Ryan Newman

• Name — Ryan Whitney • Birth Name — Ryan Whitney Newman • Birthplace — New York, U.S. • Born — 24 April 1998 • Education — University of California, Los Angeles (BA) • Spouse — Griffin Levitan (m. 2026) • Other Names — Ryan Newman • Occupation — * Actress • Years Active — 2006–present

• Illustration — Whitney in 2009 She attended UCLA and graduated summa cum laude in 2019 with a BA in psychology.

Whitney made her debut film appearances in the 2006 films Monster House and Zoom. In television, she appeared in several seasons of Disney's hit show Hannah Montana as a young Miley as well as in the Disney Channel Original Series Good Luck Charlie. Later, she appeared as the antagonist Ginger Falcone in Zeke and Luther. In 2010, Whitney won the Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series by a Leading Actress In 2012, Whitney was cast as Emily Hobbs on See Dad Run, which premiered on Nick at Nite on October 6, 2012. See Dad Run ran three seasons before ending in 2015. At the end of July 2014 she traveled to Cambodia, supporting Heifer International. In 2015, Whitney was cast in Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! playing the role of Claudia Shepard, which she took over from Aubrey Peeples, who played the role in Sharknado.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref(s) Reference(s) • 2004 — Blue's Clues — Joe's Friends — Episode: "Skidoo Adventure" • 2007 — Hannah Montana — Young Miley Stewart — Episodes: "I am Hannah, Hear Me Croak", "Smells Like Teen Sellout" • The Suite Life of Zack & Cody — Camper Girl (uncredited) — Episode: "Graduation" • 2009–2012 — Zeke and Luther — Ginger Falcone — Main role • 2010 — Good Luck Charlie — Kit (as Ryan Newman) — Episode: "Kit and Kaboodle" • 2012–2015 — See Dad Run — Emily Hobbs — Main role • 2013 — Big Time Rush — Herself — Episode: "Big Time Dreams" • 2015 — Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! — Claudia Shepard — Television film • 2015–2017 — The Thundermans — Allison — Recurring role (seasons 3–4) • 2016 — Bad Sister — Zoe Brady — Television film • Sharknado: The 4th Awakens — Claudia Shepard • Paradise Run — Herself — Contestant; episode: "Thundermans in Paradise" • 2018 — The Last Sharknado: It's About Time — Claudia Shepard — Television film

• Year — Song — Artist — Notes — Ref(s) Reference(s) • 2010 — "Happy Universal Holidays" — Adam Hicks (feat. Ryan Newman) • "Summertime" — Adam Hicks and Daniel Curtis Lee • 2011 — "If Earth Could Speak" — James Asher / Sandeep Raval