Christy Carlson Romano
Biography
Christy Carlson Romano is an American actress and singer who began performing at six in national tours of Broadway musicals including Annie and The Sound of Music. Born in Milford, Connecticut, she made her screen debut in 1996 in Woody Allen's Everyone Says I Love You, then appeared in Henry Fool (1997) and Looking for an Echo (2000). She became a Disney Channel mainstay, playing Ren Stevens in Even Stevens, voicing the title character of Kim Possible, which earned her a Daytime Emmy nomination, and appearing as Cadet Captain Stone in Cadet Kelly (2002). She also headlined a pair of Disney Channel films, Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (2003) and Kim Possible: So the Drama (2005), and later appeared in Campus Confidential (2005), The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold (2006), and Deadly Daycare (2014). On Broadway she played Mary Phagan in Parade and Belle in Beauty and the Beast, and she directed the feature Christmas All Over Again.
42years old
Turns 43 on March 20in 156 days
- Born Milford
- Star sign: PiscesLast day of the sign, on the Aries cusp
- Also credited as Christy Romano, Christy Carlson Romano Rooney, Christy Romano Rooney and Christy Rooney
Movie Career
- Films
- 19
- Career span
- 26 years1997 to 2023
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A first
Romano was the youngest actress to play Belle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast on Broadway, beginning a 31-week run in February 2004.
First role
In 1998, Romano first appeared on Broadway as Mary Phagan in Parade, a musical written by Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown.
First role
At age six, Romano was cast in national tours of Broadway shows, among them Annie, The Will Rogers Follies and The Sound of Music. That casting marked the start of her career.
Behind the camera
Romano made her directing debut on the feature Christmas All Over Again in March 2016. Sean Ryan Fox of Nickelodeon and YouTube star Todrick Hall appeared in it, and Lionsgate put the film out for Christmas 2016.
Behind the camera
In 2023, Romano started PodCo, a podcast network. Its shows center on rewatches, with hosts drawn from casts of popular series including Wizards of Waverly Place and Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide.
Behind the camera
For Disney's publishing arm Hyperion, Romano wrote a novel called Grace's Turn. The New York Public Library gave the book its 2007 Teenage Book of the Year honor.
Christy Carlson Romano movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Sean McNamara directed two of these films, Steve Loter two. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Gary Cole's page
Nancy Cartwright's page
Joe Pantoliano's page
Debi Derryberry's page
Brian George's page
All films by Sean McNamara
Steve LoterDirector, 2 films, 2003 to 2005
All films by Steve Loter
Also two films together12 more actors
- Jean SmartKim Possible: So the Drama (2005) and Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (2003)
- Sarah GadonThe Cutting Edge 3: Chasing the Dream (2008) and Cadet Kelly (2002)
- Raven-SymonéKim Possible: So the Drama (2005) and Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (2003)
- Hilary DuffAaron Carter: The Little Prince of Pop (2023) and Cadet Kelly (2002)
- Will FriedleKim Possible: So the Drama (2005) and Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (2003)
- Stephanie HonoréMirrors 2 (2010) and Wolvesbayne (2009)
- Tom KaneKim Possible: So the Drama (2005) and Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (2003)
- Nicole SullivanKim Possible: So the Drama (2005) and Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (2003)
- Kirsten StormsKim Possible: So the Drama (2005) and Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (2003)
- Shaun FlemingKim Possible: So the Drama (2005) and Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (2003)
- Tahj MowryKim Possible: So the Drama (2005) and Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (2003)
- Tom DuganThe Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold (2006) and The Even Stevens Movie (2003)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.