Abby Ryder Fortson

Acting

Abby Ryder Fortson

Born 2008-03-14 · Burbank, California, USA

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.

Acting credits

Ant-Man poster
7.1

Armed with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, master thief Scott Lang must embrace his inner-hero and help his mentor, Doctor Hank Pym, protect the secret behind his spectacular Ant-Man suit from a new generation of towering threats. Against seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Pym and Lang must plan and pull off a heist that will save the world.

Ant-Man

2015

Ant-Man and the Wasp poster
6.9

Just when his time under house arrest is about to end, Scott Lang once again puts his freedom at risk to help Hope van Dyne and Dr. Hank Pym dive into the quantum realm and try to accomplish, against time and any chance of success, a very dangerous rescue mission.

Ant-Man and the Wasp

2018

Forever My Girl poster
7.6

Years after leaving his fiancée at the altar to pursue fame and fortune, country music star Liam Page returns home hoping to win her back.

Forever My Girl

2018

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. poster
7.1

When her family moves from New York City to New Jersey, an 11-year-old girl navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

2023

A Dog's Journey poster
8.0

A dog finds the meaning of his own existence through the lives of the humans he meets.

A Dog's Journey

2019

Griffin in Summer poster
6.8

Griffin is the most ambitious playwright of his generation. He's also fourteen years old. When his mom hires a handsome 25-year-old handyman, Griffin's life and his new play take an inspired turn.

Griffin in Summer

2025

Albert poster
6.9

Albert is the story of a tiny Douglas fir tree named Albert who has big dreams of becoming Empire City's most famous Christmas tree. When the search for this year's tree is announced, Albert believes he has found his calling and hits the road with his two best friends, Maisie the persistently positive plam tree, and Gene the abrasive and blisteringly honest weed, to fulfill his destiny. With a few prickly situations along the way, and Cactus Pete out to stop him, Albert learns the true meaning of Christmas.

Albert

2016

Carousel poster
NR

A divorced doctor’s carefully constructed life in Cleveland is upended when his daughter’s debate aspirations and the unexpected return of a past love force him to confront his own choices and embrace a second chance.

Carousel

2026

Rated poster
7.2

Maggie must find the courage to own up to her behavior when she wakes to find every adult has received a YELP-like star rating floating over their head. While most every adult has a shining 4 and 5 stars, Maggie's got just 2.5.

Rated

2016

No artwork available
NR

Maggie must find the courage to own up to her behavior when she wakes to find every adult has received a YELP-like Star rating floating above their head. While most adults have a shining 4 or 5 stars, Maggie's got just 2.5.

Rated