<P> Jenna Boyd was born in Bedford , Texas and moved with her parents and younger brother Cayden ( also an actor ) to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career . After a few small roles on television and film , Boyd 's big break came when she was cast in The Missing , alongside Cate Blanchett and Evan Rachel Wood . Boyd 's performance was praised in critical reviews of this film , although the film itself was not particularly well received . Previously she had been in Dickie Roberts : Former Child Star playing the daughter of a family hired by the title character ( David Spade ) to help him recapture his childhood . In 2005 Boyd played the Leukemia - suffering Bailey Graffman in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants . Her recent roles include the Lifetime miniseries The Gathering in which she played the daughter of a doctor ( Peter Gallagher ) searching for his wife and in the Ghost Whisperer episode `` Children of Ghosts '' she played a troubled teenager living in a foster home . In 2017 , she played Paige Hardaway , the `` practice girlfriend '' of the autistic main character , Sam Gardner , in the Netflix Original Series Atypical . </P>
<P> Jenna Boyd was born in Bedford , Texas and moved with her parents and younger brother Cayden ( also an actor ) to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career . After a few small roles on television and film , Boyd 's big break came when she was cast in The Missing , alongside Cate Blanchett and Evan Rachel Wood . Boyd 's performance was praised in critical reviews of this film , although the film itself was not particularly well received . Previously she had been in Dickie Roberts : Former Child Star playing the daughter of a family hired by the title character ( David Spade ) to help him recapture his childhood . In 2005 Boyd played the Leukemia - suffering Bailey Graffman in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants . Her recent roles include the Lifetime miniseries The Gathering in which she played the daughter of a doctor ( Peter Gallagher ) searching for his wife and in the Ghost Whisperer episode `` Children of Ghosts '' she played a troubled teenager living in a foster home . In 2017 , she played Paige Hardaway , the `` practice girlfriend '' of the autistic main character , Sam Gardner , in the Netflix Original Series Atypical . </P>
who plays bailey in the sisterhood of the traveling pants
who plays bailey in the sisterhood of the traveling pants
Jenna Boyd
Jenna Boyd