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| Christy Carlson Romano |
Romano on April 17, 2009 |
| Born |
Christy Michelle Romano
(1984-03-20) March 20, 1984 (age 29)
Milford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Other names |
Christy Romano |
| Occupation |
Actress, singer, songwriter, author |
| Years active |
1996–present |
Christy Carlson Romano (born March 20, 1984) is an American 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. She also provided the voice of Yuffie Kisaragi in Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy VII Advent Children.
Early life[edit]
Romano began her career at the age of six in New York when she was cast in several national tours of Broadway shows, including Annie, The Will Rogers Follies with Keith Carradine, and The Sound of Music with Marie Osmond. In 1996, she made her first feature film appearance as a singing "Chaquita Banana" in Woody Allen's Everyone Says I Love You. She continued with acting in independent films with famed directors Hal Hartley in Henry Fool (1997), and Martin Davidson in Looking for an Echo (2000).
In 2002, Romano became the first person to act in three Disney Channel projects simultaneously, supplementing her work on 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, for which she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy. Her show inspired an adventure ride at Disney's Epcot which ran for over 5 years at the theme park, as well as two Disney Channel movies Kim Possible: So the Drama and Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time. 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 and has continued success as a voice over actor on shows like Family Guy and The Penguins of Madagascar. Throughought her teens and twenties, Romano starred in movies for 'ABC Family and Disney Channel, including Campus Confidential, Taking Five, The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold, and The Cutting Edge 3: Chasing the Dream. Various other appearances include MTV's Kaya, CW's Joan of Arcadia and Summerland, and TNT's Hawthorne. In 1998, Romano made her Broadway debut in the musical Parade by Alfred Uhry and Jason Robert Brown as Mary Phagan.[1]
On February 17, 2004, Romano began a 31-week run of playing Belle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast on Broadway. She left the production on September 12, 2004, after raising ticket attendance from 30% to 99%. She starred in the Broadway company of Avenue Q, beginning her run on September 29, 2008.[2]
She most recently starred as Michelle in an Off-Broadway show, White's Lies, which began previews at New World Stages on April 12, 2010, and officially opened on May 6, 2010.[3][4] The show closed on June 13, 2010. She also penned a novel, Grace’s Turn, for Disney literary subsidiary Hyperion, which received accolades by the New York Public Library (NYPL) as the 2007 Teenage Book of the Year. In 2012, she directed a music video for Steph Gold's "THE SUN" which was accepted into the Los Angeles Shorts Fest 2012.
Music career[edit]
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 Pet. Romano first sang on the Disney Channel on a musical episode of Even Stevens 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", "Teacher's Pet" from Disney's movie Teacher's Pet, "Let's Bounce" from Disney's Princess Diaries and "Could It Be" from the television movie, Kim Possible: So The Drama. Soon after her success with Beauty and the Beast on Broadway, Romano signed a record deal with Jason Flom at Atlantic Records. Flom was fired before Romano released her first album and Romano's deal wasn't honored. She continued to write music with the likes of Kara DioGuardi and The Matrix and placed her songs in several movies. She sang the song "Circle of Life" with the Disney Channel Stars.[citation needed]
Filmography[edit]
Television[edit]
Theater[edit]
Web Shows[edit]
| Year |
Show |
Role |
| 2012 |
MyMusic |
Herself/Satan (1 episode) |
Discography[edit]
MySpace Music[edit]
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" |
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[5] |
| 1998 |
Various Songs on the original cast recording |
Parade |
| 2004 |
"Anyone But Me" |
Zenon Z3 Soundtrack |
| 2004 |
"Toy Town" |
Radio Disney Jingle Jams |
| 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 |
| 2008 |
"Catch Me If You Can" |
The Cutting Edge 3: Chasing the Dream |
| 2010 |
"Let's Go Boogie Tonight" |
Movin' In' |
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year |
Result |
Award |
Category |
Nominated work |
| 2001 |
Won |
Young Artist Award |
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series - Leading Young Actress |
Even Stevens |
| 2002 |
Won |
Young Artist Award |
Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series - Leading Young Actress |
Even Stevens |
| 2004 |
Nominated |
Young Artist Award |
Best Young Adult Performer in a Teenage Role |
The Even Stevens Movie |
| 2005 |
Nominated |
Daytime Emmy Award |
Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program |
Kim Possible |
References[edit]
External links[edit]
| Persondata |
| Name |
Romano, Christy Carlson |
| Alternative names |
Romano, Christy Michelle |
| Short description |
Actress, singer, writer |
| Date of birth |
March 20, 1984 |
| Place of birth |
Milford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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