If you don't recognize 13-year-old Madison Pettis' face, you might recognize her voice: in addition to work she's done on camera with shows like "Cory In The House," she's spoken for characters in series and movies such as "Phineas and Ferb," "Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2," and "The Search for Santa Paws." These days you can hear her as Izzy on "Jake and the Never Land Pirates," the first 7 episodes of which have just come out on DVD and Blu-ray. Madison will also soon be seen on the new tween TV series "Life With Boys."

We had a chance to chat with Madison and loved learning more about her!

IML: Welcome, Madison! So first off, why don't you describe, in your own words, Izzy's character and what she's all about?

Madison: Sure! Izzy is the only girl pirate on Jake's team of pirates. She is spunky and fun and all about girl power. She can do anything the boys can do, and usually she can do it better...that's her motto! I think she's around 8 years old.

IML: Do you have in your head any kind of "back-story" for her?

Madison: I feel like she's sort of grown up with Jake and Cubby her whole life. They're not actually brothers and sister, but they're best friends. They've just gone on these adventures ever since they were babies -- that's what I pictured!

IML: Is Izzy like you at all?

Madison: I am very similar to Izzy. I also totally believe that girls can do anything boys can do. I love Izzy...she's a younger version of myself!

IML: What's been the most fun part of doing this character and this show?

Madison: The most fun part is getting to record with Colin Ford, who plays Jake, and Jonathan Morgan Heit, who plays Cubby, every week. We all get to record together and have all the energy that we would actually have in Neverland, and we play off of each other. Recording with two boys, I definitely have to hold my own!

IML: There must be a pretty good blooper reel at this point! You've done a lot of other voice acting in addition to the work you've done on camera. How are the two types of acting different?

Madison: Voice acting is very different than live action acting because you have to make all of your expression come through your voice. You have to really act it out in the booth and have a lot of energy while you're recording. You can't move around too much, but you definitely move your arms and have a lot of enthusiasm!

IML: Tell us a little about your new TV series "Life With Boys."

Madison: We just finished shooting the first season. It's from the creators of Hannah Montana, and is about a 13-year-old girl named Tess who's the only girl in a household full of boys. I have so much fun shooting that! My character is Ally, Tess's best friend, and she's super girly. She's a freshman cheerleader and into fashion and makeup. I love that character. I think the show is very relatable for girls. I'm sort of the girly-girl and the main character is into sports, more of a tomboy. The show focuses on our life balancing each other out. It's already premiered in Canada, and it will be in the U.s. very soon but I just can't give those details yet!

IML: What's your school situation -- are you in regular school?

Madison: Yup, I go to regular school, and then when I'm working I take all of my work with me. My teachers send me all the work and lesson plans, and I follow along with the rest of my class. That's probably the hardest part of acting, balancing school with work. I do 3-4 hours of school every day on set. I can usually get all my schoolwork done in that time.

IML: We met you years ago right when you'd just started on "Cory In The House." Now that you've been in the business for a little while, when you look back, what do you feel like you've learned? What's been the biggest lesson that's come out of all your experiences with acting?

Madison: I get to have so much fun every day. Being on set is so much fun. I just love it. I think that's what I've learned the most: just to have fun.

IML: What's something that people might be surprised to hear about you?

Madison: I'm allergic to dairy -- all things with milk I'm allergic to. So I can't have ice cream, pizzas, cheeseburgers, chocolate, cake...anything like that. I've been allergic ever since I was born so I don't really know what I'm missing!

IML: Wow...what's the hardest part of that?

Madison: Social things like parties are hard, because there's always pizzas and cake with ice cream.

IML: How do you handle situations like that? Do you bring your own food, or just eat beforehand?

Madison: Usually if I'm going to a party, I'll eat before because I know I'll most likely be allergic to what they have there. I also carry my allergy medicine everywhere in case I accidentally eat something I'm allergic to. I'm pretty good about knowing what I can and can't have because I'm so used to it!

IML: You're probably really good at reading ingredient labels! Thank you so much for talking to us, and good luck with everything!

Madison: Thank you!