Christy Carlson Romano
(born Christy Michelle Romano
March 20, 1984) is an American stage and film actress, author 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, as well as garnering a considerable boost in fandom for providing the voice of Yuffie Kisaragi in Kingdom Hearts
and Final Fantasy VII Advent Children
.
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Early life
Christy Romano lived in
Milford, Connecticut and is the daughter of Sharon Carlson and Anthony Romano. She attended Professional Children's elementary school in
New York City. She has two older sisters and one older brother. Romano landed her three hundreth
acting will at the
Atlanta production of
Annie
.
Career
Actress
In 1997, Romano made her
Broadway debut in the musical
Parade
by
Alfred Uhry and
Jason Robert Brown in the role of
Mary Phagan.
In 2002, Romano became the first person to act in three
Disney Channel projects simultaneously, complementing her work at
Even Stevens
with a starring role in a movie named
Cadet Kelly
(alongside
Hilary Duff) and voice acting as
Kim Possible in
Kim Possible. The writers of
Kim Possible
wrote the episode "Blush" based on Romano; she will apparently blush at even the slightest compliment or awkward situation. 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 Enix game
Kingdom Hearts
. On February 17, 2004 Romano began a 31 week run of playing Belle in Disney's
Beauty and the Beast
on Broadway where she replaced
Megan McGinnis as Belle. For her
Beauty
run, she recorded a New York radio commercial in which she asked, "What's the sitch?" (from
Kim Possible
). She left the production on September 12, 2004 and was succeeded by Brooke Tansley. On February 22, 2005 Romano won the very first
Connecticut's Finest
award. Romano recently starred in the Broadway company of
Avenue Q
, in which she played Kate Monster, Lucy the Slut, and two of the singing moving crates, among other characters. She began her run on September 29, 2008, replacing Carey Anderson, and stayed with the show till November 23, 2008.
[1] She was replaced by her immediate predecessor. In May 2009 she hosted the first interactive Youtube Spelling Bee with eight prize videos at the end of the bee.
Singer
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 first season episode of
Even Stevens
(in 2000) which led to more singing on the series and with Disney in general. In 2004, following her stint on Broadway, Romano focused on her recording career full-time. Romano began collaborating with Matthew Gerrard, Andy Marvel, and Martin Briley. Romano has worked with
Kara DioGuardi,
Stacy Jones (of 'American Hi-Fi'), Shelly Peiken, Richie Sambora,
Jaret Reddick (of
Bowling for Soup), The Matrix, Diane Warren, Jonnie "MOST" Davis.
In 2004,
Walt Disney Records released
Christy Carlson Romano: Greatest Disney TV & Film Hits
, featuring her new single "Dive In" (which was written by
Christian music singer
Cindy Morgan) and her other song, "Could It Be" from the television movie, "
Kim Possible: So The Drama".
In 2005, Romano signed with
Atlantic Records for a 2006 debut. However, in 2006, Romano stated in an interview with
TV Guide
that she was in between labels once again, this time with
Virgin Records.
In November 2005, Romano launched a music account on
MySpace. She has used her account to post many new songs to share with fans, and showcase her own artistic evolution. It is unclear which, if any, of the songs will be on her upcoming album. In November 2006, Romano changed her record label status on her official MySpace page from major to
indie. As of May 2009 her music MySpace has been deleted.
[2]
She contributed to the soundtracks to
Takin' 5
and
The Cutting Edge 2
.
She is now currently working on a studio album, titled
CCR
, to be released in summer of 2009.
Personal life
Romano attended the
Barnard College of
Columbia University, graduating in 2006 with a degree in
Political Science. She was a sister of the
Sigma Delta Tau sorority. Milford Mayor
James Richetelli Jr. named February 22, 2005 as Christy Carlson Romano Day, and she received the "Connecticut's Finest Citizen Award". She interned for
Connecticut Senator and
2008 Democratic presidential candidate
Christopher Dodd, who is her godfather. She is engaged to actor/director
Griff Furst.
Discography
Albums
- 2004: Greatest Disney TV & Film Hits
- 2009: CCR
MySpace Music
Shared Songs (in order of when released):
| Song
| Months / Year The Song Appeared
|
| "The Problem"
| November 2005 - March 2004
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| "Simple"
| November 2005 - February 2006
|
| "Promise"
| November 2005 - October 2007
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| "Headphones On"
| November 2005 - January/February 2006
|
| "We'll Awaken"
| March 2006 - June 2006 (following The Cutting Edge 2 TV premiere)
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| "Wrong"
| March 2006-Originaly titaled "Hope" later retitled to "Wrong"- October 2007
|
| "Closer to Closure"
| March 2006 - June 2006
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| "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
[3]
|
| 2004
| "Toy Town"
| Radio Disney Jingle Jams
|
| 2006
| "We'll Awaken"
| The Cutting Edge: Going For The Gold
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| 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
|
Filmography
| Year
| Title
| Role
| notes
|
| 1996
| The Many Trials of Tammy B
| Dani
|
| Everyone Says I Love You
| Trick-Or-Treat Child
|
| 1997
| Henry Fool
| 14 year old Pearl
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| 1999
| Goosed
| Gail
|
| 2000
| Looking for an Echo
| Tina Pirelli
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| 2001
| Not Another Teen Movie
| Girl using restroom
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| 2002
| Cadet Kelly
| Cadet Captain Jennifer Stone
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| B.S.
| Andy Brenner
|
| 2003
| Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time
| Kimberly Ann Possible
|
| The Even Stevens Movie
| Renee "Ren" Stevens
|
| 2005
| Kim Possible: So the Drama
| Kimberly Ann Possible
|
| Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
| Yuffie Kisaragi
|
| Campus Confidential
| Violet Jacobs
|
| 2006
| The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold
| Jackie Dorsey
|
|
| Casper's Scare School
| Mantha
|
|
| 2007
| Taking Five
| Danielle
|
|
| 2008
| The Cutting Edge 3: Chasing the Dream
| Jackie Dorsey
|
|
| The Legend of Secret Pass
| Nica (voice)
| post-production
|
| 2009
| Wolvesbayne
| Alex Layton
| in-production
|
| Movin' In
| Ann Beck
| post-production
|
| Suicide Dolls
| Amber
| post-production
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Television
| Year
| Title
| Role
| Notes
|
| 1997
| XSTV: Xtreme Sport Television
| Segment Host
|
|
| 1999
| Guiding Light
| Erica #1
|
|
| 2000–2003
| Even Stevens
| Renee "Ren" Stevens
| Main Role, All episodes
|
| 2002–2007
| Kim Possible
| Kimberly Ann Possible
| Voice/Title Character, All episodes
|
| 2004
| Joan of Arcadia
| Officious Hall Monitor God
| 1 episode
|
| 2005
| Lilo & Stitch: The Series
| Kimberly Ann Possible
| 1 episode, "Rufus"
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| Summerland
| Gigi
| 1 episode
|
| 2006
| Family Guy
| Quagmire's One-Night-Stand
| 1 episode, "I Take Thee, Quagmire"
|
| 2007
| Kaya
| Kat
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|
| 2009
| Hawthorne
| Alex
| 1 episode, "Night Moves"
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Broadway theatre
- Parade
as Mary Phagan
- Beauty and the Beast
as Belle
- Avenue Q
as Kate Monster and Lucy the Slut
References
- Avenue Q Welcomes Beauty's Romano Sept. 29
- http://www.myspace.com/christyromano
- http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116242/soundtrack