With a resume that would make many of her peers and longtime veterans envious, 21 year old Christy
Carlson Romano has been working non-stop as an entertainer and actor since the age of six. She has starred on Broadway;
appeared in feature films and starred in two Emmy nominated television series, and is nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award,
2005 for Best Performance in an Animated Show for her role of Kim Possible. Christy's latest work this summer includes
two starring roles "Campus Confidential" for ABC Family, which will air late summer, and "The Cutting Edge 2", an MGM film,
which will be available on DVD during the Winter Olympics, distributed by New Line Cinema. Christy has also had recent success
in selling three songs that she has written; "Note to Self" was sold to the Mattel Toy Company, for their guitar holding Barbie
doll; "Fearless", which will be recorded by a new Sony artist; and "Take Me to Your Leader", which will be featured in an
upcoming film titled "Guide to Guys", that will be released direct to DVD.
Disney Records released, in the fall of 2004, her CD of her vocal Disney projects. Christy also starred in
two of the highest rated Disney Channel original movies, “Cadet Kelly” and “ The Even Stevens Movie”,
which are now available on DVD. The DVD's include commentaries by Christy, and bonus games also voiced by Christy.
Christy starred on Broadway as “Belle” in “Beauty & the Beast” for seven months
to a sold out house. She is currently appearing at selective concert engagements across the county promoting her CD of her
Greatest Disney TV and Movie Hits. She also recently appeared as a guest star on both Joan of Arcadia and Summerland. She
can be seen on the Disney mania 3 Concert as well as her latest Disney Video “Could It Be”. Giving a surprise
ending to the “Kim Possible” Series. Christy is the voice of the new game “Scene It” Deluxe Disney
Style, to be released in 2005, as well as the voice of the DVD bonus track game of both “Cadet Kelly” and “Even
Stevens”. She is currently working on her first Teen fiction novel with Hyper ion Books, to be released in August 2006.
Christy is also working with songwriters on her own songs, with the intention of releasing her own album late in 2005. Christy
was recently honored by the Speaker of the House, State of Connecticut, as the first recipient of the “Connecticut Finest
Award” for her being a positive role model both on and off the screen as well as a Congressional Proclamation as well
as being honored by her hometown, Milford Connecticut, in being presented the “Keys to the City” and being awarded
Christy Carlson Romano Day.
Christy’s other Videos include “Dive In’, “Teachers Pet”, Say the Word”,
Lion King's “Circle of Life” and "Could it Be".
Christy is best known for her starring role as Ren Stevens in the Emmy nominated series all 3 seasons, Baftra
winner, “Best Family Show”, as well as Emmy nominated, Woman Image Award winner, “Kim Possible” series.
Christy was nominated for the Woman Image Award. She was also recognized by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of its “Five
on the Rise” of upcoming female artists. Christy was also chosen by Variety in 2000 as “Top 10 Talents to Watch”
and was also awarded “Leading Actress Comedy Series” by Young Talent Awards in both 2000 and 2001.
Christy is on professional leave from Barnard College at Columbia University. She has completed 1 ½ years.
After her freshman year, Christy spent her summer doing Congressional Internship for Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd.
Christy is a political science major, emphasis on human rights. After completing a course on International Diplomacy at American
University while participating in a National Diplomacy Student Leadership Conference in the summer of her junior year of high
school, she recognized how important it is to be politically aware as well as to be involved as a young voice in this country.
She feels even though she may not be equipped to save the world like her animated alter ego “Kim Possible”, she
would like to help as much as she can.
Christy began her career in musical theatre and has also lent her talents to commercials, voiceover work,
and books on tape as well as cast albums. She studied dance, voice and trained in ice skating and other numerous sports and
has won many awards and medals in many different areas as a young child. She earned her Screen Actors Guild membership at
age six and her Aftra and Equity membership at age seven.
At age 12, she was fortunate to sit in holding with three former commanders-in-chief at The Presidents Summit
for America’s Future. She was later honored when President George Bush senior and his wife Barbara came to watch her
performance in Agatha Christie’s “Spider Web” in the role of Pippa at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine. By
the age of 14, she has performed extensively in three Broadway plays and traveled across the United States and Canada twice.
By the age of 19, she starred on Broadway as the youngest and the 10th anniversary “Belle” in “Beauty
& the Beast”.
A veteran of stage and screen, Christy’s extensive theatre work includes Mary Phagen, the Lana Turner
role in the Hal Prince production of “Parade” at Lincoln Center. “Parade” was nominated for nine Tony
Awards and won Best Musical Score. She played Marta in “The Sound of Music”, with Marie Osmond under the direction
of James Hammer stein. She also played James Rogers in the “Will Rogers Follies” with Keith “Caradine and
Mac Davis under the direction of Tommy Tune. Other theatre work includes “ Ruthless” as Tina Denmark, “Stars
in Your Eyes”, as Jo, Agatha Christie’s “Spider Web” as Pippa, “”Annie” as Molly,
“The Night of the Hunter as Mary, “Just One World” as Zoë, “Tatiana in Color” as Antonia, and
as a soloist in “Broadway Kids Sing Broadway”. Christy has also performed Thesis Work of students of NYU Graduate
Studies Musical Theatre Writing Program.
Christy also has impressive list of feature films including Woody Allen’s “Everyone Says I Love
You” as Chiquita Banana, Hal Hartley’s Sony Classic release of “Henry’s Fool” as Pearl, and
“Looking for an Echo” as Armand Assanti’s cancer-stricken daughter.
She has performed in Dr. Seuss Children’s Opera with the composer Rob Kapilow at the Ravinia Music Festival
in Chicago, with the Kansas City Symphony in Kansas City, at Jordan Hall in Boston, and with the New Jersey State Opera. Again
with Rob Kapalow, she sang the role of Princess Lenore in “Many Moons, a Children’s opera based on the famous
children’s book, both with Boston and the Bank of Boston Pop Family Series and at Princeton University with the New
Jersey State Opera.
Her voice can be heard on the recording soundtrack of “Everyone Says I Love You”, “Parade”,
“Broadway Kids Go to the Movies”, “Broadway Kids Revisit Broadway”, Say the Word, Could It Be, “Kim
Possible”, Teachers Pet,” Teachers Pet Movie” Anyone But You, “Zenon 3” Bounce, “Princess
Diaries 2”. Her first album has been released by Disney Records, “Christy Carlson Romano Greatest Movie &
TV Hits.
Christy’s voice can be heard on Random House Listening Library Books on Tape Series: “Cuckoo’s
Child”, “Bat Six”, “Connie B. Jones”, “My Heartbeat”, and “Pop Princess”.
Christy has also made National Television singing appearance on the Rosie O’Donnell Show and the NBA
All Star Game at Madison Square Gardens, as well as recently on Regis and Kelly, She traveled to the United Kingdom to be
a presenter on the Disney Channel Kids Awards. She has also hosted two seasons of the Disney Hour for the Children’s
Miracle Network, Wired Teen for Tek T.V., and the 50th Anniversary of Disney Parks this Spring.
Christy has participated for many years, performing in fund-raising benefits for Equity Fights Aids, The Actors
Fund, Leukemia Foundation, American Heart Association, Unicef 50th Anniversary, The Professional Children’s School Musicale
and Spring Benefits, she has dedicated the proceeds of her “Ready for Action” Mickey Statue to the Children’s
Miracle Network, she has participated in Make a Wish Foundation, and has done PSA’s for the Child’s Safety Network
on the Internet.
Christy has studied Ballet at the School of American Ballet and is a graduate of The Processional Children’s
School, both of New York City.