She also played the young Charlie McGee in the sequel to Firestarter, Firestarter 2: Rekindled (with Dennis Hopper), and had another role on the film Flashpoint (with DB Woodside and Billy Burke).Īfter her role on the second season of 24, she entered the indie film world, making a critically-acclaimed appearance in the award-winning short film The Vest in 2003 and playing the part of The Girl in the new short Once Not Far from Home in 2005. Her emotional scenes led the way for other roles, including playing the young Marilyn Monroe in the TV miniseries Blonde (with Glenn Morshower).įollowing these successes, McCole was often been in demand for roles in major films, including Riding in Cars with Boys (with Drew Barrymore and Sara Gilbert) and Don't Say a Word (with Michael Douglas, Brittany Murphy, Shawn Doyle, and Paul Schulze), both in 2001. She played the role of Gibson's youngest daughter, hesitant to allow her father to fight in another war after her mother's death.

However, her big break came in 2000, thanks to The Patriot, starring Mel Gibson. She debuted as a child on the film The Prophet's Game (with Dennis Hopper) and later had roles on The Storm of the Century (with Colm Feore) and The Cider House Rules (with Kevin Chapman). Her parents were Raymond Donald Bartusiak and Helen McCole.

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