Abby Ryder Fortson

Abby Ryder Fortson

Abby Ryder Fortson (born March 14, 2008) is an American actress. She played Ella Novak in Transparent, Harper Weil in The Whispers, Sophie Pierson in Togetherness, Cassie Lang in Ant-Man (2015) and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), and Margaret Simon in Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023). She is the daughter of actress Christie Lynn Smith and her husband, John Fortson. On January 6, 2024, Fortson was honored with the Star on the Rise Award at the 2024 Astra Awards of the Hollywood Creative Alliance.

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Known For

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019 • as Self

The Pitt

The Pitt

2025 • as Kristi Wheeler

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988 • as Self - Guest

DuckTales

DuckTales

2017 • as Kid (voice)

DuckTales

DuckTales

2017 • as Little Girl Audience Member (voice)

DuckTales

DuckTales

2017 • as Little Girl (voice)

Filmography

2026

Carousel
Carousel
Movie - Released: 1/22/2026

2025

Griffin in Summer
Griffin in Summer
as Kara
Movie - Released: 8/29/2025
Spirit in the Sky
Spirit in the Sky
as Sam
Movie - Released: 6/26/2025
The Pitt
The Pitt
as Kristi Wheeler
TV - Released: 1/9/2025

2023

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
as Margaret Simon
Movie - Released: 3/29/2023

2021

Marvel Studios Assembled
Marvel Studios Assembled
as Cassie Lang (archive footage)
TV - Released: 3/12/2021
Marvel Studios Legends
Marvel Studios Legends
as Cassie Lang (archive footage) (uncredited)
TV - Released: 1/8/2021

2020

Trolls: TrollsTopia
Trolls: TrollsTopia
as Priscilla (voice)
TV - Released: 11/19/2020
Tales from the Loop
Tales from the Loop
as Young Girl
TV - Released: 4/3/2020
Tales from the Loop
Tales from the Loop
as Young Loretta
TV - Released: 4/3/2020

2019

A Dog's Journey
A Dog's Journey
as Young CJ
Movie - Released: 5/3/2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/9/2019

2018

Forever My Girl
Forever My Girl
as Billy
Movie - Released: 1/26/2018
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Ant-Man and the Wasp
as Cassie
Movie - Released: 7/4/2018

2017

DuckTales
DuckTales
as Kid (voice)
TV - Released: 8/12/2017
DuckTales
DuckTales
as Little Girl Audience Member (voice)
TV - Released: 8/12/2017
DuckTales
DuckTales
as Little Girl (voice)
TV - Released: 8/12/2017
Room 104
Room 104
as Elle
TV - Released: 7/28/2017

2016

Rated
Rated
as Hannah
Movie - Released: 6/1/2016
Albert
Albert
as Saplings
Movie - Released: 12/10/2016

2015

Ant-Man
Ant-Man
as Cassie Lang
Movie - Released: 7/14/2015
Togetherness
Togetherness
as Sophie Pierson
TV - Released: 1/11/2015
The Whispers
The Whispers
as Harper Weil
TV - Released: 6/1/2015

2014

Transparent
Transparent
as Ella Novak
TV - Released: 9/26/2014

2012

The Mindy Project
The Mindy Project
as Clementine
TV - Released: 9/25/2012

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/5/1988

Unknown

Movie
Rated
as Hannah Mitchell
Movie
Scooby-Doo! The Live-Action Series
Scooby-Doo! The Live-Action Series
as Velma Dinkley
TV