Sammi Hanratty

Sammi Hanratty is an American actress who has worked in film and television. She was born in Scottsdale, Arizona, and her first lead came in 2009, when she played Chrissa Maxwell in the film An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong. Two years later she took the part of Whitney Brown in The Greening of Whitney Brown. Early credits include Hello Sister, Goodbye Life (2006), the ABC film Stephen King's Desperation (2006), and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006), where she played an elf named Glenda. On television she had recurring roles on The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and The Unit. Her later films include The Lost Medallion: The Adventures of Billy Stone (2013), Moms' Night Out (2014), Seeds of Yesterday (2015), and Bad Kids of Crestview Academy (2017). She also appeared in Chosen, Salem, The Vampire Diaries, and Shameless. Since 2021 she has portrayed the teenage Misty Quigley in Yellowjackets.