Christy Carlson Romano
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Christy Carlson Romano (born March 20, 1984) is an American stage and film actress and singer. She is perhaps best known for her roles in the sitcom
Even Stevens
and the animated series
Kim Possible
, in which she is the voice of the title character, as well as the voice of Yuffie Kisaragi
in Kingdom Hearts
and Final Fantasy VII Advent Children.
debut in the musical Parade
by Alfred Uhry
and Jason Robert Brown
in the role of Mary Phagan.
In 2002, Romano became the first person to act in three Disney Channel
projects simultaneously, supplementing her work at Even Stevens
with a starring role in a movie named Cadet Kelly
(alongside Hilary Duff
) and voice acting as the title character in Kim Possible
. She is also the voice of Yuffie Kisaragi
in the English version of the movie Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, as well as in the Disney
/Square
game Kingdom Hearts
.
On February 17, 2004, Romano began a 31-week run of playing Belle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast on Broadway where she replaced Megan McGinnis
as Belle. She left the production on September 12, 2004, and was succeeded by Brooke Tansley.
Romano recently starred in the Broadway company of Avenue Q
, in which she played Kate Monster, Lucy the Slut, and two of the singing moving crates, among other characters. She began her run on September 29, 2008, replacing Carey Anderson, and stayed with the show until November 23, 2008.
She most recently starred as Michelle in the new Off-Broadway
show White's Lies
, which began previews at New World Stages
on April 12, 2010, and officially opened on May 6, 2010. The show closed on June 13, 2010.
. Romano first sang on the Disney Channel
on a first season episode of Even Stevens
(in 2000) which led to more singing on the series and with Disney in general. In 2004, Walt Disney Records
released Romano's debut album Greatest Disney TV & Film Hits, featuring her new single "Dive In" (which was written by Christian music
singer Cindy Morgan
) and her other song, "Could It Be" from the television movie, "Kim Possible: So The Drama".
Soundtracks
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
Even Stevens
Even Stevens
Even Stevens is an American comedy television series that aired on Disney Channel with a total of three seasons and 65 episodes from June 17, 2000, to June 2, 2003...
and the animated series
Cartoon series
A cartoon series is a set of regularly presented animated television programs with a common series title, usually related to one another. These episodes typically share the same characters and a basic theme...
Kim Possible
Kim Possible
Kim Possible is an American animated television series about a teenage crime fighter who has the task of dealing with worldwide, family, and school issues every day. The show is action-oriented, but also has a light-hearted atmosphere and often lampoons the conventions and clichés of the...
, in which she is the voice of the title character, as well as the voice of Yuffie Kisaragi
Yuffie Kisaragi
is a fictional character in the Final Fantasy video game series. She was first introduced as a secret character in the role-playing video game Final Fantasy VII in 1997 and since then also made appearances in the CGI movie Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, the Final Fantasy VII spinoff games...
in Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts
is an action role-playing game developed and published by Square in 2002 for the PlayStation 2 video game console. The first game in the Kingdom Hearts series, it is the result of a collaboration between Square Enix and The Walt Disney Company. The game combines characters and settings from Disney...
and Final Fantasy VII Advent Children.
Career
In 1998, Romano made her BroadwayBroadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
debut in the musical Parade
Parade (musical)
Parade is a musical with a book by Alfred Uhry and music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. The musical was first produced on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theater on December 17, 1998. The production was directed by Harold Prince and closed 28 February 1999 after only 39 previews and 84 regular...
by Alfred Uhry
Alfred Uhry
Alfred Fox Uhry is an American playwright, screenwriter, and member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers. He is one of very few writers to receive an Academy Award, Tony Award and the Pulitzer Prize for dramatic writing....
and Jason Robert Brown
Jason Robert Brown
Jason Robert Brown is an American musical theater composer, lyricist, and playwright. Brown's music sensibility fuses pop-rock stylings with theatrical lyrics...
in the role of Mary Phagan.
In 2002, Romano became the first person to act in three Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
projects simultaneously, supplementing her work at Even Stevens
Even Stevens
Even Stevens is an American comedy television series that aired on Disney Channel with a total of three seasons and 65 episodes from June 17, 2000, to June 2, 2003...
with a starring role in a movie named Cadet Kelly
Cadet Kelly
Cadet Kelly is a 2002 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Hilary Duff. The film premiered with 7.8 million viewers. It was Duff's second film where she played the main character, her first being the film Casper Meets Wendy...
(alongside Hilary Duff
Hilary Duff
Hilary Erhard Duff is an American actress, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, and author. After working in local theater plays and television commercials in her childhood, she achieved fame playing the title role in the Disney Channel television series Lizzie McGuire. She also reprised her role in...
) and voice acting as the title character in Kim Possible
Kim Possible
Kim Possible is an American animated television series about a teenage crime fighter who has the task of dealing with worldwide, family, and school issues every day. The show is action-oriented, but also has a light-hearted atmosphere and often lampoons the conventions and clichés of the...
. She is also the voice of Yuffie Kisaragi
Yuffie Kisaragi
is a fictional character in the Final Fantasy video game series. She was first introduced as a secret character in the role-playing video game Final Fantasy VII in 1997 and since then also made appearances in the CGI movie Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, the Final Fantasy VII spinoff games...
in the English version of the movie Final Fantasy VII Advent Children, as well as in the Disney
The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
/Square
Square (company)
was a Japanese video game company founded in September 1983 by Masafumi Miyamoto. It merged with Enix in 2003 and became part of Square Enix...
game Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts
is an action role-playing game developed and published by Square in 2002 for the PlayStation 2 video game console. The first game in the Kingdom Hearts series, it is the result of a collaboration between Square Enix and The Walt Disney Company. The game combines characters and settings from Disney...
.
On February 17, 2004, Romano began a 31-week run of playing Belle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast on Broadway where she replaced Megan McGinnis
Megan McGinnis
Megan McGinnis is an American Broadway Actress, who recently performed in the role of Éponine, in the revival of Les Misérables .- Broadway career :...
as Belle. She left the production on September 12, 2004, and was succeeded by Brooke Tansley.
Romano recently starred in the Broadway company of Avenue Q
Avenue Q
Avenue Q is a musical in two acts, conceived by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, who wrote the music and lyrics. The book was written by Jeff Whitty and the show was directed by Jason Moore and produced by Kevin McCollum, Robyn Goodman, and Jeffrey Seller...
, in which she played Kate Monster, Lucy the Slut, and two of the singing moving crates, among other characters. She began her run on September 29, 2008, replacing Carey Anderson, and stayed with the show until November 23, 2008.
She most recently starred as Michelle in the new Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
show White's Lies
White's Lies
White's Lies is a play written by Ben Andron.The play began preview showings off-Broadway on April 12, 2010 and officially opened on May 6, 2010...
, which began previews at New World Stages
New World Stages
New World Stages, originally Dodger Stages, is an Off-Broadway venue. The architects were Beyer, Blinder, and Belle. The theatre designers were Sachs Morgan, and the interior designer was Klara Zieglerova.It is currently home to 6 shows:* Rent...
on April 12, 2010, and officially opened on May 6, 2010. The show closed on June 13, 2010.
Singer
While working at Disney, Romano has recorded songs in the soundtracks of some Disney movies and TV series such as Kim Possible and Teacher's PetTeacher's Pet (TV series)
Teacher's Pet is an American Disney animated television series about a dog who lives like a little boy. Created by Gary Baseman, Bill Steinkellner and Cheri Steinkellner and directed by Timothy Björklund, it was broadcast on Disney's One Saturday Morning on ABC and later Toon Disney...
. Romano first sang on the Disney Channel
Disney Channel
Disney Channel is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company. It is under the direction of Disney-ABC Television Group President Anne Sweeney. The channel's headquarters is located on West Alameda Ave. in...
on a first season episode of Even Stevens
Even Stevens
Even Stevens is an American comedy television series that aired on Disney Channel with a total of three seasons and 65 episodes from June 17, 2000, to June 2, 2003...
(in 2000) which led to more singing on the series and with Disney in general. In 2004, Walt Disney Records
Walt Disney Records
Walt Disney Records is a family music record label owned by the Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Records was formed in 1956 as Disneyland Records. Before that time, Disney recordings were licensed out to a variety of other labels such as . It was Walt Disney’s brother Roy O...
released Romano's debut album Greatest Disney TV & Film Hits, featuring her new single "Dive In" (which was written by Christian music
Christian music
Christian music is music that has been written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life and faith. Common themes of Christian music include praise, worship, penitence, and lament, and its forms vary widely across the world....
singer Cindy Morgan
Cindy Morgan (singer)
Cindy Morgan is a Christian singer and songwriter.Morgan released her debut album, Real Life, in 1992 earning six Dove Award nominations. Her follow-up, Reason To Live, garnered her another Dove Award nomination.In 2001, Morgan decided to take a break from her career and dedicate time to her family...
) and her other song, "Could It Be" from the television movie, "Kim Possible: So The Drama".
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The Many Trials of Tammy B | Dani | Nickelodeon Original Movies Nickelodeon Studios Nickelodeon Studios was a television taping studio as well as an original attraction at Universal Studios Florida.-History:... |
| Everyone Says I Love You Everyone Says I Love You Everyone Says I Love You is a 1996 American musical film that was written and directed by Woody Allen. The film features many stars, including Julia Roberts, Alan Alda, Edward Norton, Drew Barrymore, Gaby Hoffmann, Tim Roth, Goldie Hawn, and Natalie Portman.Set in New York, Venice, and Paris, the... |
Trick-or-Treat Child | ||
| 1997 | Henry Fool Henry Fool Henry Fool is a 1997 American seriocomic film written, produced and directed by Hal Hartley, featuring Thomas Jay Ryan, James Urbaniak, and Parker Posey. As in The Unbelievable Truth, an earlier Hartley film, expectation and reality again conflict.... |
Pearl (Age 14) | |
| 1999 | Goosed | Gail | |
| 2000 | Looking for an Echo Looking for an Echo -Plot:The lead singer of an oldies group reminisces about the good ol' days and a potential comeback.-Cast:*Armand Assante – Vince 'Vinnie' Pirelli*Diane Venora – Joanne Delgado*Tom Mason – Augustus 'Augie' MacAnnally III... |
Tina Pirelli | |
| 2002 | B.S. | Andy Brenner | TV movie |
| Cadet Kelly Cadet Kelly Cadet Kelly is a 2002 Disney Channel Original Movie starring Hilary Duff. The film premiered with 7.8 million viewers. It was Duff's second film where she played the main character, her first being the film Casper Meets Wendy... |
Jennifer | Disney Channel Original Movie | |
| 2003 | The Even Stevens Movie The Even Stevens Movie The Even Stevens Movie is a 2003 American Disney Channel Original Movie that is based on the Disney Channel Original Series Even Stevens... |
Ren Stevens | Disney Channel Original Movie Nominated - Young Artist Awards for Best Young Adult Performer in a Teenage Role |
| Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time Disney's Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time is a 2003 American made-for-TV animated film about a crime-fighting high-school cheerleader named Kim Possible, who battles a band of time-traveling criminals. The film was directed by Steve Loter for the Disney Channel... |
Kim Possible (voice) | Disney Channel Original Movie | |
| 2005 | Kim Possible: So the Drama | Kim Possible (voice) | Disney Channel Original Movie |
| Campus Confidential Campus Confidential Campus Confidential is a television comedy film starring Christy Carlson Romano, Keri Lynn Pratt and Katey Sagal, and directed by Melanie Mayron.... |
Violet Jacobs | ABC Family ABC Family ABC Family, stylized as abc family, is an American television network, owned by ABC Family Worldwide Inc., a subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company... |
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| 2006 | The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold is an American romantic drama film that follows the 1992 film The Cutting Edge. The film was produced for the ABC Family cable channel in 2005 and was released on DVD in March 2006... |
Jackie Dorsey | Direct-to-video film |
| 2007 | Casper's Scare School Casper's Scare School Casper's Scare School is a computer animated TV film starring Casper the Friendly Ghost. It was produced by The Harvey Entertainment Company and released by Classic Media and premiered on October 20, 2006. It has a TV series of the same name in 2009... |
Mantha (voice) | TV movie |
| Taking 5 | Danielle | ||
| 2008 | The Cutting Edge 3: Chasing the Dream The Cutting Edge 3: Chasing the Dream The Cutting Edge 3: Chasing the Dream is a 2008 American Drama and Romance film that follows the 2006 film The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold and was followed by The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice ... |
Jackie Dorsey | CW Television Network |
| 2009 | Wolvesbayne Wolvesbayne Wolvesbayne is a horror film directed by Griff Furst and starring Jeremy London as a newly transformed werewolf working with vampire hunters to stop a vampire cult with plans to resurrect Lilith, the mother of all vampires. Also starring Yancy Butler , Christy Carlson Romano , and Marc Dacascos... |
Alex Layton | TV movie |
| 2010 | The Legend of Secret Pass The Legend of Secret Pass -Plot:The film takes place in the mountains of the American South West and involves Thunderbirds of Indian mythology and an animal refuge of mystical proportions. An unlikely troop of animals and humans are caught up in a clash of ageless magic. In this moment of crisis, the barest chance to avoid... |
Nica (voice) | Nominated - Teen Choice Award for Choice Comedy Movie Nominated - Golden Icon Awards for Favourite Teen Movie Summer Fort Myers Beach Film Festival for Fav Summer Teen Flick Comedy |
| Suicide Dolls Suicide Dolls Suicide Dolls is a 2010 film from Salsera Productions in association with Prop Blast Films and On the River Productions.- Plot :The film follows two lonely girls as they plan to commit suicide and decide to chronicle their last 24 hours.... |
Amber | ||
| Iris Expanding | Zelda | TV movie | |
| Movin' In Movin' In -Plot:Movin‘ In is a comedy about a young man from Switzerland who travels to Los Angeles to escape his dead-end life and to reconnect with a female pen pal with whom he has lost touch.... |
Ann Beck | ||
| Mirrors 2 Mirrors 2 Mirrors 2 is a 2010 straight-to-DVD horror film. It is a sequel to the 2008 film Mirrors.-Plot:One year before the film begins Max is involved in a car accident that kills his fiancee Kayla. He becomes emotionally disturbed due to the incident. He has been under going psychological treatment with Dr... |
Jenna McCarty | Direct-to-video film | |
| 2011 | Loosies | Carmen | Post-production |
| Infected Infected (2011 film) Infected is an Canadian television Adventure Science-Fiction thriller film, which was directed by Adam Weissman.-Plot:Ben is a journalist who works with his ex-girlfriend Lisa for the Boston Daily. Her somewhat calm editorial life changes abruptly when an employee of the city of Boston said they... |
Kelly | Post-production | |
| Fickle | Angela Leone | Pre-production |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | XSTV: Xtreme Sport Television | Segment Host | |
| 1999 | Guiding Light Guiding Light Guiding Light is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest running drama in television and radio history, running from 1937 until 2009... |
Erica #1 | |
| 2000–2003 | Even Stevens Even Stevens Even Stevens is an American comedy television series that aired on Disney Channel with a total of three seasons and 65 episodes from June 17, 2000, to June 2, 2003... |
Renee "Ren" Stevens | Main Role, 66 episodes |
| 2002–2007 | Kim Possible Kim Possible Kim Possible is an American animated television series about a teenage crime fighter who has the task of dealing with worldwide, family, and school issues every day. The show is action-oriented, but also has a light-hearted atmosphere and often lampoons the conventions and clichés of the... |
Kimberly Ann Possible | Voice/Title Character, 87 episodes |
| 2004 | Joan of Arcadia Joan of Arcadia Joan of Arcadia is an American television fantasy/family drama telling the story of teenager Joan Girardi , who sees and speaks with God and performs tasks she is given. The series originally aired on Fridays, 8-9 p.m... |
Officious Hall Monitor God | 1 episode |
| 2005 | Lilo & Stitch: The Series Lilo & Stitch: The Series Lilo & Stitch: The Series is the animated television spinoff of the feature film, Lilo & Stitch and the follow-up to Stitch! The Movie.-Plot:... |
Kimberly Ann Possible | 1 episode, "Rufus" |
| Summerland Summerland (TV series) Summerland is an American drama television series created by Stephen Tolkin and Lori Loughlin. It is centered on a clothing designer in her 30s, Ava Gregory , raising her niece and nephews after their parents die in a tragic accident... |
Gigi | 1 episode | |
| 2006 | Family Guy Family Guy Family Guy is an American animated television series created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series centers on the Griffins, a dysfunctional family consisting of parents Peter and Lois; their children Meg, Chris, and Stewie; and their anthropomorphic pet dog Brian... |
Quagmire's One-Night-Stand | 1 episode, "I Take Thee, Quagmire" |
| 2007 | Kaya Kaya (TV series) Kaya is a Canadian and American co-production scripted television series that first aired on MTV on October 22, 2007.-Premise:It follows the life of the lead singer, Kaya and her struggle to not "sell out" in the music business.-Principal characters:... |
Kat | |
| 2009 | Hawthorne Hawthorne (TV series) Hawthorne is an hour-long medical drama on the TNT television network starring Jada Pinkett Smith and Michael Vartan. It premiered on June 16, 2009. On Thursday, September 16, 2010 it was announced that Hawthorne has been renewed for a third season consisting of 10 episodes... |
Alex | 1 episode, "Night Moves" |
Broadway
| Year | Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1998–1999 | Parade Parade (musical) Parade is a musical with a book by Alfred Uhry and music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. The musical was first produced on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theater on December 17, 1998. The production was directed by Harold Prince and closed 28 February 1999 after only 39 previews and 84 regular... |
Mary Phagan |
| 2004 | Beauty and the Beast | Belle |
| 2008 | Avenue Q Avenue Q Avenue Q is a musical in two acts, conceived by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, who wrote the music and lyrics. The book was written by Jeff Whitty and the show was directed by Jason Moore and produced by Kevin McCollum, Robyn Goodman, and Jeffrey Seller... |
Kate Monster and Lucy the Slut |
Off-Broadway
| Year | Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | White's Lies White's Lies White's Lies is a play written by Ben Andron.The play began preview showings off-Broadway on April 12, 2010 and officially opened on May 6, 2010... |
Michelle |
MySpace Music
Shared Songs (in order of when released):| Song | Months/Year the song appeared |
|---|---|
| "Simple" | November 2005 - February 2006 |
| "Headphones On" | November 2005 - January/February 2006 |
| "We'll Awaken We'll Awaken "We'll Awaken" is Christy Carlson Romano's first song to be released, aside from her work on Disney soundtracks. It is featured in the movie The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold, in which Romano appears.... " |
March 2006 - June 2006 (following The Cutting Edge 2 TV premiere) |
| "Wrong" | March 2006-Originally titled "Hope" later retitled to "Wrong"- October 2007 |
| "Closer to Closure" | March 2006 - June 2006 |
| "Junky Love" | June 2006 - September 2006 and October 2007 - May 2009 |
| "Just a Song" | June 2006 - September 2006 |
| "She Waits" | September 2006 |
| "A Boy Like You" | September 2006 - November 2006 |
| "Changed" | September 2006 - November 2006 |
| "No Such Thing" | September 2006 - October 2007 |
| "Running Away" | September 2006 - November 2006 |
| "Even a Hero" | November 2006 - October 2007 |
| "Friday Night (cover of The Click Five)" | March 2007 |
| "Rewind" | October 2007 - May 2009 |
| "Celebrity" | October 2007- May 2009 |
| "Point of View" | January 2009 - May 2009 |
Soundtracks
| Year | Song | Soundtrack |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | "Chiquita Banana" | Everyone Says I Love You Everyone Says I Love You Everyone Says I Love You is a 1996 American musical film that was written and directed by Woody Allen. The film features many stars, including Julia Roberts, Alan Alda, Edward Norton, Drew Barrymore, Gaby Hoffmann, Tim Roth, Goldie Hawn, and Natalie Portman.Set in New York, Venice, and Paris, the... |
| 1998 | Various Songs on the original cast recording | Parade |
| 2004 | "Toy Town" | Radio Disney Jingle Jams Radio Disney Jingle Jams Radio Disney Jingle Jams is a special collection of 17 Christmas carols tracks, both original and revived, sung by commercially-successful artists. It was released by Walt Disney Records during the winter seasons of 2004 and 2005... |
| 2006 | "We'll Awaken" | The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold |
| 2006 | "Let's Bounce" | The Princess Diaries 2 |
| 2007 | "Friday Night" | Taking Five |
| "No Such Thing" | Taking Five | |
| "Best Time of the Year" | Disney Channel Holiday Disney Channel Holiday Disney Channel Holiday is a 2007 holiday album released on October 16, 2007. The album features musical artists associated or popularized by Disney Channel singing their own versions of holiday songs... |
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| 2008 | "Catch Me If You Can" | The Cutting Edge 3: Chasing the Dream |
| 2010 | "Let's Go Boogie Tonight" | Movin' In |
Awards and Nominated
| Year | Result | Award | Category | Nominated Work |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Young Artist Award Young Artist Award The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist... |
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series - Leading Young Actress | Even Stevens | |
| 2002 | Young Artist Award Young Artist Award The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist... |
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series - Leading Young Actress | Even Stevens | |
| 2004 | Young Artist Award Young Artist Award The Young Artist Award is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Foundation, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to recognize and award excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.The Young Artist... |
Best Young Adult Performer in a Teenage Role | Even Stevens: The Movie | |
| 2005 | Daytime Emmy | Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program | Kim Possible | |