 2-3 of The Suite Life of Zack and Cody.
She did a movie called "
Hello Sister, Goodbye Life " in 2006. She has also appeared on several episodes of the ABC showPushing Daisies where she plays the role of youngCharlotte "Chuck" Charles .Hanratty also played a small part onMad TV .There are rumors going around that Sammi Hanratty will play the lead role in the American Girl 2009 movie. But this has not yet been confirmed.
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