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.
Movie Appearances
Ant-Man
as Cassie Lang
2015
Griffin in Summer
as Kara
2025
Forever My Girl
as Billy
2018
Ant-Man and the Wasp
as Cassie
2018
Rated
as Hannah
2016
A Dog's Journey
as Young CJ
2019
Albert
as Saplings
2016
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
as Margaret Simon
2023
Rated
as Hannah Mitchell
TBA
Spirit in the Sky
as Sam
2025
Carousel
as Maya
2026
TV Appearances
Marvel Studios Assembled
as Cassie Lang (archive footage)
2021
DuckTales
as Kid (voice)
2017
DuckTales
as Little Girl Audience Member (voice)
2017
DuckTales
as Little Girl (voice)
2017
Togetherness
as Sophie Pierson
2015
Marvel Studios Legends
as Cassie Lang (archive footage) (uncredited)
2021
The Whispers
as Harper Weil
2015
The Mindy Project
as Clementine
2012
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
Transparent
as Ella Novak
2014
Room 104
as Elle
2017
Trolls: TrollsTopia
as Priscilla (voice)
2020