Mackenzie Rosman
Mackenzie Ryann Rosman (born
December 28,
1989) is an
American child actress. She is most famous for her role as
Ruthie Camden on The WB's
7th Heaven which is now entering its 11th season due this September.
Rosman was born in
Charleston, South Carolina and has some
Cherokee Indian ancestry. In 1996, she got the part of
Ruthie Camden on
7th Heaven, which she still plays today, in its tenth season. Rosman (along with
Stephen Collins,
Catherine Hicks, and
Beverley Mitchell) has appeared in every episode of the series. In addition to her role on
7th Heaven, Rosman appeared in the independent film
Gideon, starring
Christopher Lambert,
Charlton Heston and
Shelley Winters. She has appeared in numerous television commercials starting at age four. She also played
JonBenét Ramsey in
Getting Away with Murder: The JonBenet Ramsey Mystery.
Her parents are divorced, and she resides in Los Angeles with her mother, step-father, younger brother Chandler (b. 1993) and older step-sister Katelyn Salmont (b. 1986). She is an active supporter for fundraising for the
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and wishes to help educate the public about the need for organ donation. Her stepsister Katelyn, who has CF, recently underwent a successful double lung transplant. Rosman and her family are grateful that
7th Heaven, in a past season, was able to produce an episode about CF, in which Katelyn was able to play herself.
Her greatest passion, outside of acting, is animals, especially horses, of which she owns three. She is a competitive equestrian show jumper, and recently competed in Belgium in her first international show. She and her family reside on a ranch outside of Los Angeles, where she keeps horses, dogs, cats, chickens and goats.
Rosman left
7th Heaven upon its renewal for an 11th season, although she may still appear occasionally.
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