Mackenzie Rosman 4383914 223768257 2008-07-05T18:27:48Z 76.171.163.252 /* Biography */ {{Infobox actor | name = Mackenzie Rosman | image = | caption = | birthname = Mackenzie Ryann Rosman | birthdate = {{birth date and age|1989|12|28}} | location = [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]], [[South Carolina]], [[United States|U.S.]] | yearsactive = [[1996]] ─ present | spouse = | website = }} '''Mackenzie Ryann Rosman''' (born [[December 28]], [[1989]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[Child actor|child actress]]. She is best known for her role as [[Ruthie Camden]] on [[The CW Television Network|The CW's]] long-running ''[[7th Heaven]]''. ==Biography== Rosman was born in [[Charleston, South Carolina]] and has some [[Cherokee]] Indian ancestry. In [[1996]], she got the part of [[Ruthie Camden]] on ''7th Heaven'' by personally greeting each person in the room by a handshake during her audition. In addition to her role on ''7th Heaven'', Rosman appeared in the independent film ''Gideon'', starring [[Christopher Lambert]], [[Charlton Heston]] and [[Shelley Winters]]. She has appeared in numerous television commercials starting at age four including a Tuff's Diaper commercial and a [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] shoe commercial. Her film roles have included [[JonBenét Ramsey]] in ''[[Getting Away with Murder: The JonBenét Ramsey Mystery]]'', Molly MacLemore in ''[[Gideon]]'' and Bree in ''[[Proud American]]'' which is due to be released in September 2008. Her most recent commercial was a [[Kmart]] advertisement with ''7th Heaven'' co-stars [[Beverley Mitchell]] and [[George Stults]]. Rosman is also starring in the new [[Edgar Allan Poe]] film, known as ''Edgar Allan Poe's Ligeia'', in which she will play the role of Loreli. The film is scheduled to be released in August or late July 2008. Her parents divorced when she was young, and she currently resides in [[Santa Clarita, California]] with her mother Donna, stepfather Randy and younger brother Chandler (b. 1992). She also has an older stepsister, Katelyn Salmont (b. 1986). Also included in the mix of the household is a menagerie of cats, dogs, fish, a rat, chickens, horses, goats and even a pig. Her greatest passion outside of acting is animals, especially horses, of which she owns many, including Mentos, Sugar, Baby, Easy Mocha, Zena, Fantasia and Harmony. She is a competitive equestrian show jumper and rides in jumping competitions using her horse Mentos Junior.<ref>{{cite web| date= [[August 11]], [[2006]] | url =http://www.horseweb.com/articles/press/2006/usef_ponymedals_0816_schaefer.htm| title = Schaefer wins 2006 USEF Pony Medal Final| publisher =HorseWeb| accessdate =2007-07-31}}</ref> Rosman is an active supporter of fundraising for the [[Cystic Fibrosis Foundation]] and wishes to educate the public about the need for organ donation. Mackenzie's stepsister, Katelyn Salmont, lives with [[cystic fibrosis]] and in late 2005, Salmont underwent a successful double lung-transplant.<ref name="newsok">{{cite web| date= [[May 21]], [[2007]] | url =http://newsok.com/article/3056705| title = Deer Creek school praised for fund-raising efforts| publisher =News OK.com| accessdate =2007-07-31}}</ref> Her stepfather Randy donated one organ. Both girls were featured in ''[[Teen People]]'s'' "20 Teens Who Will Change the World". ''7th Heaven'' produced a special episode about cystic fibrosis entitled "Back in the Saddle Again" which featured Salmont as herself, and Rosman and Salmont rode horses together, as they do at home. In [[2005]], ''7th Heaven'' again brought Salmont on the show, post-transplant, which gave her a chance to explain about the new life she had been given.{{Fact|date=December 2007}} Rosman also supports Childhelp Inc. and is an ambassador for the organization, which helps severely abused children.<ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.childhelp.org/about/celebrity-ambassadors| title = Celebrity Ambassadors| publisher =Childhelp Inc.| accessdate =2007-07-31}}</ref> Rosman is also the national honorary chairman for CureFinders, a school fund-raising program to help fund the search for a cure for cystic fibrosis.<ref name="newsok" /> Rosman graduated from [[Valencia High School (Santa Clarita, California)]] in late [[May 2007]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{imdb|0743092}} * [http://mackrosman.net Mackenzie Rosman's Mack Mania: Fan Site] * [http://mackielove.free.fr Mackenzie Rosman's Official French Site] * {{tvtome person|1667}} * [http://www.filmbug.com/db/342602 Mackenzie Rosman's biography on filmbug] * [http://tviv.org/Mackenzie_Rosman Mackenzie Rosman] ([[TV IV]]) * [http://pbskids.org/itsmylife/celebs/interviews/mackenzie.html Mackenzie interview] at PBSKids.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Rosman, Mackenzie}} [[Category:1989 births]] [[Category:American child actors]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from South Carolina]] [[Category:Americans of Cherokee descent]] [[Category:Native American actors]] [[Category:South Carolina actors]] [[Category:People from Los Angeles, California]] [[da:Mackenzie Rosman]] [[de:Mackenzie Rosman]] [[et:Mackenzie Rosman]] [[fr:Mackenzie Rosman]] [[it:Mackenzie Rosman]] [[hu:Mackenzie Rosman]] [[nl:Mackenzie Rosman]] [[no:Mackenzie Rosman]] [[pl:Mackenzie Rosman]] [[simple:Mackenzie Rosman]] [[fi:Mackenzie Rosman]] [[sv:Mackenzie Rosman]]