Abby Ryder Fortson
Biography
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.
Known For
TV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
TV
The Pitt
Kristi Wheeler
2025
TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
TV
DuckTales
Kid (voice)
2017
TV
DuckTales
Little Girl Audience Member (voice)
2017
TV
DuckTales
Little Girl (voice)
2017
TV
The Mindy Project
Clementine
2012
TV
Trolls: TrollsTopia
Priscilla (voice)
2020
TV
Marvel Studios Legends
Cassie Lang (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
TV
Transparent
Ella Novak
2014
TV
Room 104
Elle
2017
TV
Marvel Studios Assembled
Cassie Lang (archive footage)
2021
TV
Togetherness
Sophie Pierson
2015
TV
Tales from the Loop
Young Girl
2020
TV
Tales from the Loop
Young Loretta
2020
Film
Ant-Man
Cassie Lang
2015
TV
The Whispers
Harper Weil
2015
Film
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Cassie
2018
Film
A Dog's Journey
Young CJ
2019
Film
Forever My Girl
Billy
2018
Filmography
2026FilmCarousel2025FilmGriffin in Summeras Kara2025FilmSpirit in the Skyas Sam2025TVThe Pittas Kristi Wheeler2023FilmAre You There God? It's Me, Margaret.as Margaret Simon2021TVMarvel Studios Assembledas Cassie Lang (archive footage)2021TVMarvel Studios Legendsas Cassie Lang (archive footage) (uncredited)2020TVTrolls: TrollsTopiaas Priscilla (voice)2020TVTales from the Loopas Young Girl2019TVThe Kelly Clarkson Showas Self2019FilmA Dog's Journeyas Young CJ2018FilmAnt-Man and the Waspas Cassie2018FilmForever My Girlas Billy2017TVDuckTalesas Kid (voice)2017TVRoom 104as Elle2016FilmAlbertas Saplings2016FilmRatedas Hannah2015FilmAnt-Manas Cassie Lang2015TVThe Whispersas Harper Weil2015TVTogethernessas Sophie Pierson2014TVTransparentas Ella Novak2012TVThe Mindy Projectas Clementine1988TVLIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - Guest—FilmRatedas Hannah Mitchell