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Skye McCole Bartusiak was born on September 28, 1992 in Houston, Texas, to parents Donald Bartusiak and Helen McCole.

Skye started out her career by modeling at the age of two. A few years later, Skye started out in movies at the age of four. Her mother Helen, an acting coach, was working with a student, and when the student left, Skye declared, "Mom, I can do better than her." And she did! She made her movie debut in Stephen King's TV miniseries "Storm of the Century".

But it was playing Mel Gibson's daughter in the 2000 blockbuster "The Patriot" that put her on the map with her heart-wrenching and emotional scenes.

After her success with "The Patriot", Skye went on to do various movies and TV shows, such as in 2001, "Blonde", where she appeared as Young Norma Jean [Marylin Monroe], alongside Drew Barrymore in "Riding in Cars with Boys" and as the cute and witty kidnapped daughter of Michael Douglas in the thriller "Don't Say a Word" in which Skye was a scene stealer once again.

In recent years, Skye has once again proved her talented acting abilities in movies such as "Beyond the Prairie", the romantic drama and Hallmark original "Love Comes Softly", with a reoccuring role in the hit TV series "24", and in the popular and award winning short film "The Vest".

In 2002, Skye appeared in the hit TV series "24" as Megan Matheson, in eight episodes, as well as movies such as "Firestarter 2: Rekindled" as a young Charlie McGee, all of which she did a brilliant job in.

Skye recieved rave reviews for playing the deaf and mute Helen Keller in the inspirational revival of "The Miracle Worker" with Hilary Swank, a theatrical performance in 2003. The show had a two week run at the Charlotte Repertory Theater in Charlotte, North Carolina. After this, the play was to appear on Broadway, but was postponed.

In 2004, Skye appeared on the TV show "George Lopez" twice, portrayed a young Meg Ryan in "Against the Ropes", and spent time in New Zealand filming the 2005 movie "Boogeyman". As if that isn't enough, Skye appeared in three very popular TV shows in 2005, "House M.D", "Lost" and "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation".

Skye's most recent endeavors include a guest appearance on the TV show "Close To Home", her episode aired on the 4th of May this year. Coming up are movies "American Primitive" and "A Fix", both with a 2007 release date attached to them.

Skye has many other film, tv appearances and commercials to her resume, with many more roles to come of this very talented young lady.

Skye currently lives in Houston, Texas with her parents, older brother Stephen Dylan Bartusiak, and her 'high maintenance' Maltese dog Pippa. She attends a private school, and is tutored when on location. When not filming, she loves hanging out with her friends, singing, gymnastics, horseback riding, and is learning to play the guitar and dulcimer.